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Boko Haram terrorists attacks Nguru community in Borno, kill 3
Three people have reportedly been killed while five others were evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for treatment over injuries sustained from stray bullets following in…
Lagos explosion : Sanwo-Olu reacts, provides safety materials to residents
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reacted to the Abule Ado explosion, which led to the death of 17 persons. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General Lagos State Emergency Manageme…
El-Rufai visits dethroned Emir Sanusi in his Awe residence in Nasarawa
Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State is currently meeting with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The meeting is holding in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State where Sanusi was…
NAF jets destorys terrorits hideouts, Kill scores of terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said its fighter jets engaged in the counter-insurgency fight in the North East have destroyed a conference hall belonging to the Boko Haram group and killed sc…
ASUU : Strike Continues As FG Gives Condition To Accommodate ASUU'S UTAS
The ongoing two-week warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) continues as the Federal Government gave conditions to integrate the University Transparency Account…
Just In : Court fress Sanusi from detention in Nasarawa state
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, be released from his banishment or detention in Nasarawa State. On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Sanusi filed a…
Board approves immigration service recruitment
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved the 2020 recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Su…
Medical doctors in Cross River state embark on indefinite strike over kidnapping
Doctors in Cross River have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest the kidnap of wife of their colleague and University of Calabar Teaching Hospital staff, Christian Ekanem.In recent times medic…
FG To Lease Unoccupied Private Houses Nationwide - Fashola
The Federal Government is to rent out unoccupied private and government houses located in various towns and cities across the country.Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this …
Katsina gov Masari states reasons behind killings
Katsina Governor, Aminu Masari, says the recent attacks and killings in rural communities across the state was due to ignorance and barbaric behaviour.Masari spoke when he received members of the Nat…
Presidency reacts to 'attack on Buhari' in Kebbi (Video)
The presidency has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was not attacked while on his visit to Kebbi. The president was in the state to declare open the Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival.Femi A…
Witness reveals how Kwara officials allegedly forged signatures of students to steal bursary funds
The trial of the former Chairperson of the Kwara State Scholarship Board, Hajia Fatimah Yusuf and two others continued Wednesday with the second prosecution witness revealing how officials of the boa…
Don’t panic over Coronavirus, NYSC assures parents of corp members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured parents and guardians of the corps members currently undergoing orientation at various camps across the country not to panic over the deadly Coron…
Court Bars APC NWC From Stopping Tuesday NEC Meeting
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has restrained the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Babatunde Ogala, the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu;…
Fuel price in open market now N114.5 per litre - PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has stated that Open Market price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Nigeria is currently N114.53 per litre. This is contained in the Pricing Te…
Senate gives update on Nigeria's insecurity report
The Nigerian Senate has assured that its report on the nation’s insecurity will be ready next week. Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Security Challenges, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi (APC- Kebbi),…
Fire guts Anambra building materials market
Goods worth millions of naira were on Wednesday morning razed at the building materials market, Ogidi, near Onitsha, in a fire incident that began at about 4am. It was learnt that the fire started fr…
Four prospective corps members kidnapped on their way to orientation camp
Four prospective corps members travelling to Zamfara State for the NYSC orientation camp, have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. It was learnt that the corps members; three males and a female, and so…
Customs officers allegedly open fire on motorcyclists, Kill four in Ibadan
No fewer than four people were on Tuesday, allegedly killed by some officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Oyo/Osun states command in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.According to reports, The in…
Rep Member Knocks Amaechi Over Alleged Insecurity In Rivers
A House of Representatives member from Rivers State, Solomon Bob, has taken a swipe at the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, over insecurity in Rivers State. Amaechi recently claime…