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This is a great loss to Ibadanland – Oyo APC mourns death of Rep Akinremi

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Hon. Olaide Akinremi, describing it as a significant...

Cleric begs Tinubu to initiate more people-oriented policies

Rev. Fr. Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu, the Parish Priest of St. Kizito’s Catholic Church in Nasarawa, Nasarawa State, has called on both the State and Federal...

Woman who disguised as guest caught trying to push drugs to Kuje prison inmates

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) FCT Command has apprehended a woman, Precious Yusuf, who attempted to smuggle drugs into the medium Security Custodial Centre...

Emefiele, wife, not signatories to bank accounts linked to them – Witness

An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs. Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has testified that Godwin Emefiele, the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, and...

El-Rufai trolls Sani over heap of garbage in the state

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai, has mocked his successor, Governor Uba Sani, over waste disposal issues in the state. Despite...

ECOWAS court finds FG guilty of rights violation during #EndSARS protest

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice ruled that the Nigerian government is guilty of human rights abuses in...

FG places ₦1m bounty on wanted father who allegedly defiled 3-yr-old daughter

Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has announced a million naira bounty for the apprehension of Magnus Okpalannadi, 62, who allegedly defiled his...

Mahmoud congratulates Wike’s wife on elevation as Appeal Court Judge

Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has congratulated Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike, wife of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, on...

#EndSARS: ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay victims ₦2m compensation each

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Nigeria to pay 2 million naira each to victims of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests in Lagos....

Fubara says no way back for 26 pro-Wike lawmakers

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has maintained that the seats vacated by lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All...

Tiktoker gets 6 years in jail for insulting President Museveni, First Family

A court in Mukono district, Uganda, has sentenced TikTok user Edward Awebwa to six years in prison for posting a video with vulgar and...

You’ve been caged  —  Ndume accuses Tinubu of doing nothing about food scarcity

Senator Ali Ndume, Chief Whip of the Senate, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the security and food crises affecting Nigeria....

Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp becomes King of Ilemona

Lt. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, has been appointed as the new traditional ruler of Ilemona town in...

Lagos needs more than 30,000 new doctors to care for residents

Lagos State is facing a severe shortage of medical doctors, with a deficit of 30,000 needed to adequately serve its population, according to Prof....

Customs sells seized petrol to Nigerians for ₦180 per litre

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Command has auctioned 25,162 litres of seized petrol to the public in Sokoto State. Kamal Muhammed, the Area...

Food prices to crash in 180 days – Agric Minister tells Nigerians

Following Nigerians' growing concerns about the soaring prices of essential food items, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, announced measures...

‘Nobody is too big to be voted out of office’ – El-Rufai’s son shades Tinubu

Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, stated that no one is immune to being voted out of power by the...

Tinubu invites labour for talks over new minimum wage

President Bola Tinubu has invited the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to a meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024,...

Tragedy as prominent fed. lawmaker dies at 51

Hon. Olaide Adewale Akinremi, a respected member of the House of Representatives representing the Ibadan North Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

EFCC detective says Nyako created fraudulent project to steal ₦29bn from State funds

Former Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, along with his son Abdulaziz and several others, are facing a 37-count charge related to money laundering....

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