Security meeting didn’t discuss fate of Service Chiefs – NSA
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has denied that Thursday’s meeting of the National Security Council discussed the fate…
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Alleged N2.5bn fraud: ICPC, Modibbo, others to adopt written addresses February 10
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed February 10 for counsel in the ongoing alleged N2.5 billion fraud case against…
Kebbi governor appoints 140 advisers
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the appointment of 40 Special Advisers (SAs) and 100 Senior Special Assistants…
Civil servant in court for allegedly impersonating Senate President’s aides
The police, on Thursday, arraigned Abdul Hassan before a Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly impersonating aides of…
Imo defectors to lose their seats – PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ben Ozirim, says lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Coronavirus death toll reaches 170
The number of deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak in China has climbed to 170, with the virus now spreading…
17 injured in Lagos fire – LASEMA
The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that 17 people sustained injuries, including a…
Gov. Fintiri inaugurates 15 new permanent Secretaries
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, on Wednesday, inaugurated 15 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries and three Special Advisers (SAs). The…
Don frowns at large number of First Class graduates churned out by Nigerian universities
A university lecturer, Sylvester Ibe, has frowned at the large number of First Class graduates being churned out from the…
Coronavirus: Nigeria ‘strengthens’ surveillance at five international airports
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to…
USAID launches $60 million for West Africa trade, investment hub
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has earmarked $60 million in co-investment grant funds for trade and investment hub…
Why insurgency persists in North East – Gov. Zulum
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State says increasing trust deficit between the military and civil authorities and lack of strategic…
We’ll be harder on bandits – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says “harder times’’ await bandits whose disruptive activities have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from…
Four die of Lassa fever in Taraba
The Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Innocent Vakkai, on Tuesday, said Lassa fever has claimed the lives of four persons…
Kogi Assembly confirms 16 commissioner-nominees
Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday screened, cleared and confirmed for appointment, 16 out of 17 commissioner-nominees presented to…
Don’t be afraid of audit if you are clean, Buhari tells public officers
President Muhammadu Buhari says no one in government should be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing,…
Union Bank of Nigeria to divest from UK subsidiary
Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc has entered a share sale and purchase agreement to divest 100 per cent of…
Man, 40, electrocuted in Jigawa
A 40-year-old man, Muhammad Bulala, has been electrocuted in Auyo Local Government area of Jigawa, the police have said. The…
Lagos State commences mass recruitment of health sector workers
The Lagos State Health Service Commission has commenced mass recruitment of health sector workers to address the deficit in manpower…
I would have supported an Ijaw governor in 2023, but these are my fears
Written by Samuel Meyiwa Khalil I have always believed that, when you are given an opportunity to serve, you must…
Famous Traditional Doctor, Fatai Oko Oloyun assassinated
Renowned alternative therapist, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, was on Thursday shot dead by gunmen on the…
Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in California, US media report. Bryant was travelling…
Speaker Aniekan Bassey Admonishes Christians to Remain Steadfast in Sharing God’s Blessings
It was a moment of blessing at Christ The King Cathedral, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo, as St. Agnes Society celebrated…