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Ondo drags ex-Deputy Gov to police over unreturned vehicles

  Ondo State Government has petitioned the Nigerian police over the refusal by immediate past Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi to return official vehicles. The...

Full Lists Of PDP South-West Newly Elected Officers

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South- West Zonal Election took place yesterday in Osogbo, Osun State capital. Hon Taofeeq Arapaja, was returned as the...

Ramadan Kareem: Hon. Lawanson Urges Oriade LG, Muslims To Imbibe Lessons Of Ramadan

  Oriade Local Government chairmanship aspirant, Hon. Akinwale Abimbola Lawanson has appealed to members of his local government and other Muslims to imbibe the...

Man beats expectant wife to coma

  Police in Lagos are investigating the alleged murder of a woman by her husband. Mrs Destiny Adaeze Ikpeama, a lawyer, was reportedly six months pregnant when she...

We have no control over cement prices, says Dangote

  Dangote Cement Plc on Monday refuted insinuations that it was the main force behind sharp increase in retail price of cement, saying it has no control over the...

NIN-SIM verification: Criminals feeling the heat, says FG

  The Federal Government on Monday boasted that criminals were now feeling the heat following its directive on the verification of National Identity Numbers with...

Two arrested with substandard ponmo from Madagascar

  The Rivers State Government has intercepted a truckload of suspected substandard animal hide, popularly called ponmo, in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of the...

BREAKING: Ramadan starts Tuesday in Nigeria – Sultan

  Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that Ramadan will start in the country on Tuesday , April 13   The NSCIA President-General and...

Man arrested for allegedly beating six months pregnant wife to death

  The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ikpeama, over his alleged involvement in the death of his pregnant wife, Barrister Adaeze Destiny Ikpeama....

Courts shouldn’t determine election winners – Jonathan

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated the judiciary should not be allowed to select election winners. He insisted the ballot papers should be the sole...

Why NYSC scheme should be sustained, by D-G

  Without the presence of corps members, the health and education sectors would have collapsed, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),...

GTBank’s shareholders endorse N3 dividend

  Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc have endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N3 per share to shareholders for the financial year ended December 31,...

2023 Election: Why I want to be president, by Nwank

  United States-based mechanical engineer, Godswill Nwankwo, has declared his intention to contest for President in the 2023 election. He spoke with the News Agency...

UN expresses worry over violence against women in Nigeria

  The United Nations has expressed worries over rising violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The UN National Programme Manager, Patience Ekeoba, lamented...

Expect more delays in vaccine supplies, WHO tells Nigeria, others

  The World Health Organisation has asked Nigeria and some other African countries to expect delays in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. The WHO Africa Regional...

Nigeria’s system collapsing, RCCG cleric warns

  The Assistant General Overseer, Administration  and Personnel of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Johnson Odesola, has called on the Federal...

BREAKING: Doctors suspend nationwide strike

  Resident doctors have suspended their nationwide strike after 10 days. Their president, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, told our correspondent on Saturday. He said,...

Figures Don’t Lie: Wema Bank Standing On Strong Financial Fundamentals – Adebise

  Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative and digital-driven financial institution has reassurance its esteemed customers and shareholders that it remains...

Police nab Ogun cleric over abduction of teenager for ritual

  The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl to use her for ritual. The state...

NSF: Ondo heavyweight boxer knocks out opponent in 15 seconds

Ondo state pugilist, Adedeji Adegbola, on Friday, knocked out his opponent, Oluwafemi Adetoye of Yobe state,  in a record 15 seconds of their first-round heavyweight...