Category: LOCAL NEWS
One feared dead, other injured in Kwara hijab crisis
Controversy over hijab-wearing by Muslim students in Oyun Baptist High School (OBHS) Ijagbo, Oyun local government area of Kwara state turned bloody on...
Fela nominated for 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced Afrobeat pioneer, as one of its 17 nominees for induction into the Rock Hall’s Class of 2022 It is the...
Eight countries that have never qualified for AFCON
Playing at the highest level is every professional football player’s dream, a status that the African Cup of Nations and other continental competitions...
BREAKING: Senate Deputy Minority Leader defects to APC, meets Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, welcomed Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, into the ruling All...
Gunmen attack community, kill village head, four others
Gunmen killed a village head, Alhaji Jafaru Rabi’u, and abducted a yet-to-be-identified lady. at Daddara Liman, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina...
We supply food, drinks to kidnappers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway — Suspects
SUSPECTED kidnap syndicate, has confirmed their involvement in the recent kidnap operation at Onigari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway which led to the death of...
2023: S-West APC govs divided over Tinubu, Osinbajo, Fayemi
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-West zone are divided over the presidential ambitions of former Lagos...
Nigeria, UAE lift travel restrictions
The Federal Government and the government of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, have agreed to lift travel restrictions between the two countries. This was...
License : NSCDC arrest 7, shut down 3 private security companies
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven private security guards while shutting down operations of three private security...
Police react to killing of two security guards
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the murder of two security guards working at Sulfuk Nigeria Ltd. fabrication yard along Terminal Road. The...
Nigerian Soldiers Lament Delay In Payment Of January Salary, Say Many Are Paid Peanuts While Generals Feed Fat
Some officers of the Nigerian Army have lamented the delay in the processing of the payment of their salaries and allowances for the month of January. The...
Police Arrest Man For Sodomising Six-Year-Old Boy, Defiling Girl
A 30-year-old man, Mohammed Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a six-year-old boy and defiling a six-year-old girl in the Potiskum local...
Chief Judge releases 22 inmates for good behaviour
The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Aisha Bawa Bwari, has ordered the release of 22 inmates awaiting trial at the old Minna Medium Security Custodial...
2023: Okorocha meets Buhari, reports EFCC
The Imo West Senator, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Okorocha met with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...
BREAKING: APC informs INEC of February 26 national convention
After weeks of uncertainty, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has informed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plans to hold...
10 crew members missing as fire guts offshore oil facility
Ten crew members on board an offshore oil and gas platform near Ugborodo community in the Warri Southwest Council area of Delta state, are yet to be...
Cyclist allegedly kills colleague over plate of food
The Police Command in Abia, on Wednesday, confirmed the killing of a cyclist by his colleague in Aba, allegedly, over a plate of rice. Public Relations...
Tension in ‘Buhari House’ as APC inaugurates State Chairmen
There is palpable tension at the ‘Buhari House’ national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led...
BREAKING: FG uncovers 96 Boko Haram sponsors
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has uncovered 96 financiers of terrorism, including 424 associates/supporters of the financiers. The Minister of...
51st Hearty Cheers To Alhaja Idiat Morayo Olatinwo
Like many other days, a day like this is once a year. It is a day of reminiscing on the past, the good moments, and worthwhile explorations for a future...
