Category: LOCAL NEWS
Six killed as tyre burst causes Bauchi crash
Six people have been killed in a fatal crash at Durum village on the Bauchi-Kano Road, Bachi State. Nationnewslead learnt that the accident, which occurred...
COVID-19: CBN Disburses N3trn To Support Businesses
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said the apex bank disbursed about N3 trillion to businesses across sectors of the economy...
Failure of SIM-NIN linkage to nail kidnappers
SEVERAL media reports since July this year have confirmed that the much-vaunted linkage of the Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, with the National...
Oluwo of Iwo: The Kamikaze King – Oluwasanmi
As for Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, the kamikaze king, his utterances and actions smark of desecration of Yoruba kingship traditions, rites,...
FLASHBACK: How Nigerian Army Secretly Moved Lekki Tollgate Dead Bodies To Yaba Mortuary
On Monday, the Lagos State Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters presented a 309-page document admitting that there was...
More action needed to solve Nigeria’s employment crisis – Minister
The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said more action is needed to solve the unemployment problem in Nigeria. Ngige said this while...
300 monarchs backing Tinubu for 2023 presidency – Campaign coordinator
OVER 300 royal fathers from South West are said to be backing the bid by the ex-governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, for the presidency in 2023....
Reps demand compensation for Virgin Atlantic passengers denied refreshment
The House of Representatives has begun moves to make a British mega airline, Virgin Atlantic Airways, to compensate its passengers for allegedly denying...
Woman, others jailed 141 years for trafficking cocaine, cannabis
A 25-year-old lady, Chioma Okocha, and five men have been sentenced to a total of 141 years’ imprisonment for trafficking in cocaine and cannabis sativa....
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates visitation panel on LASU
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle) flanked by Chairman, Lagos State University (LASU) Full Visitation Panel, Prof. Abdulrahmon Bello (right); his...
Reps call for construction of Ibadan–Osogbo–Ilorin segment of Lagos–Kano standard gauge railway line
House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Ministry of Transportation to commence construction of the Ibadan-Osogbo-Ilorin segment of the...
$6b Bolt shuns American market, focuses on Nigeria, Africa
America may arguably be the most stabilised economy by many indices, but $6b-valued ride-hailing company, Bolt is not playing in the market and not...
Families petition IGP over illegal detention of widower, sister-in-law
Aggrieved families of a widower, Jude Osuhor, and his sister-in-law, Happiness Efifie, have petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba,...
Akeredolu Names 14 Commissioners, Appoints Son as Performance Monitoring DG
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has nominated 14 new commissioners designate and seven special advisers. This was contained in a statement by the...
NULGE demands release of 12 kidnapped members including 9 nursing mothers
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Tuesday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of nine nursing mothers and four other...
BREAKING: Missing Comedian Cute Abiola Found Locked Up In Navy Cell
Missing Comedian Cute Abiola has been found locked up in Navy Cell. Nationnewslead reports that a popular Instagram comedian, Cute Abiola who was...
BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Comedian, Cute Abiola Declared Missing
Popular Nigerian comedian, Cute Abiola has been declared missing. Nationnewslead reports that popular Nigerian comedian, Ahmed Gafar, known as The Cute...
End SARS massacre: Buhari told to sack, arrest Lai Mohammed immediately
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to sack the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed immediately. The call came following the...
BREAKING: Super Eagles book World Cup play-off spot after draw with Cape Verde
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have booked a play-off spot after playing out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday. Although...
How Nigeria recovered loot from UK, Switzerland, US – FG
The Federal Government has given an insight into how preventive measures adopted to check corruption and manage recovered stolen assets had brought about...
