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One dead, property worth millions destroyed as community petitions IGP

  THE people of Umuduayika and Atiko kindred of Iruayika village, Awkuzu in Oyi local government area of Anambra State have petitioned the Inspector General of...

Trader in court for allegedly receiving stolen church drum

  The Police on Wednesday arraigned a trader, Abba Shekarau in an Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja, for allegedly receiving stolen drum, belonging to a church.  ...

EFCC only invited me, Okorocha breaks silence on arrest

  Immediate past Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha has broken silence on his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged...

Police lose personnel in a shoot out with suspected kidnappers

  The FCT Police Command  has confirmed losing one of its gallant officers, Insp. Ambi John,  attached to Operation Puff Adder, in a shoot out with suspected...

JAMB disowns admissions offered by UNIABUJA, others

  THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has disowned admissions being offered by the University of Abuja and few others, alleging that the admissions...

Senate adjourns plenary over death of 2 lawmakers

  The Senate, on Tuesday on resumption from its two weeks recess, adjourned plenary to April 14, over death of two members of the National Assembly.   This...

Labourer bags 5 months jail term for stealing winning tickets

  An Upper Area court Mpape, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a labourer, James Idoko to five months imprisonment for stealing winning tickets from a betting shop....

2023: Saraki’s presidential posters flood Abuja

  Posters of a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki for the 2023 presidential contest have begun to flood strategic locations in the Federal Capital city,...

APC inaugurates registration appeal panel Thursday

  The All Progressives Congress’ Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee has appointed an appeal committee for the party’s nationwide membership...

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...

COVID-19: Lagos, FCT shut seven treatment centres

  The two cities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – Lagos and Abuja – have begun shutting down isolation centres as Nigerians snub the medical facilities,...

Drama of ex-IG Adamu’s removal

  Former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu’s removal from office was announced shortly after he returned to his desk at the Force Headquarters in Abuja...

BREAKING: Osinbajo decorates new IGP

  The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN has decorated the new acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, with his new rank in the State House,...

8 things to know about new IGP Usman Alkali Baba

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP). According to the Minister of Police Affairs,...

Another Nigerian House of Representatives Member Is Dead

  Nationnewslead reports that A member of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Aliu of Lere Federal Constituency, Kaduna State is dead. Aliu who represented Lere...

BREAKING: Gunmen abduct family of five in Ondo

  Family of five who are on holiday for the Easter festivity in Ondo state have been kidnapped in Ajowa Akoko area of the state.   Meanwhile, Family sources...

FCT workers to embark on indefinite strike

  Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have concluded...

Strike: Adamu invites ASUU to emergency meeting tomorrow

  MINISTER of Education,Mallam Adamu Adamu,has invited the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities,ASUU,to an emergency meeting.   The meeting,...

Anglican Church to begin annual Correctional Marriage service

  Couples who have been faced by recurrent economic and social challenges that had prevented them from the solemnization of their holy matrimony have been given a...

NULGE opposes delisting of local government from constitution

  The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has opposed plans to delist the local government administration from the constitution. The union vowed to...