Nigeria
15 Feb
The embattled Chairman of Ondo State’s People's Democratic Party (PDP), Fatai Adams, is dead.
15 Feb
Civil rights group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has demanded the immediate release of Kenechukwu Okoroeze, who has reportedly been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since October 11, 2023.
15 Feb
Rivers State Police Command has recommended the dismissal of officers alleged to have extorted $3,000 from a victim in Abia State.
15 Feb
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has renewed its call for the reconstitution of the long dissolved governing councils of universities ahead of the expiration of their statutory tenure.
15 Feb
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has accused President Bola Tinubu of suffocating and alienating the Ijaw people in his government.
15 Feb
Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has called on citizens of Bayelsa State to unite towards moving the state forward.
15 Feb
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said that the Red Line Rail project would be commissioned on February 29 by President Bola Tinubu.
15 Feb
Climate scientists have said record-breaking trends observed in 2023 have continued in 2024, with January being the hottest month on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (CCCS).
15 Feb
The Federal Government has withdrawn an earlier statement insinuating that United Kingdom-trained lawyers could practise in Nigeria.
15 Feb
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, said his administration would continue to leverage technology to improve the economic parameters of the state.
15 Feb
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, fulfilled his promise with the distribution of N50,000 each to 15,000 traders across the 20 local councils and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs), totalling N750 million.
15 Feb
President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has been nominated to deliver a lecture on the topic “Governance, Insecurity, Poverty and Socio-economic Development in Contemporary Nigeria and Africa.”
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Authorities have confirmed the escape of 118 inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger state, following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc on the facility, Wednesday night. The rain which lasted hours was said to have destroyed part of the main facility and the perimeter fence giving way for the inmates to escape.…
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A yet-to-be-identified elderly passenger has passed away in a commercial bus while travelling along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Kwara State. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was believed to be in his late 60s. The incident, which left fellow passengers in shock, reportedly occurred after the bus experienced mechanical problems near Ote town. According to Abeni Okin,…
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A Nigeria woman, Clara Chizoba Kronborg, has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest interviewing marathon. Kronborg who is a social media entrepreneur broke the world record with a time of 55 hours and 24 seconds, according to GWR. Kronborg in setting a new record smashed the previous one which was 37 hours…
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Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed two people, including the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Mai Dabino community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Saidu Basa. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at about 3:30 pm, along the road leading from Mai Dabino to Danmusa. It was learnt that…
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A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…
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A fire incident disrupted flights at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday morning. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in a statement on Thursday, said smoke was detected emanating from the E54 bridge at 05:29 hrs. FAAN's director of public affairs and consumer protection, Obiageli Orah, said the airport engineers immediately…
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has challenged privileged Nigerians to help in tackling water scarcity and provide Almajiri children access to Western education.