National
12 Dec
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said that his administration is poised to promote arts and culture to make it more viable to contribute to economic development of the state.
12 Dec
Residents of Odo Ogbe in Onike Yaba, Lagos, were thrown into confusion, yesterday, following demolition of their buildings, allegedly by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), less than 24 hours after officials had marked the houses.
12 Dec
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun corps) have arrested a 54-year-old suspected kidnapper, Usman Garuba. He was apprehended in his hideout, alongside five members of his gang, at the Ala Dada/Ago Oyinbo axis of Akure.
12 Dec
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said the exclusion of the Mambilla hydro power project in the 2024 budget is deliberate based on the legal tussle surrounding it.
12 Dec
The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup will start today with Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah hosting the 20th edition.Hosts and defending Saudi champions, Al-Ittihad, will play against New Zealand’s Auckland City, the reigning OFC Champions League winners...
12 Dec
The Katsina State Police Command, yesterday, said it successfully neutralised three suspected kidnappers during a shootout at the Kankara-Dutsinma federal highway.
12 Dec
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has appealed to Sango-Ota customers in Ogun State to pay their debts to enable it provide for them quality services.
12 Dec
The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, has approved the selection of accomplished Endocrinologist, Dr Sonny Folorunso Kuku, as the new Ogbeni Oja of Ijebuland.
12 Dec
These are not the best of times for residents of Umuelemai community in Isiala Mbano Local Council of Imo State as continued use of the Umuahia/Okigwe federal road now hangs in the balance.
12 Dec
Paul Adedoyin Odunaiya, is the Managing Director of Wemy Industries Limited. In this interview, he argued scarcity of dollars
12 Dec
Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Razaq Obe, has stated that those behind the forgery of Governor Oluwarotimi ...
12 Dec
As December 15, 2023, date of the Supreme Court judgment on leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, draws near, human right activists have urged the apex court to free Kanu in the interest of rule of law.
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President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to conscientiously tackle poverty, inequality and social injustice as root causes of terrorism. He equally canvassed the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre...
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is grappling with a significant housing shortage for its members across all ranks, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has disclosed.
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As the world marks International Mother Earth, instituted by United Nations, ECO2RUPPERS Africa has unfolded measures aimed at saving Nigeria and other African countries the sum of $70 billion from the impact of plastic pollution.
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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, lamented the sorry state of Niger Delta, saying the region is currently considered the most polluted in the world due to the high amount of spills.
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in a petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylvia, against the declaration of Douye Diri as the governor of the state in the November 2023 election.
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Nigerian insurance companies may join banks soon to source for fresh funds to inject into the industry as a staunch advocate of the muted recapitalisation, Olusegun Omosehin, assumes office soon as the new Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission
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All hopes of a speedy reorganisation of the security architecture of the country were dampened yesterday as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, said Nigeria is not mature to operate state governments-controlled police despite...
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has asked the military to always go after killers of security operatives but spare the communities where the killings took place.
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Afenifere, yesterday, described the call for the exit of Yoruba from Nigeria as undesirable, self-serving and unnecessary.In a statement, the National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, maintained that the problems confronting Yorubaland and Nigeria
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cracked down a fake cosmetics operation at the Balogun Trade Fair Gate in Lagos.
In a series of post via the agency’s official X account..