Nigeria
29 Jan
Residents and business owners, including Point of Sale (POS) operators near Owerri Police Command, Imo State, have decried incessant armed robbery attacks in the area.
29 Jan
President Bola Tinubu will, tomorrow, inaugurate a negotiation committee for a new national minimum wage. In a letter, with reference number ‘58957/S.1/T6/X’ sent to persons invited to the inauguration and sighted by The Guardian..
29 Jan
Coalition of Concerned Nigerians has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and hand him over to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation into corruption allegations against him.
29 Jan
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the extension in service of the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Samuel Aina, by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, describing it as "unprecedented and a crass administrative aberration."
29 Jan
A health maintenance organisation, Avon Healthcare Limited, has reaffirmed its dedication to maternal and child health in the country through its yearly baby photo contest.
29 Jan
Residents of Ejigbo, the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Council of Osun State, were thrown into panic at the weekend, as two persons were killed after attending a party.
29 Jan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to disclose “details of federal allocations meant for local governments
29 Jan
Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Mohammed Shawesh, yesterday, urged immediate ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war, saying two women, every hour, and children die daily.
29 Jan
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) has decried an increase in kidnapping of students across various levels of education in the country. The group lamented the inability of students to learn peacefully..
29 Jan
The Oil Producing States Progressives Association has refuted allegations against the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, published by an online medium recently. The association urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dismiss what they termed "fallacious and baseless" claims, asserting that the allegations were an attempt to divert attention from the ongoing…
29 Jan
Farmceries has emerged winner of the 2024 FSI innovation challenge for providing innovative solutions to the country’s agricultural landscape.The FSI is a non-profit organisation committed to discovering tech talents and enabling start-ups within the technology and financial services space.
29 Jan
Stakeholders have implored Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to establish more fresh food hubs in the state for more farmers and traders to enable them to provide for residents fresh, quality and hygienic food.
2 hours ago
The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent.
3 hours ago
The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd, at a popular nightclub along the "Under G" area of Owode-Ogbomoso. The police, in a statement on Thursday, said the shooting incident claimed the life of one Iyanda Damilola. A distress…
3 hours ago
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.…
3 hours ago
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,…
3 hours ago
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…
4 hours ago
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…
4 hours ago
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…
4 hours ago
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…
9 hours ago
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)