Chad requests electricity supply from Nigeria

The government of Chad Republic has made a formal request to the federal government to to connect the country to the Nigerian electricity...

I’m the acting national chairman of APC – Victor Giadom writes INEC

Victor Giadom who secured a court order which backed his resumption as the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written the...

Oshiomhole’s masquerade will dance naked in the market – Saraki

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to the defection of Governor Godwin Obaseki to the Peoples Democratic Party and the suspension of the...

Brazil passes 1 million Coronavirus cases after 54,771 tested positive in one day

Brazil has become the second country in the world after the US to confirm more than one million cases of COVID-19. The health ministry on Friday...

60% of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria were recorded in 20 local governments – PTF

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has revealed that 60 percent of the Coronavirus cases in the country were recorded in 20 local...

PDP screens Obaseki Saturday

There are strong indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on Saturday screen Governor Godwin Obaseki for the Edo State gubernatorial primaries billed...

Nigeria runs expensive govt, there’s need for national debate – Osinbajo

The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigeria needs a national debate to examine the issues around the size and cost of governance, which...

Tinubu’s daughter knew about controversial levy, told us to hold on –Babaloja, Computer Village...

Adeniyi Olasoji is the Babaloja of the Ikeja Computer Village Market, Lagos State. He speaks to AFEEZ HANAFI and ALEXANDER OKERE about the allegations...

EDO 2020: Obaseki is a big catch – PDP

AFTER 12 cold years out of the Edo State Government House, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, without electoral contest, took over the government...

How Obaseki, Oshiomhole became pawns in the anti-Tinubu fight

…You cannot blame Tinubu for Oshiomhole’s errors – Osita Okechukwu ….ze-Iyamu camp in confident bounce ahead of Monday primary Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on...

Unusual school in Osun where only children of the poor are admitted

There is something pleasantly unusual about Abolarin College located in Oke-Ila, a border community with Ekiti state in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun...

Nigeria confirms 667 new COVID-19 cases, total now 19,147

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 667 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 19,147. The NCDC...

Ogun Government suspends reopening of churches, mosques 

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State said churches and mosques should remain closed until further notice. The Governor said this on Friday while addressing newsmen...

FG begins enrollment of new set of N-Power beneficiaries June 26

THE Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced the commencement of enrolment for a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries...

BREAKING: PDP grants Obaseki, Deputy waiver

The Peoples Democratic Party has granted the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki a waiver to contest the party’s governorship primary in the state. This was...

COVID-19: Osun State records four new cases, discharges four

The Osun State Government on Friday confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing its total number of active cases to six. The...

Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami writes President Buhari; seeks removal of EFCC boss Ibrahim...

Abubakar Malami, Nigeria's Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, has reportedly written to President Buhari, recommending the termination of the appointment...

APC reacts to Obaseki’s defection to PDP

The All progressives Congress (APC) says the decision by Governor Godwin Obaseki to defect to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not come...

MAD OH! Monkey gets life imprisonment for attacking 250 humans

A drunk monkey named Kalua who was able to tear through 250 people and kill one while on a rampage in India. This week,...

BREAKING: Obaseki joins PDP

Embattled Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He joined the opposition party at its State Secretariat in Benin. The party confirms...

Former Commissioner in Ebonyi state arrested for alleged murder

The police in Ebonyi have arrested a former Commissioner for Border Peace and Conflict Resolution in the state, Donatus Ajah, on allegations of murder. Ajah...

Risk of contracting Coronavirus is now higher than before – PTF coordinator, Sani Aliyu

Sani Aliyu, the national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has disclosed that the risk of contracting Coronavirus is now higher...

US-based 51 year old Nigerian man sentenced to jail for love scam on 13 victims

A 51-year-old Nigerian man, Ronayerin Ogolor, has been sentenced to three years in prison for commiting internet fraud in the United States. Ogolor, who naturalized...

Health officials violate safety measures as they force suspected Coronavirus patient into an ambulance...

A video which has gone viral on social media, captured moment a suspected Coronavirus patient was forced into an ambulance by health officials in...

BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Dariye’s father again

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have again abducted the father of the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye. Pa Defwan Dariye who is said...

Hushpuppi: Not all Nigerians abroad are fraudulent, says Dabiri-Erewa

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says not all Nigerians succeeding abroad are engaging in fraudulent activities. Dabiri-Erewa was reacting to...

WHO declares Nigeria Polio free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency...

Oyo records 103 COVID-19 cases in one day as total rises to 18,480 in...

Oyo State, on Thursday, recorded 103 new COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 764. The NCDC disclosed...

We’ll complete 22 highways in 2020, 2021 –Fashola

The Federal Government will complete 22 major roads in 2020 and 2021, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday. Fashola also...

Late FUOYE student’s food samples sent for testing, boyfriend arrested

The Osun State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had sent for testing samples of the rice meal allegedly taken by a student of...