Nigeria’s Coronavirus case hits 11,166 as 348 new infections Recorded

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday rose to 11,166 as 348 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Lagos Task Force Recovers Stolen Goats From Abandoned Vehicle

The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit popularly called taskforce on Tuesday recovered four suspected stolen goats inside a...

COVID-19: Osun records two new cases

The State of Osun has recorded additional two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the State to 47. The State Commissioner for Health,...

Osun governor okays reopening of churches, mosques for two weeks

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on Wednesday held separate meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders in the state on guidelines for reopening of churches and...

UNILAG Lecturer Accused Of Raping Boys

One Engr. Fela who claims to be a lecturer at the University of Lagos, has been called out on Twitter for allegedly raping young boys...

Obaseki: How we helped Oshiomhole when he had no money

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says Adams Oshiomhole, his predecessor, had no money when he contested the governorship election in 2007. Oshiomhole, a former president...

Hausa needs to join Biafra, Oduduwa Republic to secede from Nigeria – Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has advised the Hausa tribe to join the Biafra and the Oduduwa Republic...

UEFA bans Turkish club Trabzonspor

Turkish Super Lig leaders, Trabzonspor has been handed a one year ban by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for breaching its Financial...

Jigawa state governor, Baduru Abubakar, vows to ensure the prosecution of 11 men accused...

The Jigawa State government has vowed to prosecute all the 11 men accused of raping a 12-year-old girl over a period of time. LIB had...

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu released from Kuje prison

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been released from Kuje prison. Yesterday Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered his release. Recall that...

Soldier and humanitarian workers abducted in Borno

Three humanitarian workers and a soldier were abducted along Monguno/Maiduguri highway on Tuesday June 2, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The incident occurred at about...

JUST IN: Osun, four other states get refund of N148bn spent on federal roads,...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at a virtual meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the refund of about N148,141,987,161.25 expended...

SDP crisis: Agunloye’s suspension, efforts in futility – Party Chairman, Adeniran 

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Dr. Tunde Adeniran, on Wednesday, stated that the purported suspension of the Deputy National Chairman...

Hausa needs to join Biafra, Oduduwa Republic to secede from Nigeria – Nnamdi Kanu 

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has advised the Hausa tribe to join the Biafra and the Oduduwa Republic...

Buhari’s delay in appointing ministers slowed Nigeria’s economy – CDD 

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has released a report on its assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the economy in the...

We’ll take over Ekiti in 2022 – PDP boasts 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has vowed to end the current rift among stakeholders in the party and take over the...

Obaseki reveals how he helped Oshiomhole become Edo Governor 

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, had no money when he contested to become governor in 2007. Oshiomhole,...

24 suspected kidnappers arrested by Nigerian army in Ondo

24 suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Nigerian army following a two weeks operation around Owo and Akoko areas of Ondo State. The was...

Lagos state government flags off community policing

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on Wednesday June 3, inaugurated the State Community Policing Committee and the State Community Policing Advisory Committee, with...

Governor Zulum suspends entire staff of a hospital for abandoning duty

The entire staff of the general hospital in Ngala, Borno State have been suspended by Governor Babagana Zulum for abandoning their duty. The governor was...

Banky W and Femi Kuti slam FG for giving N27bn to National Assembly for...

Banky W and Femi Kuti have slammed the federal government for giving N27bn to the National Assembly for renovation after slashing education and health...

Six children escape death as fire ravages Oba’s Palace in Ekiti

The tragedy was averted on Tuesday at Ijero Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, as fire-ravaged a section of Owa Ajero’s palace...

Ondo doctors threaten industrial action over COVID-19 allowance, gives Akeredolu ultimatum 

Medical doctors in Ondo State have threatened to down tools following the alleged failure of the state government to fulfil its promise of implementing...

Urchins gang-rape 17-year-old hawker inside market in Ekiti

A 17-year-old girl has been ambushed and gang-raped by three armed boys,suspected to be street urchins, in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. It was gathered...

Edo 2020: Stay away from APC primaries, Obaseki tells Oshiomhole

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has asked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to recuse himself from the...

Lesotho former first lady sent back to prison over murder of rival 

The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife, returned to prison on...

US embassy in Nigeria warns citizens against visiting its office over a planned protest...

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a warning to its citizens against visiting its consulate office at Walter Carrington Crescent in Victoria...

Thousands protest in Paris over death of black Frenchman 

Over 19,000 people on Tuesday evening led a protest in Paris over the death of a black Frenchman, Adama Traore, in police custody. The protesters...

Gombe govt records four new coronavirus deaths 

The Gombe State Taskforce on COVID-19 says it recorded four new deaths related to COVID-19 in the state. The chairman of the taskforce, Prof. Idris...

I’m in Ondo for positive policing – Police Commissioner 

Following the change of guard at the Ondo State Police Command, the Commissioner of Police, Salami Amidu Bolaji on Wednesday assured that the policing...