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FEC approves N49bn revised sum for Enugu-Anambra road
The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N49 billion being the revised sum…
FG to install luggage scanners in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano railway stations
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved the procurement and installation of luggage scanners in all railway…
Lagos-based robbers arrested after operation in Ogun
Two suspected Lagos-based robbers have been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command after they…
FG approves N6bn for Third Mainland Bridge maintenance
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved N6.28bn for surface maintenance of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos…
FULL LIST: Google top searched people, songs, others in Q1
Technology Company, Google, on Tuesday released its search trend data in Nigeria between January and…
JUST IN: APC makes U-turn, adopts direct primary for Kogi gov election
The ruling All Progressives Congress has adopted the direct mode for the conduct of its governorship…
$255 Payday Loans Online Same Day With No Credit Check In 2023
Are you looking to get a fast loan but don’t know where to turn? $255 payday…
Bidding process for Man United enters third round
Rival bidders for Manchester United have been invited to submit a third offer by the end…
Man stabs friend to death over debt, lands in jail
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a man, Bitrus Wurawa, for…
Three Nepali climbers missing on Everest
A search was underway for three Nepali climbers who fell into a crevasse while ascending Everest…
Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over this week’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council…
UK immigration detains, questions Peter Obi for ‘impostor’s crimes’
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, was detained by the United Kingdom’s immigration…
Police to prosecute hoodlums involved in Lagos estate land dispute
The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to bring to book those responsible for the breach…
Meta unveils payment feature for WhatsApp users in Brazil
Giant tech company, Meta, has launched a payment feature on its WhatsApp service for users and…
Call for my arrest, prosecution baseless – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the call for his arrest and…
How gunmen abducted Kogi monarch, killed female domestic worker – Police
The Aghara community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State was on Tuesday thrown into…
Ekiti varsity shut over students’ protest
The authorities of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State have shut down the institution following…
Twitter working on AI despite Musk call for global pause – Report
Elon Musk is advancing an artificial intelligence project at Twitter despite recently calling for an overall…
Assault: Police to begin trial of Rivers, Kano cops
The Nigeria Police Force has revealed the identities of three policemen involved in the assault on…
NASA unveils ‘Mars’ habitat for year-long trial on Earth
Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand – NASA unveiled on Tuesday…
House leadership: Pro-G5 Reps plot to scuttle PDP plans
There are strong indications that the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party may spill over to…
Benue govt suspends enforcement of anti-grazing law temporarily
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has suspended the operations of livestock guards and the state…
Police arrest two for killing Ondo driver
The Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned…
Joshua needs another fight before Fury, Wilder – Hearn
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes that the British Nigerian needs another fight before facing the…
National Assembly proposes jail terms for Ponzi scheme promoters
The National Assembly has passed the Investment and Securities Bill, which includes provisions for possible jail…
FG imposes N22bn fine on oil firms over gas flaring
The Federal Government will impose $49m (N22bn) fine on oil and gas firms operating onshore for…
BFN takes badminton to grassroots
The Badminton Federation of Nigeria’s recently organised ‘Shuttle Time’ training event at the Ilisan Community Town…
Prioritise healthcare to stop flu pandemic – WHO
The World Health Organisation has warned Nigeria and other countries to prepare for the flu pandemic…
Why post-2021 Ukraine medical degrees will not be recognised – MDCN
The Medical and Dental Council has said medical and dental certificates issued by medical schools in…
Rampaging hoodlums clash over judgment execution, destroy property
Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday when some hoodlums launched an attack on the palace of the…
CAN accepts Peak Milk’s apology over offensive Easter advert
The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, commended the FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc for taking responsibility…
ARM plans talent award for young entrepreneurs
The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award has said it plans to hold its fifth edition…
Firm launches agric programme
FeedUp Africa, a development organisation targeting food security in Africa, has launched its inaugural agribusiness mentorship…
Ramadan: Pray for incoming govt, JNI urges Nigerians
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam has urged Nigerians at home and those performing Umrah (the lesser Hajj)…
Mikel eyes Madrid upset in UCL
Former Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, is banking on the Premier League side to cause an upset…
Ekiti couple, others in police net for cultism, other offences
Men of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested 10 suspected kidnappers and seven others, including…
Nigeria’s economic growth will fall to 3%, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that Nigeria’s economic growth will fall from 3.2 per cent…
Experts fault NAF exclusion from airport surveillance facilities purchase
Key players in the aviation industry are dissatisfied with the Federal Government’s decision to exclude the…
18 die in Ebonyi, Cross River auto crashes
The Ebonyi State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of…
Falcons end Turkey exhibition in style
…fans hail performance against N’Zealand The Super Falcons wrap up their exhibition in Turkey in style…
Nigeria, firm sign MoU to upgrade aviation college
The Ministry of Aviation recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aviation Solutions Group, a multiservice…
Three injured as truck crashes into Niger mosque
A truck on Tuesday crashed into a mosque in Suleja, Niger State, leaving three persons, including…
Sporting Lagos partnership thrills Danish club fans
Supporters of Danish division two side, Aarhus Fremad, have expressed optimism about the financial fortunes of…
Land dispute: Edo Assembly summons Seplat, Orogho community leaders
Edo House of Assembly, on Monday, summoned the management of Seplat Energy and leaders of Orogho…
Ebonyi NNPP gov candidate suspended
The leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Echiaba Ward in Ebonyi Local Government Area of…
Chilwell extends Chelsea contract till 2027
Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has signed a two-year contract extension which will keep him at Stamford…
Dieting in pregnancy may cause anaemia, poor brain development in babies — Experts
Maternal and nutrition experts have said pregnant women who diet to avoid weight gain are likely…
FG pledges support to welfare of PLWDs
The Federal Government through the Minister of Women Affairs, Paullen Tallen, has pledged support…
Rivers APC intact under Amaechi’s leadership — Eze
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct new…
Ekiti varsity shuts down over late registration fee protest
The management of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of all academic activities…
Lampard will do a good job at Chelsea – Ancelotti
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has said Frank Lampard will perform excellently as interim coach…
Kaduna varsity matriculates 7,143 students
The Kaduna State University, on Tuesday, matriculated no fewer than 7,143 students, with a charge…
Lewandowski wants Messi at Barca next season
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski said he would love Lionel Messi to return to the Catalan club…
Gombe deputy gov leads 16-man census committee
The Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr Manassah Jatau, has been nominated as the chairman of…
Soldiers kill two bandits in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity on Tuesday said its operatives ambushed and neutralised two bandits in…
Lagos: PDP’s Jandor files petition against Sanwo-Olu’s victory
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded governorship election in Lagos, popularly…
Ancelotti saddened by Chelsea’s slump
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, said he was sad to see Chelsea’s slump this season, ahead…
I’ll not contest Delta governorship in 2027 — Ogboru
After 20 years in the governorship race for Delta State, Great Ogboru of the All Progressive…
Obaseki orders re-assessment for Edo nursing student
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the re-assessment of Miss Precious Umoru to begin…
Ex-NUC boss, Okebukola, mourns Nimi Briggs
A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, on Tuesday expressed shock…
BUA gives 22 Nigerian tertiary institutions N5bn grant
Twenty-two tertiary institutions have secured a N5.5 billion grant from the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa…
Bayern defender Upamecano hails Mbappe as world best footballer
Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano has named Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe as the world…
UN chief Guterres makes second visit to Somalia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit…
Motorcycle importation falls by 42% – NBS
The importation of motorcycles, popularly known as Okada in Nigeria has fallen to N212.64 billion in…
Ex-convict, two others arrested for land grabbing in Ogun
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected land grabbers including an ex-convict for…
Babies not smiling while breastfeeding may be sign of cerebral palsy – Paediatrician
Nursing mothers whose babies are unable to display social smile during breastfeeding should be worried, a…
Kukah too partisan, opinions coloured by politics – Adesina
The Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammdu Buhari (retd.), Femi Adesina,…
Displaced from homes, herdsmen extend killings to Benue IDP camp
Communities in Benue State continue to bear the brunt of herders’ violence with residents who fled…
Osimhen in fitness race for Milan clash
Nigeria international and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is in a race to be fit and be…
Chukwueze LaLiga’s second most prolific player
After being listed among the top five prolific players in LaLiga since 2022, Villarreal forward, Samuel…
Balogun eyes Arsenal exit
On-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun is considering an exit from the Premier League leaders and currently…
Falcons seek third straight win against New Zealand
The Super Falcons will head into Tuesday’s international friendly encounter with New Zealand at the Mardan…
Mob kills Akure driver for crushing two, parents escape lynching
The Ondo State Police Command has said that it could not be confirmed that a 35-year-old…
Confed Cup: Rivers United players prepare for Port Harcourt return
Ahead of their quarter-final clash against Young Africans in the CAF Confederation Cup on April 23,…
NPFL clubs canvass for Naija Super 8 votes
In the heat of the ongoing 2022/23 abridged Nigeria Professional Football League season, top clubs in…
Zanaco sack Amuneke, Amadi
Zambian topflight club, Zanaco, has parted ways with former Super Eagles assistant coach, Emmanuel Amuneke with…
Four killed, nine wounded in US bank shooting
A 23-year-old bank employee opened fire at his workplace Monday in Louisville, in the US state…
JUST IN: Biden ends US Covid emergency status
President Joe Biden on Monday officially ended the Covid national health emergency that for more than…
Buhari’s N320bn intervention highest in TETFUND history – BMO
The Buhari Media Organisation has said the latest disbursement of N320bn intervention fund for public tertiary…
Gunmen abduct Kano businessman, shoot one dead
Gunmen in the early hours of Monday kidnapped a popular businessman in Gangarbi Village of the…
You’re a consistent social justice crusader, Tinubu hails Adebanjo @95
President-elect Bola Tinubu has praised the leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, …
Rivers CP orders arrest of policeman in assault video
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, on Monday, ordered the immediate arrest of an…
PFAs reduce pension funds investment in banks to N1.6tn
The Pension Funds Administrators reduced the funds under the Contributory Pension Scheme that were invested in…
Monarch commends Buhari for approving Ogun medical varsity
The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has expressed delight at the establishment…
LASBCA demolishes distressed structure, says building permit compulsory
The Lagos State Government has urged residents intending to commence building construction to abide by the…
Avoid the tautology in ‘flyover bridges’
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been in the news for some time. A controversial figure…
Rivers: Police arrest cops assaulting man in viral video
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that the three officers assaulting a yet-to-be-identified man in a…
You raised Nigeria’s prestige, Buhari celebrates Dangote at 66
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, described the founder of Dangote Group, Aliko…
Gunmen abduct Anambra bizman, demand N50m
Some gunmen have reportedly abducted an Anambra businessman, Mr Alexander Nwosu. Nwosu also known as ‘Uyoo’…
Five killed in US bank shooting
Five people were killed and at least six others hospitalised following a shooting targeting a bank…
NMDPRA vows clampdown on illegal petrol outlets in Rivers
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has warned operators of illegal petrol outlets in…
Force PRO condemns assault of man by police officers in viral video
Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the assault of a yet-to-be-identified man…
Don hails military in fight against insurgency
A Professor, Ojo Ademola, has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces for its efforts against insurgency…
Dalai Lama apologises for kissing child in viral video
Tibetian spiritual leader and 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has tendered an apology for a viral…
Toll rises to four in French building collapse
Rescue workers on Monday recovered a fourth body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment…
Adamawa police kill kidnapper at ransom delivery point, rescue victims
The Adamawa State Police Command, in collaboration with hunters, killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued two…
Chukwueze, nine other African players making headlines in Europe
Villarreal coach, Quique Setien, called Nigeria winger, Samuel Chukwueze, an “extraordinary player” after his two goals…
Death toll in France building collapse rises to three
Rescue workers on Monday recovered a third body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in…
Russia jails ex-officals 19 years for protest against military mobilisation
A Russian court on Monday sentenced two former officials to 19 years in prison for throwing…