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Security operatives repel local agitators’ invasion of Oyo Govt Secretariat, three feared dead

Three people suspected to be Yoruba nation agitators have met their untimely deaths following their invasion of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan,...

Kidnapping of students: UNICEF working with FG to enhance safety of school environments – Rajat

Rajat Madhok currently serves as the Chief of Communication, Advocacy, and Partnerships at the United Natins Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria. Following his...

FG to redirect electricity subsidy savings to improve power supply, social services – Information Minister

Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris has said that the over N1 trillion that would be saved from the withdrawal of...

TCN to IBEDC, BEDC: Stop blaming your inefficiency on us, supply your customers electricity

“The TCN sees the misinformation of IBEDC as a ploy to undermine and mislead the public against regular power supply; it remained focused...

Busted! AEDC staff, 5 others vandalizing, stealing transformer in Abuja at night

A staff member of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and five others have been apprehended for allegedly vandalising and stealing a transformer in...

How I collected $3m cash for Emefiele, CBN employee testifies in court

A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor,...

Container falls off, killing woman in her car in Lagos traffic

A 40-foot container fell off an articulated truck, killing a chauffeur-driven woman in her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway...

Naira abuse: Bobrisky to spend six months in jail, court rules

Controversial social media personality, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been handed a six-month prison sentence without an option of a...

Sports Minister optimistic of early release of funds for 2024 Olympics

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has announced plans to expedite the release of funds to aid Team Nigeria in preparation...

Bello-Koko restates NPA’s commitment to attaining Africa’s leading port status

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has restated its commitment to becoming the leading port in Africa. The Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Malam Mohammed...

Junior Pope’s death: AGN, veteran actors go tough on movie producers, threaten sanctions

Following the death of actor Junior Pope, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has vowed to wield the “big stick” on movie producers...

NAFDAC bans ‘Dex luxury bar soap’, recalls toxic cough syrup, benylin

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of...

Buhari’s ex-Minister and ex-Abia Gov. Onu dies

Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first civilian governor of Abia State and former Minister of Science and Technology in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,...

Just in: Nollywood actor Junior Pope is alive, responding to treatment in hospital – Actors Guild

Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwondo has reportedly survived a boat mishap. “He is alive and taking treatment in a hospital,” the Actor Guild...

Olympic Qualifier: Nigerians in South Africa hail Super Falcons

As Nigerians celebrated the Super Falcons’ qualification to the Paris Olympics, nationals in South Africa on Wednesday lauded their performance, noting that the...

Gas critical to driving economic growth, industrial development — NNPCL GCEO, Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari, has reiterated the crucial role of...