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Again FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline till July 26

The Federal Government on Tuesday approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number -Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) data verification until...

Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma, goes to jail

For aiding and abetting the plundering of state funds during his nine-year rule, a former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is to cool...

Hundreds of commuters stranded as Abuja-Kaduna train develops fault en route to Abuja

The Abuja-Kaduna train service on Monday suffered a breakdown en route to Abuja few minutes after take off leaving hundreds of commuters stranded....

N900m fraud: Ex-JAMB, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ojerinde, to be haled to court July 6

Erstwhile Chief Executive Officer of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, is due to be hauled up before an Abuja...

After securing regional court ruling, SERAP drags FG before African Union Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

  “These anti-media bills are the latest threats to freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom in the country. The bills...

Again, kidnappers strike in Ekiti, seize another monarch

Barely two months after a monarch was abducted in Ekiti State, another monarch has been seized by some prowling gunmen in the area....

Cancelled London trip: PDP to Buhari: Use opportunity to think of millions of Nigerians who cannot feed

“Our party urges him to use this period to have some introspection on the sorry situation in which his incompetent, divisive, vindictive and...

Few days after businessman was hacked to death, wife of ex-commissioner assassinated in Ibadan

Ibadan, the hitherto peaceful and crime-free ancient city now cosmopolitan, has lately assumed the status of a hotbed of crime and violence with...

National Unity Campaign: Lai Mohammed lauds association’s initiative, says a it’s very patriotic move

Amid some centrifugal forces in the polity, the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has announced plans to mount national unity campaigns,...

Just in: Pres. Buhari puts off London medical trip

The Presidency has announced the postponement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s journey to London, United Kingdom for a medical check up earlier scheduled for...

It’s inescapable for Nigeria to borrow for infrastructure development- Senate President

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, says the only option left for the Nigerian government to fund infrastructure is borrowing, describing the country...

Gruesome murder of Ataga, CEO of Super TV: Prime suspect to be charged to court soon – Lagos CP Odumosu

“Exhibits in Police custody include a driver’s licence, complimentary cards, Access Bank statement of account, an international passport with no. B50010434, belonging to...

FG pays N24bn to 413, 630 beneficiaries of Special Public Works Scheme

The Federal Government has settled the stipends of 413,630 beneficiaries under the 774,000 Special Public Works Scheme to the tune of N24 billion....

Smuggling, Crude Oil Theft: NNPC, EFCC, Others Partner to Tackle Economic Crime

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is collaborating with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies and...

BREAKING: Murder of millionaire Super TV CEO, Ataga: Police nab, parades UNILAG undergrad as suspect

A 21-year-old University of Lagos undergraduate, Chidinma has been apprehended and paraded by the Police in Lagos for allegedly killing the Chief Executive...

More than 350,000 people including children lost to Boko Haram/lSWAP insurgents in Nigeria’s Northeast — UNDP

At least, 350,000 people including children have been killed as at the end of 2020 in Northeast Nigeria by Islamist insurgents, according to...