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Two women roasted in Osun over botched child kidnapping

  Two suspected female kidnappers were on Thursday sent to the Great Beyond by a mob at Ojude Oba area of Iwo in...

Chief of Army Staff Conference attendee, Maj.-Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, dies of COVID-19

  The Nigerian Army has announced the fatality of the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Port-Harcourt, Maj.-Gen. Olubunmi Irefin, from COVID-19 complications...

COVID-19 pandemic pushed up airfares by over 100 per cent, says NCAA boss

    The over 100 percent raise in airfares in Nigeria has been attributed to the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic, the Director-General,...

Nigeria unveils plan to receive 20m COVID-19 vaccines as rich countries hoard doses

  Nigeria has announced plans to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccines early next year, according to the Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development...

Technology transfer: Buhari inaugurates implementation committee on Nigeria-Czech MoU

    In a bid to facilitate a smooth transfer of technology from Czech Republic, the Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the implementation...

Healthy eating: Global Village Extra, others to hold health, wellness conference

TTOG and Global Village Extra (GVE) in collaboration with GLDYNAMIC Solutions is set to hold a virtual health and wellness conference to promote...

Insecurity: Buhari accepts Justice Minister’s advice, shuns House of Reps

  Contrary to his earlier stand, President Muhammadu Buhari did not show up  at the House of Representatives on Thursday. Last week, Buhari...

The Blue Line Rail – The Filth, The Chaos And The Neglect

  By Gbenga Onabanjo   The flurry of activities lately by this administration signalling their intention to complete the Lagos Blue Line Light...

Nigeria: From Petrol to Auto-Gas By Reuben Abati   

  The Nigerian government deregulated the downstream petroleum sector with effect from March 19, 2020. The key argument was that the fuel subsidy...

Russia announces plans for naval base in Sudan

  The Russian Federation says it has reached a deal with the Sudanese government to build a naval base just north of Sudan’s...

Ghana electoral body declares incumbent President Akufo-Addo winner

  After putting Ghanaians on the tenterhooks since Tuesday, the Ghana Electoral Commission on Wednesday finally declared incumbent President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo of...

PDP’s call for Buhari’s impeachment witless and mischievous, says Ojudu

    The recent call by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus of the House of Representatives for the House to commence impeachment...

We are committed to reducing oil production cost to $10 per barrel – NNPC

    For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to paring down the unit cost of...

Justice Minister to NASS: You can’t summon the President

  Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the...

Gov. Buni-led National Caretaker Committee gets six months tenure extension

  The tenure of the Yobe Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Future APC leadership must shun events leading to Oshimohole’s NWC dissolution, says Buhari

    With the raucous atmosphere which pervaded the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of ex-Edo governor, President...