Nigeria
8 hours ago
The Borno State Police has arrested a couple, Muhammad Shetima, 33, and his wife, Aishatu Abubakar, 23, for brutally assaulting an 11-year-old girl, Hauwa Mohammed Goni, in the Pompomari area in Maiduguri. The state’s police spokesperson, Nahum Kenneth Daso, disclosed this on Saturday. According to Daso, Hauwa, a primary 5 pupil of Bolori Primary School,…
8 hours ago
Following the escalation of the crisis between the warring communities of Ilobu and Ifon, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved that the curfew be extended to Erin-Osun town, a neighbouring community, while slamming a 24-hour daily curfew on the three towns. This was disclosed by two statements separately issued and signed by the state…
10 hours ago
As part of measures to bring succour to his immediate constituents, a member representing Ajingi/Albasu/Gaya Federal Constituency of Kano State, Dr. Ghali Mustapha Tijjani, has disbursed food items worth N30 million. Tagged Ramadan Palliatives, the Federal lawmaker's intervention also targeted easing the economic hardship arising from the increase in inflation and the high cost of…
16 hours ago
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team led by its Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, recently visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in Abuja.
18 hours ago
Senator representing Lagos West District, Dr. Idiat Adebule, has distributed 600 bags of rice to Muslim clerics and other groups across the district. Adebule said the distribution was in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
19 hours ago
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has called on leaders of the Abuja National Mosque and other religious institutions, to support its efforts at eradicating open defecation in Nigeria by 2030.
20 hours ago
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has designated FIC Professionals Network Plc as a Business Development Service Provider (BDSP) to guide and support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) seeking financing to package their applications.
21 hours ago
Rotary Int’l District 9111’s Presidents-elect Training Seminar (PETS) will hold on March 28 and 29, 2025 at Orchid Hotel, Lekki-Lagos. The District Governor-elect 2025-2026 and the Convener, Henry Akinyele, said: “The seminar is organised for presidents- elect who would be serving in 2025- 2026 Rotary year.”
21 hours ago
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Executive Director Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), Akin Akingbulu, has urged policy-makers, civil society organisations, the media and the private sector to work together
1 day ago
delegation from WIMEAwards paid a courtesy call on the Country Director of SLB (Schlumberger) ahead of the upcoming Women in Maritime
1 day ago
Security forces in Kogi State have launched an extensive search operation to rescue passengers abducted along the Obajana-Kabba highway, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) for Zone 8, Abubakar Zubairu, and the Kogi State Commissioner of Police (CP), Miller Dantawaye, have confirmed. Dantawaye stressed the police are doing everything possible to locate the 18-seater…
1 day ago
Residents of Aba, the Elephant City, and commercial centre of Abia State have expressed excitement over the ongoing reconstruction of Port Harcourt road, Aba.
1 day ago
The Edo State government's Anti Kidnapping Task Force has demolished properties of kidnappers, as a middle-age man, Oboh Odianosen of Uromi town, has lost his inherited property due to his kidnapping activities in Edo Central Senatorial Districts of the state.
1 day ago
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Department (FEMD) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in the truck explosion which occurred at Karu bridge along Abuja- Keffi Expressway on Wednesday night .
1 day ago
The arraignment of a former resident pastor of the First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja, Rev. Dr. Israel Adelani Akanji, and five others over an alleged N620 million fraud was stalled yesterday due to the absence of the prosecuting counsel.
1 day ago
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa has announced the arrest of a notorious vandal, simply called Mr Lucky, caught cutting a rail bridge along the Kaduna/Kafanchan axis.
1 day ago
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, has remanded a former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir.
1 day ago
Justice Kareem Adedokun of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday said the Oloko of Oko in Surulere Local Council of Oyo State, Oba Solomon Akintola and 14 others have cases to answer in a case of attempted murder and land grabbing against them.
1 day ago
The Eternal Sacred Order of The Cherubim and Seraphim has announced that all activities for its centenary celebrations will focus on evangelism and soul winning, to reflect the vision and mission of the sole founder of the church, St Moses Orimolade Tunolase.
1 day ago
The burial ceremony of Dr. Doyin Okupe-Agbonmagbe, who passed away on March 7, 2025, at the age of 72, commences on Thursday, March 27, 2025, with a service of songs & tributes at Trinity House, Victoria Island, Lagos by 11:00a.m.
2 days ago
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed as false a report alleging that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, ordered the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and his repatriation to Kenya. In a statement signed by its Deputy Director of Information,…
2 days ago
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has cautioned politicians against premature campaigns for his second term, stressing that his focus remains on delivering socio-economic transformation in the state. Governor Ododo, speaking through the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, urged supporters and political actors to channel their energy toward supporting his…
2 days ago
The Chief Executive and Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), Michael Oluwagbemi, has called for increased road safety awareness following a tragic accident at Karu Bridge, Abuja. Oluwagbemi, who visited the accident site on Thursday, accompanied by officials from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Standards…
2 days ago
A university don, Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor, has called for the establishment of more molecular diagnostic laboratories across the nation to ensure the quick detection of emerging tropical diseases of epidemic and pandemic proportions. Agbonlahor made the call at the Maiden Lecture Series titled *Emerging and Resurging Epidemic/Pandemic-Prone Diseases Caused by Pathogenic Microbes and Superbugs* of…
2 days ago
A 38-year-old auto mechanic, Stephen Ifeanyi, on Thursday appeared before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for allegedly selling fake car engines to his customers. Ifeanyi, a resident of Ali Akilu Road, Kaduna, is facing a one-count charge of cheating. The prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, informed the court that the case was reported at Gabasawa Police Station…
2 days ago
The Police Command in Benue says it has neutralised 12 bandits terrorising the Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Sewuese Anene, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi. Anene said that the command unfortunately lost one of its personnel, Insp. Terfa Anyiatse,…
2 days ago
Security operatives have neutralised three suspected terrorists and rescued 84 abducted victims in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, March 18, at about 4:30 p.m., happened when a joint security operation ransacked the enclave of a notorious terrorist leader, Sanusi Dutsinma. Those rescued consist mainly of women and…
2 days ago
The Grassroots Mobilisers for Better Nigeria Initiative (GMBNI), an NGO, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of a 14-year-old Almajiri pupil in Jigawa State. Mr. Abbas Wangara, GMBNI Coordinator for the Northwest, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Dutse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the headless corpse…
2 days ago
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has began the demolition of properties in Kano and cause dispute with residents who claim to have legal ownership of the affected homes. The demolition comes after a longstanding dispute over the sale of the properties, which residents argue was approved by the federal government. Reacting to the…
2 days ago
A devastating explosion near Karu Bridge on the Abuja-Keffi expressway resulted in a significant loss of life, with numerous fatalities feared, and many more individuals sustaining a range of injuries. The blast also severed access to the heavily trafficked road in the Federal Capital Territory, causing widespread disruption. A series of subsequent explosions exacerbated the…