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  A few days after the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was set ablaze by unknown gunmen in Ebonyi State, another facility belonging to the commission has been burnt down. The development was disclosed on Sunday by ...

  The Western Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, has warned criminals and criminally minded individuals operating in Osun State to desist from their activities or face the full weight of the law. This warning was issued on Sunday by Amitolu ...

The Niger State Police Command has arrested four members of a fake security team that invaded the home of Senator representing Niger East senatorial, Senator Sani Musa, allegedly in search of foreign currency and arms kept in his residence in ...

  The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had lambasted the All Progressives Congress in the state for describing him as an errand boy to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Recall that the Chairman of APC, Benue State chapter, ...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said oil and gas can no longer feed Nigeria, considering the nation’s growing population. Obasanjo disclosed this at the weekend, when the leaders of the apex socio-cultural group in Tiv land of Benue State, ...

  Governors of the 36 states have accused the Federal Government of abandoning its duty of addressing the security challenges crippling economic activities in the country. The governors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, said the rising level ...

  The Network of Persons Living With HIV/AIDs (NPLWH) has staged a peaceful protest over what it described as inadequate care in Edo hospitals. Addressing journalists at the Secretariat of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, ...

Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election, the Labour Party, LP, candidate, Peter Obi, has finally released his long-awaited 62-page campaign manifesto. The manifesto titled, “Our Pact with Nigerians: Creating a New Nigeria“, unveiled Obi’s proposed plans to lead Nigeria ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will commence physical inspection and auction exercise of 649 forfeited vehicles and other assets. EFCC announced the details of the exercise in an advertorial published in some national newspapers on Friday. ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari, to apologize and compensate Aminu Adamu, a final-year student of the Federal University, Dutse, who was recently detained over a tweet criticising ...

  Aminu Mohammed, final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, has apologised to First Lady, Aisha Buhari for criticising her. Mohammed had in a tweet in Hausa said Aisha was feeding fat on poor people’s money. He was arrested ...

The Houston Police Department has announced an arrest in connection with the death of American rapper Kirsnik Khari Ball, also known as, Takeoff. The artiste, who was a member of the Migos rap trio was a victim of a shooting ...

A brawl has broken out in Senegal’s parliament after a female member of parliament was slapped in the face by a male colleague, television footage shows, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians. During a budget presentation, opposition ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the fuel shortages and price hikes in the country. The Presidents of NLC and the TUC, Ayuba Wabba and Mr Festus Osifo ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, departed Abuja today for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagements in the Southeast Asian country, including meetings with the President of Vietnam, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and the Vice President, Pho Chu Tich Nuroc, ...

Yoruba actor, Lukmon Ebun Oloyede, popularly known as Olaiya Igwe set tongues wagging as he takes his campaign for Bola Tinubu to another level. Veteran Nollywood went naked at the beach to pray for Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 poll. ...

  A storey building of six flats located at No. 29, Udensi Street in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, on Friday was gutted by fire. One of the victims, Okoro Mkpuma, a father of nine children and a staff of ...

  No fewer than four suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo Boys were on Friday reported dead after an overdose of strange illicit drugs along the Nasco Egei Road of Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. ...

  Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against Aminu Adamu Mohammed, a final year student of Jigawa state Federal University, Dutse. The prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, on Friday, said following the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians, the First ...

The United States, Japan and South Korea have imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to Pyongyang’s recent slew of missile tests. Washington’s action on Thursday announced, blocks any assets of three North Korean officials in ...

The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun, was on Thursday evening vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths ...

  Couple identified as Mrs Prince Enweremchi has taken to social media sharing their testimony as they finally welcomes twins after 7 miscarriages and 7 years of waiting. Oh! this can only be God. The final say to every matter. ...

Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has said politicians are likely behind attacks on INEC facilities. Jega said the Federal Government must protect the commission to discharge its duties. He spoke during an interview with ...

The family of Anthony Isabor has lamented his disappearance after his cousin, Doris Usiagwu, took him to Belgium to get a job after he graduated in 2014. Punch Metro gathered that when Anthony got to Belgium, he remained incommunicado and ...

A Nigerian jeweler, identified as Hollyghost Nicki on Instagram has narrated how a Lekki Boy defrauded her of N920k through her rider. The story is a sad one, as the guy is yet to be found. She has however shared ...