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  The All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, confirmed the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, as the Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council. The APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this to ...

  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has designated former Senator, Dino Melaye, and Dr. Daniel Bwala to serve as his spokespersons for the 2023 presidential campaign. Media Adviser to the presidential candidate, Paul Ibe, in ...

The Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren. Umoren, a job seeker, was reportedly raped and killed on April 2021. The 20-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested after the ...

  Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday described the level of insecurity in the country as “frightening.” Lawan said that in spite of the fact that the Muhammadu Buhari administration had invested so much in security than its predecessors, the situation ...

  A middle-aged woman on Wednesday caused a stir at Obalende Bus Stop in Ikoyi -Obalende Local Council Area of Ikoyi, Lagos when she suddenly threw away her bag containing clothes and other items and shouted “my head.” The woman ...

Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni has apologized to the Lagos State Government for driving on the dedicated lane for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Speaking during on Arise Tv, Rufai apologized to friends, family and colleagues over the incident, saying he ...

  The officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, pulled down trees and shanties at a forest in Pasali on Kuje – Gwagwalada road suspected to be hideout for bandits and reclaimed the area earmarked for vegetable ...

  The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of all brothels harbouring criminals and also banned the wearing of facemasks in public places for proper identification in the state. The action of the governor was to ...

  The Federal Government, on Wednesday, described the attack on the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 headquartered in Bauchi, Audu Madaki, as an attempt by terrorists to score “a psychological point”. Responding to a question ...

  A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Adegoke Adeyemi, has reportedly committed suicide as a result of his failure to gain promotion to the next class in his school. Adegoke, ...

  Angry youths in Ndiolumbe, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area in Abia state have reportedly burn down a mortuary in their community. According to The Nation, the youths set ablaze the facility over speculations the owner of the mortuary ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Nigeria’s popular Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, wanted. It urged Nigerians with information on Mompha’s whereabouts to speak up or contact the nearest police station. The anti-graft agency disclosed ...

  The Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Yobe State, Goni Bukar Lawan, has been killed in a fatal crash. Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives, was said to have died in the lone fatal crash involving ...

  The Federal Government has purchased vehicles worth N1.4 billion to help Niger tackle insecurity. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed gave the confirmation on Wednesday, explaining that providing intervention to the neighboring Niger Republic is ...

  Journalist Sam Omatseye has claimed Peter Obi’s supporters are after his life after he published an article on The Nation newspaper with the title ”Obi-tuary” and attached a photo of Peter Obi to it. Some of Peter Obi’s supporters ...

A former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, also known as Penkelemesi, has been affirmed as the governorship candidate of the Accord in Oyo State for the 2023 election. The Returning Officer, Olayemi Olugbenga, affirmed Adelabu ...

  A top Russian senator has pledged his country’s support if China goes to war over Taiwan, sparking fears of a massive escalation and World War 3. Vladimir Dzhabarov said he sees “no grounds to refuse to help China,” as ...

  A middle-aged-man, Sunday Samuel, has accused the Ondo State Trauma and Surgical Centre, Ondo Town, of negligence after his wife died during a surgical operation at the facility. The deceased, Fola, was reportedly diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother ...

  Kidnapped final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Rachael Opadele and hotelier Olugbenga Owolabi have been reportedly shot dead after alleged payment of N5m of ransom demanded by gunmen Nigerian Tribune reports on Monday that Rachael ...

  The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC confided in one of our correspondents that the train services would ...

A suspected hoøker has been captured pleading for leniency after her client caught her with charms while making out in a hotel room. According to her explanation, she was not for evil as the charms were meant to protect her ...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo seems to also be on the receiving end of what many Nigerians are facing when he, on Tuesday, lamented the high cost of diesel, feeds as well as exchange rate in the country. The former ...

  The Osun State Police Command has confirmed that a 65-year-old woman was found dead on her farm at Fadahunsi area of Ilesa at about 1:00pm on Monday, August 1, 2022. The copy of the police signal by the spokesperson ...

  A high court in Ado-Ekiti yesterday sentenced two persons, Makinde Kola, 41, and Haruna Bika, 30, to death by hanging. The convicts were arraigned before Justice Olalekan Olatawura on February 28, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed ...

  An informant of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ladeji Babatunde, has been arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2.6m from suspected Internet fraudsters for protection ...