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  The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos State, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Center, upon completion. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday ...

  The Osun Police Command on Tuesday said it arrested two suspected kidnappers in Ile-Ife, after a gun duel. SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokesperson, made this known in a statement, adding that the suspects were arrested after kidnapping a ...

  A lecturer at the Delta State University (DELSU), Prof. Ovaborhene Idamoyibo, has died 24 hours after he was freed by his kidnappers. Idamoyibo, who was the Head of Department, Music, was released on Sunday night, after the abductors were ...

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has appointed Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, as his Special Adviser on Entertainment, Leisure and Tourism. This was announced in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Paul Nwosu, ...

The Social Democratic Party chieftains in Imo State turned the party’s congress into a rowdy session as they exchange punches which led to disruption of the gathering. The crisis also led to the suspension of the state Congress which was ...

  Gunmen, on Monday night, abducted five people in Udo village, Akpo in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victims reportedly attended a wedding ceremony and were on their way back when the criminals got hold of them. ...

Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was ...

  The men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old man, Adeniyi Adeleke, for allegedly raping a ten-year-old girl in Idoani in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The victim was said to be the daughter ...

The Police have arrested Imu Ovaioza Yunusa, the CEO of Ovaioza Group of Companies, for alleged ponzi scheme. The suspect, popular on Facebook, is the (co)owner of Ovaioza Farm Produce Storage Business (OFPSB). The company engages in processing, storage, distribution ...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured citizens that his administration would utilise education and technology to transform the state into a 21st century city. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu ...

The Council of State led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both ...

A 28-year-old bride to be has been kidnapped. The bride, Tina Moses, who was to wed on April 23, 2022, was kidnapped by gunmen in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A family source, who identified himself as Dr. ...

Popular clergyman, Apostle Johnson Suleman has spoken against the ‘disunity’ amongst the Igbo clan during a recent sermon in his church. According to the clergyman, Igbos do not support each other and are always quick to oppose each other, even in the ...

Another Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane has crashed. Two pilots may have lost their lives. According to reports by the dailies, the incident occurred “some hours ago”. “An Air Force plane has crashed, two pilots feared dead. The plane was ...

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has declared that he can’t trust any South Easterner to be the President of Nigeria. His stand comes at a time the South-East is demanding for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, ...

  The Presidency on Monday took a swipe at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his continuous criticism of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his regime, asking him (Kukah) to consider joining partisan politics ...

A worker with Tasty Loaf Bakery on Ajelogo Road, Mile 12, Lagos State, John Emeka, has allegedly absconded with the sum of N350,000 belonging to the bakery. Punch Metro gathered that the suspect was seen on the company’s closed-circuit television ...

    Scores of policemen and soldiers stormed the Ijaiye Bus Stop in the Agbado area of the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Monday to forestall a clash between road transport unionists loyal to two factional leaders ...

Michael Tidi, the chairman of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta, has appealed to comedians and the media to help project Warri in good light. According to him, comedians and the media sometimes project Warri in a bad light, ...

  Two people in Webuye, Bungoma County, Kenya were Sunday evening struck to death by lightning. The two, Valary Naliaka, 13, and Francisca Wabomba, 21, were killed while heading home from posho mill. Area Assistant chief Bramwel Kachelo confirmed the ...

A student has died during a re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, which the audience reportedly thought was part of the performance. The unnamed undergraduate at Clariantian University of Nigeria in Nekede fell down during the Passion of the Christ performance, ...

The Lagos State Government has warned members of the public to desist from distributing footage of students of Chrisland Schools engaging in an “immoral act”. The pupils from the elite private school located in Victoria Garden City had embarked on ...

A U.S based Professor of International Relations and Globally Politics, Jehu Nnaji, has declared his intention to contest for the Enugu State governorship seat in 2023. Mr Nnaji made his intention known on Monday in Enugu while interacting with journalists. ...

Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Director-General, Hope 23, Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Organisation, has shunned Nigerians who asked her not to ever compare her late father, MKO Abiola to Yahaya Bello when she did recently. Her half-sister, broadcast journalist Tundun Abiola two weeks ...

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has debunked the report making the rounds of an assassination attempt on the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo. The party said nothing of such had happened since Soludo became the governor of the state, describing ...