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River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sacked a Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sunny Okere, with immediate effect for flouting and obstructing the enforcement of the Covid-19 guidelines. He said the sacked permanent secretary had the temerity to chase away officials of ...

Nigeria has announced 460 new cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the country’s total caseload past the 30,000 mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed this in a tweet via its official handle. According to the health agency, the ...

The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday night, denied a viral fake news that Osinbajo received N4 billion from the suspended chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu. Laolu Akande, the VP’s spokesman said: “The attention of the Office of the ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Oyo town has protested against the role allegedly being played by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, in an ongoing land tussle between the association and other parties in the town. The Christian ...

The worldwide number of coronavirus cases has passed 12 million. The number of cases is triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns put in place to slow ...

Indications emerged on Wednesday that the Oyo State Police Command had arrested some suspected ritualists in connection with the serial killings in the Akinyele community in Ibadan. Making the disclosure during a town hall meeting organised by JAMZ 100.1 FM, ...

The police have arrested the All Progressive Congress ward chairman in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Christopher Ogah, for allegedly defiling two girls in his house in Obi town. Alhaji Mohammad Oyimoga Oyigye, Chairman of the Local Government ...

A media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Salihu Tanko Yakasai has mocked Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator. Yakasai said the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has relegated Melaye from a Senator to a cheap clown. He ...

The Federal Government has put on hold the planned resumption of federal schools. It has also stopped students from participating in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations earlier scheduled for August 4 to September 5. The Minister of Education, ...

As the crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly continues, the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Jamiu Maito has resigned. Maito’s letter of resignation was read by the Clerk of the House, Mr Bode Adeyelu, during the plenary ...

Mohammed Umar, Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday resumed as the acting chairman of the agency. Umar, who is a Deputy Commissioner of Police, is the second most senior operative at the Commission. ...

Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, popularly known for his character as ‘Okoro in the 80s NTA TV series ‘The Village Headmaster’, is dead. He passed away this morning after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja. He was 80. May he ...

RIPJeffBezos is currently trending on Twitter at #1 position. The users were presented with the news that the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has died after drowning in a river. Initially, people were shocked to hear the news. But later on, ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today banned people from holding ceremonies to celebrate weddings and funerals as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continues to rise steeply. “Both are banned until further notice,” Rouhani told a cabinet meeting, and ...

A former member of the National Assembly, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has accused the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, of running the anti-graft agency like ...

United Kingdom couple who set up hand sanitizer business just 12 weeks ago are on a track to make £30million (N14.6b) from the business. According to DailyMail UK, husband and wife team, Andrew, 47, and Rachel Montague, 48, founded their ...

There was low turnout of passengers today as domestic flights began operations again in Nigeria. Photos shared online shows the very low turnout at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Recall Nigeria shot ...

A mum strangled her 11-year-old son to death because she was fed up with him playing on his phone late into the night, it has been claimed. Alexandra Dougokenski appeared to be the ‘perfect’ parent to young Rafael, according to ...

Before Covid-19 struck, the world was enjoying greater freedom of movement than at any time in history. Air traffic had been rising steadily for decades and the average passport-holder worldwide was enjoying visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 107 global destinations. ...

The leadership of the Ondo state House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers for unruly behavior. The affected lawmakers are the Deputy Speaker of the house, Iroju Ogundeji, and another member of the House, Adewale Williams. Ogundeji is one of ...

The Lagos State Police Command has warned residents to ensure proper use of face masks or face arrest. The command said it has noticed that most residents have either jettisoned the directive or now place the masks beneath their chins ...

An explosion on Oil Mining Lease 40 operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company has killed seven workers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced today. NPDC is the flagship subsidiary of NNPC. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at the petroleum ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Uyo Zonal Office have arrested the operator of a grand Ponzi Scheme: “No Burn Global Limited”, Umanah Umanah. He was arrested in a hotel located at the Osongoma area of ...

Pastor Temitope Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has said that he is ready to virtually offer prayer for COVID-19 patients in isolation centres around the world. In an announcement posted to Joshua’s YouTube channel, Emmanuel TV, the ...

Black Lives Matter protests that have erupted across the United States may be the largest demonstrations in the country’s history, with upwards of 26million people participating. The figures come from four recent polls – including one released by Civis Analytics ...