Tafawa Balewa Square aglow for night of blessings with Pastor Deola Phillips on Friday 
Fuel subsidy savings too small to cater for 200 million people – Oyedele 
Gov Alia flags off BIPC Eco-City Estate in Makurdi 
NBA calls for separation of minors from adult cells, wants foster homes 
I didn’t give any chieftaincy title to Tinubu, Akume – Benue monarch 
Deputy Senate President Barau advises Nigerian youths to be innovative Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has urged youths across the country to promote peace, be focused and be innovative in all their... Read More
We can transmit 6,000mw of electricity –TCN The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says it has capacity to transmit 6,000mw of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. The Managing Director of TCN,... Read More
Auto-crash claims four lives in Osun 1 min read The Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says four persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on the Osun-Ondo... Read More
Restructuring, Constitution Amendment Not Solution To Nigeria’s Problems – Rafsanjani 3 min read Despite persistent calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, an activist and human rights advocate, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani has declared that it is not the solution... Read More
Enyimba Economic City: Okonjo-Iweala disowns anti-Otti comments, threatens action against political hacks The Director General of World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday cautioned ‘political hacks’ against using her for propaganda. Okonjo-Iweala vowed to take action... Read More
You can’t control commodities prices with force – Rights group tells Nigerian govt A group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group has slammed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection... Read More
Ogun shuts down two Chinese companies over poor waste disposal, dirty environment Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA has sealed two Chinese companies for operating in dirty environments, with improper waste disposal. The companies are Yibao Industrial... Read More
Group Condemns Kano Governor Yusuf Over Detention Of Journalist The Kano state government has been condemned for arbitrary arrest and illegal detention of a journalist with Radio Nigeria, Pyramid FM Kano, Muktar Dahiru, for... Read More
Ebonyi community gets new Monarch after five years After five years without a traditional ruler, the Umuezeoka community, in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has crowned a retired captain of... Read More
Police arrest suspected drug trafficker, recover vehicle, 15 bags of Indian hemp The Nasarawa State Police command says its operatives have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Saturday Gabriel. The command’s spokesman, Ramhan Nansel, who stated this in... Read More
Colombia 2024: Falconets coach Danjuma seeks winning start vs Korea Falconets head coach, Chris Danjuma says his team is battle-ready for their opening fixture at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The West Africans... Read More
Northern Groups Back Matawalle’s Military Deployment Against Banditry Three prominent northern groups, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF), Northern Awareness Network (NAN), and North West Solidarity Forum (NWSF) – have thrown their weight behind... Read More
PSC promotes 31 officers ACPs to DCP 1 min read The Police Service Commission said it has promoted 31 Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioners. The Head of Press... Read More
70 residents arrested in Abia for violating environmental sanitation laws No fewer than seventy environmental sanitation defaulters were on Saturday, arrested and charged at the Sanitation Court in Umuahia, Abia State during the August edition... Read More
Northern groups back call for deployment of military, assets to Sokoto Some northern groups have backed the call for the strategic deployment of the military to Sokoto State proposed by the Defence Minister of State, Bello... Read More
Parliamentary system will not solve Nigeria’s problems – Former presidential aspirant, Tafawa Balewa A former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, says the adoption of a parliamentary system of government... Read More
Ex-Beauty Queen Surrenders To NDLEA After 8-Months Of Hiding Over Alleged Illicit Drugs …As Operatives Intercept Illicit Drugs Worth Over N17b An ex-beauty queen, Oluwadamilola Aderinoye has surrendered to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after eight months... Read More
Telegram reveals $400M in crypto holdings amid CEO arrest Telegram, the widely-used messaging app, disclosed in its 2023 financial statement that it holds $400 million in digital assets. This revelation comes amidst recent turbulence,... Read More
Nigeria’s Commodity Inflation: Stop intimidating traders, businesses – CPPE tells FCCPC 3 min read The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE has urged the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to avoid a price control mindset. The... Read More
SEC Grants Preliminary Approval to DreamCity Capital The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted an “Approval-in-Principle to a real state investment firm, DreamCity Capital. The preliminary approval, issued under the Accelerated... Read More
Building Materials Account For 65% of Rising Construction Costs—Surveyor A Quantity Surveyor with Anchor University, Lagos, Adekunle Ebenezer, has disclosed that building materials account for 50-65 per cent of rising construction costs. Ebenezer, who... Read More
Benue LG polls: APC begins screening of aspirants Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the party’s screening exercise for all chairmanship and councillorship aspirants in the forthcoming local government election in... Read More
Two Abuja-based businessmen in DSS net over alleged advance fee fraud, terrorism acts The long arms of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have caught up with two Abuja-based businessmen allegedly involved in swindling major federal... Read More
Igbo Day Prayer: Ohanaeze calls on Ndigbo to seek God’s intervention Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on Ndigbo to avail themselves of the 2024 Igbo Day celebration to seek God’s intervention in addressing... Read More
SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas Over Failure To Account For Lawmakers’ N21m Monthly Running Costs 5 min read The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, over... Read More
