FG increases inputs to farmers to discourage use of excessive chemicals
The Federal Government said it will increase agricultural inputs and other supports to farmers to boost natural food production. Minister…
Lakurawa terror group will be neutralised soon – Counter-terrorism boss Laka
Major General Adamu Laka, the coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, at the Office of the National Security…
Over 300 EdoStar teachers protest non-regularisation of appointments by Obaseki administration
Over 300 teachers under the EdoStar have protested over the alleged failure of the immediate past government led by Governor…
BREAKING: Tinubu appoints Daniel Bwala Special Adviser
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications, State House. Others appointed…
AFCON 2025: Nigeria qualify for tournament after Libya defeated Rwanda
Nigeria’s Super Eagles confirmed their ticket at the 2025 Africa Cup Nations, AFCON, after Rwanda’s 1-0 loss to Libya on…
Tax reform bills not against any region – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, said on Thursday that the tax reform proposed by the Federal Government is…
Wike suspends FCDA Executive Secretary Hadi Ahmad
Shehu Hadi Ahmad, the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, has been suspended indefinitely. A statement issued…
Edwin Adakole: The Battle for Integrity at FUHSO – Why Idoma must not remain silent
The Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), once hailed as a symbol of promise and progress for the Idoma…
Naira resumes depreciation against dollar
The naira returned to depreciation against the dollar at the foreign exchange market barely 24 hours after respite. FMDQ data…
Gospel actor Baba Gbenro is dead
Popular Nigerian gospel actor and producer, Moses Korede Are, aka Baba Gbenro of Abattoir, is dead. Actor Oluwaseun Adejumobi announced…
EPL: He’s unbelievable — Declan Rice hails Chelsea star
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has hailed his Chelsea counterpart Moises Caicedo for his impressive performances so far this season. The…
Interrogate impact of government projects on citizens – Abia govt to Journalists
Journalists and other media practitioners in Abia State have been challenged to represent the interests of the people in their…
Reps committee tasks FCT courts, judiciary on efficiency
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory Judiciary on Thursday visited some FCT courts and tasked the judiciary…
TCN restores power to substantial parts of Northern Nigeria
The Transmission Company of Nigeria said it has restored power supply to substantial areas in Northern Nigeria after fixing its…
Ondo Poll: Don’t yield to intimidation – PDP chairman, Damagum tells supporters
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democracy Party, PDP, Umar Damangum, has urged the party supporters in Ondo State…
AFCON 2025Q: Eguavoen unveils Super Eagles starting X1 vs Benin Republic
Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has revealed his starting line-up for tonight’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday…
Child Mortality: Majority of births occur outside health facilities in Bauchi, others – Experts, NDHS
Only three out of ten births take place in healthcare facilities in Bauchi, a factor that has contributed to high…
LG Polls: Ogun govt declares Friday Nov 15 public holiday
Ahead of the November 16 local government elections, the Ogun State Government has approved Friday, November 15, 2024, as a…
BREAKING: FEC approves N47.8tn Nigeria’s budget for 2025
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Thursday, approved a proposed national budget of N47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year.…
Mohamed Salah picks Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Siu’ as favourite celebration
Liverpool and Egyptian attacker, Mohamed Salah has picked Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siu’ as his favourite celebration. Salah and Ronaldo are…
Banditry, Kidnapping: Niger Assembly demands security camp at Wayam, Rafi LG
Niger State House of Assembly has called on the Executive Arm of Government to as a matter of urgency construct…
Group demands revocation of title document for Museum of Africa Arts in Benin
Barely three days, after the All Progressives Congress, APC, transition committee urged the newly sworn-in Governor of Edo State, Monday…
UEFA opens investigation into EPL referee, David Coote
UEFA has confirmed that it has commenced an investigation into a new video, which appears to show suspended Premier League…
Fire Service douses inferno at Lagos factory
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has doused a factory fire which erupted at Imperio International in the Ikeja…
Declare state of emergency on southern roads now – Coalition tells Tinubu
The Coalition of Southern Groups, CSG, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency on…
Guber Guber: Ondo is not Rivers -Group replies Wike
A coalition of pro-democracy groups under the aegis of the Ondo Freedom Movement has blasted the Minister of the Federal…
Lakurawas: HURIWA knocks Ribadu over claim terrorists are daring Tinubu
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has advised Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, to…
Court strikes out Ornguga’s suit against Benue APC
A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi on Wednesday struck out a suit instituted by former State Organizing secretary…
Kaduna Assembly passes N207.2bn supplementary budget
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved N207.2 billion supplementary budget for the 2024 fiscal year. This followed the…
Ondo Guber: PDP accuses APC of plotting to unleash violence during election
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed concern that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is fixated on disrupting…
Ondo Guber: INEC distributes sensitive materials to LGAs
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has distributed sensitive materials to all 18 local government areas of Ondo State ahead…
South-South group reacts to Tinubu’s latest appointments in NNPCL
The South-South Initiative for Better Nigeria has reacted to the recent appointments made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the…
Chief of Army Staff, Lagbaja’s corpse arrives Abuja for burial (PHOTOS)
The body of the late Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has arrived in Abuja ahead of…
Abia Assembly condemns alleged harassment of lawmaker by deputy governor
The Abia State House of Assembly has condemned the alleged maltreatment of the member representing Ohafia South, Kalu Mba Nwoke,…
Court remands 4 over alleged armed robbery, murder
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the remand of four persons in a correctional facility for alleged armed…
Court adjourns Falanas’ suit against VDM to January 2025
A Lagos High Court has adjourned the hearing of a defamation suit against social media influencer, Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkMan,…
NNPCL needs total overhaul – Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders
The Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council, NENYLC, has described as unacceptable a situation where Nigerians are suffering in the…
Ugandan court convicts TikToker for insulting President Museveni
A Ugandan court has convicted a 21-year-old Tiktoker for calling for the public flogging of President Yoweri Museveni on TikTok.…
Yola court remands 3 for burglary, theft of N1m motorcycle
A court in Yola, Adamawa State, has remanded three persons in prison custody for allegedly breaking into a house and…
NDLEA arraigns man over illicit hemp deal
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has dragged a 56-year-old man, Adesokan Olalekan, before a Federal High Court Lagos,…
Ondo Guber: PDP rejects involvement of INEC staff
The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the involvement of some officials of the Independent…
Gov Mutfwang approves N70,000 minimum wage for Plateau workers
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has approved the implementation of the N70,000 Minimum Wage for workers in the state.…
Osun residents react to Gov Adeleke’s 2025 budget proposal
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s budget proposal has already generated public interest, with many residents hopeful that the new fiscal plan will…
2027: Allocate PDP presidential ticket to yourself if you have power – Atiku replies Wike
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
Crude oil production: We’ve reached 1.8m barrels per day – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has said it has reached the mark of 1.8 million barrels per day…
Biafra: Tinubu, AGF Fagbemi can restore Nnamdi Kanu’s bail – Lawyer Ejimakor
Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday said President Bola…
Transfer: Sergio Ramos desperate for shock return to Real Madrid
Sergio Ramos has offered himself to Real Madrid, as he eyes a sensational return to the Bernabeu. The 38-year-old is…
NPFL: Niger Tornadoes reveal mission to Maiduguri
Niger Tornadoes have expressed their willingness to preserve their impressive away form in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The…
Tinubu to commission Chuba Okadigbo Airport in Ebonyi Friday
Ebonyi State Government has announced its preparedness to welcome the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the state…