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The Peoples Democratic Party has while wishing Nigerian Children a happy Children’s Day celebration berated President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, for allegedly mortgaging the future of Nigerian children. The PDP expressed regrets that on a day that Nigerian children should join their contemporaries across the world to celebrate, the last six years has […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is concerned about Libya’s stability because issues affecting the North African nation greatly impact the Lake Chad Basin, which in turn affects Nigeria.  The Nigerian leader said this on Wednesday when he hosted the Chairman, of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Younis Menfi, in Abuja. “Republics of Chad, and […]

Over a hundred people have been reported missing after a boat capsized at Corner Libata in Ingaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State. About 180 persons were said to have been aboard the boat which capsized 30 minutes after taking off from Loko Mina in Niger State. Speaking on the development, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello […]

Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2020. Duke, who served as governor for eight years on the platform of PDP, left the party in 2018 to contest for the presidential election under the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He had said he left the […]

Exactly eight days after the last fatality was recorded, four Nigerians were reported to have died of the dangerous coronavirus disease on Tuesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported this on its official Twitter handle Tuesday night, adding that 37 new cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The new […]

The former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday said only restructuring can end the escalating criminality, banditry and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria. Mr Obi who said that those fighting against restructuring are beneficiaries of the near failed state of the nation added that the greatest fight against insecurity in the […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says fake news has adverse effects on society, including ruining homes and leaving many depressed. Speaking on Tuesday when he received a delegation from The Guardian Newspaper in Abuja, Mohammed said fact-checking, for which some media houses now have dedicated desks, including TheCable, will address the menace of fake […]

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. Punch gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria officially devalued the naira to 410.25/$ after the country’s currency defied all interventions to retain its value. However, experts have said that the last resort employed by the CBN to adopt the NAFEX Investor & Exporter forex window rate of N410.25 as its official exchange rate to the dollar would […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over fraudulent recruitment activities by one Jesustofunmi Nifemi Alabi to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. Public Relations Officer, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunanya, said Alabi had created a Facebook group to deceive gullible job hunters. Afunanya said the Service is not recruiting and […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday read for a second time a bill that seeks to repeal the law which grants pension and other emoluments to governors and deputies after leaving office. Affected by the bill are former Governors Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode and others. Current governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will also be […]

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State said he is the only Nigerian governor who does not receive a monthly salary. The governor explained that after his tax has been deducted from his salary, he sends the remaining balance to homes of destitute for their upkeep. He added that he has been rendering self-service for the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the loss of military officers, especially at a time the country is facing a serious security crisis, stating that last Friday’s air crash had worsened the nation’s predicament. Receiving yesterday at the State House, Abuja, a delegation from the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) that were on a condolence visit over […]

The house of representatives is considering a bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The constitution alteration bill seeks to repeal section 315 (5)(a) of the 1999 constitution which establishes the NYSC and its enabling act. The NYSC scheme was set up in 1973 during the military regime of Yakubu Gowon […]

The race for the replacement of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has started 48 hours after his death. Attahiru and others died in a plane crash involving a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Kaduna on Friday and were buried on Saturday. Few hours after the burial, there were insinuations that Maj.-Gen. […]

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and other South-West leaders have warned the self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho and other secessionist to desist from their agitation. They gave the warning at a meeting which held in Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday. At the meeting […]

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (task force) has announced that motorists caught driving against the traffic will now face up to a year in prison if convicted and their vehicles will be forfeited to the government. The task force said this in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Femi Moliki, […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspect, Ejiofor Enwereaku, with 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95km with a street value of over N8bn. Enwereaku was said to have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed […]