The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said that no fewer than 158 persons were killed in road accidents in Katsina State in 2017 as against…
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Board Appointments: Presidency reacts to errors in the list
The presidency has reacted to the controversy generated by its appointment, Friday evening, of 1,468 Nigerians into the boards of agencies and parastatals consisting of…
View More Board Appointments: Presidency reacts to errors in the listWike: Just like insurgency fund, $1bn should also be voted for Ogoni clean-up
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, says the $1 billion approved by governors reportedly for the fight against insurgency is illegal. He said this on Friday…
View More Wike: Just like insurgency fund, $1bn should also be voted for Ogoni clean-upNigeria army re-shuffles, deploys officers
The Nigerian Army has carried re-deployment and posting of 399 principal officers, commanders and General Officers Commanding. Most of the affected officers are from the…
View More Nigeria army re-shuffles, deploys officersLagos bridges under threat of collapse from parked trucks
Some bridges in Lagos are at a risk of buckling under the weight of parked heavy-duty trucks. The Ijora, Eko and Carter Bridges are under…
View More Lagos bridges under threat of collapse from parked trucksBorno bomb attack: 4 killed, 13 wounded
No fewer than four persons were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday at Amarwa community of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. The…
View More Borno bomb attack: 4 killed, 13 woundedFayose to Osinbajo: Don’t join the ‘liars’ in Buhari’s govt
Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo over his recent claim regarding fuel subsidy. On Tuesday, Osinbajo had said the Nigerian National…
View More Fayose to Osinbajo: Don’t join the ‘liars’ in Buhari’s govtCar explodes at Port Harcourt NNPC Mega station
A Toyota Camry car today exploded at the Port Harcourt mega station of the NNPC, after fuel was dispensed into an extra in-built tank in…
View More Car explodes at Port Harcourt NNPC Mega stationUS signs deal to sell 12 Super Tucano planes to Nigeria
The United States has formally agreed to sell 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and other weapons, including bombs to Nigeria. The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria…
View More US signs deal to sell 12 Super Tucano planes to NigeriaBuhari’s son cheats death
President Muhammadu Buhari’s son Yusuf has survived a serious bike accident which occurred last night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Malam…
View More Buhari’s son cheats deathNo end in sight for fuel crisis as NNPC shuns private depots
Nigerians could face more days of fuel scarcity due to the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to supply products to private depots.…
View More No end in sight for fuel crisis as NNPC shuns private depotsAnglican bishop charges government to prioritise electricity, health, education
The Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has charged the Federal Government to prioritise electricity, health and education in the country.…
View More Anglican bishop charges government to prioritise electricity, health, educationOrphanage girls married off by Kebbi govt
Kebbi State Government has married off four orphanage girls from Birnin Kebbi orphanage home. The wedding Fatiha took place yesterday at the Emir of Gwandu…
View More Orphanage girls married off by Kebbi govtBolanle Ambode’s foundation gives to orphanage, Massey Children’s Hospital
Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative (HOFOWEM), pet project of Lagos State governor’s wife Bolanle Ambode, has donated various gift items to more than 500…
View More Bolanle Ambode’s foundation gives to orphanage, Massey Children’s HospitalPDP to Buhari: We don’t need a leader who doesn’t know his age, Demand his resignation letter
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his age. Recall, on Monday, Buhari while receiving a delegation led by…
View More PDP to Buhari: We don’t need a leader who doesn’t know his age, Demand his resignation letterPoliceman shoots colleague to death in Bayelsa
It was a “Black Christmas” in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital following the inadvertent killing of a police officer by a fellow policeman during a…
View More Policeman shoots colleague to death in BayelsaFRSC confirms one death recorded in Enugu NNPC mega station accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed on Tuesday that only one person died in the multiple accident which occurred at the NNPC Mega Filling…
View More FRSC confirms one death recorded in Enugu NNPC mega station accidentNigeria Army aborts Boko Haram attack at checkpoint
Nigerian troops on Monday repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents at a security checkpoint few kilometres away from Maiduguri. The News Agency of…
View More Nigeria Army aborts Boko Haram attack at checkpointCurfew imposed on Abuja suburb of Bwari
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has imposed a 6 p.m.to 6 a.m. curfew on Bwari township. The Minister of FCTA, Malam Muhammad Bello, after…
View More Curfew imposed on Abuja suburb of BwariCultists disrupt Christmas celebrations in FCT
Christmas celebrations were on Monday disrupted by some suspected cultists in Bwari, headquarters of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the…
View More Cultists disrupt Christmas celebrations in FCTChistmas: 20 family members in fatal crash on way to mass
Twenty members of the same extended family were killed today in a head-on bus collision while travelling to Christmas Day mass. The tragedy occurred in…
View More Chistmas: 20 family members in fatal crash on way to massNAF fighter jets kill scores of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its fighter jets bombarded the settlements of the Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram terrorists, killing many of the…
View More NAF fighter jets kill scores of Boko Haram insurgents in BornoMalabu: Adoke writes Global Witness, denies $2.2m bribe allegation
Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, has denied claims that he collected $2.2 million bribe in the OPL 245 deal between Malabu Oil…
View More Malabu: Adoke writes Global Witness, denies $2.2m bribe allegationTurkey axes 2,700 workers as coup purges continue
The Turkish government on Sunday ordered the sacking of more than 2,700 people working in public institutions as last year’s post-coup purges continued. The latest…
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