Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday, accepted the resignation of his Deputy, Alhaji Manir Dan’iya, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Saidu Umar, and 11 other key
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Wednesday, accepted the resignation of his Deputy, Alhaji Manir Dan’iya, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Saidu Umar, and 11 other key
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced recruitment into vacant positions. A statement on the official Twitter handle of WAEC made this known on Tuesday. WAEC urged interested applicants
The battle for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be turning into a three-horse race between the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the National
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared that the state would support the presidential ambition of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to enable him continue with some of the
Sokoto State Governor, Hon Aminu Tambuwal has just left the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed-doors. Although he declined to speak to State House reporters
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Monday, said it has arrested six persons over alleged stealing of 40,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. ASP Mohammed
Police in Anambra State says cattle herders, kidnapped in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have been found. The State Police Command also said some of the 300 cattle,
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ekiti State Command has called on monarchs, community leaders and land owners to be wary of people they offer land to for farming.
Ten persons have been killed by Boko Haram in Damaturu, Yobe, state Police Command has confirmed. The Police explained that several others were wounded in the attack which occurred in
President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued for blocking persons yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The Federal Government had directed telecommunications companies
The Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP), on Sunday, claimed responsibility for the attack on a police station in Adavi, Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. Recall that
Former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains in the country, Sule Lamido, has slammed northern elders over the recent endorsement of two aspirants
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has mourned the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who joined his ancestors on Friday. Oba Adeyemi was reported to have
A total of 150 Advanced Special Forces operatives of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), trained in collaboration with the British Military Advisory Training Team are to be deployed to troubled
The Federal Government has approved the reopening of four land borders which were shut down in August 2019. Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration closed major borders as part
Two terrorists have been neutralized by the police in Tsamiyar Gamzago village, Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. SP Gambo Isah, spokesman of the Police Command, while displaying the
The Technical Committee (TEECOM) for the actualization of Atiku Abubakar’s Presidency in 2023 general election, said the former Vice President was never a party to the northern consensus arrangement. According
Unknown gunmen numbering about six, on Saturday morning, attacked the Ogaminana Police Station, in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing three police officers on duty. The attack was
The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has said the use of technology in fighting crimes in the country has never been an easy feat because it is expensive in nature.
The presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Peter Obi, has advised party delegates to vote according to their conscience and not continue to mortgage their future by