Police in Ogun State said they have arrested four out of the suspected kidnappers who abducted three persons, including the son of the Chief Imam of Ode-Omi, a border community
Police in Ogun State said they have arrested four out of the suspected kidnappers who abducted three persons, including the son of the Chief Imam of Ode-Omi, a border community
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s socio-economic-political situation of Nigeria is bad but expressed optimism that things would be good again. Obasanjo stated this while addressing a gathering at a
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved the re-appointment of Femi Adesina as Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity. The President also approved the re-appointment of Malam Garba Shehu as Senior Special
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday described the inauguration of ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “poor parade of recycled foot-travelers, many of whom have failed Nigerians in
A cross-section of Nigerians has expressed mixed reactions over President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that ministers should submit any request meant for him to his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced the swearing-in of his Ministers. The Ministers are being sworn-in in batches. Mohammed Adamu, Uche Ogar, Sharon Ikeazor, Godswill Akpabio, Sharon Ikeazor and Chris Ngige
A woman and her two children have been attacked with acid in the Layin Shehii Quarter, Dandume, Katsina State. The victims are Rabi Ado, and her two children, Yahaya, and
The Yobe State Government has stated on Tuesday that at least 3,000 houses in 10 out of the 17 local government areas had been badly hit by flood. Executive Secretary,
The National Identity Management Commission has made plans to extend the National Identification Number enrolment to Nigerians in Austria and Germany. Director-General of the agency, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (microfinance bank), Dr Godwin Ehigiamusoe, on Tuesday has warned that one of the biggest threats faced by the micro-credit
By Lucia Binding, news reporter Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research centre INPE. The
No fewer than six persons have been killed during a heavy rainfall in Jigawa State. This was made known on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his Ministers designate that majority Nigerians are extremely poor. President Buhari said this on Tuesday at the end of a two-day Presidential Retreat for designate
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to his new cabinet members on Wednesday. This was confirmed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, today
Scores of traditional religion adherents under the umbrella of Traditional Religion Worshippers’ Association in Oyo State (TRWASSO) on Tuesday appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to declare August
No fewer than 400 farm lands have been destroyed by flood in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Chairman of the local government, Samalia Jirma disclosed this
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state, Monday warned civil servants in the state against lateness and poor attitude to work. He said late coming and poor attitude to work certainly
The Benue State Government has suspended Two 3rd Class Chiefs from Katsina-Ala, Chief Tivlumun Ubugh, Mue Ter Chongo and Chief Ayoleve Ornguga, Mue Ter Ipusu as well as the District
Ambassador Ibrahim Kasai, a Northern elder and former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ukraine, has advised the federal government to continue keeping the detained leader of ‘Revolution Now’ movement, Omoyele Sowore,
Elder statesman and northern politician, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has faulted the controversial letters published by former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the state of the nation. Chief Obasanjo wrote some open