Rivers: Heavily-armed security operatives surround Wike’s father’s home
As the rerun elections get underway across Rivers State, there has been a heavy deployment of security operatives around the state governor, Chief Nyesom Wike’s father’s home in Rumuepirikom,...
View ArticleP-square: Paul replies brother’s plea with ‘open announcement’ [PHOTOS]
Peter Okoye of the Nigerian singing duo, P-square, has made an announcement on his Instagram page which indicates the likelihood of the two getting back together after their alleged breakup. This came...
View ArticleJail sentence: I started begging my victim’s family from day one – Ibinabo...
Following the five-year jail term slammed on her by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court for reckless driving that cost a life, Ibinabo Fiberesima of the Actors Guild of Nigeria says she has...
View ArticleI am not in a relationship with Uti – Beverly Naya refutes claims
British-born Nigerian actress, Beverly Naya has debunked claims that she is, or was, in a mutual relationship with Nigerian model and TV personality, Uti Nwachukwu. In a recent chat with The Nation,...
View ArticlePolice confirm 9 killed in village attack in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara on Saturday confirmed that nine persons were killed at Fanteka Village in Daraga District of Maru Local Government Area when unknown gunmen attacked the community. Confirming the...
View ArticleRivers Re-run election: Buhari, APC setting Nigeria on path of anarchy – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has raised the alarm over the fate of democracy in Nigeria, saying, “the open display of contempt for free, fair and transparent election by the All Progressives...
View ArticleKillings: Buratai visits Benue, says soldiers will soon storm Agatu
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Army will adjust deployment of troops as part of measures to end the killings in Agatu communities in Benue. Buratai, who said this during his...
View ArticleGender Equality bill: Your mothers, sisters, daughters will benefit – NAWOJ...
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has expressed with displeasure the recent rejection of the Gender Equality Bill by the Senate. It would be recalled that senators who rejected...
View ArticleI will sell any player who is not happy at Liverpool – Klopp
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has said he is ready to sell any player who is not happy at the club. His remarks come after Jordan Henderson, was linked with a summer switch to Tottenham Hotspur. The...
View ArticleGroup calls for state of emergency in Rivers
A non-governmental organisation, the New Initiative for Credible Leadership on Sunday called for outright cancellation of Saturday’s re-run elections in Rivers State. It declared that the election fell...
View ArticleWhy Governors, ministers, others must stop using SUVs as official vehicles –...
A senior official of FCT Directorate of Road Transport Services, Mr Aminu Ibrahim, has advised against the use of sport utility vehicles as official cars by top government functionaries. Ibrahim, who...
View ArticleNigerian army committed genocide in Aba – Igbo women
South-East women, under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, on Sunday lamented the menace of Fulani herdsmen in the zone. The women, through a communique signed by Chief Mrs Maria Okwo, the National...
View ArticleHow factory owner, electrician were electrocuted in Nsukka
The Police Command in Enugu on Sunday confirmed the electrocution of a paint factory owner and an electrician in Nsukka. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, made the confirmation...
View ArticleDG of NIMASA, Peterside must face murder trial – Rivers State Government vows
The Rivers State Government has vowed to prosecute the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the last general election and the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and...
View ArticleMarch salaries will be paid, paltry FAAC allocation no longer news – Osun...
areThe Osun State government yesterday frowned at speculations that the state would not pay salaries of its workers in March in view of its dwindling federal allocation that has seen the state...
View ArticleArmy/Shi’ite clash: Judicial Commission of Inquiry shifts commencement of...
Again the Judicial Commission of inquiry constituted by the Kaduna State government to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the clash between the Nigeria Army and the Islamic Movement in...
View ArticleOrtom cries out over attacks on Benue people by Fulani herdsmen
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has raised the alarm over endless attacks of suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on the people of the State. The Governor raised the alarm yesterday during a courtesy...
View ArticleNNPC, LASEMA say vandals caused pipeline leak at Ijegun, cordon off area
A Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline running through Oluwaloseyi Street, Car Wash bus stop, Ijegun road in Lagos was discovered leaking Monday morning. Lagos State...
View ArticleChief of Air Staff tasks Military to combine physical fitness, weapon...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, Monday in Kaduna enjoined officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, particularly those fighting insurgency in the North-east,...
View ArticleProtest in Ondo hospital over disappearance of workers’ salary
Health Workers at the Ondo State Specialists Hospital, in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North East local government area of the state on Monday staged a protest over the alleged missing of N15 million meant for...
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