President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that his administration was focused on tackling and ending insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. The President spoke in Kaduna during the combined Passing Out Parade (POP) for 67 Regular Course and Short Service Course 46 (Army), at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). “We remain […]

The Police Command in Oyo State has debunked the reported shooting of EndSARS protesters in Ogbomoso by its personnel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some youths had, on Saturday, stormed major streets in Ogbomoso to demand the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an arm of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy skies over the northern region with slim prospects of rains over parts of Adamawa, Bauchi and Gombe State during the morning hours of Sunday. According to him, there are prospects […]

  Odekpe Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of  Anambra State celebrated this year Nigeria’s independent anniversary with a  regatta Carnival  title ‘youth participation in good governance ‘Sponsored by the Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano,Barr Nonso Henry Nwaebili in a stylish way. Nwaebili said the large turnout and beautiful displays in the shores of […]

By Festus Ahon ASSOCIATION of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Wednesday, advocated for a review of the Revenue Allocations formula to reflect the current realities. ALGON President, Kolade Alabi, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen shortly after arriving at the Asaba International Airport, restated that the local government councils have been saddled with the responsibilities of salaries and […]

A pig farmer, Mr Fortune Alabi, said in Lagos on Saturday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the breeding and selling of pigs, following the lockdown caused by the disease. Alabi made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN on Saturday in Lagos, while speaking on trends in the agriculture […]

Lara Garuba, Founder & CEO of the Global Mentoring Club- the foremost mentoring club for young lawyers across Sub-Saharan Africa talks about how mentorship will help groom young lawyers. Excerpt: Tell us about you I am a graduate of Law from the University of Benin, Edo State Nigeria, called to the Nigerian Bar in 2004. […]

By Charles Ibekwe The activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra have generated some controversies in recent times, and this has led to scores of deaths that if care is not taken might escalate into an unimaginable proportion. IPOB, as it is fondly called, is not new to such controversies. As a fact, IPOB has […]

THE outbreak of coronavirus in Delta State, which has claimed many lives the world drove fear into the rich and the poor. The government was on its toes on how best to protect the lives of Deltans.

The winner of the Big Brother Naija 2019, the Pepper Dem Gang, Mercy Eke who turned 27 recently has revealed her favourite Housemates, all from her Class of 2019. And they are four in number. Mercy Lambo, as she’s fondly called by admirers named fellow Housemates, Mike, Ike, Diane and Venita as her favourites, adding she loves […]