By Wole Mosadomi The ancient city of Kontagora, headquarters of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State was, yesterday, thrown into confusion as bandits reportedly killed the son of the Emir, Alhaji Bashar Saidu Namaska, on his father’s farm. The late Bashar reportedly visited the father’s farm at Masuga village close to Kontagora town when […]

…Why Ops Lafiya Dole was changed to ‘Ops Hadin Kai’ —DHQ By Kingsley Omonobi The Military High Command yesterday vowed that plots by criminal elements to perpetrate nefarious activities to discredit the government and security agencies would not deter it from sustaining the tempo of operations against banditry, kidnapping and terrorism, among other security challenges. […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 49 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,901. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the centre, no new death linked to COVID-19 was recorded in the past 24 hours. […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State government said, yesterday, that it has generated N127 billion as Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, in the first quarter of 2021, an increase from the N658 billion realised as of December 2020. The Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Olowo, said this during a Ministerial briefing, held at Alausa, Ikeja, as part of […]

IT will be an afternoon of tributes, today, at the Muson Centre, Lagos, in honour of veteran journalists who passed on recently. Organised by the Nigeria Press Organisation, NPO, consisting of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN; Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE; Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON, the […]

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and some top government officials on Thursday received the second jab of Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking after he was vaccinated, Ganduje appreciated the state’s health workers, as well as religious and traditional leaders for the success of the vaccination programme. He reassured the people that the state government would […]

…Assure S-East won’t secede …95% of killed police officers in S-East are Igbos … EbubeAgu not after NASS members, but criminals — Ebonyi govt By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Peter Okutu GOVERNORS of the five states of South East have appealed to the youths of the zone agitating over the alleged marginalization of the area by […]

…Defection regrettable, unfortunate—Dan Orbih By Henry Umoru, Festus Ahon, Ike Uchechukwu, Emma Una, Dirisu Yakubu & Omeiza Ajayi Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, yesterday, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for All Progressives Congress, APC. Ayade formally declared for the party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar […]

By Gabriel Olawale YNCD Record Label CEO, Success Michael popularly known as Bigshadow, is a talent hunter to look out for in the music space. His quest to build talents and create stars across Nigeria and abroad gives his studio an edge. For Bigshadow, this has been his dream since he set out in 2016. […]

YDE calls for digital literacy for youths to access job opportunities, others By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following devastation caused by the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic across the world, which Nigeria remains one of the worst-hit nations, ActionAid Nigeria, Wednesday, wants Federal Government to boost Information Communication Technology, ICT, among youths to cushion the impact […]

As part of its promise to guarantee increased investments in the real estate sector, 4point Property has officially unveiled the addition of Terraces to the company’s Rose Gardens Project at Magboro City along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The groundbreaking ceremony which took place on Thursday, May 20, 2021, is set to mark the beginning of the company’s […]

At almost thirty minutes in length, Creating an Army of The Dead features in-depth interviews with the cast and filmmakers, including Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Garret Dillahunt, Huma S. Qureshi, Visual Effects Supervisor Marcus Taormina, Costume Designer Stephanie Porter, […]

By Victoria Ojeme The federal government has increased the number of beneficiaries under the N-power programme from 500,000 to 1,000,000 in efforts designed to actualise its target of taking 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years. The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Sir Joseph Ari stated this at the graduation ceremony […]

Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) would be celebrating its 60th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of Nigeria on Tuesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. According to a statement from the organisers on Saturday, the awardees include literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, music maestro, King Sunny Ade, Minister of […]

Says 17% of healthcare centres lack access to water source As 26% don’t have access to toilets By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international not-for-profit organization, WaterAid Nigeria, Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to prioritise hygiene in healthcare facilities across the country as part of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan. This was contained in […]