Eight people suspected to be hoodlums operating under the name “unknown gunmen” on Thursday night were gunned down in a gun battle with joint security operatives.

…Sports minister hails Supreme Court judgement By Nwafor Sunday & Adeola Badru After two years, Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, sacked all the local government chairpersons in the state and appointed caretaker chairmen, the Supreme court, Friday declared the dissolution of the local government councils as illegal. The apex court in its ruling today […]

…Says they are being profiled By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Friday said that investigations have revealed that some high profile Nigerians are involved in terrorism financing. The AGF who, stated this in a chat with State House correspondents at the presidential villa, Abuja, […]

Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture has collaborated with EbonyLife Place and Trace Naija to celebrate AfroBeats, the Nigerian art form that has conquered the world. EkoBeats was staged on Tuesday 27th April 2021 to highlight some of the rising stars on the Lagos music scene while giving new and exciting young vocalists an opportunity to shine in an ‘open mic session.

APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), has approved the hosting of its Progressive Youths Conference on June 14 in Abuja

By Ike Uchechukwu The Minister of State for power, Prince Goddy Jeddy Agba has assured that the Federal Government will continue to give Nigerians the best energy installations which are environmentally friendly across the nation that will bring development and boost their living standard. The Minister gave the assurance on Friday, during the Commissioning of […]

ABUJA- CIVIL society groups, ethnic youth leaders as well as some election observer groups have applauded the judgement of the Supreme Court Friday morning which upheld the deregistration of the National Unity Party,NUP among other political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC.

Some United Kingdom-based universities have expressed their willingness to provide conditional admission for Nigerians seeking to further their university education in the country, despite the postponement of the conduct of this year’s terminal examination for Senior Secondary School Students in the country.

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has Friday rejected the N5m ( five million naira) fine imposed on Channels Television and Inspiration FM respectively by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, for alleged infractions, describing it as punitive.

No fewer than 91 shops and four offices were burnt by fire on Thursday night at a popular fabric market known as `Cairo Market’ in Oshodi, Lagos State. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the fire started at 8.00 […]

By James Ogunnaike The Bishop of Egba Diocese, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to rise up and find solution to the rising insecurity in the country. Adekunle, who made the call in his charge at the 15th Synod of the Diocese, lamented the spate […]

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) yesterday insisted that there is no going back on its ongoing nationwide strike even as it raised eyebrows on how some rectors were being appointed into some polytechnics

Kwara Fire Service, on Friday, rescued a 40-year-old man, Mr Abdulwahab Olarewaju, from being swept away by flood after a downpour in Ilorin, the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN (NAN) reports that some personnel from Ilorin fire service rescued Olarewaju on Ajaseipo road, within the vicinity of Royal Sekina Hotel, Ilorin. NAN […]

…dismisses NUP’s appeal as lacking in merit By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister underperforming political parties in the country. Consequently, the apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices, dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the […]

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has vowed to continue its indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets its demands. The ASUP National President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, made the union’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal polytechnic, Auchi in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]