Nigerian star comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth, is set to release his long anticipated short film, “The Confession of a Bandit’ on May 3. The renowned comedian, Basketmouth, who said he was so excited for the debut of his short film, took to his instagram handle @basketmouth, to announce the movie  with an […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has paraded three suspected gunmen who abducted a doctor and a nurse on the Abeokuta-Imeko road. The suspects, Babuga Abubakar, Umaru Usman, and Mohammed Bello, were paraded alongside other suspected criminals who also committed crimes ranging from robbery, cultism, kidnapping amongst others. […]

…As Gov. Ugwuanyi reiterates commitment to promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms of residents. Governor Ifeanyi #Ugwuanyi of #Enugu State, yesterday, said his administration has leveraged every opportunity to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms of residents of the state through various time-honoured initiatives. Speaking during the inauguration of the modernized Enugu State Office of […]

THE Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari on Thursday said that a declaration of a state of emergency on security will not solve the security situation in the country.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari on Thursday said that declaration of state of emergency on security will not solve the security situation in the country. The House of Representatives had on Tuesday in its resolution on a motion over the worsening security situation in the country called on  President Muhammadu […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong The Plateau State Police Command Thursday confirmed the abduction of a student Pastor at the King’s School, run by the Calvary International Ministry, also known as CAPRO at Gana Ropp, Barkin Ladi Local  government area of Plateau State. The School which is a few kilometers from the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Heipang in […]

By Sebastine Obasi Residents of Lagos, Nigeria will no longer grapple with the dearth of medical oxygen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as Total/NNPC and their partners, Sapetro, CNOOC, and Prime 130 have built a medical oxygen plant for the State. Commissioning the facility at the Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos, Governor Babajide […]

By Sebastine Obasi There are indications that Nigeria’s oil production has reduced as the country’s rig count, dipped by one in the month of March, having recorded six as against seven recorded in February, data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Monthly Oil Market report, MOMR, showed. OPEC’s rig count, on the other […]

The House of Representatives Thursday urged the Federal Government to name Akure Airport after the late former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the called was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep Mayowa Akinfolarinwa (APC-Ondo) and eight others on the floor of the […]

By Henry Ojelu Judicial workers in Lagos have announced a partial suspension of the strike embarked on by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN to demand for financial autonomy for the judiciary. Their resumption followed a directive by the Administrative Department of the Lagos State Judiciary. A directive by the Director, Admin and HR, Sanusi […]

…Covid-19: EU to make available remaining 40m euros for vaccines BY: Victoria Ojeme European Union Delegation to Nigeria and to the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Ambassador Karl Karlsen said that the current security situation in Nigeria calls for stronger action. Ambassador Karlsen made this call while briefing the media ahead of Europe […]

By David Royal There was an outrage on Nigerian social media platforms as a senior officer at the Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said there was no case of defilement against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha. According to a statement by the senior police officer,  an investigation into the allegation against Baba […]

…Seeks US, UK, UN, EU support to surmount challenges Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has blamed the nation’s unabating security calamities on President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This is even as he wrote a letter to members of the international community, […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Lawal Adamu Usman, has carpeted the state governor, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, for the increment of tuition fees in state-owned tertiary institutions. He pointed out that while campaigning for the 2015 and 2019 general election, Elrufa’i was famous for his pledge to “put the people first’. […]

…Revenue increased 20% …Operating profit increased by 46% …Marketing spend increased by 2% …Profit after tax increased 35% Guinness Nigeria, a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, and a leading total beverage alcohol company in Nigeria has posted a revenue of N114,956,362,000 (one hundred and fourteen billion, nine hundred and fifty- six million, three hundred and sixty-two […]