THE member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Revd Francis Ejerioghene Waive, has revalidated his membership of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Eight soldiers were killed and five others injured in an attack on an army base in Bandiagara, in Mali’s central region of Mopti, the military confirmed on its website on Friday. Unidentified armed individuals attacked the base of Malian army and the gendarmerie squadron in Bandiagara at about 9:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, the […]

A US intelligence report expected to be made public Friday will blame Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — a key figure in the US-Saudi relationship — for the murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The report was completed under the administration of Donald Trump in the wake of the grisly October 2018 […]

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko handed over the reins of the country’s Olympic committee to his son on Friday, days after the IOC hinted it might ban its flag from the Tokyo Games. Lukashenko, 67, who had headed Belarus’ National Olympic Committee (NOC) since 1967, promised that he would not be running for another term. […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the State Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, and Senator Tokunbo Abiru, have initiated the move on rebuilding Lagos projects in the aftermath of EndSARS’ destruction of infrastructure across the state.

Since it first arrived in Nigeria in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a seriously destabilizing effect on several industries. The country’s educational sector has been among the industries most affected by the virus as illustrated by the various instances of partial and total school closures which have significantly disrupted the academic calendars of […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has reiterated his commitment to deepening the bond between his government and the people, saying his concern is to involve stakeholders in the democratic governance of the state. Speaking at a community engagement meeting with 127 compounds of Owo Ope Community, Osogbo, th Governor, who was […]

Nabs 20-yr-old with 6.12grams cocaine in Ondo By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja NDLEA intercepts a 40-foot brewery truck with 239 kilograms of illicit drug in Imo, nabs 20-yr-old with 6.12grams cocaine in Ondo. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Imo State Command have intercepted a 40-foot truck carrying Nigerian Breweries beer bottles, […]

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Friday cautioned the Nigerian government to desist from arresting and detaining a political activist, Sunday Igboho, noting that detaining him would be the biggest mistake President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would make. He called for dialogue, saying that dialogue is better than intimidation, threats, violence and war About an hour […]

A former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the federal government over an attempt to arrest the popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday.