Jigawa tanker explosion: 181 dead, 80 in critical condition – Gov Namadi
Jigawa State Governor Umah Namadi has put the current death toll in the tanker explosion in the state at 181, with another 80 persons in critical condition in hospital. Namadi…
PDP crisis: Court stops Bala Mohammed-led faction from holding NEC meeting
A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara State has declined a request for an ex parte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
COAS: Investigate Lagbaja death rumour – S’East group tells Nigerian Government
South East Development Peace Initiative (SPDI) has called on the Nigerian Government to unravel those behind the rumoured death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. Leader…
Sit-at-home cripples business activities in Umuahia
Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, was the shadow of itself from morning to afternoon on Monday as many residents of the city stayed indoors while several business outlets did…
Bandits kill 3 travellers, abduct 2 farmers in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three persons between Bangi and Kotonkoro road in Mariga local government area of Niger state. It was gathered that the incident occurred on…
EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara gov Abdulfatah Ahmed over alleged N5.78b fraud
Former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was on Monday re-arraigned alongside his finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, on a 14-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of N5.78 billion…
BREAKING: Dangote Refinery in court seeking annulment of import licences to NNPCL, others
Dangote Refinery has approached the Abuja branch of the Federal High Court, seeking to annul the import licences granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Matrix Petroleum Services…
Ignore 2-day sit-at-home order – Enugu govt, police tell residents
The Enugu State Government has dismissed the illegal sit-at-home order by faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go…
Real reasons Nigeria not making progress – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that progress would continue to elude Nigeria since the country has become a burial ground for unimplemented policies. Obasanjo expressed worry that Nigeria appears…
Dust over Senate’s drug test for politicians
Recently, the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate, was thrown into uproar following a bill seeking to create a new agency to handle narcotics and rehabilitation of…