The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition party in Rivers State, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the state. APC made this call in reaction...
A recent tweet by activist, Aisha Yesufu, criticising President Bola Tinubu has sparked a heated online exchange with the presidency. Yesufu in a post on X.com on Wednesday, claimed that Tinubu was disgraced and...
The average price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, rose by 223.21 per cent to approximately ₦770 per litre in May 2024 from ₦238.11 per litre recorded in the corresponding period...
Lagos state Government set out Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to generate N2.5b revenue. Motorists in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria who are fond of breaking road traffic laws should be warned as officials of...
A 25-year-old woman, Temitope Adetanju, has been arrested for allegedly inserting a piece of firewood into the vagina of a 12-year-old girl in Isewo, Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The...
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a text message to our...
The Senate in Thailand on Tuesday passed the same-sex bill, thereby legalising gay marriage in the country. Earlier in March, the lower House approved the bill with only 10 of the 415 sitting lawmakers...
Supporters of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday destroyed the statue of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the Obi Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The youths were...
MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading satellite television provider in Nigeria, has denied claims of reducing its subscription fees amid a recent drop in subscribers. Reports had claimed that the company had initially increased its prices...
A former presidential aide, Okoi Obona-Obla, has stated that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not in a position to dictate appointments to be made by President Bola Tinubu for the governing...
At least six persons were reportedly killed and scores injured following attack on a farming community by suspected herdsmen. The attack that occurred on Sunday targeted Mararaban Azagwa and Alele villages all of Maihula...
Abdul Abiola, one of MKO Abiola’s children, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election on Saturday, disclosed that some international and local forces were behind the death of his father. Abdul also disclosed that...
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Effa Okim, says the anti- graft agency is unable to arrest ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello because he is being protected...
President Bola Tinubu has been appealed to by the leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark to direct the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to file a nolle prosequi for the release of...
Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi had earlier written a petition to the minister which forced the latter to equally write to the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, to probe the allegation. At...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has faulted the state judiciary for granting bail to some suspected bandit leaders who were arrested with weapons and brought before the court for trials. The governor claimed that...
According to him, Osimhen should apologise to Finidi George and ex-Super Eagles players or should be banned from the Nigerian national team. Former Nigerian goalkeeper, Idah Peterside has weighed in on the controversy surrounding...
The Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) has denied reports that an unidentified aircraft was found inside the Aso Rock presidential villa in Abuja and it got there undetected. The agency also assured of the...
“It’s one thing to be a nation, but a different phenomenon for such a nation to be a society that’s domiciled by patriotic citizens or by a bunch of docile, unrepentant, confused and wicked...
The issues you’re raising are serious and multifaceted, and they have far-reaching impacts on. When public funds are stolen or misused, it has a detrimental effect on the economy, public services, and the trust...
The National Biosafety Management Agency has called on the general public to exercise caution over the recent cholera outbreak in some states across Nigeria. Head, Information and Communications for NBMA, Mrs Gloria Ogbaki, in...
The Nigeria Police Force has sounded the alarm over alleged irregularities and corruption that allegedly marred the recently released list of successful candidates in the ongoing 2022/23 police constables recruitment. This follows a deluge...
Armed gunmen, on Friday, abducted the Managing Director of Fouani Company, which represents LG and Hisense, along with three Lebanese while travelling by boat in Lagos. Although the names of the victims have not...
The National Assembly has resolved to ensure that states, local governments, and the Organised Private Sector stop defaulting on the payment of the approved minimum wage A source who spoke to Punch on the...
President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. FBI is...
While Sanusi was reinstated by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir, is contesting his dethronement in the court. In an interview with Saturday Sun, Sanusi said only God knows...
A Federal High Court in Kano on Friday upheld the rights of movement and freedom to civil liberty of the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. The court also asked the Kano...
The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has advocated a drastic reduction in the cost of governance in Nigeria. The Governor lamented that the nation is broke but government and elected officials continue to...
President Bola Tinubu will, on Friday, receive a draft bill seeking a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The proposed legislation authored by a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere,...
Nigerian singer Peter and Paul Okoye, better known as Psquare, are reportedly involved in a cold war allegedly tearing them apart again. This is happening, barely two years after the duo settled their long-time...
The Plateauhttps://www.plateaustate.gov.ng/ State Government in its efforts to resettle communities displaced by crisis across the state, has commence cultivation of 6,000 hectares of land for the upcoming farming season. It also said it would...
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly kidnapped passengers along the Maiduguri-Kano highway. The insurgents struck between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari village near Auno, along Damaturu highway at about 5:50 pm on Monday. The insurgents...
Yet-to-be identified gunmen on Tuesday shot two police officers at a security checkpoint on the Owerri-Okigwe road in Imo State. The assailants also shot another person said to be a civilian inside a house....