A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted five Dowen College students, charged with the alleged murder of their 12-year-old schoolmate to bail in the sum of N1million…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed…
Lagos State has faltered in a moment of opportunity to serve as a beacon of hope for democracy and freedom in Nigeria, by watering down the outcome of its own…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week.…
When he popped out of his mother’s womb 79 years ago in rustic Daura, now in Katsina State, nobody could have predicted that he would bestride the country, nay the…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Thursday in Asaba assented to the state’s 2022 budget of N479 billion. The governor also signed five other bills, including the Delta State House…
The Ebonyi command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it seized about 196 pinches of methamphetamine, popularly called “Mkpurummiri” from suspected drug dealers from January to date. Mr.…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the increase in the pump price of petrol in South-Eastern states on the hike in price at private depots. Mr. Chinedu…
It’s not been a merry run up to Christmas for many Nigerian travellers. It all started with Canada, Saudi Arabia, and then the UK, red-listing Nigeria (and 10 other African…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says declaration of a state of emergency on banditry would enable security operatives access to clear bandits’ enclaves and other hideouts. Tambuwal made the…