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The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has disagreed with his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, over cattle herders arming themselves with AK-47 rifles. Mr Mohammed, who spoke during the Press Week Celebration of the […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has warned those who are planning to reoccupy the Lekki tollgate in Lagos state to desist from it. On Monday, some citizens on social media called for a […]

Police have arrested popular comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni, at the Lekki toll gate. The comedian joined other protesters at the tollgate to express his dissatisfaction with the decision of the Lagos […]

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to stop giving ethnic colouration to criminal activities in the country. The advice was given by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, when he received a delegation from […]

Youths under the aegis of #OccupyLekkiTollgate and #EndSARS Season 2 have insisted that they would proceed with their protest despite the presence of security operatives at the Lekki toll gate. The protesters, who spoke to […]

The body of elder statesman and first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, was yesterday interred at the Vaults and Gardens private cemetery Ikoyi, Lagos. The funeral service was conducted by Islamic scholars […]

Imo and Rivers States yesterday said they have commenced payment of the N30,000 minumum wage to their workers. In Imo, state commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed this in a statement to newsmen […]

The Federal Government and the police on Thursday gave strong warnings to youths, who planned to protest at Lekki toll gate, Lagos on Saturday. But the young Nigerians, under the aegis of #EndSARS Season 2, […]

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The entire nation was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the death of first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande at the age of 91. Jakande piloted the drive for […]

By Austin Elegbede Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (SAN), has given reasons the federal government is yet to obey the court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters. Malami, while speaking on […]

Victor Adetiloye, the chief medical director of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), says a 101-year-old woman survived COVID-19 after receiving treatment at the facility. In a statement issued on Thursday, Adetiloye said the […]

Forty parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kg, with an estimated street value of over N32 billion have been intercepted at the Tincan Island Port, Lagos. The cargo came from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Commander of the […]

Worried that the rising level of insecurity might result in ethnoreligious war, famine and related crises, the Senate has scheduled another marathon debate to address various security challenges. A seven-point motion on the matter was […]

When the pioneer national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, dismissed the party’s ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise as an unnecessary waste of resources, many had thought he was just […]

By Deola Badru— IBADAN Self-acclaimed freedom fighter, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, on Tuesday, accused the Federal Government of freezing his bank accounts, following the notice to quit he gave killer-herdsmen in […]

By Jemilat Nasiru The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) says it stands by its position that the BUA Group did not singlehandedly secure the procurement of one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for […]

Adelani Adepegba, ’Femi Asu, Nike Popoola and Temiloluwa O’Peters The Trade Union Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who told Nigerians to prepare for […]

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) may have been hit by the reality that open grazing is no longer fashionable in modern society. In a communiqué yesterday after their virtual meeting on Monday, the forum […]