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A notorious banditry kingpin in Katsina State, Usman Idris, aka ‘Ruga Kachallah’, is asking for compensation for his burnt house and grains and the arrest of his wives as the condition for ending his criminal […]

The Federal Government has started the payment of backlog of Conditional Cash Transfers, under the Household Uplifting Programme to at least 8,000 beneficiaries in Delta. Finance Officer, National Cash Transfer Office, Mrs Judith Ofuani, disclosed […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, indicated on Friday that the Federal Government had not recovered N5.15tn owed to it by third parties. The PUNCH had reported on March 31, […]

The Lagos State Government on Thursday charged traditional rulers in the state on conflict resolution, fostering communal peace and economic development in their domains. Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed, gave […]

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, has listed kidnapping and cultism as the biggest security challenges confronting Ogun state. Abiodun made this known while hosting the new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone […]

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday sought improved funding for primary healthcare and easing of legal logjams militating against effective running of the system. Speaking at the opening session of a one-day meeting on improving […]

Assembly threatens to arrest finance commissioner The people of Okun land and Kogi West are demanding that the state’s governorship seat be zoned to them. In a statement to mark the 30th anniversary of the […]

By Wole Mosadomi Minna- At last, the 136 pupils of the Salihu Yanko Islamiyya School in Tegina, Niger state have been released after spending almost three months in the hands of their abductees. The pupils […]

The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has faulted the response by the presidency to the comments he made in an interview on Tuesday with Channels Television, saying it should address the issues he raised […]

Faisal Shuaib, executive director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Nigeria. He disclosed this on Tuesday, at a media briefing in Abuja. The […]

The Lagos ministry of health has approves 183 sites for the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said those eligible to receive the vaccine are persons aged 18 […]

Almost all of Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies reported huge losses in seven straight years, a distressing scorecard that highlights the struggles of a sector that has failed to meet the power needs of Nigerians […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says severe COVID-19 patients in the state currently utilise 400 oxygen cylinders per day since the outbreak of the third wave. Sanwo-Olu stated this on Monday at the Lagos […]

THE leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has warned the people of the South-East to be vigilant on Monday (today), claiming security agents may unleash mayhem on innocent citizens and blame it on members […]

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo has banned youths with earphones from entering the church as they are not ready to hear God’s words. Oyedepo said they should go somewhere else, as the church […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors, on Sunday, faulted the N4.8bn which the Federal Government promised to release for the residency training fund. The first Vice-President of NARD, Adejo Arome, said in an interview with […]

Without showing any remorse, Stephen John, a farmer in Ore, Odigbo council area of Ondo state confidently said that he derived “so much pleasure raping old women in the farm”. Stephen was arrested by police […]

The United States police say they are investigating “an active bomb threat” near the US Capitol in Washington. According to Thomas Manger, US Capitol police chief, security operatives are negotiating with a man who claimed […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed off a property belonging to Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano. The property is situated on Miller road in Kano metropolis. Kwankwaso, a two-term governor […]