Oyo Assembly Confirms Appointment Of 7 Commissioner-designates
The Oyo State House of Assembly Thursday confirmed the appointment of all Seven Commissioner nominees forwarded to it by Governor Seyi Makinde. Recall that Governor Makinde had on Monday forwarded…
35 Persons Test Positive For COVID-19 At Ogun NYSC Camp
Not less than 35 persons have been reportedly tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, camp in Sagamu, Ogun State. This was disclosed on…
Doctors’ Strike: FG Warns House Officers Not To Join NARD
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health (FMOH) has given an order to house officers not to join the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the National Association of…
FG Hires JP Morgan, Others As It Prepares To Borrow Fresh $6.2bn
Ahead of its plan to borrow a staggering $6.2 billion, the Federal Government of Nigeria has hired JP Morgan and other firms as advisers to facilitate the issuance of Eurobonds…
President Buhari Endorses Harsh Punishment For Rapists
President Buhari has declared stiff penalties for rapists while calling on the Inspector General of Police to deal with perpetrators of gender-based violence in the country. This was disclosed by…
Pregnant Woman Apprehended For Assaulting her Own Step-children
A pregnant stepmother identified as Opeyemi Salawudeen has been reportedly arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly brutalising her husband’s children left in her care in…
Notorious Cultist Leader Arrested By OPC
A notorious cult leader identified as Qudus Balogun has been reportedly arrested by the Odua People’s Congress (OPC) on Wednesday at Ita-Opo in the Epe area of Lagos. Balogun, popularly…
Nigeria Records 747 COVID-19 Cases In 5 Months
It was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, that 747 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, made this known on its verified…
EFCC Returns Recovered N244,000 To 81-Year-Old Fraud Victim
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, handed over a bank draft of N244, 000 to John Ederaro, an 81-year-old victim of fraud. It was handed over to…
Suspected Robbers Set Ablaze In Kano
Some suspected armed robbers met their waterloo as they were set ablaze by irate youths at Rimi village in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano state. It was learnt that…
Cultists Behead Poly Student In Ilorin
A student of Kwara State Polytechnic identified as Olawale, has been reportedly beheaded by suspected cultists in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The deceased was ambushed on Tuesday by members of…
No Corps Member Is COVID-19 Positive – NYSC
The management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC has debunked reports stating that 109 corps members and officials of the scheme in different states tested positive for the ravaging…
Prepare To Take Over Your Territories – Rev Joshua Ibukunoluwa
Jide Afolabi, Lagos The Coordinator, Nigerian Baptist Convention Youth Conference, NBCYC, has urged youths to be ready to take over their territories. He made this admonition while delivering the theme…
FIFA Bans Ex-CAF President Over $1bn Marketing Rights Deal
Former African Football Confederation (CAF) President, Issa Hayatou has been handed a year ban from football-related activities by FIFA’s ethics committee over a controversial $1 billion TV and marketing rights…
BREAKING: Ex-Presidential Candidate, Olawepo-Hashim, Joins APC
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Trust in the 2019 election, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Olawepo-Hashim made his position known in a statement in…
Gov Fayemi Moves To Create Additional LGAs In Ekiti State
Gov Kayode Fayemi has forwarded a bill to the Ekiti State House of Assembly for the creation of additional 19 Local Government Areas in the state. Fayemi on Tuesday, August…
I’M A Legitimate Businessman – Evans Tells Court
Popular kidnapper, Chukwudimeme ‘Evans’ Onwuamadike has revealed that he is a businessman who deals in ornaments and Horlicks and not guilty of the two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping brought…
JUST IN: Court Stops AGF, DSS From Arresting Igboho, Blocking Accounts
The Oyo High Court has restrained the Department of State Security (DSS) from arresting Oodua nation agitator, Sunday Igboho. The court presided over by Justice Ladiean Akintola also granted an…
COAS Raises Alarm Over High Rate Of Sexual Abuse In Army Barracks
The Chief of Army Staff, lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya has lamented about the worsening cases of sexual abuse in army barracks across then country. The Army Chief said this was…
FG Begs NARD To Return To Negotiating Table
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora on Tuesday begged doctors in Nigeria to reconsider after embarking on strike. Mamora urged the leadership of the National Association…