President Buhari's newly appointed Chief Security officer, Ahmed resumes
President Buhari
The newly appointed Chief Security Officer to the president, Idris Kassim Ahmed, has assumed duty at the Presidential Villa, Abuja replacing Bashir Abubakar.…
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Hong, Northern Nigeria parliamentary secretary in First Republic dies at 84
Late Haliru Hong
A First Republic parliamentary secretary in the Northern Nigerian, Alhaji Haliru Zarma Hong, has died at the age of 84 years.
The family said Hong died on…
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Ethiopian Airlines says crash victim DNA tests will take up to 6 months
A member of a rescue team stands at the secured wreckage of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town Bishoftu, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 15, 2019.…
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Ex human rights commission boss, Angwe shot in the leg
A former Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Bem Angwe, has been shot in the leg by gunmen in Gboko, Benue State.
The incident happened about 10am…
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Christchurch mosques shootings: Brenton Tarrant appears in court
Tarrant in court on Saturday
The main suspect in the killings of 49 people in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday has appeared in court on a single murder charge.…
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No death recorded in Ibadan collapsed building- Oyo gov’t says
The Oyo State Government has said that no life was lost in the building that collapsed at the Shogoye area of Ibadan, on Friday.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Toye…
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Diplomat advocates review of Nigeria’s electoral process
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Nigeria’s former ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Amb. Jolaade Onipede, has called for a review of Nigeria’s electoral process.
Onipede made…
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My life as a woman firefighter in Nigeria
Firewoman Taiwo Oyerinde
Taiwo Oyerinde is a female firefighter in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The 53-year-old indigene of Ogun State joined the Federal Fire Service Department…
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Gbenga Daniel resigns from PDP, gives reasons
Gbenga Daniel was Director-General, PDP Presidential campaign
Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun State and chief strategist for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has…
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Bayelsa PDP, APC biker over Clark-led Elders group’s comments
Chief Edwin Clark
The Bayelsa Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) have bickered on recent comments of Chief Edwin Clark’s group on…
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Nigerian singer, Davido hits 10 million followers on Instagram
Award winning musician,, Davideke, a.k.a Davido has hit 10 million followers on Instagram.
Instagram is a social networking application that enables users capture, share and edit…
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Ooni announces discovery of another waterfall in Ife
Ooni Ogunwusi
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife.
Ogunwusi…
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Plateau gets new Controller of Prisons
Mr Samuel Aguda has been appointed as the Controller in-charge of Plateau Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS).
DSP Luka Ayedoo, the command’s Public Relations Officer…
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Police arrest driver of ill-fated Onitsha tanker
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Anambra State Police Command have arrested the driver of a tanker carrying kerosene, who lost control of his vehicle in Onitsha around Upper Iweka area,…
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INEC to declare Bauchi grovernor on Tuesday
The governorship election in Bauch State which was earlier declared as inconclusive will be round-off on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
This was the decision of an investigation…
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Anambra gov’t orders immediate removal of cooking gas plants from fuel stations
A file photo of a Gas Plant
By Sunny A. David, Awka
The Anambra State Government Executive Council Committee on Citing of Gas plants and Filling Stations has again directed owners…
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