A bomb explosion at Yammama village in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State have killed five persons and left about six others injured on Saturday.
Confirming the incident, Katsina State Police command said a suspected bomb explosion killed five children and injured six others at a farm in Malunfashi...
President Muhammadu Buhari weekend warmly felicitated with multi-talented artiste and veteran broadcaster, Julie Coker, on her 80th birthday, joining the creative industry to celebrate the iconic culture ambassador, musician and author
Buhari congratulated Yeye Eto of Lagos for a sterling career in journalism and performing arts, coming into limelight as...
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned heads of Nigeria’s security agencies of underperformance, which has obviously permitted a spate of attack and killings by insurgents and bandits especially in the Northern region of the country.
The President’s warning was disclosed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Major General Babagana Monguno...
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has carried out an on-the-spot assessment to the site of gas explosion which occurred in Baruwa area of the state on Thursday.
Speaking at the site of the incident, Hamzat said the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government would not tolerate any form...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Monday sacked his Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Raphael Afonja.
The governor, in a letter dated August 10 by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Olubamiwo Adeosun, said the termination of appointment takes immediate effect.
The letter entitled: “Termination of appointment” reads in part:...
Police in Oyo State says a 19-year old suspect accused of rape and murder of some female residents of Akinyẹle Local Government Area of Ibadan, has escaped from custody.
The accused, identified as Sunday Shodipe, was on Sunday reported to have escaped in a statement by the spokesperson, Oyo State...
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is set to emerge winner of the competitive race to the highly coveted head of the international body.
Reuters on Wednesday reported that a key group of WTO ambassadors...
General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, has berated the lady officer, Odunlami Adepeju, in a viral video circulating online.
Oduyoye described the act of the lady officer as an "unprofessional conduct, misbehaviour and public display of violence," saying Adepeju has demonstrated "poor professional judgement of...
By Dapo Akande
I read a few weeks ago, during the run up to the General Election, that the newly re-elected British Prime Minister was getting some flack from the opposition for displaying racist tendencies. They referred to a comment he made when he was still a journalist. In an...
At a Southeast stakeholders meeting of ruling All Progressives Congress Party (APC) in Owerri on Wednesday, party leaders in the zone resolved to do all in their powers to win the forthcoming Anambra State governorship poll and harped on the need for conscientious membership registration and reconciliation of party...