Seriki Adinoyi in Jos, John Shiklam in Kaduna, Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano, George Okoh in Makurdi, Francis Sardauna in Katsina, Laleye Dipo in Minna, Igbawase Ukumba in Lafia, and Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi No fewer than 11 Northern states have beefed up security around schools to prevent the abduction of pupils by bandits in their […]

•Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Tinubu extol vice president’s virtues   President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) as he marks his 64th birthday anniversary today, describing him as a reliable and dedicated deputy who is not only admirably competent, but also exudes confidence and passion in the performance of his job. In a […]

In fulfilment of his pledge to further support indigent Lagos State residents, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru has fulfilled his promise of financial support to the second batch of 1,200 vulnerable residents of the Lagos East Senatorial District. This is coming barely four weeks after about 1,000 beneficiaries of his COVID-19 Financial support received their payments. Abiru […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, said rumours of his interest in contesting in the 2023 presidential election was “mere speculation.” Jonathan, who stated this when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State at Government House, Asaba, over the recent demise of his father, Sir Okorie Okowa, pledged to continue […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday told the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor and the three service chiefs in very plain terms that they have just few weeks to adequately secure the nation. This is just as the CDS promised to overhaul the nation’s security apparatus with a view to ensuring peace and tranquility […]

The police command in Adamawa State on Friday confirmed the death of a 37-year-old mother of two children who died in the house of her lover during sexual intercourse. The police also confirmed the arrest of the lover, one Lekan Agboola, a telecommunication engineer as part of investigations to establish the actual cause of her […]

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, yesterday officially assumed duties with a pledge to steer the organisation towards proactive and intelligence-led investigation. Bawa, who took over the reins of office at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja, said he would create a full-fledged directorate of intelligence that would […]

COVID-19 vaccination commenced in Nigeria yesterday with frontline healthcare workers in Abuja taking the first shots from the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived in the country last Tuesday. The elaborate ceremony was held at the Trauma Centre, National Hospital, Abuja. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman Presidential Task Force […]

BORNO State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, announced that his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, would soon leave the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress. Zulum said this while speaking during a groundbreaking for the reconstruction and upgrading of the Bauchi State Government House in Bauchi. Zulum, who is the Chairman of […]

THE Senator representing Osun West in the National Assembly, Adelere Oriolowo, has described as unfounded the fear that the admittance of Senator Iyiola Omisore into the All Progressives Congress will threaten the party’s unity. Oriolowo, who spoke to our correspondent in an interview in Abuja on Thursday, described Omisore’s entry into the APC as a […]