Herdsmen in Agbala, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, on Tuesday fought over missing cows, with many sustaining injuries. Two of the herdsmen were fatally injured and rushed to the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre in Owerri by villagers. According to an eyewitness, the situation would have led to an attack […]

The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of three persons in Isheri Olofin community in the Kara area of Ogun State. They were reportedly killed by soldiers. Others reportedly sustained injuries in the incident that occurred on Monday night. It was during the celebration of the yearly ‘Isheri Day’ festival. According to […]

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson will today swear in the  local government chairmen. A statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Daniel Alabrah, said the chairmen would be sworn in with their vice chairmen. The ceremony will hold in the Exco Chambers of the Government House in Yenagoa at noon, with guests […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in felicitating with frontline politician and philanthropist, Sen. Anthony Adefuye, on his 75th birthday. He appreciated his deep sense of patriotism, dedication to the party and ideals of democracy. President Buhari, in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Chief […]

A bus conductor, Qudri Mustapha, who allegedly punched a policeman in the mouth on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Mustapha, 25, who resides in Jakande area of Lagos, is charged with breach of peace and assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Ishola Samuel, told the court that Mustapha […]

The Provost of Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo, Dr. Samuel Akintunde, has said the Federal Government had allocated N100 billion to boost research activities in tertiary institutions across the country. Dr. Akintunde spoke at a seminar, tagged: Proposal Writing, at the college. According to him, the money was earmarked by the Federal Government under […]

A MEMBER House of Representatives representing Kachia /Kagarko federal constituency of Kaduna State, Gabriel Saleh Zock, has declared that the priority of all the lawmakers from the state is the socio-economic development of the state. Zock said the representatives are committed to effective representation and will do anything in the interest of the state, including […]

KOGI State Governor Yahaya Bello has cautioned leaders to desist from inciting the public against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said the President is doing his best and will continue to transform the nation. The governor, who stated this during the Eid-Kabir prayer in Okene, Kogi State, advised Nigerian leaders, who have lived their […]

The Lagos State Chapter of the African Alliance Congress (AAC) said on Sunday that it would not recognise Mr Leonard Nzenwa as the national chairman of the party. The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Elias Ozikpu, expressed the position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]

A group of doctors from seven countries – Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari pointing to Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky’s physical conditions, and asking the Nigerian government to transfer him to a well-equipped hospital as soon as possible. The letter revealed El-Zakzaky’s medical and health status […]