Friday Okeneji, a presiding pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Ona Iwa-Mimo, Iwaro Oka Akoko, in Ondo State, has been jailed for two years. Okeneji was convicted on Wednesday by the Chief Magistrates Court sitting at Oke Eda in…
Three suspected kidnappers have been killed by a thunder strike in Oro Ago, Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state. In a one-minute, seconds video of the incident, the corpses of the victims were seen burnt beyond recognition with…
The Nigerian Army has ruled out amnesty again for bandits terrorising the North West zone of the country, asking governors for free hand to eliminate terrorists. The army warned the criminals to flee the country with immediate effect,…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received 146 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, Niger Republic. Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, NEMA Co-coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, stated this while receiving the returnees at…
The Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of Nigeria’s former minister of state for agriculture and rural development, Malam Bukar Tijani, as Secretary to Borno State Government. The appointment was announced by…
Kanye West has finally met his Australian in-laws, seven months after he tied the knot with Melbourne native Bianca Censori. The controversial rapper jetted off to Tokyo with his wife several days ago, where they were joined by Bianca’s…
The Ogun state government’s website has suffered a hack attack from cyber criminals claiming to operate from the Maldives. The hack was noticed on Wednesday morning. The attackers identified themselves as Aliester Crowley under “Anon…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives, seeking an amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation act to accommodate N500 billion for provisions of palliatives for Nigerians. Speaker of the House of…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State said he was focused on governance and service delivery to the people and not after his predecessor, Mr Samuel Ortom. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on…
G7 nations on Wednesday pledged to offer “enduring” military support to Ukraine to help it fight Russia’s invading forces and stop any repeat of the war once it ends. “We will each work with Ukraine on specific, bilateral, long-term…
Sen. Smart Adeyemi, a former lawmaker, said on Wednesday in Abuja that he would approach the Court of Appeal to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which affirmed the primary election of Ahmed Ododo. Delivering judgment…
The Nigeria Navy in Port Harcourt says it has uncovered a huge mechanism installed in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 18 wellhead being used to siphon crude oil into waiting barges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that OML 18 wellhead…
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has explained why the ongoing reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway has not been completed. Speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project, Alhaji Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent…
Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, and the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal are currently holding a meeting at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. Although details of the meeting were yet to be made available as at the time…
There was a mild drama in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, as a nominal complainant, Mr James Bassey, broke down in tears to beg for leniency for a dry cleaner, Pius Savoir, sentenced to one month for stealing a pressing…
The organisers of Nigeria’s prestigious music award ceremony, Headies, in its 16th edition is set to honour the late legendary singer Sound Sultan. The organisers of the award ceremony would honour the late Jagbajantis singer in the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says consumption of fruits ripened with calcium carbide causes cancer, heart, kidney diseases and liver failure. Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye…
The Federal Government has announced the release of results of the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Unity Colleges in the country. NCEE is for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges…
Popular Nigerian hiplife singer, Martins Okechukwu Justice popularly known as J.Martins has added another feather to his cap as he has been appointed as the special assistant on tourism and entertainment in Abia State. The elated multiple…
The the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in collaboration with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), and Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria (BA-Nigeria), has launched a media fellowship to address gaps in…
The Nigerian movie industry has been thrown into a state of mourning as veteran Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke has died at the age of 63. It was gathered that the actress died on Tuesday night. However, the cause of her death is…
Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has evaded a question regarding reduction in lawmakers’ allowances. Daniel, now Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, emphasized that legislators now have…
A House of Representatives member for the Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has said that some South-East governors have failed to bring an end to the crisis in the region because they are benefiting from it.…
Following his agreement to engage in a cage match against Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg is now joining forces with two UFC champions in preparation for the potential showdown. In the days following the UFC 290 event in Las Vegas, Zuckerberg…
President Bola Tinubu will appoint between 36 and 42 Ministers, National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has said. The constitution mandates the president to appoint a minister from each state and one each from geo…
The Kano State Government has spent N1.5 billion on payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees of 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has 14 more days to unveil his cabinet in line with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment mandates presidents and governors to submit the names of their ministerial and commissioner-nominees…
A former Arsenal and Nigeria forward Nwankwo Kanu has been appointed chairman of Nigerian league champions Enyimba, a state government official said. The appointment was announced by the newly elected Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. Kanu…
Popular American hip-hop artiste, Swae Lee who recently visited Nigeria and shot a music video in Surulere, Lagos, has taken to his verified Twitter account to apologise to Africans over a recent tweet. While appreciating the popular South…
A former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar Dangiwa (Rtd), on Monday called on the President, Bola Tinubu, to shut his open doors against those he described as “desperate lobbyists” for different appointments in his…