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GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU ASKS FAAN TO RENOVATE LAGOS AIRPORT

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to renovate facilities in the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State.

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SUSPEND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMA - CAN TELLS BUHARI

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the implementation of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).

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TWO POLICE OFFICERS DIE WHILE OTHERS SUSTAIN INJURIES AS TRUCK RAMMED INTO ADAMS OSHIOMOLE’S CONV...

Two police officers have been confirmed dead following a road accident involving the convoy of the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, @adams_oshiomole

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NIGERIAN MAN AND HIS WIFE ARRESTED FOR MANUFACTURING ILLICIT DRUGS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Authorities in South Africa have arrested a Nigerian man, and his wife for manufacturing and dealing in illicit drugs. Police found crystal meth and methaqualone manufacturing laboratory at the co...

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FEMI GBAJABIAMILA SETS TO VISIT GHANA OVER THE HOSTILE TREATMENT OF NIGERIANS LIVING IN THE WEST ...

Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, @femigbaja is set to embark on a visit to Ghana on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, over the hostile conditions of Nigerians liv...

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CBN ORDERS BANKS TO PAY A MINIMUM OF 10% MPR AS INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEPOSIT

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all banks to pay at least 10% of its Monetary Policy Rate on savings deposits.

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NDDC BOSS SAYS SENATORS GOT 20M, REPS 15M EACH AS COVID–19 PALLIATIVE - SENATE REACTS

The Senate has denied an allegation that its members collected the sum of N20 million from NDDC as COVID-19 relief fund of for any purpose whatsoever.

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BAGA IDP RESETTLEMENT PLANS, A NEED FOR CAUTION

Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum Baga IDP resettlement plans, a need for caution.

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AKINWUMI ADESINA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina @akin_adesina has been sworn in for a second term in office as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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PANIC AS HACKER CLAIMS TO HAVE STOLEN DATA OF OVER 2000 ACCESS BANK CUSTOMERS

Access bank customers on Tuesday were thrown into panic following a video of a confessed hacker showing what he claimed are data of over 2,000 customers of the bank.

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LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT COMMENCES RECONSTRUCTION OF THE OPEBI HELICOPTER CRASH SITE

The Lagos State Government has commenced the post-disaster reconstruction of the Opebi Helicopter crash site of Friday, August 28th, 2020.

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TWO PASSENGERS DIE, ONE MISSING IN ANOTHER BOAT ACCIDENT IN LAGOS

Two passengers were confirmed dead and another declared missing after a fishing boat conveying seven persons capsized on Monday, August 31, in Lagos State, Nigeria's commercial hub.

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RESIDENT DOCTORS IN THE FCT SET TO BEGIN STRIKE

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) has announced plans to embark on a strike, beginning on Tuesday, over non-payment of COVID-19 hazard allowance.

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BOKO HARAM TERRORIST GUNNED DOWN WHILE SCOUTING FOR FOOD

Cameroonian soldiers on Sunday, killed a member of the Boko Haram Terrorists while scouting for food in Kolofata, the country’s far north region.

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TROOPS OF OPERATION SAHEL SANITY KILL THREE BANDITS AND ARREST NINE OTHERS IN KATSINA AND ZAMFARA...

Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have killed three bandits and arrested nine others in Katsina and Zamfara State.

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RWANDA GENOCIDE HERO PAUL RUSESABAGINA ARRESTED ON TERROR RELATED CHARGES

Paul Rusesabagina, the man who saved more than a thousand Hutus and Tutsis during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has been arrested on terror-related offences.

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CAMEROON CUSTOM OFFICIALS INTERCEPTS OVER 200 EXPLOSIVE DEVICES TRANSPORTED FROM NIGERIA

Custom officers in Cameroon have intercepted over 200 improvised explosive devices transported into the country from Nigeria.

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GOVERNOR FAYEMI APPOINTS 40-YEAR OLD AKIN OYEBODE AS THE STATE’S COMMISSIONER FOR FINANCE AND ECO...

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi @KFayemi, has appointed 40-year old Akintunde Oyebode as his Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development.

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OGUN STATE POLICE ARRESTS TWO ARMED ROBBERS ON THEIR WAY FOR AN OPERATION IN IJEBU ODE

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two armed robbers on their way to an operation on the Awa-Ijebu/Ijebu-Ode Expressway.

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THERE WILL BE CHAOS IF WE RELEASE THE FULL LIST OF LAWMAKERS WHO BENEFITTED FROM NDDC CONTRACTS -...

Cairo Ojouagbo, executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has said there will be chaos if the full list of those who were awarded contracts by the commission ...

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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS YAHAYA BELLO AS KOGI GOVERNOR

The Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.

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NIGERIA VS GHANA: GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF MALTREATMENT OF NIGERIANS

The Ghanaian Government on Sunday responded to the Nigerian Government's accusation of maltreating Nigerians living in Ghana.

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LAGOS STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, PROF AKIN ABAYOMI RECOVERS FROM COVID-19

The Commissioner of Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi has recovered from COVID-19.

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ZAMFARA GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE DEATH PENALTY FOR CONVICTED RECKLESS DRIVERS

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has promised to initiate death sentence to reckless drivers in the State following the accident that claimed 16 lives on the evening of Wednesday, August 26.

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SERAP SUES PRESIDENT BUHARI OVER NON-DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNT OF N800 BN RECOVERED LOOT

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the failure to publish details of the N800billion recovered loot.

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NSCDC ARRESTS 27-YEAR OLD FARMER FOR KILLING A FULANI HERDSMAN IN OGBOMOSO

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 27-year old farmer for killing a Fulani herdsman identified as Shuaibu Adamu.

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OSUN STATE POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS MAN FOR RAPING 16-YEAR OLD GIRL BY A STREAM

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a certain Akeem Adebayo for raping a 16-year old girl at a stream in Ido Osun, Egbedore Local Government Area of the State.

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IGP WARNS POLITICIANS AND SUPPORTERS IN EDO AND ONDO TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES AND PLAY BY THE RULES ...

Mohammed Adamu, Nigeria's Inspector General of Police has warned politicians and supporters in Edo and Ondo State to conduct themselves ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections.

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BOKO HARAM SHOOTS PREGNANT WOMAN, LOOT HOUSES IN MORA TOWN, CAMEROON

Boko Haram insurgents continue to terrorize villages in border communities. A pregnant woman was shot in the latest attack on Amtchali village at the outskirt of Mora town in Cameroon.

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MALI: ECOWAS INSISTS CNSP MILITARY JUNTA RETURN POWER TO A CIVILIAN-LED TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT, ...

ECOWAS insists that the soldiers who took over power in Mali must hand over to a civilian-led transitional government who should hold elections in

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UNIVERSITIES READY TO RESUME WORK - UNION

The Congress of University Academic (CONUA) has said its members are ready to resume work.

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WOMAN DRAGS HUSBAND TO COURT OVER LACK OF CARE, TRUST, AND PEACE IN IBADAN

A woman, Kodijat Abdulramon, has dragged her husband, Ahmed Abdulramon, to a customary court in Ibadan over lack of trust, care, and peace in their marriage.

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'BLACK PANTHER' STAR CHADWICK BOSEMAN IS DEAD

Chadwick Boseman, the star of the Marvel Cinematic movie, 'Black Panther' has died of colon cancer.

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KWALARAM AIRSTRIKE: MORE BOKO HARAM/ ISWAP TOP COMMANDERS PERISH AS NIGERIAN MILITARY LEVELS JI...

More #bokoharam #ISWAP top commanders perish as Nigerian military airstrikes levels jihadist camp in #Kwalaram

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UPDATE: THIRD VICTIM OF THE HELICOPTER CRASH IN OPEBI AREA OF LAGOS STATE IS DEAD

The third victim of the helicopter crash in Opebi area of Lagos State is dead

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FG WARNS GHANA OVER INCESSANT HARASSMENT OF NIGERIANS

The Federal Government has warned the Ghanaian authorities that it will no longer tolerate the incessant harassments and acts of hostility towards Nigerians leaving in Ghana.

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NUJ CROSS RIVER CHAPTER STOPS ALL MEDIA ORGANISATIONS FROM COVERING OR REPORTING ANY ACTIVITY OF ...

The Cross River State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members and all media organizations in the State from covering or reporting any activity that has to do with...

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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI COMMISSERATES WITH FAMILIES OF LAGOS HELICOPTER CRASH VICTIMS

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families, friends and associates of victims of the Bell 206 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation which crashed Friday into a building in Opebi...

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EGYPT ARRESTS MOST WANTED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER MAHMOUD EZZAT

Police in #Egypt has arrested #MahmoudEzzat, the acting leader of the proscribed Islamic group, #MuslimBrotherhood.

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US IMMIGRANT LAWYERS IMPRESSED BY DSS LEADERSHIP STELLAR PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RI...

US immigrant lawyers impressed by the stellar professionalism and respect for Human Rights portrayed by the leadership of the Nigerian Department of State Security (DSS).

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COURT DISMISSES SUIT SEEKING TO FREEZE EDO STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS AHEAD OF ELECTION

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has overruled an application seeking to freeze the accounts of the Edo State Government, saying it is vague and empty.

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BREAKING: 2 DEAD AS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OPEBI AREA OF LAGOS

Two persons have died from a yet-to-be-identified helicopter crash in Opebi area of Lagos State.

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ANY FULANI WHO COMES TO BENUE STATE AS VIGILANTE WOULD BE JAILED - GOVERNOR ORTOM

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has threatened to jail any Fulani herder who dares to come into his State to serve as a vigilante.

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PIRATES ATTEMPT TO ATTACK VESSEL AT SEA

Unknown men suspected to be pirates attempted to illegally board a vessel at sea.

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PRESIDENT BUHARI IS NOT SINCERE IN ADDRESSING THE RISING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA – AFENIFERE CHIEFTAIN

Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not being sincere in addressing the rising insecurity in Nigeria.

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NUJ AKWA IBOM CHAPTER DIRECTS ITS MEMBERS TO BOYCOTT FEMI FANI – KAYODE PRESS CONFERENCE

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Akwa Ibom has directed its members to boycott a press conference planned for former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani – Kayode.

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BLASPHEMY: MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL GANDUJE'S READINESS TO SIGN THE DEATH WARRANT ON KANO BASED SINGER

Blasphemy: Mixed reactions trail Abdullahi Ganduje stated his willingness to sign the death warrant on 22-year-old Kano-based singer, Yahaya Sharif.

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COVID-19: FG IS CREATING PAYROLL SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ARTISANS - YEMI OSIBANJO

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said that the Federal Government is creating a payroll support for private school teachers and artisans to cushion the economic effect of the COVID-19...

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CBN TO RESUME SALES OF FOREX TO BUREAU DE CHANGE FROM AUGUST 31ST, DOLLAR TO SELL AT #386

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will resume the sale of foreign exchange (FOREX) to the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market at from August 31st, 2020.

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BREAKING: FG SHIFTS RESUMPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO SEPTEMBER 5TH

The Federal Government has shifted resumption of international flights slated for August 27th to September 5th, 2020.

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