Flanked by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as well and Zainab Ahmed, his Minister of Finance and other top government officials, President Muhammadu Buhari on
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FG extends NIN-SIM verification exercise to March 31
The Federal Government on Friday extended the deadline for NIN-SIM verification to March 31, 2022.
Read More »Kaduna closes two Islamic schools as teachers allegedly rape 6-year-old, impregnate 12-year-old
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has ordered the closure of two Islamiyah (Islamic) schools indefinitely following an alleged rape of a six-year-old girl and the impregnating of a 12-year-old girl.
Read More »No guber poll will hold in South-West in 2022, says Yoruba Nation leader
Leader, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Prof Banji Akintoye, has said no governorship poll will hold in Yorubaland in 2022.
Read More »Fed Govt denies using rail projects as bait for 2023 elections
The Federal Government has dismissed the speculation that it was using various rail projects as bait ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Read More »Secondary school leaver abducts Lagos pupil, collects N550,000 ransom
A kidnap suspect, Ayobamidele Ayodele, has been apprehended by the police for the alleged abduction of a six-year-old pupil of a private school in the Ojo Alaba area of Lagos, Ebube Eze.
Read More »2023: We can’t remove dead persons from voter register – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names
Read More »Police arrest 104 alleged kidnappers, 25 fraudsters in Nasarawa
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Nasarawa State, Adesina Soyemi, said his men arrested 1,165 suspects for different offenses in the state from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31.
Read More »Gunmen storm health centre, kill policeman in Anambra
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked Eziama Uli Health Centre in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State which left some patients with varying degrees of gunshot injuries in the process
Read More »Gunmen abduct wife, two daughters of FCE lecturer
Gunmen on Friday abducted the wife and two daughters of Dr. Abdurrazaq Umar Mu’azu, of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau.
Read More »Kidnapped Plateau monarch regains freedom
Traditional Ruler of Gindiri in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Charles Mato Dakota, has regained freedom.
Read More »New Year Message: Jonathan tasks Nigerians on building just, peaceful society
As the world prepares to usher in the new year, former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has charged Nigerians and other Africans to continue to work towards building inclusive, just and peaceful societies.
Read More »Nigeria needs reawakening, says Atiku
The former vice president and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, said that in the New Year that Nigerians needed a new awakening to move forward.
Read More »FCT Minister tests positive for COVID-19
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has tested positive for COVID-19.
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