North Central insists on 2023 Presidency, rejects party chairmanship
Nigeria’s Central Region has said it must be given the chance to produce the nation’s President, come 2023. Leaders of the zone, working under a group called the North Central…
COVID-19 Third Wave: New Cases take Nearly Half Available Spaces in Lagos
News cases of COVID-19 infections have taken over nearly half of the available spaces in Lagos State, the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said. The state has a…
Buhari approves Establishment of farm estates in All senatorial districts
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of integrated farm estates in all senatorial districts across the country This was announced over the weekend by the Executive Secretary of…
Guinean Military Seizes Power, arrests president Conde
…as Nigeria Condemns putsch Soldiers in Guinea led by Col Mamady Doumbouya, said on Sunday they had arrested the president and staged a coup, in the latest political upheaval in…
Buhari’s Associate asks him to Remove Magashi, probe sacked Agric Minister
An associate of President Muhammadu Buhari and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State has asked him to sack the Minister of Defence, a retired Major-General Salihi…
Nigeria not a UN country, can’t afford one doctor for 600 patients, Ngige Says
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has declared that Nigeria, a developing country, is not likely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health…
Lekki, Home of the Rich, has Become hotbed of Cybercrime in Nigeria- EFCC
Lekki, the highbrow area of Lagos State inhabited by the opulent in society, has become the hotbed of cybercrime in Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared. The…
Court Freezes Convicted Atuche’s N19.1b in banks
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has ordered the freezing of assets and funds belonging to a convicted former BankPHB Managing Director Francis Atuche, running to about N19,178,253,050, which…
NDDC got N6trn in 8 years, left Abandoned Projects, colossal Loss, Says FG
The Niger Delta Development Commission has littered the region with abandoned projects and a colossal loss, despite receiving more than six trillion naira in eight years the government has said.…
Presidency Alleges IPOB is stockpiling Weapons across Nigeria
The Nigerian presidency has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of stockpiling weapons, including bombs, across the country. The government made the allegation through a statement issued by the Senior…