Delta Assembly To Hold Public Hearing On Bill For Urban Development, Urban Renewal, Others May 30
By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State House Assembly has scheduled on Tuesday 30 of April 2024 for a public hearing on…
Delta CP Presents Cheques of Forty Seven Million Eight Hundred And Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred And Twenty Nine Naira (N47,827,529) To Families Of Deceased Officers
CP Abaniwonda reiterates that the welfare of both serving and late officers is part of the primary interest of the…
Delta State Police Arrests Suspected Kidnappers, Cultist, Rescue Kidnap Victim, Recover Pistols
In furtherance of the efforts to accelerate the fight against crime, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi deployed a special squad of Police…
Nigerian Muslims read the riot act after Saudi Arabia opened its first alcohol store
Nigerian Muslims have gone on X to express outrage after it was announced that Saudi Arabia has opened its first…
Delta Assembly Gives Matching Order To Commissioner Of Justice To Prosecute Land Grabbers
By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State House of Assembly has asked the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state to…
US Senate passes bill that could see TikTok app banned in America
The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see social media platform, TikTok banned in America. The…
Kidnappers and terrorists should be properly punished for their crimes – Murdered Professor says in last interview
Professor of Human Rights and Gender Law, Yinka Olomojobi was shot dead last week Friday, April 19, by suspected kidnappers…
Add More Values To Oborevwori’s Administration, Delta Assembly Charges Newly Confirm Nominees
By Onomiguren Agbamu The Delta State House of Assembly, Tuesday, screened and confirmed the appointments of three nominees forwarded to…
Obi Dunkwu For Burial April 24 to 27
By Onomiguren Agbamu The Family of Dunkwu in Okpanam, Oshimili North LGA of Delta State has announced the burial ceremonies…
Man cut off his mum’s hand so he could use her fingertips to steal cash from account
A young man stabbed his mother to death as part of a “black magic” ritual. Sandra Maria dos Santos Carvalho,…
EFCC Chairman narrates how former Governor Yahaya Bello allegedly moved $720,000 from the state government’s account to a BDC and used some of it to pay his child’s school fees in advance
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has narrated how the former Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya…
Alleged money laundering: I want to appear in court but I’m afraid of arrest – Yahaya Bello
The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, says he would have appeared at the Federal High Court…
CBN sells Dollars to BDCs at N1,021/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced fresh and direct sales of US dollars at N1,021 per dollar to…
Oborevwori Tasks NDDC On Abandoned Projects’ Completion
By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Tuesday, charged the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to complete…
EFCC arrests Sirika over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering…
Woman reveals secret to longevity as she celebrates 106th birthday
A woman who turns 106 has some words of advice on how to live a long life. Tina Gerlack turned…
I regret the action – Suspected cultist who killed final year ABSU student pleads for a second chance (video)
Emmanuel Victor, a suspected cultist in the viral video depicting the killing of a final year student of Abia State…
New report claims children in the UK were used as ‘lab rats’ in clinical trials to cure haemophilia which gave them hepatitis C and HIV
Doctors across the UK gave children blood treatments widely known to be contaminated as part of clinical research in the…
US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership
The United States on Thursday, April 18 stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a veto…
He was reckless in his speech and his conduct. Kogi people were his slaves – Former Minister Frank Nweke Jnr writes as EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted
A former Minister of Information, Frank Nweke Jnr, has alleged that the embattled former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello…
JAMB to arrest parents found at CBT centres during UTME
Security operatives have been directed to work with Computer Based Test Centre owners to arrest meddlesome parents who come near…
Student loan scheme set for take off with 1.2m beneficiaries
The Student Loan Scheme of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration is finally set to take off with about 1.2 million…
A stronger Naira is possible by Q1 2025 – Presidency
The presidency has said that a stronger Naira can be achieved by the first quarter of 2025 following recent intervention…
Super Falcons qualify for Olympics for the first time in 16 years
Nigeria has qualified for the Summer Olympics after beating South Africa 1-0 on aggregate. Rasheedat Ajibade scored from the spot…
NCDC confirms outbreak of strange disease in Sokoto
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of a strange disease in Sokoto. Confirming the…
Electricity tariff hike capable of hurting us in next election – APC member begs Tinubu to intervene and reverse electricity tariffs
The Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Nze Chidi Duru, has urged the President Bola…
Companies owned by Tony Elumelu, Femi Otedola and Jim Ovia made N2.64 trillion capital gains in first quarter of 2024
Companies owned by some of Nigeria’s richest businessmen, including Tony Elumelu, Femi Otedola, and Jim Ovia, experiences significant stock market…
Forex inflows rise to $3.7b, its highest level in 5 years
Total inflows into the foreign exchange (forex) market rose by about 42 per cent in March to hit its highest…
Oil marketers propose N550/litre fuel price to Dangote refinery
As Dangote Refinery is set to begin operations in May 2024, oil marketers have intensified efforts towards meeting with the…
Eid-el-Fitr: FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9th, and Wednesday, 10th April 2024, as Public Holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration. Minister…
Delta State Police Recovers Three Locally Made Double Barrel Cut To Size Guns, Eight Live Cartridges
… Arrests Suspected Armed Robbers, Kidnapper, Cultist In response to a distress call from a resident of Isah Community Ogwashi…
How to register for & use the new 2024 NIMC self service portal
There’s a new self service portal for NIMC details where you can change your name, address, phone number, and date…
Give me a second chance to use my platform to inform and educate my followers about spraying money – Bobrisky pleads with judge
Bobrisky has been convicted by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ikeja after he pleaded guilty to abuse…
FCMB Asset Management Limited Holds Retirement Planning Webinar
Investing towards the long term and retirement can seem daunting for most Nigerians. However, a member of FCMB Group Plc,…
NCC insists on barring subscribers who did not comply with NIN-SIM linkage today
The Nigerian Communications Commission is reportedly insisting on barring subscribers with four lines and above whose SIM registration data failed…
Conjoined twin Abby Hensel, from Abby & Brittany, weds
Abby Hensel, 34, is married. The conjoined twin who rose to fame in reality show Abby & Brittany secretly tied…
Detained Binance executive drags EFCC, NSA to court
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has has dragged the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
President Tinubu awards slain Okuama soldiers with national honours, approves scholarships for their children and houses for their families
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national posthumous awards on the 17 military personnel killed in the Okuama area of Delta…
NAFDAC shuts down bakeries and table water factories producing fake and unwholesome products in Rivers state (photos)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Control NAFDAC has closed down ten bakeries and eight table water factories found…
Soldiers killed in Okuama to be buried today
The remains of the 17 soldiers killed by hoodlums in Okuama community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta…
Blackout hits Abuja over faulty 33kV feeder
Parts of Abuja are experiencing a power outage due to a technical fault on its 33-kilovolt feeder in the Central…
Court rules that Celestine Omehia is not a former Governor of Rivers state. see why
A Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as…
FEC approves 2% quota appointments for youths
Two initiatives aimed at fostering greater inclusion and development opportunities for the youth population have been approved by the Federal…
NIMC launches mobile app for Nigerians to update name, date of birth and others on NIN
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for modification of data on the National Identification Number…
CBN sells forex to BDCs at N1,251/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a circular to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators informing them that $10,000…
FG files tax evasion charges against Binance
The Federal Government on Monday, March 25, initiated proceedings against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform over tax evasion. The…
Binance executive reportedly escapes from custody in Abuja
One of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly…
Nigerians lured with fake $900 pay jobs in Ghana, Ivory Coast, others- NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says human traffickers have devised another means to lure…
SSANU and NASU end warning strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), have called off their…
DHQ declares Simon Ekpa, 96 others wanted for terrorism
The Defence Headquarters has declared 97 persons wanted for terrorism, violent extremism and secessionist threats against the state. The Director,…
Nigerian traditionalists hold their wedding ceremony by riverside
A Nigerian couple who are also traditionalists held their wedding ceremony by the riverside. In the video shared on social…
CJN to get N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers salaries bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial…
Economic Hardship: President Tinubu bans public funded foreign trips for FG officials
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed a temporary ban on all public funded international trips for all federal government officials…
Senate passes Student Loan Act 2024
The Senate has passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. The passage followed…
Catholic bishops call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed…
Reps seek 5 months leave for widows
A bill seeking to grant five months leave for female and male workers who lost their spouses has scaled second…
Nigeria missing out of top 10 Universities in Africa
The list of the top 10 universities in Africa for 2024 as ranked by EduRank, a top source for social…
Reps propose 5-month mourning leave for widows, 4 weeks for widowers
The bill for an Act to provide for the implementation of a Widowhood Leave Bill in Nigeria, has passed second…
Army tracks militant leader allegedly behind killing of 16 soldiers in Delta community to Bayelsa
The militant leader allegedly behind last Thursday’s killing of 16 soldiers at Okuama Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State,…
FG in talks to complete $1bn loans from World Bank for IDPs and agriculture
The Federal Government is in talks with the World Bank to complete the processes of obtaining over $1bn in loans…
VIOLENT PROTEST: CP Abaniwonda Reads Riot Act As The Command Arrests Eight Suspects, Impounds Fifty Three Motorcycles
On 18th March 2024, a group of motorcycle (Okada) riders embarked on a violent protest within the Asaba metropolis over…
Suspended Zamfara lawmakers file lawsuit against Speaker, Attorney General and others
Eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have filed a lawsuit against the State Attorney-General and Commissioner…
DHQ releases names and photos of soldiers killed in Delta attack
The Defence Headquarters has published the identities of the Nigerian Army commander, three officers, and 12 soldiers who were killed…
NAAT begins three-day warning strike on Wednesday
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has said it will begin a three-day warning strike on Wednesday, March 20,…
Withheld salaries: SSANU, NASU direct members to begin nationwide strike tomorrow March 18
The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated…
Update: Delta community razed after killing of soldiers
The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where fifteen soldiers were killed have been razed.…
Appeal Court dismisses lawsuits seeking release of asset declaration forms of Jonathan, Buhari and others
Separate appeals seeking an order to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau to release the asset declaration forms of former…
Subsidy beneficiaries and smugglers are fighting back against my effort to reposition the economy – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that smugglers and beneficiaries of the old petrol subsidy are fighting back against his effort…
Break the law. Go after any man who has shown interest in you and lacks courage to approach you- Priest tells singles ladies above 35 and are interested in marriage
A Nigerian Catholic priest, Reverend Father Oluoma, has advised ladies that are 35 years and above and are interested in…
Kidnapped Kaduna students are being held in locations that are difficult to get to – Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters has said that the 287 students of a school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, who were kidnapped last…
Tinubu writes House of Representatives, seeks repeal and re-enactment of Student Loan Bill
President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to House of Representatives seeking the repeal and re-enactment of the Students Loan…
Port Harcourt refinery will deliver refined PMS in two weeks — Kyari
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari has assured Nigerians that the…
Tinubu appoints first female NACA DG
Dr. Temitope Ilori has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Agency For The Control of AIDS…
Ruby Onwudiwe replaces Kalu Eke as south-east nominee for CBN board
President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of Ruby Onwudiwe as South-East representative on the board…
FG makes clarification, says student loan is suspended for weeks not indefinitely
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono has said that the student loan scheme was only postponed…
We won’t pay a dime to kidnappers as ransom – FG
The federal government has said that it won’t be paying any ransom to kidnappers. Addressing newsmen after the Federal Executive…
President Tinubu orders reopening of land and air borders with Niger Republic
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the re-opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the…
Tinubu demanded names, transaction details of top 100 Binance users in Nigeria before release of detained executives: Report
President Bola Tinubu’s government has demanded that the world’s largest cryptocurrency platform, Binance, provide a list of the top 100…
Akpabio leads senators to Aso Rock for a meeting with Tinubu after suspension of Senator Ningi
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of the Senate are currently having a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu…
Senate suspends Ningi over budget padding claims
The Senate has suspended Senator Abdul Ningi for three months his claims that the 2024 budget was padded by his…
Some so called Senior Senators here got 500M Naira each from the 2024 Budget”- Senator Jarigbe makes starling revelation (video)
The Senate plenary was further thrown into confusion today March 12, after Senator Ayom Jarigbe made a startling revelation. The…
Senate in rowdy session over Ningi’s budget padding claims
The Senate was in a rowdy session on Tuesday, March 12, as the lawmakers demanded answers from their colleague Abdul…
Abandoned baby found at Ekiti government house gate
A baby was abandoned at the entrance of the Government House in the Fajuyi area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State…
Be patient. Very soon, you will start singing our praises – Minister of Power says as he promises resolution to power outages
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigerians would soon start praising the Ministry as it is working assiduously to…
Bandits demand N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans, 150 motorcycles for release of 16 abducted Kaduna residents
Bandits have demanded a ransom of N40 trillion for the release of 16 residents who were kidnapped from the Gonin…
Great News! FG Starts Disbursement of N50,000 Presidential Grant
Government Starts Distributing 50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Are you a nano business owner who applied for the Presidential Conditional Grant…
Tinubu has done well. Nigeria is so complex – Buhari says
Former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has done well for the country given the…
No one can form a cabal around President Tinubu – Ajuri Ngelale
The Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said that no cabal can take control…
Niger State Govt. renames Minna airport after Tinubu
The Niger State Government has renamed the Minna International Airport after President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. The airport, formerly known as…
Presidency denies budget padding allegations
The Presidency has denied allegations of padding the 2024 budget by an additional N3tn. Senator Abdul Ningi of Bauchi Central…
FG N150,000 Cash Grant Updates March 2024 Announced
Over 17,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and traders in Ogun State received a significant boost with separate grant…
Great News! FG Starts Disbursement of N50,000 Presidential Grant
Government Starts Distributing 50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Are you a nano business owner who applied for the Presidential Conditional Grant…
President Tinubu orders Customs to release seized food items to owners
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to release food items seized at the border communities to…
CBN sells record N1.3tr Treasury Bills to strengthen Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria has sold a record N1.3 trillion in Treasury Bills, specifically targeting overseas investors. This is…
President Tinubu condemns Borno, Kaduna abductions, orders immediate rescue of captives
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and…
Man has double arm transplant from female donor after losing both limbs in a bike crash
A man has undergone a successful double-arm transplant after he lost both of his arms in a bike crash. Raj…
NLC proposes N709,000 as minimum wage, TUC N447, 000
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has proposed N709,000 as the new minimum wage for workers. The Labour union proposed this…
Simba Solar Launches Talegent Series To Solar Power Nigerian Homes
L-R: – Profit Center Head Service, Pramod KC, Profit Center Head Retail, Adebimpe Adebisi, Business Head, Sandipan Bhattacharya, Profit Center…
Top Government Officials, Private Sector Execs, Diplomatic Community and Other Stakeholder Gather at the Launch of #ECOnomyLagos – a platform to Create More Jobs and Accelerate the Growth Of Circular Economy In Lagos.
In line with her conviction that there is a silver lining behind the threats that climate change poses to Lagos…
Grant amnesty to inmates’- House of Reps tell FG how to decongest 244 prisons in Nigeria
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 6, advised the federal government to show mercy to deserving inmates so as…