Anambra SSG decries escalation of idol worship in South East
Secretary to State Government (SSG) of Anambra, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, has expressed concern over a steady increase in idol worship in many…
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Panic as BRT bus catches fire on Third Mainland Bridge
A BRT bus Wednesday morning caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The long bus moving inward Iyana-Oworo burst into flames…
Obasanjo lashed over Boko Haram comment, FG demands apology
Nigeria’s Federal Government has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tender a public apology over his comments imputing ethno-religious motive to Boko…
Prison Warder who sells drugs to prisoners nabbed in Jos
Mr. Kabiru Danlami, a personnel of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) in Plateau, has been arrested with a substance suspected to be…
Buhari back from Makkah
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after performing the Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Buhari, ministers in valedictory FEC session today
President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, exactly a week before his…
Don’t speak for Boko Haram, herdsmen, Afenifere tells FG
The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday faulted the Federal Government’s reaction to comments by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the activities of…
Buhari misses Imo visit again, remains in Saudi Arabia
The scheduled visit of the His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari looks like what will never happen as no new date has been…
Petrol may rise as Senate deletes equalisation fund from PIGB
Nigerians living far from petroleum depots or in mountainous and riverine communities may be burdened with high price of petroleum products, especially…
National Assembly imposes restrictions on media
The National Assembly yesterday issued stringent requirements it said media organisations must comply with before they can cover its activities. The conditions…
NLC accuses Ngige of stoking fire of industrial restlessness
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the Ministry of Labour and Employment’s directive to Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas…
Heavy downpour wreak havoc in Lagos
A downpour in Lagos and its environs that lasted for about two hours yesterday wreaked havoc and paralysed business activities in the…
Police kill one, injure four over lynched suspected kidnapper in Kaduna
Residents of Kawo community in Kaduna metropolis yesterday burnt a suspected kidnapper and staged a protest, following alleged killing of an “innocent…
`For Sale’ sign on moving vehicles illegal
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Road Traffic Services (VIO) says pasting “For Sale” sticker on moving vehicles as a way of…
Governors kick against NFIU’s rule on LGs’ autonomy, write Buhari
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has petitioned President Muhmmadu Buhari over the released guidelines by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on…
NNPC to inaugurate largest LPG storage in Benin
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will unveil the largest Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas and…