Remi Tinubu under fire for calling woman thug
The Senator representing Lagos Central, Remi Tinubu, has come under fire for reportedly calling a woman a thug during the public hearing of the constitutional review on Wednesday. According to…
Prices of bread, biscuits, others to increase by 30 percent – Bakers
Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) has directed its members nationwide to increase prices of bread, biscuits and other items by 30 percent due to devastating economic…
Rivers varsity expels six undergraduates over gang-rape, others
The management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has announced the expulsion of six of its students for various offences, including the gang-rape of a…
FG Approves N30bn for roads to Niger Republic
THE Federal Executive Council, FEC on Wednesday approved contracts for construction of two roads from Sokoto and Jigawa States up to Nigeria’s borders with Niger Republic at a total cost…
Bandits kill 21 vigilantes, village head in Sokoto attacks
Armed bandits killed 22 people including a village head in separate attacks on Sunday and Tuesday in Rabah and Sabon Birni local government areas of Sokoto State. The victims include…
How Soldier ‘Killed Harmless Man’ Who Offered Him Lift From Rivers To A’Ibom
A soldier attached to 6 Battalion in Akwa Ibom State has been arrested for allegedly killing one Enobong Jimmy, who offered him a ride from Port Hacourt in Rivers State…
Gunmen kill policemen, raze van in Delta
Gunmen have attacked policemen in a checkpoint along Otulu Akwukwu- Igbo road in Aniocha North, Delta State and killed one policeman, The Nation has learnt. The gunmen also set a…
Sultan to FG: Don’t ban social media
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has asked the Federal Government not to ban the use of social media in Nigeria. Instead, Abubakar advised the Nigerian government to regulate…
“NYSC not a waste of time’ — DG defends scheme amid debate over relevance
Shuaibu Ibrahim, director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says the scheme is “critical to the unity of the country”. He said the scheme is not a waste of…
Naira trades for N493 per dollar at parallel market
The naira on Wednesday fell to N493 per dollar at the parallel market, shading N6 from the N487/$ it exchanged on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The local unit had dropped…
I will curse politicians frustrating Yoruba nation –Gani Adams
Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has threatened to place a curse on politicians infiltrating and frustrating the struggle for Yoruba nation. Adams said some prominent politicians in the South-West have…
BREAKING: 140 dead as boat capsizes in Kebbi
About 140 people have been feared dead as a result of a boat mishap that occurred in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to the Punch, t was…
Constitutional review: Igbo needs Justice, equity, not secession — Uzodimma
The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, yesterday said that the Igbo people needed a constitution review that would give them justice and equity and not secession. Uzodimma spoke in Owerri,…
NDLEA boss warns against attempt to legalise cannabis
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has warned against attempt to legalise cannabis in Nigeria. In a statement signed by the agency’s Director,…
BREAKING: Southern and Northern Kaduna agree to split into two new states
In a development that caught many unawares, the Christians, Non-Hausa/Fulani from the Southern part of Kaduna state and its rival Northern Muslim Hausa/Fulani dominated part of Northern Kaduna, have agreed…