Couple married for 72 years die same day in Ogun state

In what seemed a myth but a reality occurred at Abeokuta, Ogun, as Pa Israel Akojede and his wife, Mama Esther both died few hours apart having lived together in…

Nigeria will end impunity for crimes against journalists – Malami

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the Federal Government is set to end impunity for crimes against members of the public including…

EndSARS protest not in vain – FG

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has assured Nigerian youths that the End SARS protests will not be in vain. Dare made this known on Sunday via his…

Sanwo-Olu approves payment of N1.3bn to retirees

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid more than N1 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA’s) of 246 retirees in the state’s public service for October. Mr Babalola Obilana, Director-General, Lagos…

Trump signs U.S. reform bill into law

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill designed to give Olympic athletes greater protection and more input into decision making. His decision to do so comes in…

EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu lifts curfew in Lagos

The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect This was contained in a press release signed by Gbenga Omotoso, the…

IPoB’s sins in Rivers, by Wike

…Furious gov goes after Igbo proscribed group, local collaborators with bounty …Inside story of the Oyigbo attack that killed security agents …Residents allege police, soldiers siege amid manhunt for assailants…

Sanwo-Olu directs level 12 civil servants, others to resume

The Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo – Olu, has approved the resumption of all civil servants on salary grade one to 12. This was contained in a circular by…

Rivers’ NASS caucus lauds Wike’s effort to rein in IPOB

Members of the Rivers State caucus of the National Assembly have affirmed their support for measures taken by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to rein in the Indigenous Peoples Organization of…

Lai Muhammed Condemns Attack On Media, Says FG Will Protect Press Freedom

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has condemned the recent attack on some media houses. Mohammed who spoke in Lagos on Saturday when he paid a visit to…

Legendary James Bond actor, Sean Connery, dies at 90

Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died aged 90, his family told the BBC on Saturday. The Scottish actor…

Enugu govt accuses Flavour, Phyno of collecting N78m from Ekweremmadu

…Flavour participated in the ENDSARS protests like other celebrities—Brother The recent allegation levelled against popular music heavyweights, Flavour N’abania and Phyno by the Enugu State government that the duo collected…

Stop giving us awards… challenge us so we can sit up, Wike tells journalists

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has urged journalists to hold government officials accountable, rather than give them awards on the basis of “friendship”. Wike stated this on Friday when the…

We Will Pay Outstanding Scholarship Claims Within 7 Days, Says NDDC

The interim management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has assured the beneficiaries of its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship programme in the United Kingdom that their outstanding claims will…

EndSARS: Police Release 11 Year-Old Boy Alleged To Have Been Involved In Attacking Police Station

Police in Edo State on Friday released an 11-year-old boy, Gift Osayuhi, who was arrested last week over his alleged involvement in the attack on a police station in the…