A middle-aged man, identified as Mallam Zubairu, has died after a vehicle ran over him at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) premises in Plateau State. It was gathered that Zubairu, a resident of Lamingo in Jos East Local Government...
Fishermen and residents of Koluama 2 community in Bayelsa State have bemoaned the use of toxic dispersants to contain an ongoing oil leak at Conoil’s field. The fishermen at the Atlantic coastline said the toxic chemicals had wiped out fish...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised to expand the scope of Nigeria’s economy by tackling unemployment if voted into power. Atiku said the living standard of workers in the country will be improved,...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the distribution of over one million copies of a handbook produced by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on ‘Revised Standard Operational Guidelines/Rules for Police Officers and Other Law Enforcement Agents...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the recommendation for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC LTD.) to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. The council gave the approval at...
The Kano State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Zahara'u Umar, has cleared the air over the allegation of assault against an official of the state's Children Home, Nassarawa GRA, in the state. Making the clarification in a...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has asked the Appeal Court to set aside an order of a lower court compelling his appearance in a $53 million judgement debt proceedings. Emefiele’s counsel, Joe Agi, SAN,...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, as “a source of pride and joy to Nigeria”. Tinubu said Anyaoku is a national hero and an icon of...
A JetBlue flight bound for Puerto Rico crashed into an empty plane on the tarmac at the New York airport, United States on Wednesday morning. The incident comes just days after hundreds of lives were nearly lost at the airport...
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has announced a tour with fellow musician, David Adeleke, fondly called Davido. Wizkid said he would embark on a tour with Davido after the tour for his fifth album, ‘More...