Tonye Cole withdraws from Rivers APC governorship race
Tonye Patrick Cole has withdrawn from the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary scheduled for Wednesday, citing the need to promote party...
Zaria mosque collapse injures three workers
Three persons were injured on Wednesday after a section of the Zaria Central Mosque, currently undergoing reconstruction, collapsed during casting work in Zaria.
The incident...
APC primaries: Desmond Elliot denies stepping down from Lagos Assembly race
The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has denied stepping down from the race for the...
Wike launches health insurance for 1,500 FCT inmates
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has launched a free health insurance and medical outreach programme for inmates in correctional facilities across Abuja, with over...
Otedola mulls $100m investment in Dangote refinery
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has announced plans to invest $100 million in the Dangote Oil Refinery following a high-level visit to the facility in...
FG boosts national preparedness, says no Ebola case in Nigeria
The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that there is no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, while intensifying preparedness and surveillance...
Kano ASUU decries salary gaps in 2025 pact
The Kano Zonal chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned what it described as the partial implementation of the 2025 agreement...
Police arrest 230 suspects in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force in Kano State has announced the arrest of 230 suspects and the rescue of kidnapped victims during coordinated operations carried...
Sowore and the politics of consequence-free dissent
By STEPHEN OKOROAFOR
Omoyele Sowore has spent much of his public life presenting himself as a permanent victim of power. Every confrontation with authority...
Desmond Elliot withdraws from APC primaries
Lagos State lawmaker and actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries election for Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos...
