UK summons Chinese ambassador over arrest of BBC journalist
China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has been summoned to the Foreign Office amid a diplomatic row over the arrest and alleged beating of...
NDLEA seals hotels, mansions, arrests wanted Abia drug kingpin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sealed two hotels, one eatery, and two mansions linked to two Abia-based drug kingpins.
Three exotic vehicles...
Buhari writes Senate over legal framework for NSIP
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking the legalisation and Institutionalisation of National Social Investment Programme (NSIP).
Buhari, in the letter to Senate President, Ahmad...
FG approves paternity leave for civil servants
The Federal Government has approved a 14-working-day paternity leave for federal civil servants in the country.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation,...
Police arrest Bauchi woman for killing co-wife with pestle
A 20-year-old woman, Maryam Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with a pestle in Bauchi State.
This was disclosed via a statement...
Tinubu: I’ve no plans to make Lagos nation’s capital
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he has no plans to relocate the federal capital from Abuja...
Musk: Apple threatening to block Twitter from app store
Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, has accused Apple of threatening to block the the social media platform from its app store.
Musk, in a series of...
Naira appreciates against dollar at black market
The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at an average of N773/$1 on Monday at the black market.
This represented 0.64%...
Fire razes 150 shops in Kano
Fire has razed 150 improvised shops at the Kachako Central Market in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State.
This was disclosed via a statement...
Osun Assembly dismisses Adeleke’s reversal of state name, anthem
The Osun State House of Assembly has dismissed the order of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised...
