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Gombe camp didn't reject polytechnic graduates— NYSC ....
Reports that the National Youth Service Corps, or NYSC, declined to register graduates in Science and Laboratory Technology, or SLT, at its Gombe State orientation camp have been refuted. According to the reports, entrance was allegedly refused to SLT graduates from polytechnic ....
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Ogun shuts two Chinese companies over environmental violation ....
Due to suspected violations of environmental rules, two Chinese enterprises have been shut down by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority. The Authority stated in a statement issued on Sunday that it had to take the measure since the companies had ignored multiple ....
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Abuja residents protest over scarcity of fuel ....
Nigerians protesting the shortage of fuel flooded Abuja on Monday. In an effort to raise awareness of the fuel shortage in the nation and pressure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's federal administration to take action, the Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria organis ....
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Fire razes Govt House in Katsina ....
There have been reports of an early Monday morning fire that completely destroyed the Katsina State Government House. But the origin of the fire remained a mystery. A source said that the fire broke out at about six in the morning.He said, “I saw a fire service t ....
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Naira rises against dollar at foreign market ....
On the foreign exchange market, the naira strengthened versus the dollar to begin the week strongly. According to FMDQ data, the value of the naira increased by N12.79 on Monday to N1585.77 per dollar, up from N1598.56 on Friday of previous week. In a same vein, the ....
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FG prosecutes illegal mining suspects in Ondo, Kogi ....
This was revealed in a statement released on Monday by Segun Tomori, the Minister's Special Assistant on Media.During a recent operation codenamed “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” conducted by the Mining Marshals in the Ikah Community of Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State, two Chi ....
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Pirates attack boat, abduct 10 in Rivers ....
On Monday, a passenger boat in Rivers State's Bonny river was ambushed by suspected pirates, leading to the kidnapping of ten passengers. It was learnt that the tragedy happened around 10 kilometres into the boat's journey from Bonny to Port Harcourt. The state's maritime worke ....
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Anambra lawmaker Afam Ogene appoints 70 aides ....
Seventy constituency aides have been assigned throughout Ogbaru by Afam Ogene, the member of the House of Representatives representing the Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State. Ogene declared that this action satisfies his pledge to provide his constituents with excepti ....
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Man caught defecating openly attacks Lagos official ....
A man who has not yet been named has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a worker for the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources while they were on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway at Berger. According to PUNCH Metro, the event took place early on Tuesday morning. The ....
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Mercy Aigbe congratulates Iyabo Ojo over daughter's engagement to Tanzanian singer ....
Mercy Aigbe, a well-known Nollywood actress, has verified that Iyabo Ojo's daughter is engaged to Juma Jux, a well-known Tanzanian singer. According to the DAILY POST, Priscilla, the daughter of Iyabo Ojo, posted a romantic video of herself and Juma Jux dressed in traditional Nige ....
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Actress Ekene Umenwa welcomes first child ....
Star Ekene Umenwa used a special and spiritual maternity photo to reveal the news that she was expecting her first child. She recreated the Virgin Mary in pictures that she posted on Instagram to show her appreciation for the Lord's kindness and the gift of motherhood. Ekene th ....
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Police nab child trafficker, rescue victims in Anambra ....
A suspect (name withheld) who is allegedly a part of a group that specialises in kidnapping children and transporting them from Nigeria to adjacent nations like Ghana and the Benin Republic has been detained, according to the Anambra State Police Command. In a press release on Wednesd ....
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NYSC assures corp members of increment in allowance ....
The National Youth Service Corps' Director General, YD Ahmed, has promised Corps Members that their monthly stipend will rise in tandem with Civil Servants' receipt of the newly approved federal minimum salary. Speaking to Corps Members at the Kebbi State Orientation Camp in Da ....
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FG set to build super grid to boost power supply ....
The Federal Government has finished plans to build what it called a super grid in an attempt to avert the constant collapse of the national grid. This was revealed in a statement that Bolaji Tunji, the Minister of Power's media aide, provided to our correspondent on Tuesday. He said t ....
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NSCDC gets Joachim Okafor has new commandant in Rivers ....
In Rivers, Joachim Okafor has taken up his position as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' (NSCDC) new commandant. Olufemi Ayodele, the command's spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt. Mr. Igwebueze, who was redeployed, was followed by ....
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Naira depreciates to N1,639/$ at official market ....
The naira's decline in value intensified yesterday, as the official exchange rate was N1, 639.41 to the dollar. According to the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) rate, the dollar traded for N1,606 the day before, meaning that the figure yesterday showed a sta ....
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Missing boy found in Abuja church ....
Bright Simon, a seven-year-old child who was reported missing a month ago, was discovered at a church in the Gwagwa, an Abuja suburb, Tasha 1 neighbourhood. It was stated that a mother had whisked the youngster away to the area to ask for prayers instead of their planned trip t ....
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Kogi University gets NUC approval to launch six new courses ....
The National Universities Commission has given Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara permission to launch six new programs. The following degrees have been approved: LL.B. Law; B. Agric. Agriculture; B. Eng. Agricultural Engineering; Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT); and B. Rad. Ra ....
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NSCDC arrest suspected vandals for damaging infrastructure ....
According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory, vandals have damaged public infrastructure in Abuja to the tune of an estimated N5 million. This revelation was made by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, at a press conference on Monday ....
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DSS arrest Labour president Joe Ajaero ....
Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has been taken into custody by agents of the Department of State Services. Ajaero was detained on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while travelling to the United Kingdom for a formal assignment, ....
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Naira depreciates to N1,660 in parallel market ....
In the parallel market, the value of the Naira dropped from N1,645 per dollar last Friday to N1,660 per dollar yesterday. However, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, or NAFEM, the value of the Naira increased to N1,580.46 per dollar. The indicative exchang ....
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Benue SSG, Joseph Alakali resigns from post ....
Professor Joseph Alakali has left his post as the Benue State government's secretary. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Sir Tersoo Kula, the State Governor Hyacinth Alia's chief press secretary. According to him, Alakali tendered his resignation on Monday, citing ....
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Nuhu Muhammadu resumes office as NSCDC Kaduna Commandant ....
As Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna State Command, Commandant Nuhu Bello Muhammadu has taken up his duties. Commandant Muhammadu, speaking to officers and men of the corps at the State Headquarters of NSCDC, Kaduna Command, stated in a stateme ....
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Twenty chairmanship aspirants fail drug test in Kano ....
Twenty Kano State candidates for chairmanship have tested positive for numerous substances during the screening process for the upcoming local government elections, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The candidates put out by the state's ruling NNPP tes ....
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Naira appreciates against dollar ....
Twenty-four hours after the decline, the Naira made substantial gains versus the dollar in the foreign exchange market. The naira strengthened against the dollar on Wednesday, reaching N1,555.75 from N1637.59 on Tuesday, according to FMDQ data. Compared to Tuesday's value of N1 ....
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400 Nigerians get deported from UAE ....
The Nigerian Television Authority said that four hundred Nigerians had been deported from the United Arab Emirates and had arrived in Nigeria. The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi ....
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Flood affects more than one million people in Maiduguri, damages properties ....
According to the authorities, severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least thirty people and damaged over a million more. On Tuesday, the Alau dam on the Ngadda river in Borno State collapsed, forcing villagers to escape their homes and causing some of the worst flo ....
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NDLEA apprehends wanted drug baron after two years on the run ....
Two years after slipping the anti-drug agency's notice, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu, also known as Barryshine, was apprehended by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) agents. The Agency placed Suleiman, the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd., on a watchlist ....
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Man arrested for allegedly relocating children without mother's consent ....
Muffat Inyang, 49, was charged by the Lagos police on Friday in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly moving his kids to a different state without getting their mother's permission. The defendant, who resides in the Oshodi neighbourhood of Lagos, committed the act on Oct ....
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Fire guts Kogi GSM village, destroys millions of properties ....
A fire at a GSM village near Kpata market in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, destroyed properties valued at millions of naira. An increase in electricity led to the fire outbreak early on Thursday morning. It was also discovered that as the fire went out of control, the shop owners we ....
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26-years-old man declared wanted for stealing EFCC car ....
Ibrahim Mohammed, 26, has been listed as wanted for allegedly stealing an EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) vehicle. According to a statement released by the EFCC spokesperson on Friday, Mohammed is wanted in relation to the theft and unauthorised use of the c ....
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Anambra govt bans scavengers ....
The government of Anambra State has declared an immediate stop to the "iron condemn"—a term used to describe the actions of scavengers who go around purchasing iron scraps. This decision comes in response to the scavengers' well-known actions, which have grown to be a serious annoya ....
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36-year-old Brazilian model who married herself files for divorce ....
Sullen Carey, an influencer from London, got divorced after barely a year of marriage. The 36-year-old Brazilian model gained notoriety the previous year when she tied the knot in a ritual known as "sologamy." She shared the unusual occasion with her 400,000 Instagram followers, garne ....
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Kogi PDP suspends Dino Melaye ....
Dino Melaye, a former state senator, has been suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Kogi State chapter. Melaye was suspended by the PDP executive committee in Ward 1 of Ayetoro Gbede after he disregarded a summons. Melaye's suspension was due to his anti-party a ....
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Lagos govt closes Cubana Chiefpriest's restaurant ....
Donalds, a restaurant in the Lekki neighbourhood owned by nightlife entrepreneur Cubana Chiefpriest, has been sealed by the Lagos State Government. On Sunday, Tokunbo Wahaba, the Honourable Commissioner of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, affirmed this. ....
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Kaduna priest shares 100 bags of rice to widows ....
As a noble act of giving back to the community, Rev. Fr. Clement Kagoma, a priest in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, gave sacks of rice to 100 widows in the area. Fr. Kagoma clarified that it is one's duty to share with those in need at Sunday's food distribution at St. Mulumb ....
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NIN registration reaches N110m– NIMC DG ....
According to information released by the National Identity Management Commission, there are now 110 million Nigerians with NINs. Compared to the 107.34 million that was recorded at the end of May 2024, this is a 2.39 percent growth. The new statistic was revealed by the Commission ....
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Lagos govt opens rehabilitated Odo Iya Alaro Bridge ....
The Odo Iya Alaro Bridge in the Maryland region of the state was temporarily closed less than two months ago, but the Lagos State Government announced on Monday that it was reopened. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the state commissioner for transport, revealed this in a statement on Monday ....
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Nigerian actor Emmanuel France is dead ....
Emmanuel France, a seasoned Nollywood actor, went suddenly. France, who was praised for his parts in films like Cross My Sin, She Is My Sister, and The Director, was thought to be in his 80s. On Monday, Nigerian director Femi Ogedengbe announced Fran ....
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Terrorists attack Kaduna community, abduct pastor, kill three ....
When terrorists invaded a church on Sunday in the Bakinpah-Maro town of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, they killed three people, kidnapped a pastor, and took numerous other people hostage. Although the police have not yet commented, Cafra Caino, the previous chairman ....
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Olanrewaju Ishola assumes as new Lagos Police Commissioner ....
Mr. Adegoke Fayoade has been replaced as Lagos State's Commissioner of Police by Mr. Olanrewaju Ishola. On Tuesday, Ishola succeeded Fayoade at the Lagos Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja. Speaking, the newly appointed Lagos Police Commissioner promised to enhance the state's s ....
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Ebonyi new Commissioner of police assumes office ....
CP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Ebonyi State, has taken up her position. On Tuesday, the state's 27th CP reported for duty at the Command's Headquarters located in Abakaliki. Uche-Anya is from Imo State's Nwangele Local Government Are ....
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NAFDAC shuts fake cosmetic factory in Lagos ....
A Lagos-based factory purportedly manufacturing fake cosmetics was raided and sealed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.NAFDAC officers reportedly stormed the unlawful facility at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State, according to a statement ....
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Naira drops to N1,656/$ in foreign exchange market ....
On the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, or NAFEM, the value of the Naira fell to N1,656.49 per dollar yesterday. The indicative exchange rate for NAFEM increased to N1,656.49 per dollar from N1,546.51 per dollar last Friday, according to data from FMDQ, suggesting a ....
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Fubara suspends Rivers LG chairman Otonye Briggs ....
Otonye Briggs, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area in the State of Rivers, has been suspended effective immediately by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara announced the order in a statement delivered to newsmen on Tuesday ....
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Lagos govt orders evacuation of police barracks ....
Concerns over an impending structure collapse at Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja neighbourhood of the state have been voiced by the Lagos State Government. ....
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EFCC operatives surround Kogi govt lodge, plan Yahaya Bello's arrest ....
The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed concern through her media office on the actions taken by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to apprehend her. The office's director of media, Ohiare Michael, stated on Wednesday that the agents "ar ....
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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu donates N500m to Borno flood victims ....
Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, has given N500 million to those impacted by the flood tragedy in Maiduguri, Borno. During a Wednesday visit of sympathy to Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, Tinubu announced the donation. Presenting N500 million to the governor and offering p ....
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Police arrest three Yoruba Nation agitators in Osun ....
Three Yoruba Nation agitators have been taken into custody by police for flying their flags in the Ikire market in the Irewole local government area of Osun State. On August 27, at about 2:00 PM, at Obada Market in Ikire, the suspects Fagbuyi Oluwafemi, Joy Faseyeku, and Alabed ....
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