Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto diocese has condemned in strong terms the killing of a female student over alleged blasphemy in the state. The deceased was a 200 level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto&nb...
Security operatives have Intercepted a Soba local government councilor with Ak-47 near a bandits' den in Giwa LGA of Kaduna state. The councilor was identified as Abdul Adamu Kinkiba. According to sources, Kinkiba was intercepted ...
Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has submitted his nomination and interest forms to run for president on the platform of the All Progressives (APC). The VP has submitted ahead of the party's primary slated for 30th M...
The Gombe state government has closed down all 29 private colleges of health technology in the state. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Gombe state Commissioner for health, Dr. Habu Dahiru. Dahiru said the colleges were closed du...
Following the recent attack on Taraba community that led to the killing of over 40 people including soldiers by terrorists, the Nigerian senate has mourned the losses. This was observed in the Senate chamber on Wednesday during plenary. ...
The Nigerian Police Force in Abuja has arrested six suspected drug dealers in the capital city. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the force in a tactical sweep operation. This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the command...
The federal government has approved the procurement of 52 Operational Vehicles for the Nigeria Security and Civil Denfence Corps (NSCDC). This was made known by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday. The sum of N2,024...
The Kano/Jigawa State command of the Nigerian Customs Service has seized foreign rice, drugs and other contrabands worth N1.99bn in the states. The items seized include 3,387 cartons of foreign rice, hard drugs, spaghetti among other con...
Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has promised to bring economic growth to the country if elected. Bakare who was the running mate of president Muhammadu Buhari in 2011 election said he wou...
The former president Goodluck Jonathan has met the national party chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a northern group had purchased the N100 million presidential nomination forms for him. The former president had rejec...
Gunmen have invaded Otuabula, an Ogbia local government area community of Bayelsa state. Following the invasion, the gunmen numbering about 20 also abducted a traditional ruler, a 50-year-old woman, and another person. The tradi...
The president of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan has joined the long list of presidential aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawan who is the 24th on the list picked his forms today (Monday) ahead of the party's pri...
The former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential hopeful under the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has visited Ondo state in his continuous consultations. Atiku blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (A...
No fewer than 18 people, mostly children, have lost their lives in a boat that capsised in Katsina State The tragedy occurred in Mai'adua Local Government Area of the state. At the time of filing this report, six other people were...
The former Secretary to the Federal Government and a presidential aspirant under the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has met with Zamfara State delegates of the party ahead of the primary elections. Anyim wh...