Buhari reacts to death of Ex-Minister of Information, Alex Akinyele
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Opeyemi Akinyele, who passed away on Thursday night after...
No going back on social media regulation-Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the Federal Government will not rescind its decision to regulate social media.
The Minister...
Jonathan felicitates Obasanjo on his 84th birthday
Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated ex-President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on the occasion of his 84th birthday.
Dr Jonathan In a goodwill message...
Fire guts Onitsha plastic market
An early Friday morning fire has destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira at Amobi plastic market, Onitsha in Anambra.
A witness, who pleaded...
At least one dead as Senegal protesters clash with police
Senegalese police clashed with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, leaving one person dead, a police official said — the first death...
COVID-19: Governors, deputies to be vaccinated March 10
State governors and their deputies are to take the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (March 10).
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum...
BREAKING: Air Peace begins direct international flights from Enugu
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved International direct flights by Peace Air to Dubai, Mumbai, Johannesburg, Atlanta and Guangzhou.
Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Allen...
Kwara Govt approves use of hijab in state-owned, grant-aided schools
The Kwara Government has approved the use of hijab (veil worn by Muslim women) in state and grant-aided public schools.
This is contained in a...
EFCC arrests 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Imo
Twenty, 20, suspected internet fraudsters were on Friday arrested by operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
French court convicts ex-president Sarkozy on corruption charges
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence after a court in Paris convicted...
Pres Buhari decorates new Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has decorated the new Service Chiefs at an event held in the Council Chamber at the State House.
The new Service Chiefs...
Pope Francis arrives in Iraq for historic visit
Pope Francis landed in war-battered Iraq Friday on a first-ever papal visit, defying security fears and the pandemic to comfort one of the world’s...
Senegal suspends 2 TV Channels over protests coverage
Senegalese authorities on Thursday suspended the signal of two private television stations for 72 hours, accusing them of broadcasting “in loop” images of unrest...
University of Oxford developer honoured for AstraZeneca vaccine
A British vaccinologist who led the team behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has received a prestigious award recognising her contribution to “a global common good.”
Prof....
3 men who swallowed 233 wraps of cocaine in NDLEA net
Three men, Obiekwe Frank Chuma, Okoye Jacob Okwuchukwu and Chukwunyere Prince Emmanuel have told operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency how they...
