NIGER GOVT HOLDS MASS BURIAL FOR TANKER EXPLOSION VICTIMS, APPROVES FREE MEDICAL CARE FOR SURVIVORS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Niger State Government has conducted a mass burial for victims of the petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa village,...
TRICYCLE RIDER KILLED BY STRAY BULLET OUTSIDE BROTHEL IN LAGOS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A yet-to-be-identified tricycle rider has been shot dead by a stray bullet outside a brothel in the Badore area of Ajah,...
INVESTIGATION INTO CBEX VIRTUAL CURRENCY SCHEME IS COMPLEX, MULTINATIONAL – EFCC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described its ongoing probe into the controversial CBEX virtual currency scheme as one...
NEW INEC CHAIR PLEDGES FREE, FAIR, CREDIBLE POLLS
The newly appointed chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan (SAN), has pledged to deliver elections that are transparently managed, credible, and...
TINUBU URGES AMUPITAN TO SERVE “WITH INTEGRITY BEYOND REPROACH” AS NEW INEC CHAIR BEGINS TENURE
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), the newly sworn-in chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to lead the commission...
FG, ISLAMIC BANKS DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP TO FUND MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS ACROSS NIGERIA
The Federal Government of Nigeria is stepping up collaboration with Islamic finance institutions to boost funding for critical road infrastructure across the country, signalling a...
FRSC CONFIRMS DEATH OF VARSITY LECTURER IN KOGI HIT-AND-RUN TRUCK CRASH
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has confirmed the killing of a female lecturer by a hit and run articulated vehicle (Truck) in...
REPS MOVE TO EMPOWER EFCC, PASS BILL TO EXPAND ANTI-GRAFT POWERS
The House of Representatives has taken a significant step towards reforming Nigeria’s anti-corruption architecture by passing a bill for second reading that proposes to expand...
JAILBREAKER REARRESTED ONE YEAR AFTER SULEJA PRISON ESCAPE AS POLICE BUST ROBBERY GANG IN NIGER
The Niger State Police Command says it has rearrested a convicted armed robber who escaped from the Suleja Correctional Centre one year ago, and rounded...
NEW INEC CHAIR AMUPITAN TAKES CHARGE, PROMISES CREDIBLE ELECTIONS
Newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), has officially arrived at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja to assume...