12 CONFIRMED DEAD IN OBAJANA-LOKOJA ROAD CRASH
A collision that happened on Sunday night on the Obajana-Lokoja Motorway in Kogi State resulted in 12 fatalities and six injuries. A sono truck and...
NIGER REPUBLIC REOPENS AIRSPACE AFTER MILITARY COUP
Following a military coup in July, Niger closed its airspace for nearly a month before reopening it on Monday, according to the official Nigerien news...
FG APPEALS TO NLC LEADERS TO SUSPEND PLANNED TWO-DAY WARNING STRIKE
The Nigeria Labour Congress' (NLC) planned two-day warning strike, which was set to start on Tuesday, has been urged to be postponed by the Federal...
SUBSIDY REMOVAL: NMA SEEKS REVIEW OF ALLOWANCES AS ECONOMIC HARDSHIP WORSENS
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has demanded an upward review of allowances from the state and federal governments following the rising cost of living as...
DSS RAISES ALARM OVER PLOT TO ‘STAGE VIOLENT PROTESTS’, IDENTIFIES RINGLEADERS
The Department of State Services (DSS) claims to have learned of plots by some groups in some regions of the nation to stage violent protests...
UPDATE: GABON COUP LEADER, BRICE NGUEMA SWORN IN AS INTERIM PRESIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Taking the oath of office as temporary president on Monday, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Gabon's 55-year-old dynasty last week...
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TRIBUNAL TO DELIVER JUDGEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 6
On September 6th, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is anticipated to issue its eagerly awaited decision. The hearings would be available for live broadcast...
SANWO-OLU TAKES FIRST RIDE AS BLUE RAIL BEGINS OPERATION
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday took the first ride as the Lagos Blue Line rail began operations. Sanwo-Olu, took the ride from the...
BANDITRY: QUIT POSTING CORPS MEMBERS TO SOKOTO, KEBBI, ZAMFARA – SANI WARNS NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should stop posting corps members to certain states plagued by bandit attacks, according to Sani Shinkafi, a former chairman...
POLICE FOIL BANK ROBBERY, ARREST SUSPECT IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, foiled a bank robbery at one of the old-generation banks opposite Maplewood Estate, in the Oko Oba area...