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FG to shut Lagos' Independence Bridge for two months
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2027: Shehu Sani declares interest in Kaduna central senatorial seat
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Lynched travellers: CDS squad goes after killers as Okpebholo consults govs
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Petrol price to rise more as naira-for-crude talks wobble
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Despite Tinubu’s intervention, Obasa pursues suit against Meranda, lawmakers
I was offered N5bn bribe to impeach Fubara - Rivers Chief of Staff
Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels T...
31st March 2025FG to shut Lagos' Independence Bridge for two months
The Federal Government has announced the closure of the Independence Bridge (Marina bound) starting April 1 for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, ...
31st March 20252027: Shehu Sani declares interest in Kaduna central senatorial seat
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest for re-election in the 2027 general elections. Sani made the declaration on Sunday while delivering his Eid-el-Fitr me...
31st March 2025Lynched travellers: CDS squad goes after killers as Okpebholo consults govs
•14 arrested as gov suspends security corps boss, illegal vigilante groups The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Sunday, strongly condemned the killing of 16 hunters in Edo State,...
31st March 2025Petrol price to rise more as naira-for-crude talks wobble
There is anxiety in the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector as operators await the decision of the Federal Government on the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company L...
31st March 2025Despite Tinubu’s intervention, Obasa pursues suit against Meranda, lawmakers
Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), the counsel for the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, for the umpteenth time on Sunday, dismissed speculations that his principal would be dro...
31st March 2025How bankruptcy led Nigerian boxer to death in Ghana - NBBofC
The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control says boxer Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, who died in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, was not granted approval for the fatal bout after his initial fight schedul...
31st March 2025Nigerian boxer Olanrewaju dies after collapsing in Ghana fight
Former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, has died after collapsing during a boxing match in Ghana on Saturday. Olanrewaju lost consciousness...
30th March 2025Eid-el-Fitr: Govs, lawmakers congratulate Muslims, preach unity, tolerance
As Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan on Sunday, some state governors and leaders across the country delivered messages urging citizens to embrace unity, peace, and progress. Their statements, deli...
30th March 2025Lynched Edo travellers: Governors move against reprisals as 16 slain hunters buried
Tears flowed on Saturday in Uromi, Edo State, as the remains of the hunters who were lynched by a mob were interred. Members of the Hausa community converged on the community cemetery to pay their las...
30th March 2025I nearly withdrew from 2023 presidential race -Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that he nearly abandoned his 2023 presidential ambition following a moment of doubt during the election campaign. “I almost dropped the idea of running for Preside...
30th March 2025Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola remain on forbes Africa’s billionaires List
Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Femi Otedola, have emerged as the only Nigerians on the 2025 ‘Africa’s Billionaires List’ compiled by Forbe...
30th March 2025MRS, others raise petrol prices to N930 in Lagos, N960 in North
As a direct fallout of the recent suspension of sales of petroleum products in naira by the Dangote refinery, MRS filling station has effected a new price regime, raising its pump price to N930 per li...
30th March 2025We are worried if they will ever see – Mums of babies born blind
The pain of birthing babies with blindness is a burden on parents, particularly mothers. Wanting to know the mistakes made and seeking treatment options are the journeys they embark on. JANET OGUNDEPO...
30th March 2025Heartbreaking story of newlyweds burnt in Lagos tanker fire
Barely two weeks after Chiedozie and Joan Okoye tied the knot in Lagos, their love story came to a tragic, untimely end. A devastating gas tanker explosion near Otedola Bridge snatched them from their...
30th March 2025Ex-HoS rattles Fubara with alleged militants link, INC backs gov
The political crisis in Rivers State took a new twist late Friday following allegations by a former Head of Service, Dr George Nweke, that Governor Siminalayi Fubara ordered the bombing of the state H...
30th March 2025Fubara, Wike's fight about money sharing — Amaechi
A former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that the feud between the suspended governor of the oil-rich state, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Cap...
29th March 2025I’m not kidnapped, my wife reading script— Ex-Rivers HoS
Former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has denied claims by his wife, Florence, that he was kidnapped. Nwaeke stated that contrary to her assertion, he is safe in Abuja where he had gone ...
29th March 2025Natasha recall: Senator petitions IG, Kogi CP as kinsmen tackle INEC
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, over alle...
29th March 2025Reverse telecom tariff or face protest, students warn FG
The South-West zone of the National Association of University Students has called on the Federal Government to reverse the hike in telecommunication tariffs. The university student body said the count...
29th March 2025Emergency rule in Rivers, affront to democracy – Fubara’s kinsmen
The Opobo Council of Chiefs, kinsmen of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has criticised the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The council described Fubara’s suspensio...
29th March 2025How cyber criminals exploit spy cameras to blackmail women
Once hailed as a powerful crime-fighting tool, surveillance cameras have now become sinister weapons in the hands of cyber voyeurs—spying on unsuspecting women and, in many cases, trapping them in w...
29th March 2025ICYMI: How Aisha Achimugu shut down Grenada, Abuja for 50th birthday
A businesswoman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, has continued to attract a huge buzz online and offline as a result of the lavish seven-day birthday party she threw to mark her golden jubilee at Calivi...
28th March 2025EFCC declares socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared businesswoman and socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted. The agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a circular released via the EFCC...
28th March 2025Pasuma is my boss, Saheed Osupa my colleague — Taye Currency
Yoruba Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Adebisi, popularly known as Taye Currency, has declared that his popular Fuji colleague, Wasiu Alabi aka Pasuma, is his boss, while referring to his counterpart, Sahe...
28th March 2025ICYMI: Lagos installs speed limit monitors, imposes N50,000 fine
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in collaboration with Huawei Technologies, has deployed four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor and detect speeding and manage traffic flows....
28th March 2025Tinubu marks 73rd birthday today, seeks spiritual guidance for Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu will on Friday join fellow Muslims at the National Mosque in Abuja for a special prayer session for the nation to mark his 73rd birthday, which is on Saturday. “He will also us...
28th March 2025807 meningitis cases, 74 deaths recorded in 22 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the country has recorded a total of 807 suspected cases of cerebrospinal meningitis, and 74 deaths from 22 states as of March 26, 2025 The NC...
28th March 2025Mahama briefs Tinubu on ECOWAS talks with Niger, Mali, B’Faso
President John Mahama on Thursday said the Economic Community of West African States is still engaging with its estranged members, now the Alliance of Sahel States. However, he said talks have been co...
28th March 2025House under fire for reversing immunity withdrawal bill
The House of Representatives came under fire on Thursday for reversing its earlier decision on the removal of immunity for the vice president, governors and deputy governors. Civil Society Organisatio...
28th March 2025Rivers Elders, N’Delta groups slam Ibas for sacking Fubara’s appointees
The Ijaw National Congress and the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Council have slammed the sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) following his suspension of appointees o...
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