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Bandits have opened fire on six commuters along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a …
The Federal Government has placed a 72-hour suspension on outbound Emirates flights from Nigeria. This is contained in a circular issued on February 4 by the Nigerian Civil …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks to close accounts of anyone who transacts in cryptocurrency. The order was contained in a circular to banks …
Nigerian forward, Odion Ighalo on Tuesday, January 26 confirmed his exit from Manchester United, penning a farewell post in which he described playing for the Premier League side …
Arsenal have completed the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan until the end of the season to boost their push for a return to the …
Thomas Tuchel was appointed as Chelsea manager on an 18-month contract on Tuesday, January 26 tasked with hauling the underperforming Blues back into the Champions League next season. …
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, January 27 approved a total of N9.4 billion for various projects including power and road. Briefing journalists at the end of …
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has warned that the change of Service Chiefs should not become cosmetic. Speaking through its spokesman, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the NEF said the …
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Wednesday, January 27 says that the governor’s …
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; …
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a probe of the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, for allegedly sleeping with the …
A 22-year-old woman has confessed to how and why she sold her newly born baby for N10,000 in Ondo State. The woman, Seun Oladayo, shortly after giving birth …
Suspected gunmen have invaded Rachael’s Orphanage Home opposite UBE Junior Secondary School in Naharati, Abaji Area Council, Abuja, the nation’s capital and abducted seven orphans. Pointloaded gathered that …
The federal government has released N40 billion for the payment of earned academic allowances for varsity lecturers and earned allowances for non-academic staff. Also, the government may release …
A 32-year-old man, Tunde Bello has been arrested by the police for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 29-year-old lady in Ogun State. This was disclosed in a statement …
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Friday, January 22 said the Federal Government’s planned sale of public assets will benefit Nigerians and help to boost the …
The Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) have declared an indefinite strike beginning from February 5, 2021. Announcing the decision …
US President Joe Biden has reversed a Donald Trump policy that restricted the granting of immigrant visas to Nigerians. In January 2020, Trump had expanded curbs on immigration …
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday, January 22 visited President Muhummadu Buhari and raised alarm over the havoc perpetrated by Boko Haram insurgents in the state. …
Four houses and six shops have been razed in a fire that gutted the Gwarinpa building materials market in Abuja, the nation’s capital on Thursday, January 21. Eyewitnesses …