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Sep 28, 2020

BREAKING: Laycon wins Big Brother Naija season five

Olamilekan ‘Laycon’ Agbeleshe has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) season five reality TV show. He becomes the fifth winner of the show sinc...

Sep 25, 2020

BREAKING: Airspace may shut down as unions join Labour strike

The nation’s airspace may be shut on Monday as four aviation unions have declared support for Organised Labour proposed nationwide strike.

Sep 25, 2020

BREAKING: FG gets fresh order to stop planned NLC, TUC strike

The Federal Government has obtained a fresh order against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on planned strike...

Sep 25, 2020

INEC to use Z-pad for Ondo polls’ •PDP cautions commission

INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) says sensitive materials for Ondo State governorship election will arrive Akure on October 5.

Sep 25, 2020

Stalemate in govt, Labour talks on petrol, power prices

Parties hold on to positions •NLC, TUC, others rally for ‘action’ •Court stops strike AFTER hours of talks, the government and Labour on Thursday failed to r...

Sep 25, 2020

BREAKING: Ekiti APC crisis deepens as factional SEC suspends Fayemi, excos

The internal crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress in Ekiti took a new dimension on Friday as some statutory members of State Executive Committee(S...

Sep 25, 2020

Magu kicks as AGF refuses to appear before panel

The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has concluded his defence before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on...

Sep 25, 2020

BREAKING: Bayern Munich win UEFA Super Cup

Bayern Munich are winners of the UEFA Super Cup after beating Sevilla 2-1 in Budapest

Sep 25, 2020

BREAKING: COVID-19 deaths hit 1,102 in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night revealed that 1,102 persons have died from Coronavirus in the country. According to a tweet r...

Sep 24, 2020

Petrol, electricity: Labour lists conditions to halt strike

LABOUR will attend Thursday’s meeting with the Federal Government on the hike in petrol price and electricity tariffs with a load of conditions: The meeting,...

Sep 24, 2020

Nigeria High Commission in Canada reopens

The Nigerian High Commission in Canada says it will resume in-person immigration and consular services today. This is coming six months after it shut its doo...

Sep 24, 2020

111 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria

Nigeria’s confirmed cases of Coronavirus reached 57,724 on Wednesday night following new infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an...

Sep 23, 2020

BREAKING: Several feared dead in Kogi tanker explosion

Several people, including school children, were on Wednesday morning killed as a petrol tanker exploded in Felele, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. The victim...

Sep 23, 2020

BREAKING: Court faults Buhari on judges’ appointment

A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to forward the names of 11 lawyers nominated for appointment as judges of t...

Sep 23, 2020

BREAKING: IPOB declares sit-at-home on October 1

Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared October 1, 2020 as sit-at-home across Biafraland. The group said the decision followed credible in...

Sep 23, 2020

Assembly probes forged certificates, promotion denial in agency

The Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Petitions has expressed worry over alleged cases of forged certificates and denial of promotions among o...

Sep 22, 2020

Obaseki extends hand of fellowship to Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu

The reelected governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday extended a hand of fellowship to the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its former chairman, Com...

Sep 22, 2020

BREAKING: No going back on Water Resources Bill – FG

The Federal Government has declared it will go ahead with the Water Resources Bill. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told reporters the bill...

Sep 22, 2020

BREAKING: INEC presents Certificate of Return to Obaseki, Shaibu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented certificate of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip S...

Sep 22, 2020

Primary, secondary schools resume amid COVID-19 concerns

Primary and secondary schools resumed on Monday in many parts of the country with governments and parents expressing concerns about compliance with COVID-19 pro...