Coronavirus: Italy records 5th death
A fifth person infected with the coronavirus has died in Italy, officials said on Monday as the government battled to contain Europe’s worst outbreak of the illness and Italian shares…
El-Zakzaky: Court again adjourns case, says wife unfit to stand trial
Ibrahim El-Zakzaky The Kaduna State High Court has again adjourned the trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat….
Umahi proposes state policing as way forward to tackling security in the country
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has proposed state policing as the way forward to tackle the problems of security in the nation. He stated…
EFCC re-arraigns ex-Gov. Jang, cashier over alleged N6.3bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Governor of Plateau, Sen. Jonah Jang and a cashier at the Office of the Secretary to the State Government,…
Lagos police AIG orders full investigation into death of Remo Stars player
Late Tiyamiyu Kazeem The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 Command, Lagos, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the arrest of the policeman involved in the death of a Remo…
Be wary in ‘taking that cup of tea’ – NAFDAC warns Nigerians against ‘Mai shayi’
DG NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be cautious when taking a cup of tea popularly known…
Drug abuse is the root cause of most of our problems including security, it must be tackled – Marwa
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee For The Elimination Of Drug Abuse, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Monday, said the country would be finished if drug abuse is not comprehensively…
Nigeria records highest quarterly GDP growth since 2016 recession, grows by 2.27% -NBS
The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has recorded a growth of 2.55 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2019, the highest since the recession in…
Unaudited accounts: NIMASA summoned to appear before Reps committee Feb. 25
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to appear before it on Feb. 25, to give…
Lagos Police arrest 17 suspects for cultism, violence
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 17 suspects for cultism and violence in the Ijora Badia and Ikorodu areas of the state. A statement on Sunday by the Police…