Lekki shooting: CCTV footage shows Army deployed at least 7 vehicles to tollgate
The Nigerian Army deployed no fewer than seven military trucks to the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, the day unarmed #EndSARS protesters were allegedly shot by the…
UBA faces upsurge in lawsuits, may pay N472bn in claims
United Bank for Africa (UBA) could pay out a chunky N472 billion in claims as lawsuits against the banking giant shot up to 911 in the third quarter ended September…
ASUU set to call off strike as FG offers N65bn for academic allowances, others
There appears hope of resumption of Nigerian universities as the Federal Government on Friday offered a cumulative sum of N65 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) specifically…
Ag. Chair of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, indicted by Panel as Buhari receives report
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Investigation of Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
WHO warns against use of remdesivir for COVID-19 patients
World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended on Friday that the anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, arguing that trials had failed to prove that the treatment…
Killing my children was an act of God- Man who allegedly killed his 2 children claims
The Police Command in Niger has arrested a father, Abubakar Maibabo, for allegedly killing his two children at Maidabo village in Salka, Nasko Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations…
Court grants N1m bail to #EndSARS protester, Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled #EndSARS protester, Peter Eromosele Adene, in the sum of one million naira. The court granted the bail…
District head, son, 14 others killed as gunmen attack Kaduna communities
Gunmen have killed 16 persons including a district head and his son in Kaduna State in the past three days, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,…
Telecoms: Emir Bayero Attributes NCC’s Success to Quality Leadership
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has attributed the ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the quality of leadership the…
NECO: Anambra State produces overall best student
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu says the overall best student in the 2020/2021 National Common Entrance Examination is from Anambra State. Adamu disclosed his while announcing the results of…