The Leader of Afenifere, Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba, Senator Ayo Fasanmi is dead. Pa Fasanmi died on Wednesday night according to his son, Afolabi. He wrote in a statement, “With gratitude to the Almighty...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 10th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting has Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo physically...

Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has chosen a former Commissioner in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as his running mate for the October 10 governorship poll. Akeredolu...

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 624 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing total number of infections to 41,804. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), via its...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. This was disclosed in a press release issued on...

Nigeria has recorded 648 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 41,180. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

The Federal Government has declared that the 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17. It has also asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit...

The Federal Government has extended the phase two of the easing of the lockdown in the country by another one week. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary General to...

Nigeria has recorded 555 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 40,532. The latest statistics were released by the Nigeria Centre for...

A 3-storey building which houses shops and residential apartments has collapsed this afternoon in Ebute Metta, Lagos. Many persons are trapped in the rubbles of the collapsed building. The Chairman of...

The Presidency on Friday denied reports that it has dissolved the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,...

Nigeria has recorded 604 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 38,948. The 604 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos(203),...

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Mali on a one-day visit. The visit is aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in the country. The President’s arrival was confirmed in a tweet by...

Nigeria has recorded 543 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 38,344. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for...

Suspected members of the extremist Boko Haram Islamist sect have shot dead five persons believed to be humanitarian workers. The Boko Haram terrorist group released a video online purporting to show the...

Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor confirmed his current status via his twitter handle.   I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back...

Nigeria recorded 576 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, within the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 37,801. The latest figures were disclosed by...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said the appointment and sacking of service chiefs was the perogative of President Buhari. Adesina said this in a statement...

The House of Representatives has asked the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to publish, within 48 hours, the names of members of the 9th National Assembly whom he claimed got...

Nigeria has recorded 562 new cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 37,225. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for...