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Following weeks of rumours and a crackdown on commercial motorcyclists in Lagos state in January, the Lagos state government has officially banned motorcycles and tricycles in most parts of the state.

A pipeline explosion at Ile Epo around the Abule Egba area of Lagos has sent many persons scampering to safety.

The Kano State Government has banned persons of opposite genders from plying same commercial tricycles across the state from January, 2020, an official has announced.

The Lagos State Government has recently shut down popular night club, Quilo located on the Lagos Island, which belongs to a House of Representatives member, Shina Peller. The Special Adviser to the governor on New Media, Jubril…

The director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola has tagged the Nigerian system as alien, unfavorable to muslims and favours only Christians.

Governor Seyi Makinde has been declared the winner of March 9th governorship election in Oyo State by Supreme Court.

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has declared that the Executive Order 003, which mandated all government establishments to make Nigerian manufactured goods their first choice in public procurement process has not boosted the…

A veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has expressed fear over the controversial Hate Speech Bill, which has passed the second reading at the Senate.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex.

The long awaited TVC Communications staff creche was finally unveiled and commissioned by the CEO of TVC Communications; Andrew Hanlon on Monday, 9th December, 2019. The creche is expected to commence full operation in January, 2020 and…

Omoyele Sowore of Sahara Reporters has been released, He was released on Thursday evening after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his release for the third time.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Department of State Service 24 hours ultimatum to release the Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.

A Kaduna-bound train from Abuja on Wednesday broke down about 1000 meters to the Railway Station in Rigasa, Kaduna.

The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned the Federal Government over the proposed Social Media Bill and the Hate Speech Bill and called on Nigerians to raise their voices against the two…

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, granted bail to Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, son of the former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina in the sum of N60 million and one surety…

Weeks of tireless efforts to raise his school fees paid off on Monday when his parents credited his bank account. The next day, Efe Ifie didn’t waste time. Excited that he would be able to pay his tuition fees before the December deadline,…

Fire outbreak in parts of Balogun market on Lagos Island has paralysed commercial activities on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 when a Plaza near the market went in flames. The fire is confirmed to still be burning as at 8 pm.

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Friday refused to answer a question regarding a petition submitted against All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu.

The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has said that Nigerians consuming foreign rice were eating an expired product that was only polished and re-bagged

The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated a mini milk collection centre in Tassa Village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano state.

Four members of a daring syndicate of internet ‘fraudsters’ have been arrested after they defrauded a 60-year-old American lady using a cloned document of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as well as the forged signature of its…

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the solid minerals sector contributed N52.75 billion to federation revenue in 2017. NEITI in its latest report on Solid Mineral Sector released in Abuja, on Sunday…

The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) yesterday met for several hours with the principal officers of the Senate over the contentious Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), vowing not to participate…

No fewer than 40 villages have been sacked by flood in Adamawa State, Dr Muhammad Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary, Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) confirms.

Mrs Augustina Okechukwu, wife of the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, was on Saturday laid to rest at her country home, Eke in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Muhammadu Danmadami as a great loss to the country. The president made his feelings known in a condolence message issued by his Senior…

The Plateau Police Command on Sunday confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building at Butcher Street, Terminus Market in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of…

The six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have been set free after 23 days in captivity.

Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Akure, Ondo State, who was kidnapped last week Tuesday, has regained his freedom.