Three persons have been killed following an explosion in the Okene area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday morning at the Oyinoyi’s Palace in Okenne Local Government Area of the state. This is coming few hours to the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari to …

The newly appointed Director General (DG) of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP), Balogun Akin Osuntokun has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is “fully” in support of the 2023 campaign for the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Osuntokun who made a live appearance on Channels …

The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor is dead. He was 80 years old. The governor of Imo state governemnt, Sen Hope Uzodimma announced the death in a statement, titled, Imo State Government Obituary Announcement,” issued on Wednesday night. The statement reads, “On behalf of the government and people of …

Police in Kaduna State arrested at least 780 crime suspects and recovered 1,446 rustled livestock in 2022. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yekini Ayoku told a news conference in Kaduna on Wednesday that the police also secured the conviction 116 of the suspects during the year. He said …

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, to suspend the planned auction of Oil Mining Licence 11 for $250m when it had been bid for $1bn. At the plenary on Wednesday, the House particularly “urges the Federal Government, particularly the NPDC, to …

The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 30th, 2023. The recommendation follows a motion by the senator representing representing Borno South, Ali Ndume raising the alarm …

This file photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows a bag containing the draft 2022 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly in Abuja. The National Assembly has passed the 2023 appropriation bill at N21.83 trillion. This shows an increase of N1.32 trillion from the N20.51 trillion …

  President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, received a briefing from the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mrs Lauretta Onochie. The meeting, which took place at the State House, marked Onochie’s first visit to Buhari since her nomination was confirmed last week. The Senate …

The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the “blizzard of the century.” The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm …

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has recommended the suspension of Drambi Vandi, a trigger-happy cop that killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. Raheem was shot dead on Christmas Day by Vandi who was attached to Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah. The cop and his team were said …