Kagara: We’ll do what is right, we won’t pay ransom to secure release of abductees – FG insists
The Federal Government has insisted that it would not pay any ransom to secure the release of abductees at Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. The Minister of Information and…
CAS orders probe of Military plane crash in Abuja
Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has ordered an investigation into the military plane crash that led to the death of seven persons on Sunday. The said…
Another Okowa’s aide murdered, Governor mourns, orders investigation
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Sunday expressed sadness over the death of Comrade Okiemute Sowho, who was killed by unknown gunmen in Sapele on Saturday. The late Sowho was…
FRSC returns N420,000 cash to family of accident victim
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has returned N420,000 cash found at an auto accident site at Akinfosile, along Lagos-Ore expressway, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, to the…
US-based newspaper, Diaspora Nigerians host conference on patriotism
A U.S.-based media organisation, Global Patriot Newspapers (GPNews), is set to host an international conference aimed at reviving the spirit of patriotism among Nigerians. GPNews is organising the virtual conference…
Bad news for smokers; Commission enforces Tobacco Control Law
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will not hesitate to confiscate cigarettes sold in sticks at the expiration of the moratorium given in the Tobacco Control…
Electricity: Single phase customers to pay not more than N1, 872 per month – Commission
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will commence enforcement of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) billing cap order to ensure effective consumer protection. Mr Babatunde…
2023 Presidential election: Why Peter Obi should contest – Group
A socio-political organisation, Movement for the Election of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, wants Mr Peter Obi to contest the 2023 presidential poll. Obi was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the…
What Benin Republic wants from Nigeria – Onyeama; dismisses 37th state claim
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be the 37 State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but only wished…
Explainer: NCC says 383m is total phone lines allocated since 2001
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would like to draw the attention of the general public to a news story in a national daily which wrongly interpreted an update report on…