News from the states and all the six (6) geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Four children from one family, have been reported dead in Bayelsa State after inhaling generator fumes. The incident was reported to have happened on Saturday in Aghoro II community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the oil-rich Niger Delta State. The children whose ages were not disclosed at the time of this report were said to be on recess from…
Barely 72 hours after announcing his retirement from partisan politics, Gbenga Daniel, says he is considering joining the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC. Daniel who worked as the Director General of the People's Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar's campaign, said this on Sunday after a meeting with his supporters and loyalists. He said consideration to join the ruling…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced it will resume collation of votes in the Bauchi Governorship poll, next Tuesday. The electoral body said a winner could eventually be confirmed after it resolved matters affecting two local governments: Ningi and Tafawa Balewa This decision was revealed in a press statement on Friday night after resolving some issues around the…
All eight persons trapped in the three-storey building collapse in Ibadan, on Friday have been rescued. The Nigeria Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, confirmed this on through South West Coordinator, Slakku Luggard and Director of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Akin Makinde. No fewer than six persons were rescued on Friday, hours after the accident, following emergency intervention by the…
Three suspects in the Offa Robbery attack of April 5, 2018, have accused members of the police of complicity. Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham told a High Court of Kwara, in Ilorin that their statements of admittance for the crime and implicating president of Nigeria's senate, Bukola Saraki were obtained under duress; thus, forced to make the confessions.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission says that 663,748 voters have been registered in 1,939 units for the Bayelsa governorship election slated for Dec. 5.
Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) said it generated over N100 million to the state coffers last year. This was against the N10 million target given by the state government.
Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended its member, Dr Shehu Adamu, for six months over allegation of N180 million bribe levelled against other members.
The acting Gov. of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to impose outright ban on the importation of rice to encourage local farmers and millers.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Thursday that the success of the war against terror in the North East depended on the logistics corps of the army.
The Kogi Government is committed to providing a conducive learning environment for pupils and students in its educational institutions, the Deputy Governor, Mr Yomi Awoniyi, has said.
Nigeria: Delta State Government said it had spent N356 billion in the last six years on drainage and road projects in the state.
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State says that he and his teeming supporters will remain in the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
Students of the University had on Wednesday took to the street, calling for the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Comfort Ekpo.
The Lagos State Government has reached an understanding with Techno Oil and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), to implement a scheme to make Lagos ``clean, green and healthy’’.