The Ogun State Police Command revealed that a 37-year-old woman named Bilikisu Kazeem lost her life during a confrontation between law enforcement officers and kidnappers on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident resulted in the successful rescue of nine hostages who had been taken by the kidnappers. The confrontation took place as kidnappers abducted several travelers, including Philip Aivoji, the Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the aforementioned expressway.
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said President Bola Tinubu should be recognised by the Guinness World Records for “causing Nigerians the most hardship.”
Recall that Tinubu had recently bragged that he deserved to be included in the Guinness World Records over his performances in the country since he assumed office.
Former special adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, has lamented that some people have started twisting the content of his book. ‘Working With Buhari’ to suit their own narratives.
The former presidential media aide, in a post on Saturday via his account on the X platform identified two major points those he described as contortionists have twisted.
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed that the Supreme Court in its Certified True Copies (CTC) off its judgment released affirmed that his client did not jump bail.
Speaking via a press release on Saturday, Ejimakor also explained that Kanu’s bail should not have been abrogated.
The Bola Tinibu government has promised to hold talks with the Organised Labour over a new minimum wage in March.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Thursday in Abuja, while speaking at a dialogue organised by the Media Trust Group.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 140 government officials to track and assess the performance of ministers and heads of agencies.
A senior official working closely with the Central Delivery Coordination Unit headed by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, made this known in a chat with Punch.
The winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has been sworn in as the governor of the state.
This comes barely three months after he was elected to take over from Yahaya Bello, who has completed his second term in office.
The Federal Government has vowed to probe allegations of coordinated oil bunkering scheme and multibillion-naira contract-splitting fraud levelled against the Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla.
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, made this known in a press statement released Friday by his spokesman, Henshaw Ogubike.
No fewer than thirty people have been killed as a result of a fresh clash between soldiers and gunmen in two villages within the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday morning.
Reports reaching Naija News revealed that approximately 30 gunmen were killed during the gun battle, which happened at Satguru and Tyop villages, while some soldiers sustained injuries.
Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2-0 in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 clash on Saturday.
Ademola Lookman scored twice in each half to hand Nigeria a famous win over the Indomitable Lions.
Bishop David Abioye, immediate past first vice president of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, also…
Renowned Nigerian actor and filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has shared the heartfelt reason behind his reconciliation…
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Residents of Festac Town, Lagos, have filed a petition with the Inspector General of Police…
A report by the Auditor-General of the Federation has revealed irregular payments totaling over N197.72…
