No leadership vacuum in Army despite Lagbaja’s illness – DHQ
The Nigerian Army has admitted that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, is sick and receiving medical attention abroad but, nevertheless, dismissed insinuation that there was…
I’ll declare presidential ambition when I’m ready – Makinde
Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde says he will declare his presidential ambition when he is ready. Makinde spoke during a visit to Fashola farm in Oyo town on Friday.…
Jigawa governor suspends commissioner over alleged affair with married woman
Umar Namadi, governor of Jigawa, has suspended Auwal Sankara, the state commissioner for special duties, over an alleged affair with a married woman. On Friday, the Kano state Hisbah…
Israeli PM Netanyahu’s home ‘targeted’ in drone attack
Israel says a drone was launched toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on Saturday morning. Netanyahu and his wife were not in the building, and there were no causalities,…
JUST IN: Gunmen assassinate presidential candidate
The lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who ran for president in October 9 elections, was gunned down in Maputo on Saturday. The lawyer, Elvino Dias, was killed…
Lagos council chairmen oppose bill to scrap 37 LCDAs
Lagos council chairmen, under the aegis of Conference 57, have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to reconsider the creation of Area Administrative Councils in replacement of Local…
Adesina deplores Nigeria’s poverty rate, proffers solution to country’s economic woes
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has expressed concern over the rising poverty levels in Nigeria. Adesina spoke in Abuja during the 90th birthday lecture…
Lagos DPO slumps, dies inside office
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ijanikin Police Station and a Chief Superintendent of Police, Bolaji Olugbenga.…
Man fleeing police arrest falls into Lagos canal, dies
A yet-to-be-identified man has succumbed to the injuries he sustained after falling into a canal in an attempt to escape arrest by policemen who reportedly labelled him a fraudster…
Commissioner arrested over ‘illicit affair with married woman’
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, has been arrested for engaging in an illicit affair with a married woman, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, inside an uncompleted…
