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Apamisede community in Adavi local government area of Kogi state was on Wednesday thrown into confusion as a boy of eight years old was  buried alive for stealing the sum one thousand naira (N1000) belonging to  his mother. According to eyewitness account, the mother of the boy directed her eldest son of 19 years to punish the boy for stealing …

The Federal Government has concluded an arrangement for commercialisation of dams in the country’s 12 river basins. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this shortly after inspecting the Tiga dam in Bebeji local government area of Kano State on Wednesday. He said the move was to ensure the dams generate more revenues for the federal …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for calm amongst his supporters popularly known as OBIDIENTS. Obi made this appeal on Saturday, through a lengthy post on X (formerly known as Twitter). On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various charges filed by Peter Obi and the LP, challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February …

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Sunday, urged the residents to pray and seek divine intervention on the lingering insecurity in the state. Lawal made the call in a message at the opening of the state’s 27th Quranic recitation competition in Gusau. Terrorists on Friday abducted 110 from Mutunji in the Maru local government area of the state. The …

The Kogi State government has queried the Ohimeghe-Igu of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazak Isa-Koto, over his alleged involvement in politics. In a letter dated November 22, 2023, and signed by the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Salami Momodu Ozigi Deedeat, the government stressed that the monarch’s involvement in politics in his domain led to the death of a …

The decision by the Minister of Works,Dave Umahi that the Federal Government would prefer to adopt concrete technology for federal highways has been criticised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State chapter. The party added that Umahi’s use of direct workers for road development as governor of Ebonyi State had not produced the expected results. In his first news …

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has expressed his excitement following his nomination for this year’s Ballon d’Or award. Osimhen is one of 30 players vying for the men’s best player award. The 24-year-old helped Napoli win their first Serie A title in 33 years last season, and has remained a key player in the team. Speaking to the media in …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with the delegation of Nigerian Muslim leaders led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi and accepted their mediation in the Niger conflict. The leaders were at the State House to consult with the president on the situation in the landlocked West African country. Soldiers attached to the Niger’s presidential guard ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and closed …

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Sunday confirmed the loss of 3,000 barrels of crude oil in the November 15 oil spill in Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies. The FPSO located 130 kilometres off the Atlantic coastline from Port Harcourt has the capacity to produce 200,000 barrels of crude daily and …

It was a day of joy and fulfilment for children and teachers of L.E.A Primary School Gwarimpa 1, Abuja when a peace organisation known as Most Notable Peace Icons Africa came in their numbers to bring succur to parents who are gnashing their teeth to couch out money to pay their children/ward’s school fees in this continued biting economy in …