Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday expressed sadness over news of the fire incident at Aperin market, in Ibadan the state capital.
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Sweden defender, Nilla Fischer’s statue, was vandalised in Linkoping, an incident which, according to midfielder Caroline Seger, raises deeper questions about gender equality in the country.
The Onu Political Organisation has urged residents of Abakaliki and the public to discountenance rumour that Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has been appointed as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it would close the sale of seats for the 2019 Hajj exercise on June 18.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted cloudy weather conditions with widespread rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Sunday.
A 26-year-old man, Victor Oguwa, suspected to be a fake drugs manufacturer, has been arrested by the police in Bauchi.
Nigeria’s Under-15 boys on Friday lost their second match of the 2019 International Dream Cup tournament to host nation Japan 1-4 at the Yurtec Stadium in Miyagi.
The management and owners of the Port Harcourt Mall has commiserated with all the injured people in the gas explosion that occurred at the facility on June 12, 2019.
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians to disregard the false information being circulated that fee is being collected from ministerial appointment lobbyists to submit Curriculum Vitae.
Edo State under the stewardship of Governor Godwin Obaseki is the only Governor in Nigeria that is yet to make proclamation for the inauguration of the State Assembly to commence legislative business as the constitution demands.
The Gombe State Recovery Committee has urged the immediate past governor of the state, Ibrahim Dankwambo, and his aides to appear before it.
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Saturday appointed Olatokunbo Talabi as the Secretary to the State Government.
The President of Lawyers Alert Nigeria, Rommy Mom, has observed that criminalizing petty offences is an indication of inequality in justice delivery system in the country.
Three personnel of the Nigerian Air Force and two civilians who stormed the farmhouse of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, in 2017 thinking they would find sacks of foreign currencies buried in septic tank are now swimming in stormy waters.
The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has celebrated the declaration of Sani Musa as the representative of the people of Niger East Senatorial District by the Supreme Court.
United States of America based-Afro Rock maestro, King Samson Adewale, popularly known as Sam Miracle, has just shot three brand new musical videos in Nigeria.
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, came to power with some panache. He won election on a new wave of populism, which swept the reins of power from the All Progressives Congress, thus breaching the plan to keep all South West states within the ranks of APC. His campaign brought a different approach to the quest for leadership in Oyo State. Not once was his campaign accused of the gangsterism that attended previous quests for the governance of the pacesetter state. Understanding the desire of Oyo people for good governance, one devoid of the braggadocio of politics, Engr. Makinde defined his journey into the next four years with a few actions that translate to positive vision and, redefinition of leadership in Nigeria. By hitting the ground with action, Engr. Makinde came out of the first ten days in office as the first of his peers to constitute a due process office with the appointment of a Director General.
Barring any last-minute changes, one of the five new banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Titan Trust Bank Limited, is set for entry into the Nigerian banking industry in grand style in a matter of weeks.
Caster Semenya has denied declining to race at Sunday’s Diamond League Meeting in Morocco, instead claiming organisers “made it impossible for her” to run.
It was close to midnight a few weeks ago and we just landed Lagos. I was scheduled to be in Ilesa, Osun State for a workshop on security the next morning. My driver had been waiting at the airport since midday. Prior to that day, news had filtered in of all sorts of horrors on the road from Ibadan to Ife. Nonetheless, I needed to get to Osogbo that night so I could deliver a keynote address the next morning on the very issue of security. No other option, I set out for Osogbo at midnight.