nigeria news 310318

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences Commission ICPC, says it is set to checking and bringing to book erring staff of federal institutions in the country. The Commission spoke at the weekend in the federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra State, while inaugurating the...

The management of Rangers FC of Enugu has given its only Easter Sunday to celebrate and after that their training will commence for their match against Yobe Dessert Warriors on Wednesday. Rangers should have played Yobe Stars on Easter Sunday but the match will not hold as the League Management...

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has criticized the federal government over the controversial list of treasury looters in the country. According to source it was reported that minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had released the controversial list of treasury looters at a press...

The Spokesman of Arewa Consultative Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi has expressed the North’s readiness to debate whether Nigeria should remain as a country or not. Abdullahi added that some Nigerians believe the regions making up the country were mistakenly put together by the British...

Residents of Benin have decried poor services of Automated Teller Machines in the metropolis during festive periods. The respondents spoke in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Saturday. They described it as unfortunate that residents were made to go through stress to...

The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the arrest and detention of the inspector that arrested and detained a woman for recording him assaulting commuters in Lagos. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, the commissioner directed that the inspector...

A suspected major distributor of cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) in Onitsha, Solomon Michael, has been arrested. The drug peddler said to be a native of Abia State was arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Anambra State Command. One other Okechukwu Udenkwo was arrested for...

Ever since the National Broadcasting Commission banned the song of the popular artiste, 9ice, he had kept mute on the issue till Saturday Beats reached out to him. In a chat with the singer, he expressed surprise that his song, ‘Living things,’ could be banned because according to him, most of...

Prolific Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde's first child, Princess Omotola turned 21 years few days ago. She took to Instagram today to share photos from her birthday dinner with friends. Click here to see more photos

Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday, March 28, shot dead the youth leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Etsako West local government of Edo State, Samson Sedi. Sedi, popularly known as Power Remain, was allegedly killed by armed robbers while attempting to rescue a...

The International Police have yet to declare Senator Dino Melaye wanted, 72 hours after the Nigeria Police Force claimed that the lawmaker and seven other suspects were now on the red notice of the global police organisation. The profiles and pictures of the lawmaker representing Kogi West...

The Coalition for Nigeria Movement, led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of plans to corrupt security agencies ahead of the 2019 general elections. The group in a statement by its spokesman, Akin Osuntokun, said this while responding to...

Afenifere, Pan Yoruba socio-cultural group has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government over the release of looters’ list, which contained names of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin accused the Federal...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has told the President Muhammadu Buhari government and the Minister of Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed to be ready to prove the allegation of financial impropriety against him. Secondus gave the threat in a...

A former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu has admitted that he helped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rig elections in the past. Mantu made the confession during an interview on on Channels Television’s programme, Hard Copy. Click here to read more

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday evening urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seriously consider the possibility of granting Lagos a special status to enable it sustain its position as the driver of the nation’s economic growth. Governor Ambode, who spoke at a state dinner...

90-year-old begs Buhari from Benue IDP camp We don’t want to die here This is certainly not the best of times for the aged and elderly in communities mindlessly invaded and sacked ceaselessly by herdsmen in Logo and Guma local government areas of Benue state. It started from January 1 when...

Leading Northern Groups and Associations held a Summit of their leaders at Arewa House, Kaduna on Saturday 24th March, 2018. The Summit was convened to assess the security, economic and political circumstances of the North and Northern communities in other parts of Nigeria. Click here to...