BREAKING: INEC announces dates for Ondo, Edo governorship polls

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BREAKING: INEC announces dates for Ondo, Edo governorship polls NEWS DIGEST - The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has announced September 19 for the Edo 2020 Governorship election. It also said the Ondo governorship poll will hold...

Senate raises alarm over ‘strange epidemic’ that killed 15 in Benue

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Senate raises alarm over ‘strange epidemic’ that killed 15 in Benue NEWS DIGEST - The Senate Thursday raised the alarm over the likely outbreak of a “strange epidemic” in Oye-Obi Local Government Area of Benue...

Man kills, buries wife in kitchen in Bayelsa 

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Man kills, buries wife in kitchen in Bayelsa NEWS DIGEST - A 30-year-old man identified as Monday Uwem has killed his 26-year-old wife in Akassa, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The Nation newspaper gathered that...

Trump to speak after his acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment trial

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Trump to speak after his acquittal in U.S. Senate impeachment trial NEWS DIGEST - President Donald Trump, facing a bruising re-election campaign and the possibility of more Democratic investigations in Congress, will make a public...

How to solve the Kidnapping/Banditry menace in Northern Nigeria

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How to solve the Kidnapping/Banditry menace in Northern Nigeria NEWS DIGEST - Nigeria has surfed through numerous hurdles as far as security is concerned. They include Niger Delta militancy, the Boko Haram misadventure, herders/farmers conflicts...

Amnesty International calls on Buhari, Ayade to free Agba Jalingo

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Amnesty International calls on Buhari, Ayade to free Agba Jalingo NEWS DIGEST - Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari and the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, to end what it...

JUST IN: I’ve kept my promise to end Boko Haram – Buhari

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JUST IN: I’ve kept my promise to end Boko Haram - Buhari NEWS DIGEST - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that he has not reneged on his promise to end Boko Haram and other...

52% fail to obtain five credits in Nov/Dec 2019 SSCE – NECO

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52% fail to obtain five credits in Nov/Dec 2019 SSCE - NECO NEWS DIGEST - The National Examinations Council has released the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination, noting that only 48 per cent of...

Okada ban: Fashola supports Lagos govt

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Okada ban: Fashola supports Lagos govt NEWS DIGEST - The minister of works and housing, Raji Fashola, has expressed his support for the ban of commercial motorcycles and Tricycles in Lagos state. Speaking at the United...

Nigerian govt will receive $318m Abacha loot in next 72 days, says Malami

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Nigerian govt will receive $318m Abacha loot in next 72 days, says Malami NEWS DIGEST - The Attorney General of the Federation and minister of justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, said on Wednesday that the Federal...