Month: April 2021

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, says President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his commitment towards solving the current security challenges. There have been several attacks by bandits and insurgents across the…

Britain’s Prince William said on Friday he would join a weekend boycott of social media announced by football clubs and the sport’s overseer bodies, in protest at racist abuse of…

Usman Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has redeployed senior officers in the south-east as a measure to tackle the growing insecurity in the region. Frank Mba, police spokesman, announced…

The next local government election in Ogun State is expected to hold on July 24, 2021, The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), announced this on Friday, confirming that new…

Lagos State  Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team Friday said actor Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, may be tried for four offences including indecent treatment of a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval for the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, made the…

Organizers of Big Brother Naija, BBNaija reality show has announced a new date for auditioning of season 6. A post on its Verified Twitter page said that auditioning for the…

Benin’s President Patrice Talon, re-elected earlier this month, said on Friday he saw no need for a pardon or amnesty for opponents arrested following violence during the electoral campaign. Talon…

The United States mission in Nigeria has announced that it will prioritise applications for student visas and plan interview appointments “well in advance” of school resumption. Susan Tuller, US mission…

A 47-year-old drug trafficker, Chigbogu Ernest Obiora, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The Spokesperson for…