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A couple, Godday and Ebere Samuel, have been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for human trafficking according to a press statement made available to Blueprint Monday by the command’s …
Couple arrested for human trafficking in Ogun Read More
The wife of the governor of Gombe state, Hajiya Asma’u Inuwa Yahaya, has assured residents that she will be leading the advocacy for the improvement of the health service delivery …
Gombe First Lady to lead advocacy on improved health services Read More
The Kogi state government Monday called on heads of security agencies in Nigeria to invite a senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, for questioning …
Terrorism: Kogi wants security agencies to invite Natasha for questioning Read More
Commuters on Monday were left stranded in Lagos as the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) commenced its seven-day strike in in the state. A statement released by the …
Commuters stranded as Lagos commercial bus drivers begin seven-day strike Read More
A team of members from Atiku Care Foundation’s on Monday visited the more than 100 years old abattoir in the ancient city of Kano in a bid to identify areas …
Pictures: Atiku care foundation move to facilitate remodelling of 100-yr old historic Kano abattoir Read More
The Edo State Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Newton Okojie, has been relieved of his appointment. Okojie was reportedly sacked because “he had not been able to make significant …
In Edo, Obaseki sacks Commissioner Read More
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has pardoned four prisoners in commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary, based on the powers conferred on him by the constitution. A terse statement …
Kaduna: El-Rufai pardons four prisoners Read More
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Association has called for the establishment of a Ministry of Nomadic Affairs, with a mandate to broaden educational opportunities and address pastoralist challenges. In …
Open-grazing law: Miyetti Allah tackles Ortom, demands creation of nomadic affairs ministry Read More
Stung by the recent kidnappings and abduction of motorists and passengers along Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road in Enugu state, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, nongovernmental organisations in Enugu state, under the …
Insecurity: Deploy surveillance helicopters to Ugwuogo-Nike-Nsukka road, ESNET urges FG Read More
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has fixed Monday, December 7 and 8 for definite hearing in a suit filed against the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning …
Alleged corrupt practices: AGF, finance ministry, HoS, others get Dec 7, 8 date Read More
A former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje, released Sunday by kidnappers, has said five other persons including two young female undergraduates, two young men …
5 victims still in kidnappers’ custody, freed ex-UI DVC Agbaje reveals, recounts experience Read More
Unidentified gunmen have killed another member of the Ebebeagu security outfit, in Ebonyi State. The security outfit was said to have lost good number of their men to hoodlums in …
Panic as gunmen kill another Ebubeagu operative in Ebonyi Read More
Elon Musk on Monday tweeted that Twitter will be charging verified users for $19.99 per month to keep their blue tick verification status. This is coming days after taking over …
Twitter: New owner, Elon Musk, imposes new monthly charges for verified users Read More
Elon Musk has tweeted Monday, that Twitter will be charging verified users for $19.99 per month to keep their blue tick verification status. This is coming days after taking over …
Twitter to charge users $19.99 for blue tick – Elon Musk Read More
Worried by lack of development in oil producing areas of Imo state, a group operating under the aegis of Imo Beyond Oil Stakeholders has scheduled a summit on need for …
Stakeholders brainstorm on lack of devt in oil producing areas of Imo Read More
By Ene Oshaba Abuja The executive chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon. Nasir Isa-Kwarra, has launched the e-recruitment portal for the successful conduct of the April 2023 Population …
[Breaking] 2023 census: NPC launches massive e-recruitment portal *See details Read More
As 2023 general elections draw near, thought-provoking things are unfolding within the nation’s political landscape on daily routine. The gladiators and various political parties have since begun ceaseless permutations to …
Zamfara 2023: Dauda Dare’s political thoughtlessness Read More
When the newly-constituted Tinubu/Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (ICC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was announced to the public, not a few Nigerians marvelled at the unprecedented and systematic …
Grassroots ICC: Another masterstroke from Tinubu Read More
If there is any sector that needs ‘rescue’ in the North-east region of Nigeria, it’s the education sector. The education sector in the North-east is comatose, requiring a declaration of …
North-east govs should revamp education sector Read More
The Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dismissed terror attack threats on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by some foreign governments, saying no country can scare Nigerians in their country. …
Terror threats: US, UK, others can’t scare us in Nigeria – Gov Sule Read More
Controversies continue to trail plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign, produce and circulate new local legal tender. While some stakeholders believe that the decision was a …
On new the naira notes Read More
It is widely acknowledged that opinions are free. It is also cognately admitted that facts are sacred. Consequently, while everybody is obliged to unreservedly form an opinion, no one is …
Peter Obi is not running for presidency: The limits of arid sophism Read More
The recent revelation by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, that Nigeria would require a whopping $2.3 trillion to bridge its infrastructure deficits in the …
Nigeria’s $2.3trn infrastructure deficit Read More
The Kogi state government has called for the immediate arrest of the Kogi East senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Natasha Akpoti. The government called for Akpoti’s arrest over …
Kogi government demands arrest of Natasha over ‘link with terrorist’ Read More
The Senate through its Committee on Public Accounts (SPAC), has commenced thorough investigation on N2.2 billion unaccounted expenditure collected by the Federal Ministry of Justice, between 2017- 2021 from the …
Senate probes Justice Ministry over N2.2bn service wide vote Read More