FG converts National Blood Service to commission

The Federal Government has established the National Blood Service Commission to replace the National Blood Transfusion Service to coordinate, regulate and ensure the provision of safe, quality blood transfusion services.…

NNPC denies funding 2019 elections with bribes from oil traders

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation reacted on Saturday to an allegation that fees that trading firms paid agents to win oil contracts from the corporation might have raised funds for…

‘One chance’ robbers torture, dispossess commuter of laptop, money, phones

An accountant at a construction company on Victoria Island, Lagos State, Saheed Ogungbenro, has recounted his ordeal at the hands of brisk traffic robbers locally known as ‘one chance’ robbers…

Soludo presents manifesto, confident of election victory

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the November 6 poll in Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has unveiled his manifesto. The former Governor of the Central…

25 YEAR OLD MAN, arrested over killing of brother for money ritual

Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State have arrested three suspects including a 25-year-old man, lsmaila Saliu, who allegedly murdered his brother for money ritual.…

NASS to review federal agencies’ laws to curb misappropriation

The National Assembly may soon embark on a massive review of the laws that established most of the federal agencies’ in order to curb alleged misappropriation of funds by some…

CDS calls for review of national defence policy

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, has expressed concern over the lingering security challenges facing the country and called for the review of the national defence policy at…

Police threaten clampdown as IPOB declares sit-at-home on October 1

The Ebonyi State Police Command has threatened to deal with any group that foments trouble in the state on October 1, 2021. Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day annually on October…

IPOB bans Nigerian flag in South-East, declares sit-at-home protest Oct 1

The Indigenous People of Biafra has banned the Nigerian flag in the South-East zone of the country. The secessionist group said the ban begins today, and also declared October 1 a…

UBA publishes names, account details of forex defaulters

The United Bank of Africa has published the names of some individuals who applied for Personal Travel Allowance and bought cheap dollars at the bank but did not use it…