Obaseki Disowns Ize-iyamu’s Defection Rally In Benin
(news investigators) The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), worsened on Tuesday, as embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki, denied knowledge of a rally planned by the party More...
Man Kills 7 Family Members In Imo, Burnt To Death By Angry Youths
(NEWS INVESTIGators) A mentally unstable man identified as Chigozie Orusa was burnt to death after he killed 9 people in Nempi, Oru west local government area Imo state. According to reports, Chigozie, was More...
Lagos Begins Disinfection, Decontamination Of 17 Live Bird Markets
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Lagos State Government says it has commenced the state–wide disinfection and decontamination of 17 major live bird markets across the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince More...
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq: EFCC Saved Us From Inheriting Empty Treasury
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) December 9, 2019Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said he would have inherited an empty treasury if the account of the state government had not been frozen on the eve of More...
Nigerian Army Commander Killed In Boko Haram Bomb Attack
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A Nigerian Army commander was killed on Saturday after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Marte, Borno State. Military sources told PREMIUM TIMES the army major, More...
Gov. Wike Approves 2,673 New Retirees Payment
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has approved the inclusion of 2,673 additional retirees into the monthly pension payment scheme of the state government. A statement by the Director-General, Rivers More...
Police Van, Officers Set Ablaze In Anambra Community (Photos)
(News Investigators) The police in Anambra state has reacted to the killing of officers by suspected members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Some officers attached to the More...
Policeman Shoots Driver Dead In Uso Along Akure-Owo Expressway In Ondo
(News Investigators) A truck driver has been killed in Uso Community, along Akure-Owo expressway, Ondo State. A policeman shot and killed an innocent truck driver because of N100 bribe. The Truck driver More...
Police Confirm Alleged Attack, Killing Of 2 Cops In Anambra
The Police command in Anambra have confirmed the death of two police officers, allegedly attacked and shot by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at Oraifite in Ekwusigo council More...
CAF: Enyimba Lose 2-0 Away To Hassania Agadir
(News Investigators) Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Sunday went down to a 2-0 defeat against Moroccan side, Hassania Agadir in their CAF Confederation Cup Group D clash at the Stade Al Inbiaâte. News More...
CAF: Pyramid FC Of Egypt Humble Rangers 3-1 In Enugu
( News Investigators) Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday lost 1-3 to Pyramid Football Club of Egypt in the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) group stage match. Rangers took More...
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Woman In Awka
(News Investigators) A yet to be identified woman has been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Awka, Anambra State. The accident occurred on Sunday at about 11:05 p.m. at Regina Caeli Junction on the Enugu-Onitsha More...
Group Urges FG To Declare State of Emergency On GBV
Some women groups in the FCT on Saturday urged Federal Government to declare state of emergency on Gender Based Violence (GBV) to end all forms of abuse meted on women and girls. Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, the More...
Gov. Umahi Orders Re-Certification Of Lands, Buildings In Ebonyi Urban Areas
Abakaliki, Nov. 28, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered that all buildings, lands and related properties within Abakaliki and other urban cities be re-certified. Umahi gave the order More...
Kwara Govt. To Distribute Free Notebooks To Students
Ilorin, Nov. 28, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, on Thursday said students across the state’s public schools are to get free notebooks as part of government’s efforts to deepen More...
FG trains 10, 000 Gombe women, youths on agricultural enterprise – Provost
Gombe, Nov. 28, 2019 (News Investigators) Prof. Fatima Sawa, the Provost, Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin-Kowa, Gombe State on Thursday said over 10, 000 women and youths had been trained on various agricultural More...
Sokoto State Asks 1000 Workers Getting Illegitimate Pay To Show Up, Get Pardon
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Sokoto state government has asked some 1,000 persons its employ collecting abnormal salaries to come forward and be pardoned. Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki, the Finance Commissioner and Acting More...
Insecurity: S/South Govs., IGP Endorse Community Policing
(News Investigators) Governors of the South South states have declared their support for community policing, stating that it was the panacea for persisting security challenges in the country. The governors More...
What Gov. Lalong Says About Archbishop Kaigama
(News Investigators) Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, has described Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, as a thoroughbred spiritual leader interested in unifying all faiths and More...
A/Ibom: Gov. Udom Seeks FG’s Attention On Failed Roads
(News Investigators) The Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has once again appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in collapsed federal highways across the state. Emmanuel made More...
Enugu State Govt. To Establish Cancer Screening Centres In 3 Zones
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Enugu State Government on Tuesday said it had completed plans to establish cancer screening centres in three zones of the state for adequate cancer More...
6.7m People Get Free Mosquito Net In Niger
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) No fewer than 6.7 million residents across the 25 local government areas of Niger state benefited from the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal (LLIN) nets replacement campaign in the More...
Borno Governor Sacks HoS
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has relieved the state Head of Service (HOS), Mr Mohammed Hassan, of his appointment. Alhaji Usman Shuwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), made the disclosure in a statement More...
Poor Salary: Unions Give Kaduna Government 21 Days Ultimatum
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State has given 21 days notice to Kaduna State Government to settle their outstanding demands lingering for 10 years. This is contained in More...
Lagos Shuts Christ Embassy, Mosques, Hotels, Other Churches Over Noise Pollution
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, have shutdown Christ Embassy Church, Iyana Ipaja; churches, mosques, hotels and others over noise pollution. In all, More...
Union Gives Kaduna Govt. 21 Days Ultimatum Over Poor Pay
A Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State has given 21 days notice to Kaduna State Government to settle their outstanding demands lingering for 10 years. This is contained in a statement signed More...
Kwara To Complete Kishi-Kiaima Road In 2 Week
The Permanent Secretary, Kwara Ministry of Works and Transport, Mr Yusuf Manjo, has assured that the ongoing grading of the 6-kilometre Kishi-Kiaima road by the state Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) will be completed within More...
19 Cows Killed By Lightening In Osun
No fewer than 19 cows were killed by lightening at Iba in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State. It was gathered on Saturday that some Fulani herdsmen were rearing their cattle on the field around Apala More...
DPR Discovers Illegal Petroleum Refineries In Kano
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Kano office has sealed-off two facilities over illegal processing of substance suspected to be petroleum products. The two illegal refineries More...
Police Arrest 7 Suspected Cattle Rustlers, Recover 273 Livestock In Kaduna
Kaduna, Nov, 20.2019(NEWS INVESTIGATOR) The Kaduna State Police Command, said it had arrested seven suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 273 livestock in Iche Village near Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government More...
Zamfara: DPR Cautions Filling Stations Against Supplying Petrol To Bandits
Kaura-Namoda (Zamfara), Nov. 20, 2019 ( NEWS INVESTIGATOR ) The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned filling stations in Zamfara against supplying petroleum products to bandits. The Controller, More...
NGO Promotes Demand For Nutrition, Health Services In Kaduna Rural Communities
Kaduna, Nov. 21, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Save the Children International (SCI), an NGO, on Thursday said that it had intensified community dialogue and awareness campaign to increase demand for nutrition and More...
No One Can Bring Down Your Govt, Ibadan Youths Declare Support For Makinde
Governor of Oyo State (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Youths from across the 11 local government areas of Ibadan, on Wednesday, declared their support for the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, following the judgment More...
Gov. Dickson Inaugurates 41-member Transition
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday inaugurated a 41-member Transition Committee in readiness for the inauguration of the incoming administration More...
Man, 23, Docked For Allegedly Belonging To Secret Society In Ogun
Sango-Ota (Ogun), Nov.19, 2019 ( NEWS INVESTIGATORS ) A 23-year-old man, Aliu Oluwafemi, on Tuesday, appeared in an Ota Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ogun for allegedly belonging to a secret society, Akate Confraternity. Oluwafemi More...
Gashua Market Fire: Minister Sympathises With Victims, Directs Urgent Assessment
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Abuja, Nov. 19, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management More...
Nasarawa Commissioner Seeks Legislation compelling Coys To Contribute To Sports Development
Lafia, Nov. 19, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Othman Adams, on Tuesday advocated legislation to compel companies doing business in the state More...
Kogi Election: Fabulous KSP Shot Dead (Photos)
(NEWS INVESTIGSTORS) An INEC trained staff and a graduate of Kogi Polytechnic identified as Cooper Fabulous KSP was shot dead yesterday in Kogi State gubernatorial election. His friend took to social media to More...
Kogi Governorship Election Official Results From LGAs
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Official results from local government areas in Kogi State have started trickling in. After the announcement of the governorship election results at polling units, collations were done in More...
Kogi 2019 Poll: Accreditation Commences At Ward A Lokoja Peacefully
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Accreditation at Ward A Polling Station, Growther/ Sabongari, Lokoja, was on at 8.35 a.m. when a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited the polling station. Voters were More...
In PIcture: Yahaya Bello, Wife Vote In Okene
Yahaya Bello, Wife vote in Kogi (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The governorship election in Kogi State has commenced with Gov. Yahaya Bello who is seeking re-election casting his vote at his Upogoro-Odenku Ward in Okene More...
Bayelsa, Kogi Governorship Elections: Situation Reports Impressive
Abuja, Nov. 16, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Situation reports of the conduct of the Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections on the response of security agents and electorate are impressive, News Agency of Nigeria More...
Kogi Poll: Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Gov. Yahaya Bello’s Eligibility Till Nov. 21
(NEWS INVESTIGATOR) Abuja, Nov. 15, 2019 ( NEWS INVESTIGATOR ) The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned continuation of hearing on the suit challenging whether Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, is fit to contest More...
Bayelsa: Court Grants APC Stay Of Execution– Sylva
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Timipre Sylva, says the Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted the All Progressives Congress (APC) a stay of execution on the judgment delivered by the More...
Enugu Community Cries For Help Over Bad Roads
Enugu community cries for help over bad roads (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The people of Ihuokpara in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have cried out to government to save them from being cut off More...
APC NWC Upholds Suspension Of Edo Party’s Chairman
APC Logo (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the suspension of the suspension of the party’s chairman in Edo, Mr Anslem Ojezua, More...
Multiple Accident Claims 13 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Accident scene (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) No fewer than 13 persons lost their lives, while 10 others sustained injuries in a multiple accident around Saapade, near Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Wednesday. Mr More...
No Robbery Attempt At CBN In Benin – Police
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Edo Police Command has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin. DCP Ayoola Ajala, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, who spoke More...
Niger Govt. Reinvigorates School Sports to Engage Youths Meaningfully
Minna, Nov. 11, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Niger Ministry of Education on Monday said that School Sports had been reinvigorated by the State Government to keep youths off the streets and engage them meaningfully. Hajiya More...
Hoodlums Set SDP Secretariat In Lokoja On Fire, Reps Member Furious
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Mr Tajudeen Adefisoye has condemned the setting ablaze of the secretariat of the Social Democratic Party in Lokoja, Kogi State Capital, More...
Edo Govt To Provide 100,000 Hectares Of Land For Oil Palm Investors
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS)( Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about 100, 000 hectares of new land for oil palm investors in the state. Obaseki made this More...
How I Created 157,000 Jobs In Edo – Obaseki
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Edo governor Godwin Obaseki says he has so far created 157,000 jobs out of the 200,000 he promised the state. Obaseki made the disclosure in his speech at the 2019 Alaghodaro Youth Summit More...
Delta Governorship Suit: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate Great Ogboru against the election of Ifeanyi Okowa More...
Lagos 2020 Budget To Attract Investment -Gov. Sanwo-Olu
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the proposed 2020 N1.168 trillion budget will attract private sector investment. Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday while presenting the 2020 Budget to the State House More...
Inferno: Lagos Govt. Begins Enumeration Of Affected Traders
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Lagos State Government has begun enumeration of the affected traders at Martins Street, Lagos, following inferno that gutted some high-rise buildings housing shops and residential homes More...
Boko Haram: Military ands over 86 child fighters to Borno govt.
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) of Nigerian Military has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno State Rehabilitation Centre in Bulumkutu. The More...
NYSC: See Your Posting To Edo As Design Of God – Obaseki
Benin, Nov. 7, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has advised members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state to see their posting to the state as a design of Almighty More...
Kaduna Govt. Generates N30.3bn As IGR In 10 Months – KDIRS
Kaduna, Nov. 7, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KDIRS) said on Thursday that the state has generated N30.3 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 10 months. The More...
DPR Begins Radiometric Survey In Bida Basin
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has commenced the radiometric survey of the Bida Basin in Niger in line with Federal government’s aspiration to diversify hydrocarbon exploration More...
Gov. Sanwo-Olu Drops ‘Your Excellency’ Title
(NEWS INVESTIGATOR) The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, has announced his decision to be addressed as ”Mr Governor” and not ”Your Excellency.” Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on Wednesday More...
Demolish Torture Centre In Oyo – Makinde Orders
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State has ordered the demolition of an “illegal rehabilitation centre” in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, the state capital. This comes a day after over 200 inmates More...
Kebbi Targets 4m For Contributory Healthcare Scheme
Birnin Kebbi, Nov. 6, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Kebbi State Government says it will enrol over four million poor and vulnerable indigenes into the contributory healthcare scheme.The Executive Secretary of More...
Plateau Assembly To Develop Citizen-Based Legislative Agenda-Official
Jos, Nov. 6, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Plateau House of Assembly said it had concluded arrangements to develop a citizen-based legislative agenda for the next four years. The agenda would serve as guide More...
El-Rufai Appoints More Women As Special Advisers
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai has appointed two more women as Special Advisers, according to a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye. The new Special Advisers are among the 17 aides appointed More...
Obaseki: We’ve Reduced Poverty, Created Jobs
OBASEKI (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has scored his administration high in the areas of poverty alleviation and job creation after three years in office. Obaseki gave the score card at More...
Kano Gets Appeal Court Division
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has approved the setting up of a new division of the appellate court in Kano. Already, a delegation of the appeal court, led by Justice More...
Obaseki Says Admin. Has Created Job, Reduce Poverty
Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has scored his administration high in the areas of poverty alleviation and job creation after three years in office. Obaseki gave the score card at a meeting with All progressives More...
Aborted Wedding: Court Tells Woman To Refund Ex-Fiancé
(News Investigators)/ A Gudu Grade I Area Court in Abuja has ordered a 22-year-old woman, Aisha Shetima to meet with her estranged fiancé, on how much money she will return to him, after their wedding failed to More...
Kano Govt. Begins Free Feeding In 6,800 Public Primary Schools
Kano, Nov. 4, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Kano State government, on Monday, launched its free feeding programme in about 6,800 public primary schools across the state. Speaking at a ceremony held at Jigirya More...
Road Repair: LASTMA Announces Partial Closure Of Apongbon Road Inward Eko Bridge
Lagos, Nov. 4, 2019 (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced partial closure of some sections of Apongbon road inward Eko Bridge from Thursday. The authority, More...
Borno: IGP Salutes Personnel Gallantry In Fighting Insurgency
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has commended the force over its proactive roles in the fight against insurgency. Adamu made the commendation in Maiduguri on Monday More...
Obasanjo Lays Foundation For Catholic Special School In Benue
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday laid the foundation of the Children with Special Needs School, Igbor, near Makurdi in Benue. The school, the first of its kind, is being built More...
Yobe Donates 30 Vehicles To Aid Security Agencies
The Yobe state Government on Monday supported the Nigeria police amd other security agencies with 30 Toyota Hilux vehicles procured at the cost of N720 million. Gov. Mai Mala Buni, who presented the vehicles More...
Sanwo-Olu Swears-in Permanent Secretaries, Inaugurates Committees
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn-in two Permanent Secretaries and redeployed three others for effective performance and service delivery. Speaking during the ceremony in Lagos on Monday, Sanwo-Olu More...
Kano Spends N350m On Feeding Pry 4-6 Pupils
Kano State Government says it is spending N350 million every month on its School Feeding Programme to incorporate Pupils from Primary 4-6 across the state. The State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed More...
Bumper Harvest Will Crash Price Of Rice – Gov. Bagudu
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the bumper harvest recorded this farming season will help stabilise the price of rice in Nigerian markets. Bagudu, who is the Chairman Presidential Taskforce More...
Road Maintenance Agency Begins Work On Anambra Bad Roads
Anambra Road Maintenance Agency (ARMA) working on some of the potholes in the state (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Anambra Road Maintenance Agency (ARMA) says it has fully commenced the repairs of dilapidated portions More...
Fire Razes Maiduguri GSM Market
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Dozens of shops and property worth millions of Naira were destroyed on Thursday night as fire razes the Maiduguri GSM market. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire started at More...
Nollywood: NFVCB Empowers 200 Youths In Maiduguri
Nollywood: NFVCB empowers 200 youths in Maiduguri (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Thursday organised a capacity building on film classification for 200 youths in Maiduguri More...
Gov. Udom Installs Etuk As A/Ibom Varsity Chancellor
Gov. Udom Emmanuel Installs Ntenyin Solomon Daniel Etuk as Chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Udom Emmanuel has expressed confidence in the capacity of the new Chancellor and More...
Photos: Seyi Makinde Buys New Police Patrol Cars
Police Patrol Cars Police Patrol Cars Police Patrol Cars Police Patrol Cars (NEWS INVESTIGATOR) Sneak-peak into the 100 Kia Rio automatic transmission executive patrol vehicles provided by Governor More...
NDLEA Discovers Cannabis Sativa Farm In Oluyole In Oyo State
Oyo state government has been charged to beam its searchlight on the Gbeerede, Odo-Kurodo and Aba-Tade community of the Oluyole local council district notorious for the cultivation of Indian Hemp. This More...
Police Confirm Release Of Abducted Catholic Priest In Enugu
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. Arinze Madu, the Vice-Rector, Queen of Apostles Spiritual Year Seminary, Imezi-Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area. The More...
Landslide Wreaks Havoc In Umuahia
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A major disaster was averted on Monday night at Umuchime Amuzukwu-Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia, when a landslide destroyed a building in the area, while the occupants More...
Court Orders Lagos Assembly To Stop Ambode’s Probe
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja has ordered the Lagos State House of Assembly to halt probe of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode pending the determination of the case filed by the former More...
Security: Fidelity Bank Donates Three Security Vans To Lagos Traders
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday donated three security vans worth millions of naira to traders in Lagos to boost security in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The vans were More...
5 Containers Of Rotten Fish, Other Edibles, Found in Apapa
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS)Two safety agencies of Lagos State Government on Monday discovered five containers laden with rotten fish and other edibles in Apapa area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt More...
Lagos State To Tackle Unauthorised Real Estate Practitioners
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Lagos State Government says it will tackle the menace of unauthorised real estate practitioners across the state. The Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, More...
Lawan Flags Off Free Medical Outreach In Yobe
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has flagged off free medical outreach and mass animal vaccination in his Yobe North Senatorial District of Yobe State. Lawan’s spokesperson, Ola Awoniyi, More...
Bauchi Gov. Rallies Support For Tafawa Balewa’s family Over Wife’s Death
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on people of the state to honour Balewa family by turning out enmass and attending the burial of Jummai Abubakar, wife of late Prime Minister More...
Security: NAF Announces Vehicular Movement Restriction On Kaduna Road
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, “EXERCISE NA ZO”, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road on Monday. Air Commodore More...
Unpaid Salary: NUT Begs Kaduna Teachers To Shelve Planned Protest
Illustration: Teachers on protest (NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna state wing, on Friday urged teachers yet to receive their salaries to exercise patience. The News Agency More...
Akwa Ibom 2020 Budget Among Most Viable – BudgIT
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Akwa Ibom state 2020 budget proposal has been identified as one of the most viable in the country. This was part of a new report released by a budget tracking Civil Society Organisation, More...
Tony Kabaka Shields His Hotel Against Demolition, Mobilizes Kids, Adults
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Edo APC Chieftain, Tony Kabaka mobilises people, including kids at his house to prevent Obaseki from demolishing his hotel building. Tony Adun also known as Tony Kabaka, few days ago More...
Lagos Govt Reiterates Commitment To Quality Healthcare Delivery
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, says the state government is making concerted efforts to ensure quality healthcare delivery and biosecurity for its citizens. Abayomi More...
SMEDAN Trains Teachers In Edo
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on Tuesday commenced a 3-day capacity building entrepreneurship workshop for teachers in Edo. Dr Dikko Radda, the More...
Troops Destroy 2 Bandits Camps In Kaduna
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Combined troops of Operation Thunder Strike, Operation Whirl Punch and 312 Artillery Regiment have destroyed two bandits camps in Kaduna State, spokesman of Army 1 Division, Col. Ezindu More...
Updated: Lion Escapes From Kano Zoological Garden, Experts On The Trail
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) There was panic on Saturday night around Zoo road in Kano metropolis when a lion escaped from its cage at Kano Zoological garden. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened More...
Read What South East Governors Ask Buhari To Do
(news investigators) South East Governors and some Igbo leaders have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide a special fund for the rehabilitation of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State. Chief More...
We Shall Prioritise Road Infrastructure To Attract Investment To Ogun, Says Abiodun
ABEOKUTA/By Alaba Ajibade/ Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday, said that his government would prioritise road construction as part of efforts to attract more investment to the state. Mr. Abiodun said More...
Approval For N7.6 Billion Loan, Victory For Oyo State People — Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, clarified that the N7.6 billion loan approved by the House of Assembly on Thursday for the upgrading of two farm settlements in Akufo and Eruwa, to Farm Estates, More...
Sanwo-Olu Donates 50 Cars To Lagos Magistrates
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has given 50 new cars to magistrates as part of efforts to enhance dispensation of justice. While handing over the vehicles, Sanwo-Olu said that the More...
Just In: Army Rescue 6 Abducted Kaduna School Students
(News Investigators)/ Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued six students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State abducted on their way to school More...
VIDEO/PHOTOS: EFCC Raid Zamfara INEC Office, Recovers 4 ‘Ghana-must- Go’ Bags
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday took away four ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags suspected to contain money from the Zamfara office of INEC. The More...
Nasarawa Govt harps on culture to boost revenue, employment
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS)The Nasarawa State Government has urged Nigerians to promote their culture in order to generate employment opportunities and boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for national development. Mr More...
Anger Over Closure Of Akanu Ibiam Int’l Airport, Enugu
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Deputy Minority leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu has accused the Ministry of Aviation of abandoning the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, six weeks after its More...
Kaduna Sexual Assault Centers Record 662 Cases Of Abuse Against Women, Children
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save the Children, on Wednesday said that sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State had received a total of 662 cases of abuse against women and More...
Gov Emmanuel Proposes N597bn 2020 Budget
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Governor Udom Emmanuel has presented a budget proposal of N597 billion for the 2020 fiscal year to Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly with emphasis on education, industrialization and poverty More...
I Owe No Apology For Appointing My ‘Qualified’ Daughter – Okowa
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has said that he owed nobody any explanation or apology for appointing his daughter as an aide. Speaking on Tuesday in Asaba, Okowa denied appointing More...
Bad roads: Abia House Of Assembly Begs FG For Urgent Intervention
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) The Abia House of Assembly has called on federal lawmakers from the state to draw Federal Government’s attention to the deplorable condition of federal roads in the state. News Agency More...
