Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of Orok Okon as the new Head of the State Civil Service.   Okon’s appointment, which takes effect from September 19, 2025, follows the retirement of Dr. Innocent Eteng.   In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary ...

  Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 22 villagers in western Niger, most attending a baptism ceremony, local media and other sources said Tuesday.   The shootings happened on Monday in the Tillaberi region, near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS) ...

  The Rotary Club of Lekki Golden, District 9112, has elected Christiana Okenla as its seventh president and third female leader during an investiture ceremony held recently in Lagos. The event, which drew over 250 Rotarians, dignitaries, and guests, took place under the theme “One World. One Community.”   President ...

  The Yola Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency has led search, rescue, and evacuation efforts after severe flash flooding submerged 13 communities across Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas of Adamawa State on Tuesday.   The downpour, which began around 4 a.m. and lasted until ...

  The Federal Government, at the instance of the Department of State Services, on Tuesday, filed criminal charges against activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, 8, over a social media post in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”   But Sowore, who sneered ...

  PMAN Backs Police Report on Kukwaba Land Dispute, Cuts Ties with Olusc   Abuja, Nigeria — The Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has endorsed the findings of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on alleged fraudulent activities linked to Olusco Heritage & Investment Ltd and its ...

    Flood has submerged several farmlands in some communities in Niger State.   This followed an early morning rainfall on Sunday which ripped through farmĺands in Kafin Koro, Paikoro local government areas of the state.   The flood also affected 18 communities in Lapai Local Government Area of the ...

    A severe rainstorm swept through the Shimankar District in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.   According to eyewitnesses, at least 50 houses, including schools and worship centres were destroyed in the Menkaat community.   A resident ...

    The Super Eagles have thrown their weight behind Ademola Lookman’s request to leave Atalanta at the end of the season, after submitting a formal transfer request.   PUNCH Online reports that the Super Eagles’ forward, in a statement released on his Instagram and X account on Sunday, revealed ...

    The Anambra State Board of Internal Revenue, in collaboration with the State Anti-Touting Agency, has arrested and prosecuted some illegal revenue collectors as part of efforts to rid the state of criminal elements posing as revenue collectors.   The Chairman of AIRS, Greg Ezeilo, revealed this in a ...