[This Day] Scores were feared killed and no fewer than 50 houses razed, after a tanker conveying petroleum products exploded at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

[This Day] Residents of Enugwu Ukwu community in Anambra State have raised alarm over the increased kidnapping and killing of albinos in the community.

[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's security apparatus is currently overwhelmed with criminals having a field day killing, maiming and extorting victims.

[Premium Times] According to various reports by the police, over 100 traffic robbers have been nabbed in the state between January and March this year.

[Premium Times] Bloody clashes between farmers and cattle herders have forced many villagers to flee from Ketu-Yewa in Ogun State to the neighbouring Benin Republic.

[The Conversation Africa] The appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as Nigeria's acting Inspector General of Police on April 6, 2021 brought a kind of closure to calls for reform of the Nigerian security architecture. It was applauded in some quarters.

[Vanguard] The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested 15 suspects for alleged conspiracy, inciting disturbances and cruelty to animals.

[Vanguard] Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to control traffic.

[Premium Times] The governor did not take his jab, until about a month after his deputy had his first shot.

[Vanguard] Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, yesterday, vowed to auction seized cows and prosecute herders who destroy farmlands in the state.

[This Day] Abuja -- Governors of the 36 states of the federation have proposed a novel idea to resolve the impasse over the implementation of the constitutional provisions that grant financial autonomy to state judiciaries and legislatures.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, for his alleged sympathy for terrorist organisations, including the Talib...

[This Day] The Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) has said that more soldiers are to be recruited to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east.

[This Day] The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has said the suspension of Azman Air is not punitive but to prevent a possible air crash.

[This Day] A member of THISDAY Editorial Board, Dr. Okey Ikechukwu, was among the seven individuals that were conferred with the prestigious Fellowship of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) over the weekend.

[This Day] Abuja -- The increasing landing cost of petrol and the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to increase ex-depot price have continued to negatively impact on the operations of the corporation, according to latest...

[This Day] Kaduna -- The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the killing of soldiers in Benue State and the alleged revenge mission by the Nigeria Army on communities in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state.

[This Day] The total amount of revenue generated by the federal government in January 2021 was N807.54 billion.

[Premium Times] George Omereji, the Chairman of RSIEC and the presiding officer of the concluded election, made the declaration at the commission's secretariat in Port Harcourt.

[Premium Times] "The aim is to help in reducing the hardships being faced by people and to enable them (to) conduct the Ramadan fast with relative ease and happiness."

[This Day] Abuja -- The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called on the federal government to embark on bolder measures to enhance the competitiveness of youths in order to match their peers on the global lev...

[This Day] Grappling with the transportation challenges of Lagos State with a growing population of over 21 million people who depend on an overstretched road network, the perennial problem of gridlock on Lagos roads is yet to abate, leading Governor...

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[Vanguard] "We can't pay full March salary over drop in allocation." Malam Muhammad Garba, Kano State Commissioner for Information.

[Vanguard] by Lawal Sherifat

[Vanguard] On the occasion of his new bilingual Arabic and English book, "Inner Peace During Pandemic Times", Alhaji Jamiu Abiola, the Shettima Rasheed of Borno and son of the late Kudirat and MKO Abiola spoke with VANGUARD about his new book, his wr...

[Premium Times] The defence minister , who also spoke to newsmen on his visit to assess the fighting spirit of the troops, urged journalists to be patriotic in reporting the military.

[Premium Times] Mr Pantami has admitted making controversial statements supporting the extremist groups but said his views on such groups have changed.

[Premium Times] Also, with no new deaths in the past six days, the fatality toll from COVID-19 in Nigeria remains 2,061, according to the NCDC data.