Terrorists linked to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) reportedly killed 15 security personnel during an attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor,...
The Court of Appeal on Friday reserved judgment in the alleged certificate forgery case involving the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Ewhrudjakpo had asked the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday 44 persons were injured in Thursday’s gas tanker explosion in the Iju area of Lagos. The Acting...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained its bull run Friday, helped by blue-chip gains driven by Nigerian Breweries, Presco, Dangote Cement, Stanbic and Flour Mills. The...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has composed new technical crews for a number of National Teams, with Isah Ladan Bosso and Fatai Amoo landing top spots....
Workers in the Federal High Courts across the country will embark on a two-week strike from Monday. In a notice issued in Abuja on Friday, the...
Gunmen on Thursday night killed five persons at K/Vom community Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The state’s Police Commissioner, Edward Egbuka, who confirmed...
At least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash-landed in Ukraine on Friday. Ukraine’s interior ministry said the accident occurred at the Kharkiv region...
The United States Government has approved the release of an additional $2.1million to Nigeria for the conduct of COVID-19 household survey in Gombe, Enugu, and Nasarawa...
Chadian soldiers on Thursday killed 20 Boko Haram fighters and freed 12 civilians, including nine children, abducted in the Lake Chad area. The Chadian Communications Minister,...
Four unions in the country aviation industry on Friday expressed their support for the nationwide strike proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday warned electoral officers against compromise in next month’s governorship election in Ondo...
The Federal Government has approved the immediate deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans to their countries. The Spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Sunday...
President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointments of the executive secretaries of three agencies in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The Special Adviser on Media and...
Police on Friday confirmed the arrest of 17 school principals and teachers for alleged involvement in examination malpractices. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation on Thursday resolved to set up a committee to interface with the Federal Government and organised labour over...
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has rejected the postponement of the local council election in Yobe State. The state Independent Electoral Commission on Friday announced...
Justice Ibrahim Galadima of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday stopped the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on a nationwide...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday the Edo State governorship election was adjudged credible because the process was transparent and the result reflected the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the actions carried out by the two different factions of the party in Ekiti State. The national body of...
Mali’s interim president, Bah N’Daou has vowed to hand over power within an agreed timeframe and honour international agreements, moments after he was sworn in into...
As part of plans to expand its portfolio, Senegalese fintech startup PayDunya has established a new presence in two countries in West Africa, Ivory Coast and...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that he would want Nigerians to appreciate his respect for them and that he remained bound by the oath he...
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has described his alleged suspension from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “joke taken too far.” He stated this in...
The six Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials who were recently released by their abductors have revealed that they paid the sum of N6 million each...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the killing of several Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ in Lake Chad and Sambisa forest during...
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has laid to rest speculations of him returning to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed the governor’s...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the suspension of Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Friday over claims that he hosted a bigwig...
Argentina forward, Lionel Messi has again called out Barcelona board over the club’s behavior towards Luis Suarez, who recently joined Atletico Madrid after agreeing on a...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has raised concern over the allegded plan by the state Governor, Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Oil prices climbed on Friday but were on course for a weekly drop by reason of rising fears about the impact of a sweeping re-emergence of...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. FoodTech Africa Accelerator selects 11 Kenyan agri-businesses FoodTech Africa Accelerator has...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday said that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who was recently re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic...
Two students have been sentenced to 18months imprisonment each, by an Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Friday....
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State seems to have worsened with the purported suspension of Governor Kayode Fayemi. The suspension of...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has denied being behind the alleged arrest of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The Media...
Portfolio investment in Nigeria, which aggregates the value of assets like bonds, stocks and cash equivalents held by domestic and international investors, plunged to a new...
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election, Mr Peremobowei Ebebi, says he is ready to face his opponent....
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has assured that his government would, like Kaduna State did, amend the state r*pe law to include castration. The...
Troubled West Africa country, Mali, will swear in its interim president, Bah N’Daou into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar...
Ballooning debt portfolio, a penchant for committing funds to expenditures that are not capable of delivering utilitarian value and absence of a shrewd fiscal planning have...
The Kano State government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed why it is yet to issue an order for the reopening of private and public...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it is working to ensure early opening of polls and declaration of results, especially in the riverine...
The Abia State government led by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has announced a date for the reopening of all public and private primary and secondary schools in...
The Presidency has called on the British lawmakers to work with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government in addressing rampant killings in Nigeria and not to fall for...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to compromise the credibility of the coming October 10, 2020 Ondo Governorship...
Fuel marketers might be driven to adopt job cuts as a cost-saving measure to buffer more than N320 billion loss resulting from government-imposed product prices as...
The equity section of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) advanced further on Thursday with market capitalisation rising by N106.720 billion on the back of buy pressure...
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abbah has disclosed that the commission recovered over N4.16 billion from lottery companies,...
