The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that several bandits were killed and their meeting venue in Kwaimbana Forest area of Kaduna State destroyed, when the Air...
OBASEKI’S RE-ELECTION: End of godfatherism has come in Nigeria —Atiku A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki as...
The equity segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed Friday session on an upbeat note as market capitalisation swelled by N21 billion, reversing Thursday’s loss....
Nigeria on Friday recorded 221 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
A 608-model bus plunged into the Akaeze-ukwu River in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State on Friday evening. The bus was carrying 38 passengers when...
The Federal Government on Friday described as disrespectful to the sovereignty of Nigeria, the decision of the United States, and the British government to apply punitive...
The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday night the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered him to leave Edo State ahead of Saturday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed on Friday that at least 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Edo State governorship election. In...
The Federal Government and the European Union envoys met on Friday in Abuja to review the ban on some airlines from flying into the country. The...
The Federal Government has included Emirates Airlines in the list of foreign carriers banned from operating in Nigeria as part of measures to curb the spread...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Friday accused the police of harassing governors elected on the party’s platform ahead of...
Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen says he is looking forward to playing against Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo. The 21-year-old recently completed a move to...
Senator Isa Hamma Misau, a political ally of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has rejoined the All Progressives Congress. He left the...
The Federal Government, states, and local government councils had shared N682 billion as revenue allocation for the month of August. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance,...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Friday at least 13, 311 personnel from 10 states had been deployed to Edo State for...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday challenged the staff of the commission to “rise to the occasion” in...
A member of the University of Lagos Governing Council of the institution, Prof. Bayo Adaralegbe, on Friday, resigned from the council. Adaralegbe’s resignation came just 24...
The abducted ex-United States soldier, Major Jide Ijadare, has been released by abductors. Ijadare was abducted alongside one other person at his factory at Ijan Ekiti,...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly abducted seven persons in Barkallahu, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State on Friday. Five of the abducted persons were...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday described the Edo State governorship election as a fight for the destiny of the Niger Delta region. He...
The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Prof. Babatunde Salako, said on Friday the institute has developed molecular test kit for COVID-19....
Workers in Ogun State on Friday suspended their one-week warning strike after a meeting with the officials of the state government. The workers embarked on strike...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria would engage the services of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members across the country to champion the implementation of...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday raised concerns and lamented that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting youths in the state. He said the ugly new...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has denied reports that he had been arrested. He however, said in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Benjamin...
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has revealed that his administration spent the sum of N366.5 million to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the state....
Finally, English Premier League champions Liverpool have completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for £20m. The fee will be paid in instalments over...
Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, the candidate of the Egyptian government for the exalted World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s director-general job, has been knocked out of the race. This was...
Oil prices lifted on Friday, heading for an almost 9% weekly gain following Saudi Arabia’s move to talk allies into complying with production quotas and banks...
The Kogi State government has expressed its displeasure over the recent visa ban imposed on politicians in Nigeria by the United States of America over their...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Nigeria’s auto-tech startup Autochek acquires Cheki platforms Newly founded automotive technology...
The Nigerian government has reversed a directive requiring all bank account holders in the country to undertake a self-certification exercise by completing forms for due diligence...
Activities at Opukushi, Tunu and Clough Creek Flow-stations operated by the Shell Petroleum and Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Thursday, was disrupted by the youths of...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said that Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka was wrong in his assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies and conduct. Soyinka had...
Transcorp Hilton Hotels has declared its plan to reduce its staff strength by 40% in order to sustain the continuity of its operations and survive the...
The Federal Government has said coronavirus vaccines would be available for use by 2021. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, made the revelation on Thursday while speaking...
A 37-year-old farmer identified as Ephraim Kadiri, has been paraded by the Gombe State Police Command headquarters on Thursday for alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Thursday announced an 858% leap in its trade surplus from N2.12 billion in June to N20.36 billion in July, citing...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has cautioned the Nigeria Police, the Army and other security agencies to “refrain from using their personnel to rig”...
Russia is seriously interfering in the 2020 US presidential election with steady dissemination of misinformation, so says FBI Director, Christopher Wray. According to him, the dissemination...
The number of patients that have tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease has surpassed 30 million globally according to the latest tally provided by the...
Paul Rusesabagina, the hero depicted in the movie titled ‘Hotel Rwanda’ (a Hollywood movie about the 1994 genocide) has been denied bail by a court in...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has mandated schools in the country to carry out weekly risk assessments ahead of planned resumption. This was contained in a...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has declared that it generated about N742.472 billion in revenue in the 8-month period from January to August, the government...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the movement of no fewer than 6,000 smart card readers ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State....
Former Edo State governor and sacked national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has challenged governors who served under the Peoples Democratic Party...
The construction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri axis of the eastern rail line would commence after the Lagos-Ibadan rail project is delivered in December, the Nigerian government...
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that they would subject the controversial National Water Resources Bill 2020, to each state’s attorney-general and council to review. The...
The Ebonyi State government has ordered the reopening of public and private schools in the state as the outbreak Covid-19 pandemic flattens within its borders. This...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning 1. Obaseki declares Friday work-free day in Edo Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has...
