Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, candidates of political parties in the state have entered into a peace agreement to ensure a violence-free election....
An autocrash involving a commercial bus and a truck have lead to the death of five persons, while eight others were injured in Emure, Owo Local...
Brazil’s ex-president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, faces new corruption charge as part of investigations into the largest corruption scandal in Latin...
An Abuja-Kaduna train was reportedly attacked on Monday, when suspected hoodlums threw stones at it shattering its glasses. Some Nigerians had gone on social media alleging...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Google launches initiatives to assist 500 000 small businesses In a...
Rape offenders deserve to be sentenced to death or life imprisonment, not to be granted amnesty, women in Kogi State have charged government. Women of Kogi...
Oil prices drifted a little higher on Tuesday but projections of a more sluggish than expected recovery in world fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic...
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has called on the voters in Edo State to reject Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship...
In a bid to restore peace in Mali, Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has departed Abuja on Tuesday to participate in an Extraordinary Summit...
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six people for allegedly shooting a p*rnographic film at the Osun-Osogbo Grove. The suspects, identified as...
In what appears to be a twist, Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, has...
Naira depreciated by 1.09% to N460 on the parallel market on Monday, days after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt...
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kinsley Moghalu has expressed his thought on the only way Nigeria’s economic mess could be...
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has stated that the visa restriction imposed by the US on some Nigerian politicians would help the country ensure...
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has vowed a response that will be “1,000 times greater in magnitude,” to any attack by...
The path has been cleared for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, following a ruling by a top court on Monday in Ivory...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Cross River State Government to complete the appointment and confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive...
It is now more than six months since Nigeria reported its index case of Corona Virus. On March 23, the country closed its airports to all...
Nigeria’s Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change over time in prices of goods and services consumed in everyday living, climbed to 13.22% in August....
Nigeria’s crude oil production went up by 9% to 1.353 million barrels per day (bpd) in August relative to 1.361 million bpd in July, data from...
A group in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has bemoaned Nigeria’s latest ranking as third in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The group, the APC...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has warned President Muhammadu Buhari to stay away from the Edo governorship election scheduled for Saturday, September 19....
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that it has received non-sensitive materials but also expects to take delivery of sensitive materials this week for...
One Kareem Taiwo has been arrested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for allegedly trying to defraud residents who are interested in enlisting into the state...
Southern and Middle Belt Elders Forum has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comment that Nigeria was becoming a failed state. The elders in a statement on...
The South-East chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has explained that its members are only in the Southeast geopolitical zone for...
The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) said it had sequestered assets belonging to Frank Ezuma and Lillian Ezuma, both promoters of Gedee Zulu Investment Limited...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a ‘Mama Boko Haram’ on three fresh separate offences of alleged fraud to the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. My comments were hearsay, I have no evidence, embattled Mailafia changes tune Former...
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, said on Monday he would have put his claim on Boko Haram insurgency in the...
Nigeria on Monday recorded 132 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Lagos State police command said on Monday the owner of AVID Shawarma Spot, Chimezie Amaechi and five other persons had been arrested in connection with...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday commended President Muhammed Buhari for supporting the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, in his re-election...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday visited the scene of the fatal accident involving a commuter train and two vehicles along the Oshodi area of...
Chelsea began their Premier League campaign on a bright note as they defeated Brighton in a dramatic encounter on Monday night. The Blues beat their hosts...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff and pump price of...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Monday Nigeria’s national response on COVID-19 was achieving impressive results. Mustapha, who...
Super Eagles player Kenneth Omeruo has announced the birth of his second child, a daughter, while also hinting at making another baby. The 26-year-old defender posted...
The Ogun State police command on Monday confirmed the arrest of four men in connection with the death of a policeman in the Sango Ota area...
The equity section of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) continued its bull run Monday, backed by gains recorded by blue-chip industrial stocks including CAP, Dangote Cement...
Argentina and Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi has topped the list for highest-earning footballers in 2020 by American magazine, Forbes. The 33-year-old’s rival and Juventus star, Cristiano...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the recruitment of 84 doctors, 45 pharmacists and 365 nurses in a bid to enhance healthcare delivery in the...
The Federal Government on Monday appealed to the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to suspend its one-week warning strike. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire,...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday placed a six-month travel ban on Nigerian passengers who avoid the mandatory second COVID-19 test on arrival from...
Google’s video streaming site YouTube has today, Monday, announced launch of a new short video experience product, YouTube Shorts. According to reviews, the new product takes...
The Federal Government on Monday confirmed the appointment of four new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service. The Director of Information, Office of the Head...
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, on Monday, inaugurated a Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Herbal Remedies and Natural Compounds. Onu, who inaugurated the committee...
Following restrictions by the Trump-led government on TikTok’s operations in the US, forcing it to sell its U.S. arm of the short video venture, enterprise provider...
The Federal Government on Monday directed the reopening of all airports in the country for domestic flights. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, gave the directive...
The United States government on Monday imposed visa restriction on perpetrators of electoral fraud in last year’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. The US...
