Fire on Sunday afternoon destroyed a section of the popular Igbudu Market in Warri South local government area of Delta State. The inferno, according to eyewitnesses,...
The Ghanaian government on Sunday rejected claims of unfair treatment by Nigerian traders during the compliance enforcement by the country’s investment promotion council. The government insisted...
Nigerian-born mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya will now defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Brazil’s Paulo Costa on September 26. The fight, which...
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, on Sunday picked the state’s former Commissioner for Works, Mr. Gboye Adegbenro, as his running mate for the governorship...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has clarified comments he made suggesting he would not support any northern candidate vying for the presidency in 2023. The...
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday ordered the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, may have further fanned the flames of division in the state by dismissing the concerns of Southern Kaduna leaders and...
Gunmen on Saturday abducted the District Head of Jajere in Fune local government area of Yobe State, Alhaji Isa Mai-Buba. The district head was abducted at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) said on Sunday any decision on zoning of elective offices at the state level remains the exclusive...
The Kwara State government on Sunday confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, who disclosed this...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Sunday sent a petition to the National Human Rights Commission over 20 months’ unpaid salaries by the Abia...
The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, claimed on Sunday he had evidence to substantiate his allegation...
President of Nigerian Traders Union in Ghana, Chukwuemeka Nnaji, on Saturday condemned the closure of shops owned by Nigerians in Ghana by Ghanaian authorities. Nnaji, who...
Another batch of 68 Nigeria girls stranded in Lebanon arrived in the country on Sunday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, which announced this on its Twitter...
A cocoa dealer,Festus Olawale has reportedly committed suicide in Gbongan area of Osun state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the...
The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday declared wanted a criminal suspect after he reportedly escaped from custody. In a telegraph message signed by the command’s...
A former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, on Sunday hosted the state’s Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, at his residence in Ondo Town. The deputy governor...
The Kano State Police Command said it had rescued a man who was locked up for 15 years in a room by his parents. The discovery...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police in the thirty-six States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to...
The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last presidential poll,...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced the berthing of the largest container vessel to ever dock at a Nigerian port. Jatto Adams, General Manager, Corporate...
Four Chinese, kan Jinxi, Hujinchang, Jiang Jijun and Cheng Qing, kidnapped in Cross River State have been rescued by the police. The Chinese were abducted on...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information...
The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Saturday, reacted to a viral video alleging the UAE of illegally ejecting Nigerians into a desert....
Despite finishing as runners-up in the Premier League title race, Manchester City midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne has been awarded the Player of the Season. The 29-year-old...
The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has appointed a 28-year-old Eze Chianumba Prince as an Executive Assistant. The appointment was made known in a letter...
Nigeria’s political space remained as vibrant as ever last week. Among others, unease was reported in the Ministry of Information and Culture headed by Lai Mohammed,...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities...
Igwe MacAnthony Okonkwo, who was suspended alongside 11 others by the Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano, for traveling without permission has begged for forgiveness. Igwe Okonkwo...
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday urged the state’s Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission not to spare whoever is found to be corrupt in...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. COVID-19: UAE donates 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to Nigerian govt The United...
Nigerian government has evacuated another 296 citizens stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) over the COVID-19 pandemic. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport...
Nigeria on Saturday night recorded 325 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) would record a landslide victory in the October 10 governorship election in Ondo...
The Akwa Ibom State Police command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a child theft and trafficking syndicate in Oron local government area of the state....
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, has tested positive for COVID-19. The actress, who disclosed this on her social media accounts, said she had been in isolation...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, said on Saturday the corporation will commence skeletal operations on the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday donated 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to the Nigerian government to support it in its response to the COVID-19...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State on Saturday described as embarrassing and depressing the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on the unemployment...
English Premier League giants, Manchester City have been knocked out of the Champions League after losing their quarterfinal tie against French Ligue 1 side, Lyon. A...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, for questioning over his statement on the state...
The Katsina State Police Command said on Saturday suspected human trafficking kingpin, Abubakar Habibu, had been arrested in Daura local government area of the state. This...
Lance Corporal Martins Idakpini, the soldier who was detained for criticizing the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Tukur Buratai, has been moved to Sokoto State for...
The Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike on Thursday killed several Ansaru terrorists and bandits during air raids at their camp in Kuduru Forest area of...
The Enugu State government on Saturday released to the public a court order permitting the demolition of Architect J.J Emejulu’s building in the state capital. Emejulu...
The Kwara State government on Saturday confirmed the discharge of two COVID-19 patients. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, who disclosed this in...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday defended the Federal Government’s borrowing to fund infrastructural projects in the country. Mohammed, who stated this...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala Buni, on Saturday charged the party’s National Campaign Council for the Ondo State Governorship...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak is dead. Razaq, 74, died at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos, after a...
The Akwa Ibom State government on Saturday described as unacceptable the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on unemployment rate in the state. The bureau had...
