Justice Florence Fibresima of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on Friday, restrained the former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Twitter flags yet another Trump tweet The U.S. President, Donald...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, declared on Friday he would be contesting the state’s governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the memo by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, indicting the acting chairman of the...
Another batch of 300 Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the oil-rich Middle East nation returned to the...
The Ekiti State House of Assembly Friday passed the state’s revised 2020 appropriation bill of N91.1 billion. The new budget is N33.6 billion lower than the...
The Enugu State government has streamlined the operations of two feuding agencies in the state in a bid to avoid future conflict of duties and schedules....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mobilised N216 billion ($598 million) from 26 banks with excess cash holdings as part of strategies to shore up...
The All progressives Congress (APC) has said the decision by Governor Godwin Obaseki to defect to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not come to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the report by members of the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief on attacks against Christians...
A petition calling on the United Nations to strip ‘Koko Master’ Dapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj of his appointment as United Nations Ambassador for Peace has been...
The Clans Club International, an Abuja-based non-profit organisation has added its voice to growing calls for stringent punishment against those found guilty of r*pe in the...
The Federal Government on Friday said it had released N4.5 billion to 31 Federal Government owned teaching hospitals and medical centres nationwide. The money, according to...
As part of efforts to stem the rising spate of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has set up a committee to engage...
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has been described as the most sincere and serious government Nigeria has ever had. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,...
The Interfaith Mediation Centre, (IMC), Kaduna has pleaded with warring parties to put an end to wanton killings in Southern Kaduna by sheathing their swords and...
After days of intrigues, and political meetings, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has finally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This followed his recent resignation from...
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), escaped the axe by the gators last week. He was nearly fired. The EFCC...
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Nedo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II, has decried the political happenings in Edo State, ahead of the governorship election on...
Oil rose past $42 a barrel on Friday, increasing the gains recorded at the last session, after OPEC producers and allies agreed to meet supply cuts...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari to have the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on Nigerian Government to invite him and his group to negotiate for the peaceful exit...
A 49-year-old man identified as Aaron Glee Jr. has been arrested in connection with the murder of Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, and a...
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has ordered that all courts in the state be shut down immediately. The governor gave the directive on Friday, in...
Nigeria has been certified free from wild polio by the World Health Organisation (WHO) following the completion of documentation for the free status. The announcement was...
Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud to the tune of $11 million. Okeke, a Nigerian...
An immediate investigation into the r*pe allegations levelled against ‘Koko Master’ Dapo Oyebanjo aka D’banj by his accuser, Ms Seyitan Babatayo has been ordered by the...
The father of a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, Pa Defwan Dariye, has been kidnapped from his home in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area...
Late Nigerian striker, Rashidi Yekini has been rated a better forward compared to Ghana’s Anthony Yeboah in an online poll by world football governing body, FIFA....
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he expects Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo to continue in his form as the 2019-20 season resumes. The Old Trafford...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do more than just question the capabilities of the service chiefs to address...
Nigeria has disagreed with the African Union over the nomination of a former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-iweala for the office of the Director General...
The death toll arising from COVID-19 disease in Brazil has reached 50,000 even as the number of infections thus far recorded in the South American country...
Chinese authorities have released no fewer than 10 Indian soldiers including two senior officers, who were arrested following a violent border clash in the Himalayas which...
Nigeria’s total borrowing from China at the end of March stood at $3.121 billion (N1.127 trillion at N361/$), the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. In...
The Bayelsa State government led by Governor Duoye Diri has ordered the State COVID-19 Taskforce Team to reopen worship centres in the state that were sealed...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Thursday reiterated that COVID-19 is real. He said Nigerians who kept denying the existence of the virus...
The Nigerian Government on Thursday said 50 citizens stranded in Pakistan as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have been evacuated. The Minister...
The Cross River State government has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of plotting to violate its COVID-19 free status by shipping positive and negative test...
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has announced the appointment of a fresh batch of 190 new aides. The new appointees include personal assistants and special...
Popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity Raymond Abbas better known as Hushpuppi has been apprehended in Dubai for multiple online fraud charges. The National, a United Emirate newspaper...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the planned resumption of domestic flight operations tentatively scheduled for 21st June, citing current restrictions on interstate movement....
Bolaji Tunji, a spokesman to Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has urged Nigerians to disregard rumours circulating on social media about the former Oyo State governor. News circulating...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is seeking tougher sanctions against rapists in the state and has thus urged all law enforcement agencies, courts and...
The spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), his lawyer, Chibuzor Ezike said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has questioned the arrest of organizers of a peaceful protest against unchecked mass killings by bandits and insurgents in Katsina State,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of N19.67 billion to facilitate the completion of sections I-1V of the East-West Road project. Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said the Nigerian government has prioritised seven of the country’s strategic minerals to harness the potential...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Friday morning. 1. Nigeria records highest ever single-day rise with 745 new cases of COVID-19;...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday said it would fund the value chains of nine agricultural commodities with N432 billion during the 2020 wet planting...
