The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved a loan request for N2.9 billion from Governor Douye Diri “to buy operational vehicles for the governor, deputy...
The suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, declared on Wednesday night he was still the party’s helmsman despite his suspension by...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Jamoh, who is...
Suspected herdsmen have killed three persons at Moon District, Kwande local government area of Benue State, police said on Wednesday. The spokesperson of the state police...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday signed the state Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corp, Bill 2020 into law. The governor, who signed...
Over 200 young suspects have been cleared of ties to Boko Haram and released by the Nigerian Army and Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison on Tuesday night,...
Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged...
Investors’ appetite for bank stocks drove activities in the market Wednesday as the Nigerian bourse recorded gain for the second consecutive day this week. A positive...
Ekiti State First Lady, Bisi Fayemi, has said that despite strict legislation in the state, gender-based violence and other forms of discrimination still exist in the...
The Kogi State police command said on Wednesday one Hussain Zubairu has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his pregnant neighbour, Bose Muhammed, to death with a...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday declared that the bandits committing atrocities in North West are terrorists. Adamu, who spoke at a meeting with...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday asked Nigerians to attack the coronavirus spiritually. To this end, he has urged Muslims in the country to...
Angry youth stormed the Kano State Hisbah office was stormed on Wednesday to protest the alleged blasphemy of Prophet Muhammed by singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. The singer...
The Senator representing Taraba North, Emmanuel Bwacha, on Wednesday called for the replication of the southwest security outfit, Amotekun across communities in the country. Bwacha, who...
Dutch League sensation, Cyriel Dessers, who is currently the top scorer of the league, and FC Koln’s Kingsley Ehizibue have been invited to the Super Eagles....
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, said on Wednesday the military era was better than the current democratic dispensation in the country. Adeyemi,...
The Benue State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the rescue of Rev. Fr. David Echioda who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the Ado local government...
Moves by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki to sack Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of...
The United States Department of State has offered a reward of up to $7million (N2.5billion) for information leading to the arrest of the leader of Boko...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo‘s commitment to Nigerian nationhood as outstanding. The President stated this in his birthday message to the elder...
A notorious drug dealer who had been on the watch list of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for 10 years has been arrested by...
Africa’s highest-ranked table tennis player, Aruna Quadri has been ruled out of action for three weeks following a recurring thigh injury. The Oyo-state born Nigerian sustained...
Riding on the back of an economic growth that surpassed forecasts in the fourth quarter of 2019 and stimulated expansion in the four years to 2019,...
11 Plc, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria PLC, is poised to delist from the daily official list of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). If the move materialises,...
The fiscal ambition of the Muhammad Nami-led Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) took another dimension Tuesday as the FIRS chief declared the service intended to generate...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the Supreme Court of endorsing electoral fraud with its verdict on the Imo State governorship election. The apex...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode said on Wednesday the story of the Italian who supposedly brought the coronavirus into Nigeria, was suspicious. Since the...
Health authorities in China have confirmed that death toll from the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus has reached 2,981 in mainland China. Additional data by the...
The mayor of Kitwe in Zambia, Christopher Kang’ombe, has been kicked out of office after he reportedly refused to greet the wife of President Edgar Lungu....
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the alleged refusal of the Anambra State police command to arrest two Fulani boys that openly displayed AK-47...
Israel on Tuesday declared its readiness to help Nigeria tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Shimon Ben-Shoshan, who...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday dissolved the administrative councils of 21 local government areas in the state. The governor said a statement issued...
One dominant issue around the presidency last week was President Muhammadu Buhari’s order for an immediate withdrawal and replacement of security officials found to be sabotaging...
A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Tuesday dismissed reports that he is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. Supreme Court affirms Uzodinma as Imo Gov, dismisses Ihedioha, PDP application The...
A former Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Jack, was on Tuesday arraigned at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo,...
Police on Tuesday arraigned three students of the University of Abuja at the Federal Capital Territory Magistrate Court over alleged forgery of their National Examinations Council...
The Katsina State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned three men – Abdullahi Nasir (23), Anas Salisu (23) and Ashiru Lawal (25) at a State Senior Magistrate...
Some ex-militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta had protested the suspension of the Special Adviser to the President on the Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo. The...
Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday decried the menace of imported substandard drugs into the country and called for action to curtail it....
The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekewazu, on Tuesday, dismissed reports that he is being quarantined for coronavirus. Ihekweazu told...
A suspected internet fraudster, Azeez Adebowale, was on Monday arrested with a mini- coffin containing fetish materials by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday dismissed reports that it has suspended plenary for two weeks over the possible spread of coronavirus. The House said in...
English Premier League leaders, Liverpool have suffered yet another defeat, as they were beaten 2-0 by Chelsea in their FA Cup fifth round clash at Stamford...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) on Tuesday urged Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to comply with the court judgment stopping compulsory blood donations from patients...
President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Tuesday the country has benefitted hugely from the partial closure of its land borders. He said the partial closure of the...
This piece is a compilation of variety of quotes about Nigeria. They were put together by members of Oòduà Foundation in the United States. The quotes...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to join it as a respondent in a suit filed by aggrieved 14...
Respite came the way of investors today as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rallied with a N232 billion gain to end the reign of the bear...
The Governing Council of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, has sacked two senior lecturers of the institution over their alleged involvement in...
