The Defence Headquarters, on Monday, said 43 farmers died on Saturday, faulting a report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram...
Fresh crisis looms in the nation’s tertiary education sector as the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has drawn attention to issues it said may...
US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as Deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Bloomberg and Politico reported on Sunday....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a comprehensive investigation into the attack on the Christian Universal Church, Port Harcourt, River State capital. An explosive...
Prison authorities in Kenya have confirmed that a Tanzanian man convicted of involvement in the 2015 attack on a Kenyan university that left 148 people dead...
Three persons who allegedly detonated explosives in a church in Port Harcourt where the father of Governor Nyesom Wike worships have been arrested by the Cross-River...
The President-elect of the United States of America, Joe Biden has selected an all-female senior White House communications team in what his office called a first...
The Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC) has demanded the immediate sack of the Service Chiefs and Heads of Department of State Security...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has reacted to the killing of about 43 rice farmers in Borno State who were all gruesomely beheaded on Saturday, by...
FCMB Group Plc said its after-tax profit for the 9-month period to September grew by 29%, relative to the same period of last year as improvement...
The United Nations (UN) on Sunday said that no less than 110 civilians were killed and many others wounded following the gruesome attack carried out by...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the problem of Nigeria is not restructuring but hunger and poverty which leads to insecurity in the country. Speaking on...
Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has alleged that most of the weapons used by Boko Haram insurgents and other terrorists in the country are...
The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, at the weekend lauded former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that he left a landmark in Nigeria. Ndume, an All...
Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education in Nigeria, has called for an assessment of the physical and mental capabilities of President Muhammadu Buhari over his...
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and presidential aspirant in the last general elections, Kingsley Moghalu, has, once again, given hard knocks...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 82 fresh COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 67,412. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Sunday...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 82 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on December 8. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yakubu Nabena, who...
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Sunday dismissed reports on the rising cases of COVID-19 at its orientation camps across the country....
Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have started their 2021 Afrobasket Qualifiers on a perfect note after winning three games in Rwanda. The Coach Mike Brown team,...
Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The victory was Wolves’ first win at Arsenal since...
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, said on Sunday he planned his defection to the All Progressives Con(APC) with former Secretary to the Government of the...
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit on Sunday demolished over 1,700 illegal shanties and containerised shops in the Agege area of...
Nigeria’s representatives at the CAF Champions League, Enyimba and Plateau United, had opposing fortunes as they began their campaign on Sunday. While Enyimba secured a win...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested seven suspected members of Eiye Confraternity in the Ikorodu area of the state. The spokesman of the state police command,...
A hotel manager, Afeez Adio, told the Osun State judicial panel of inquiry that an operative of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) confirmed that he...
The Rivers State Police Command said on Sunday three persons had been arrested in connection with the explosion that rocked a local church in Port Harcourt,...
The Benue State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of an Associate Professor with the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Karl Kwaghger, by unknown gunmen....
TIWA SAVAGE: Former First Lady of Supreme Mavin Dynasty (SMD) label owned by Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage hit a milestone during the week when her album...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Sunday the nation’s power grid experienced multiple tripping, leading to the collapse of the system. TCN’s General Manager,...
Nigerians on social media Sunday reacted aggressively to the cases of insecurity and bad governance being suffered by the country in recent times. The following topics...
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman, on Sunday identified resistance by some powerful individuals to competition as the major cause of...
The presidency said on Sunday an estimated 25 million Nigerians would benefit from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems programme expected to commence this week. The...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said on Sunday the All Progressives Congress, (APC) would clinch two senatorial seats in the December...
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said on Sunday at least 105 persons tested positive for HIV during the COVID-19 lockdown in the...
At least seven persons have been killed in fresh violence in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home...
Several parts of Nigeria were plunged into darkness on Sunday following the collapse of the country’s power grid. Two of the country’s power distribution firms, Eko...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday condemned the killing of 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents....
Super Substitute Edinson Cavani netted a brace as Manchester United came from two goals down to seal an incredible win on Sunday. Cavani, new signing this...
Argentine star, Lionel Messi bagged a goal on return to Barcelona squad in a La Liga clash against Osasuna on Sunday. Messi, who scored the final...
Amnesty International has said that 10 women working in Kwashabe rice farm in Borno State, where Boko Haram slaughtered 43 persons, were still missing. The farm...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the beheading of 43 innocent farmers by insurgents in Zabarmari, Borno State. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan on...
Governor Mai Mala Buni has denied claims that he has abandoned his duty as the governor of Yobe State. Buni, who is also the caretaker chairman...
Forty-three farmers who were killed at a rice plantation in Kashebe village, Borno State on Saturday, were buried on Sunday morning. The state governor, Prof. Babagana...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed “to probe false posting on the Ministry’s official Twitter...
The United Nations has declared that Sudan needs the sum of $150m in aid to cope with the flood of Ethiopian refugees crossing its border from...
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has declared that a rejig of Nigeria’s security architecture is long overdue. The former Vice President of...
Nigeria has brokered a deal with La Mancha Resources Inc., a Luxembourg-incorporated private gold developer and miner, to produce the metal on a commercial scale in...
We combed Nigeria’s political space for some juicy stories last week, and here are our top picks. First, were the loud cries by the Sultan of...
