At least 19 persons have died in fresh Lassa fever outbreaks in Kano and Ondo States in the last few weeks, officials said. Three people have...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Wednesday present crop of leaders have failed Nigerians in the discharge of their responsibilities and urged the people to...
The Northern Governors’ Forum on Wednesday described as sad and unfortunate the execution of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) on Wednesday faulted the forecasts by the World Bank and the International Monetary Organisation (IMF) on Nigeria’s 2020 economic growth, which...
Profit-taking in some blue-chip equities caused the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to close in the negative territory as the market shed N2 billion on Wednesday. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would be “harder” on treasury looters economic saboteurs this year, its chairman said on Wednesday. Magu, who disclosed this...
A pro-Buhari group, Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has slammed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over recent protests against the judgement of the Supreme Court sacking...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami SAN; the Acting Chairman, Economic...
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said on Wednesday it has deployed thermal scanners in all airports across the country in a bid to prevent the...
Health authorities in China have confirmed the death of a sixth patient infected with the new Coronavirus which is of the same family as SARS and...
Those who applaud the assassination of General Soleimani seem to simply equate him to a terrorist who certainly deserved to meet his fate. The question here...
Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank Plc has announced a 28% upsurge in its after-tax profit for the Full Year 2019. This, together with other details of its...
Few hours after the murder of chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Adamawa chapter, a student of the University of Maiduguri, Daciya Dalep has...
Sixteen people in Ondo state have been confirmed dead as a result of Lassa fever outbreak. Confirming the incident, the State Chief Epidemiologist, Dr Steven Fagbemi...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has broken his silence over the debate of the Western Nigeria Security Network...
Opera, in a prelude post on Tuesday, January 22, hinted the public on a new offering in the pipeline -a phone in the making to be...
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump is making plans to add four African countries to the travel ban list, according to media...
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, has dumped the party and joined...
A lawyer, Joseph Odok, who was arrested for allegedly criticising Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, has been granted bail. Odok was arraigned by the...
American tennis superstar, Serena Williams has reached the third round of the Australian Open after easing past Tamara Zidansek. Williams, who is gunning for a 24th...
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr does not think his team were drawn against minnows for the second round of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers....
Virtually everything in Nigeria no matter how well-meaning ends up getting ethnicized, or politicized, or religionized. So it is with Operation Amotekun: the Western Nigeria Security Network whose recent...
President Muhammadu Buhari deserves commendation for his new year pledge to reform Nigeria’s electoral process, but he should have gone further to admit that the exercise...
Past week was, indeed, one of celebration in Aso Rock, the Nigerian seat of power. It was a week President Muhammadu Buhari could not hide his...
In a move that has come as a palpable surprise to many discerning locals, a total of 29 Nigerian words and expressions have been included in...
Oil and gas exploration firm, Lekoil Limited, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Optimum Petroleum Development Company, operator of Oil Prospecting Licence...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammad has revealed that the sacking of erstwhile Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha jolted him momentarily when the judgement was...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked the National Secretary of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh, over comments on Amotekun and the South West....
The UK-Africa investment summit was inaugurated Monday in London, teed off by Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, in the full glare of 21 African Heads...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday commended the Supreme Court for upholding the election victories of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, Bala Mohammed of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. Reports on killing of 17 soldiers by Boko Haram outright falsehood –...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that there will be no substitution of candidates in the 22 by-elections holding this Saturday in some states...
Rights group, Amnesty International has reacted to the killing of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa...
Details have emerged of how a Lagos-based billionaire, Chief Ignatius Odunukwe was murdered, his corpse cut into pieces, packed in a bag and dumped in a...
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has fixed January 31, 2020 for the sentencing of a 21-year-old internet fraudster, Arowolo Ariremako,...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the trial of James Nolan, a British national facing charges along with two companies, Goidel Resources Limited, and ICIL...
A protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), turned tragic on Tuesday when a a stray bullet from the police killed a passerby...
One Lere Fashola Emmanuel has been remanded in correctional facility for alleged issuance of a dud cheque to the tune of N20 million. The Economic and...
The Kaduna State government has been stopped from demolishing Durbar hotel belonging to the family of late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha. The order...
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, accused security agents, religious leaders and residents of the site of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local government area of Adamawa...
Ten-man Arsenal played a 2-2 draw with city rivals, Chelsea in a Premuer League encoubter at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. The Blues went ahead twice...
Payment startup, Flutterwave, has secured a $35 million funding round as it looks to expand its coast across the continent. The funding, which comes along with...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday described as outright falsehood, recent media publication purporting that 17 of its soldiers were killed by Boko Haram terrorists in the...
Nigeria is presently at a crossroad with the multifarious challenges confronting it, a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), said on Tuesday. Abdulsalami, who...
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Tuesday, appointed the Big Brother Naija 2019 star, Gedoni Ekpata, as the Special Adviser on Garment Factory and Branding....
Robert Farah, the world’s top-ranked men’s doubles tennis player, was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group C alongside Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia for the second round of the 2022...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday revoked the licences of 11 centres selling e-PIN for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The...
THE Re-formed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) and a coalition of nine militant groups that ceased hostilities in 2016 have asked the Federal Government to disregard the...
