Gunmen on Friday attacked a police patrol team and killed an operative along the Ngbo-Effium Road in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State. The acting...
Police in Lagos have arrested a 47-year-old man simply identified as Shola with fake N13,000 notes. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed...
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) will hold its Edo State governorship primary on February 24. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Martins Egbeola, disclosed this to...
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Friday commenced a probe into the activities of the Ministry of Health, the state’s Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS), and...
The Yobe State government has shut down seven health-related institutions and clinics in the state The Executive Secretary, Yobe Healthcare and Health-related Facilities Inspection and Monitoring...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Friday troops operating in the various theatre of operations killed 185 terrorists and kidnappers across the country in the last...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports on the postponement of the Plateau North rerun election slated for Saturday. The INEC Head of Department...
Driven by strong performance from Transcorp, Neimeth, and Meyer, investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N898 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned politicians and their supporters against divisive tendencies, and fake narratives in Saturday’s bye- elections in 26 states across...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has discovered that at least 17,000 Palestinian children and young people are living in the Gaza Strip without...
The absence of the prosecution witnesses on Friday stalled the trial of Mamman Ali, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday approved the suspension of the traditional ruler of Ido town in Ido Local Government Area of the state,...
Nigerians may be forced to pay more for goods as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has increased the exchange rate for the clearance of goods from...
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to...
The naira failed to immediately respond to the various measures put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria as it dipped slightly against the dollar...
Bauchi State Police Command has announced restrictions of any form of movement on Saturday, 3rd February, 2024 during the conduct of the 2023 rerun election in...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ex-AGF Idris opposes EFCC’s move to tender video evidence in trial for alleged N109bn...
Four political parties have stepped down for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Jesse David Tanko ahead of Saturday’s bye-election in Chikun Constituency of the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed the allowable limit of exchange rate quoted by the International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs). The CBN’s Director of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun on Thursday dismissed claims of crisis in the party ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. There...
The Lagos State government has procured additional rolling stocks for the Blue and Red Lines rail system in the state. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has appointed Amina Divine Arong as the party’s new National Woman Leader. She succeeded Stella Effah-Attoe who...
Police operatives have arrested 13 suspects in connection with the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. Armed men suspected to be kidnappers killed two...
The Oyo State government on Thursday ordered the reopening of 23 schools in four local government areas of the state. The decision followed the meeting between...
Police operatives in Gombe have arrested 12 suspected members of a fake dollar syndicate in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar,...
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday asked the military high command to provide more security presence in the state to forestall future security breaches...
On Thursday, a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, objected to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s move to tender a video recording of...
A strong performance by the Guarantee Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Caverton, NASCON and others propelled the Nigerian equities market to a positive trading day on Thursday....
The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of movements in Lagos and 25 other states during Saturday’s bye-elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
Security agents in Cambodia have arrested four local men for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs in the Southeast Asia nation. The country’s Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Thursday declared full support for the creation of state police as a solution to the current security challenges...
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has shot down rumors making the rounds that it has ordered the shutting down of operations...
The Governor’s Forum of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, announced a donation of N100m to support victims of recent attacks in some...
Nigerian Senator Ned Nwoko has ignited a national debate by calling for a bill that would allow civilians to own and carry firearms. Citing the country’s...
Nigerians may soon have to pay more to enjoy additional supply of electricity supply, going by suggestions from the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu. Adelabu, has...
An analysis by RipplesMetrics of the monthly Federal Allocation Account Committee allocation has shown a total of N3.53 trillion was disbursed to the 36 states and...
Minister of State, Defense, Bello Matawalle has visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend a conference of Ministers of Defence from Africa, Europe and Arab...
The naira recovered slightly against the dollar on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at the official market after it plunged to a record low of N1,482.57/$1 the previous trading...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Senate summons CBN’s Cardoso over Naira ‘plunge’ The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Governor...
An explosion on Tuesday killed five suspected oil pipeline vandals in the Obitti community of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. An eyewitness told journalists...
The Nigerian Army has seized about 5 million litres of stolen crude oil worth billions of naira in Rivers State. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to clear court cases on $1.3 billion deepwater Oil Mining...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has rejected the suspension of the party’s chairman in Benue State, Augustine Agada. The APC executives in...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said on Wednesday the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started an investigation into the Nigeria...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday issued fresh directives to commercial banks in the country to check suspected cases of excessive foreign exchange speculation...
Police operatives in Kaduna State have arrested three suspected internet fraudsters for allegedly defrauding students of a higher institution of over N60 million. The spokesman for...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N1.07 trillion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the market capitalization to N55.3...
The Commonwealth has appointed former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as head of its Election Observation Mission for the February 8 general elections in Pakistan. The Special...
FBN Holdings Plc, a leading financial institution in Nigeria, has appointed businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. He will...
Armed men suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least 10 persons at the Gbajimba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in the Guma local government area...