The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 105 suspects, including four Chinese nationals, for alleged internet fraud in Abuja. The EFCC’s Head of Media...
At least 10 persons died in an auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Thursday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
In a bold move toward aligning with global standards, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to incorporate hidden and illegal economic activities—such as...
Nigeria’s economic policies often feel like trying to fix a leaking roof by locking the doors. With inflation skyrocketing, the naira losing value, and everyday goods...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide after intrigues trailing its election has elected Senator John Azuta-Mbata as the new President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Azuta-Mbata who hails...
The Presidency has slammed the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, following his critical comments against President Bola Tinubu. Earlier in the week, Mohammed had a...
The U.S government has returned $52.88 million loot traced to Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills, Jr,...
“I found several culture plates where none of the six antibiotics placed on them had any effect on the bacteria,” recalled Habibullah Ibuowo, a 400-level Medical...
“I’ve also had to absorb the cost of failed transactions,” lamented Adeyemi Ademola, a food seller on campus at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), her voice...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. SocialMediaTrends: What Nigerians are saying about teacher who assaulted 3-yr-old Nigerians have been...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has set an April deadline for the completion of the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road from Ahoada to Kaiama...
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night attacked a police station in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, and killed two operatives. One other police...
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the race to lead the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The former IGP announced his...
The Lagos State police command has arraigned a 45-year-old teacher, Stella Nwadigbo, over alleged indecent treatment and assault of a three-year-old pupil in the state. The...
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a boat carrying 100,000 litres of crude oil in the Ikot Abasi local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The Commander...
The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed eight commissioner nominees in the state. Governor Bala Mohamed on Tuesday forwarded a list of eight nominees...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the $2 billion currency swap between Nigeria and the Asian nation to enhance trade. He...
Police on Thursday arraigned two brothers at the Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and criminal conspiracy. However, the pleas of the...
The Nigerian equities market continued its bullish run as investors gained N792 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the...
The Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing in the trial of the former chairman of the state’s Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi...
Quadri Aruna kicked off 2025 with a significant victory on Thursday by defeating British champion Liam Pitchford at the WTT Star Contender Doha in Qatar. The...
It has been close to two years since 599 shareholders of Eleme Petrochemical Cooperative and Credit Society of Indorama Petrochemicals last received dividends from the shares...
Cultists suspected to be members of the Greenlanders on Wednesday night killed three persons in Igbogene Community of Bayelsa State. The 10-member gang and armed with...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr...
The Osun State High Court in Ile-Ife has adjourned the ongoing legal battle over the February 22, 2025, local government elections, with a new hearing date...
Nigerian musician Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has demanded compliance with a court order granting his release in a petition filed before the Deputy...
The Lebanese parliament on Thursday elected Army Commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president. The development ended a two-year political vacuum and sparked hope for...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised concerns over what I’d said is a severe staffing challenges, which it says...
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has summoned party leaders to a crucial meeting on Thursday evening to address comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged the Nigerian Natural Medicines Development Agency (NNMDA) to tackle the growing threat posed by...
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide Idris, has asserted that Nigeria is not under any serious threat...
In the late evening of Friday, September 14, 2024, shortly after the Maghrib prayer, Bashir Muhammad, a 34-year-old father of seven who has been suffering from...
The Federal Government of Nigeria’s funding of the capital project in the 2024 budget has been severely criticized by the National Assembly. This is even as...
Newly sworn-in Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Works, Engr. Ahmad Ishaq, has been confirmed dead. Ishaq was among 13 Special Advisers,...
For the third consecutive day, the Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the dollar at the official window on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. FMDQ data showed...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigerian govt confirms call, data tariff hike, rules out 100% increase The Minister...
The Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Salau, claimed on Wednesday that troops have killed 310 suspected terrorists and dismantled critical...
Quadri Aruna will kick off his New Year campaign as the fifth seed at the WTT Star Contender Doha, which began today (Wednesday) with the main...
Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have intercepted a suspected trafficker with 59 male children in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olatunji...
The Naira traded N1, 539.39 to a dollar at the official market on Wednesday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the Naira...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 10 officers in Lagos over the alleged theft of operational items. The commission’s Head of Media and...
Gunmen on Tuesday abducted two Catholic nuns in Anambra State. The victims – Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli – were abducted while returning from their association’s...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, said on Wednesday the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) was helpless in the ordeal of the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir...
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, on Wednesday told Nigerians to brace up for an increase in telecommunications tariffs. He, however,...
A slew of commonly used words that reflect the life of an average Nigerian has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) following a 2025...
Police operatives in Delta have arrested a female self-kidnapped suspect and her accomplice in the Asaba area of the state. The spokesman for the state police...
France on Wednesday described as “groundless” the alleged collusion with Nigeria to destabilize the Niger Republic, its former colony. The Political Counsellor to the Embassy of...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to the Chairman of Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited, Mr. Akindele Akintoye. He...
The Nigerian equities market bounced back from the first loss in 2025 with a gain of N507 billion for investors at the close of trading on...
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday confirmed the killing of six soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. A report emerged on Monday that the insurgents...
