The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State on Thursday vowed to defeat the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2027 general election in the...
The Federal Government has rejected allegations of collusion with France by the Niger Republic as baseless. The Nigerien military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, had in a...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested 20 suspects connected to the December 22 attack on the Tingbwa Gidan Ado community in the Riyom local...
Nigeria’s most wanted terrorist, Bello Turji, has issued a threat to residents of Shinkafi communities in Sokoto State vowing to unleash unimaginable mayhem if his uncles...
Rural Nigerians face mounting challenges in accessing traditional medicine for malaria and typhoid treatment as deforestation worsens medicinal plant scarcity. ABDULWAHEED SOFIULLAHI reports In front of...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Locals reportedly killed as NAF jet targeting terrorists hits Sokoto villages An unspecified...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reached at least 1.4 million people in Nigeria with its assistance in 2024. The IOM Chief of Mission in Nigeria,...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will acquire 24 M-346 Fighter Ground Attack jets and 10 AW-109 Trekker Helicopters to boost its air capabilities in the new...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday congratulated Nigerians for witnessing another Christmas. In a statement issued in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba,...
A former banker and businessman Femi Olushakin has demanded N1 billion in damages from ThisDay Newspaper over an alleged defamatory publication about him. Olushakin, who is...
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2025 appropriation bill of N582.4 billion. This followed the adoption of the report of the...
At least 41 people were seriously injured when a commercial vehicle, a Sharon, 7 seater mini bus rammed into a procession of Christians in Gombe State...
An unspecified number of people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorists mistakenly bombed two communities...
On Wednesday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, blamed the government’s inability to address the current economic hardship on last week’s stampedes across the...
Armed men have abducted the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. A close associate of the lawmaker told...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances during a raid on drug joints in the state....
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Chukwuma Obi, who disguises as a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to terrorise unsuspecting...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has commended President Bola Tinubu for demonstrating brilliance, composure, and a good grasp of national issues during his maiden...
Police operatives in Anambra on Tuesday destroyed a suspected camp of criminals in Nimo, Njikoka local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
For many Nigerians, celebrating Christmas in 2024 is less about joy and festivity and more about survival. Just like previous years, Victor Temi, a teacher and...
One of Nigeria’s most wanted bandit kingpin, Bello Turji has struck again after his gang reportedly abducted travelers in Sokoto State. According to counter-insurgency and security...
Residents of Abaji, a town in Abuja, are lamenting the prolonged closure of the only bank in the community. The closure, prompted by a series of...
As Nigerians join the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s Christmas, it was a mixed result for the naira against the dollar on Tuesday,...
Kidnapping in Nigeria is a crisis that has shaken lives, shattered businesses, and destabilized communities. In 2018, the abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls shocked the nation,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Why I can’t reduce size of my cabinet —Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has...
Police operatives in Imo last Thursday killed three suspected kidnappers in Orogwe, Owerri West local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated moves to sanction five airlines for various infractions. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection (NCAA), Mr....
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Tuesday signed the N971 billion 2025 appropriation bill into law. The governor signed the bill in the presence of...
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2025 appropriation bill of N1.054 trillion. The House also adjusted the recurrent expenditures of 21 agencies...
The Lagos State government has sealed three companies for extracting large quantities of groundwater for commercial purposes without approval. The companies are Nigerian Bottling Company, producers...
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has signed the 2025 Appropriation bill of N675 billion into law. The bill passed by the Edo State House...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday berated President Bola Tinubu over the statements credited to him during his inaugural media chat. The president had on...
At least seven political parties have been cleared to participate in the January 18 local government election in Ondo State. The Public Relations Officer of the...
Police on Tuesday arraigned the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola and two others at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo...
Investors gained N503 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Tuesday. This follows a surge in the share prices of stocks...
Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Monday restrained the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and others from selling a landed...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said on Tuesday that police operatives rescued 1,581 kidnapped persons in the country this year. The IGP stated this at...
Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Monday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the detained President of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the Chairman of Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited, Akindele Akintoye, for the alleged diversion of $16...
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2025 appropriation bill of N698.8 billion. The budget passed by the House is N43.4 billion higher...
Following a partnership between Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant and MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, the price of premium motor spirits popularly called petrol has crashed to...
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), has rejected the request from Afe Babalola’s (SAN) law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and...
International customers from Togo, Benin and Niger Republic are owing $5.7 million for electricity supply from Nigeria in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The international...
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that he has no regret in removing the controversial petrol subsidy. This is despite the rising cost of living and the...
Ahead of the festive season, the naira appreciated against the American dollar at both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Monday, December 23, 2024....
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It will get worse before it gets worse’. That was the title of my article published here and in other newspapers on November 21, 2023, six...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Tax reform here to stay — Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has insisted...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has insisted that the controversial tax reform bills which have generated uproar amongst Nigerians is here to stay. This is even as...
The Nigerian equities market began the week in the green zone on Monday, December 23, 2024, as investors gained N137 billion on the trading floor of...
The Plateau State Police Command has restricted movement in five local government areas of the state ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations. The state’s Commissioner...
