The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has decried the ban of the social media platform, Twitter, by the Federal Government, saying it is a...
The Federal Government has upped the ante regarding its crackdown on Twitter, by signing a decree ensuring the prosecution of persons using the social media platform...
As leaders, we should go beyond emotional reactions to issues, Gov Makinde reacts to Twitter ban. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has urged the...
Seun Kuti has revealed that growing up as the youngest child of Afrobeats connoisseur, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was tedious due to the family he emerged from. During...
Igbo people have always been known to be nonviolent. This attribute is one of the reasons they don’t usually have challenges getting accommodated everywhere they go....
The South-South zonal chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has declared that the defection of Cross Rivers State governor, Ben Ayade, to...
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the social media platform Twitter. According to the telcos, the Nigerian...
European countries, Spain and Portugal are set to make a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA men’s World Cup. This was confirmed during a symbolic...
The public outcry by Nigerians, following the ‘Civil War’ comments made by President Muhammadu Buhari on the escalating insecurity situation in the South-East region of the...
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fix the salaries and allowances of the 469...
Africa’s automobile space holds a lot of potentials but remains plagued by a host of challenges. For one, African countries are the leading importers of used...
On Friday, two weeks after the Central Bank on Nigeria (CBN) devaluation, the Naira completed the week above N500 on the parallel market. According to abokiFX...
Ekiti State government has announced the suspension of minimum wage payment and a cut in the salaries of workers and political appointees. According to a statement...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over non-implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Kaduna State Government led, by...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, cautioned religious institutions in the state to be vigilant and continue to adhere strictly with all safety protocols to...
Claim: A viral message shared on WhatsApp claims all vaccinated people will die in two years. Source: While people, including religious leaders have been condemning the...
The National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Ebonyi, on Friday, said that early girl child marriage and exposure to sexual intercourse before age 16, is a...
The Federal Government has expressed optimism that courts and state assemblies would re-open next week, following the resolution it reached with the striking workers in the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Buhari’s govt trying to cover atrocities with Twitter ban – Ozekhome Human rights lawyer, Mike...
Twitter said on Friday it was deeply concerned about the Federal Government’s decision to ban its operation in Nigeria. The federal government had on Friday suspended...
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Friday blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for evoking the bitter memories of the country’s civil war that ended 51 years ago....
Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), alleged on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was trying to cover its atrocities from the international community with the...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said on Friday night rejected the Federal Government’s decision to suspend Twitter operations in the country. The NBA President, Olumide Akpata,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday described the Federal Government’s suspension of the microblogging platform, Twitter as a draconian action and a slide towards a...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Friday, faulted the decision of the Federal Government to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Minister of Information...
The Nigerian stock market ended the week in a bullish mood after investors gained N92.70 billion on Friday. At the close of business on Friday, the...
Two days after the microblogging platform, Twitter deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial tweet on Nigeria’s civil war, Facebook on Friday removed the message from its platform....
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Friday sacked all the Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants in the state. The state’s Commissioner for information and...
Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has said he would build a hardware wallet for Bitcoin to improve security in the cryptocurrency market and expand the number of...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Friday threatened to sue the Federal Government over its suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The Minister of...
The Nigerian government’s suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria has come as a shock to Nigerians on social media and has elicited varied reactions. Minister of...
Facebook on Friday suspended former United States President, Donald Trump’s accounts for two years. The social media giant had earlier suspended the former President from all...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos on Friday unveiled its candidates for the July 24 local council election in the state. The party released the...
Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday restrained the National Assembly from fixing its members’ allowances. Obiozor, who delivered the judgment while...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has expelled Mrs. Jumoke Anifowose, the daughter of the state former governor, late Chief Michael Ajasin for alleged...
Elon Musk break-up tweet on Friday sent Bitcoin price crashing by 7 percent as investors jostled to protect their capital by selling off their holdings in...
A Belarusian journalist and activist, Roman Protasevich, who was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk, the country’s capital, has appeared on state...
Nigeria on Thursday called for the simplification of requirements and other mutual legal assistance procedures to enhance international cooperation and facilitate timely recovery and return of...
The Nigerian government on Friday suspended activities of micro-blogging site, Twitter, from operating in the country. This is coming barely 48 hours after the company deleted...
To stop the spate of the mass abduction of school children, the controversial Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has urged the Federal Government to support splinter...
Two months after his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Police Council has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Alkali Baba was...
Thirteen people, including women and children, have been killed in a boat accident that occurred in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday night....
Ex-Niger Delta militant and leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has warned Minister for Niger...
Bandits who abducted pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have increased the ransom for their release...
Former Big Brother Naija contestant, Tacha Akide has refused to apologize for stating that the 2019 BBNaija Pepper Dem edition was nothing without her. The reality...
The acting state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Harrison Omagbon, has called for calm among stakeholders, following the suspension of the...
The number of billionaires and millionaires in Lagos State have declined significantly in the last three years, as the 2021 Africa Wealth Report on wealthiest cities...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has called on security agencies to bring the killers of the 300-level student of the University of Ilorin to justice. Ripples...
