Pensioners under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) would embark on a nationwide protest from Friday morning to press home their demand for...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday arrested a major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia State, Chibuike Apolos. The NDLEA spokesman,...
The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N257.18 billion as the Nigerian Customs Service budget for 2021. The upper legislative chamber also approved the N1.678...
An overnight fire razed a section of the Katsina State House of Assembly on Wednesday. However, the cause of the fire has not been ascertained. The...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to commence an investigation into the high acceptance fees charged by higher institutions in Nigeria. The House directed its...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of senior police officers attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensation Musa Mustapha has been ranked world’s best in the boys’ U-11 by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). With this development,...
Fast-rising Nigerian comedienne, Ada Jesus, has died of kidney ailments. She was 23. Sources told journalists on Wednesday afternoon that the talented social media content creator...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world today. 1. Nigerian agrictech startup, Greenbles, launches bootcamp for farmers Lagos-based...
The Senate on Wednesday approved fresh $1.5billion and €995million external loans for the Federal Government. The upper legislative chamber took the decision after the Chairman of...
China and some countries in the Middle East are the world’s most prolific executioners, executing thousands of people each year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. In...
Confusion has enveloped N’Djamena over the fate of Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, the son of the late Chadian President, Idriss Deby, after shooting incident was reported...
An Accra High Court has granted convicted Ghanaian actress, Akuapem Poloo, ¢80,000 (N5.6 million) bail after she was initially slammed with a 90-day jail term. The...
Garba Shehu’s allegation that calls for secession were financially motivated was greeted with angry reactions from Nigerians on social media. The presidential spokesman also stated that...
Police operatives in Cross River have a arrested a gang of teenage robbers who allegedly killed a 58-year-old woman simply identified as Doris Andy Inyang in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly invaded a private institution, Greenfield University, in Kaduna State and abducted scores of students. The gunmen attacked the institution...
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in Adani, Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu State. The gunmen also shot...
Police operatives in Kano State have arrested a woman simply identified as Rabi Mohammed for allegedly locking up and starving her daughter, Aisha Jibrin, in Darerawa...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State said on Tuesday the state’s former Governor, Babangida Aliyu, remained suspended despite denials by his media team. The...
The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday criticized President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) over their handling of the increasing...
Veteran Nigerian recording artiste, 2Face Ididbia has called out the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) for instigating discomforts amongst Nigerians who are returning into the...
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of...
Nigerian Naira on Tuesday recorded a significant devaluation to the U.S dollar at the parallel exchange market. According to data from Abokifx, Naira closed at N486...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a warning to President Muhammadu Buhari over the handling of the issues surrounding the Minister of...
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday, reiterated his displeasure at the negotiations with bandits. According to him, the federal government should apprehend and kill...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to devise ways to ensure the unity of the country. According to the association, history...
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday, reiterated his displeasure at the negotiations with bandits. According to him, the federal government should apprehend and kill...
The meeting to resolve the issue of financial autonomy between the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria on Tuesday, ended...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Gov Umahi asks herdsmen to stay away from Ebonyi over violence The Ebonyi State Governor,...
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) told the British government on Tuesday that all it wants from the Nigerian government is a self-determining referendum and total...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Asue Ighodalo, said on Tuesday the Nigerian business environment is over-regulated by the Federal Government. Ighodalo, who...
A court in the United States on Tuesday convicted the sacked police officer, Derek Chauvin, for last year’s murder of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chauvin,...
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Tuesday asked Fulani herdsmen to stay away from the state as tension rises over recent attacks and killings in...
Police operatives in Bayelsa have arrested a middle-aged woman for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in the state. The spokesman of the state police...
All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has done more for Nigeria than the previous administrations in the country. The Secretary of...
National Vice Chairman South-South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Dan Orbih, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to explain the economics...
A few days after Dangote Cement was accused of selling the commodity at higher price, the Senate on Tuesday called for the liberalization of cement policy...
Police operatives attached to the Ikorodu Division have arrested six persons for alleged cultism and armed robbery in Lagos. The spokesman of the state’s police command,...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange upturn in fortune continued on Tuesday after the equity capitalisation increased by N80 billion at the close of trading on the floor...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday described the death of his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Deby, as a huge setback in the fight against terrorists in the Lake...
The Lagos State government plans to hold the state’s local councils election in July. The Chairman of Lagos State Independence Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips...
The presidency declared on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari would not pay any group or individual pushing for the country’s break-up to cease fire. The presidency...
The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure on Tuesday upheld the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in the October 10, 2020 governorship election in...
An early morning inferno razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Data Processing Centre in Kano State on Tuesday. The fire which, started at about 10:00...
The Jigawa State will hold its local council election on June 26. The Chairman of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC), Alhaji Adamu Ibrahim, disclosed this...
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the security agents to monitor the situation in the neighbouring Chad Republic...
Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Ryan Mason as the head coach of the club for the rest of season. The 29-year-old manager is taking...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has called on the Nigerian media to tone down its “hype” about the insecurity in the country. Speaking at...
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, said the trade volume between Nigeria and the Republic of South Korea declined by 74 per cent within a...
The Senate has revealed its decision to investigate an alleged assault on a security guard by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar....
