The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the dismantling of all illegal police roadblocks along the Lagos-Badagry expressway. The spokesman of the state...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress in the North-West ended in chaos as persons suspected to be supporters of candidates seeking election into various positions in...
Fresh from midweek victory over Portuguese giants, Porto, in the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea on Saturday trounced Crystal Palace 4-1 in the English Premier League clash...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has smashed a syndicate that specialised in stealing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at Baruwa town, Alimosho local government...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday suspended the nationwide strike. The doctors embarked on strike on April 1 over non-payment of allowances and...
A truck on Saturday crushed a commercial motorcyclist to death in Akwaeze, Aniocha local government area of Anambra State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the appointment of the former Sarkin Fadan Kauru, Alhaji Ya’u Shehu Usman, as the new Emir of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has appointed former Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, as Chairman of the Screening Committee for the November...
The Peoples Democratic (PDP) has elected 25 officials to run the affairs of the party in the North-Central for the next four years. The Chairman of...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the continent has reached 4,330,666. The...
A former chairman of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, Isah Danssallah, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
In politics, a very powerful strategy sometimes is to fly kites. Since we lack sophisticated methods of gauging public opinions through well conducted polls and other...
Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested a 36-year-old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl for ritual in the state. The spokesman...
The Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with the United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) has enacted a comprehensive review of the National Policy on Gender...
The Northern Governors Forum has urged the Acting Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Baba, to take proactive measures in tackling crimes in the country. The...
The O’odua Peoples Congress (OPC) has criticised the former chief of Army staff and Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdurahman Dambazau over his comments that OPC...
Prior to the Easter holiday President Muhammadu Buhari flew to London to keep a medical date with his British doctors. According to the presidency it was...
The Federal Government on Saturday, April 10, signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with striking Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the action. The...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Bruno Iwuoha, on Saturday, died at the age of 68, after a prolonged battle with diabetes. This was disclosed in a statement signed...
Former senate president, Bukola Saraki has stated that Nigeria should learn from countries that successfully tackled kidnapping. Saraki made this disclosure on Friday, during a webinar...
Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei and Ethiopia’s Meseret Dinke, have emerged champions of men’s and women’s categories of the sixth Lagos City Marathon respectively. This is the fourth...
There was jubilation at the Umueze Nguru autonomous community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, on Saturday morning as their traditional ruler, Eze...
Nigerian tech players continue to prove to the world the smartness in their vision to take on the world, winning pitches and featuring in global hackathons....
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has clarified that the current legislative arm of government is not a rubber stamp National Assembly. This was in response to claims...
One-time Big Brother Africa winner and media personality, Uti Nwachukwu has taken to Twitter to publish a thought-provoking thread to challenge Nigerian youths who believe Big...
A former driver at a bank located in Warri, Delta State and his gang members have been arrested by the state’s police command for allegedly masterminding...
Nigerian recording artiste, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has admonished his followers to check up on members of their family and friends. In a Twitter...
Following the recent success of Funke Akindele’s ‘Omo Ghetto‘ and Toyin Abraham’s ‘Alakada Reloaded’, it is safe to say women have mastered the art of executing...
Naira closed the week stronger to the dollar after four days of trading at the I&E window of the foreign exchange market. Naira had opened the...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl to use her for rituals. Speaking in...
During the early hours of Friday, April 9, one of Wizkid’s previous tweets addressing rapper MI Abaga has suddenly resurfaced on social media. The tweet, which...
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned over the increasing number of displacement in Nigeria caused by escalating insecurity in the country. This...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called for restraint on all sides including the military following the crisis between communities in Konshisha and Oju local...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Kaduna State Government to reverse the mass sack of workers in the state, describing it as an...
A riot that broke out at the National Correctional Center, Bauchi, has left five inmates and two officers injured, according to the centre’s spokesman, Mr Abubakar...
Clement Sagwak, the security guard allegedly assaulted by the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar, has written a petition to the National...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has restated his stance about not paying ransom to bandits, even if his son were to be kidnapped. According to...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. People who have achieved nothing in life are the ones criticising Buhari —Femi Adesina The...
Glasgow Rangers have extended Nigerian international, Leon Balogun’s contract by one year. The ex-Mainz centre back joined the Scottish giants on a free transfer after Nikola...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari over his handling of the country’s security challenges. The National Secretary...
The Convener of the #BringBackourGirls movement, Obey Ezekwesili, has demanded a public apology from a social commentator and blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, over her unathorised inclusion as...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the disbursement of bursary and scholarships to the state’s students in tertiary institutions across the country. The Lagos...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday declared its intention to set up an appeal committee to consider complaints from members on the conduct of its...
Governors elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday decried the worsening insecurity in the country. The governors also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, as chairman of its Screening Committee for the South-West...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, said on Friday officers of the newly formed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team has been deployed to the...
The Niger State government on Friday placed a restriction on motorcycle and tricycle operation in the state. The government’s decision followed the outbreak of violence in...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday described the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, as the end of an era. The President, according to a...
The Lagos State government on Friday relaxed the restrictions on social gatherings and event centres in the state. The state government disclosed this in a statement...
Police operatives in Delta State on Friday foiled an attempted robbery attack on a new generation bank in the state. Two suspects – Joshua Oghenenovo (32)...
