Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called for the establishment of state police in the country. The governor made the call in his second term...
No fewer than 11 passengers travelling by boat have been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen suspected to be pirates in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital....
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, on Tuesday said virtual assets and cryptocurrencies are risky...
The Bauchi State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says it will stop its members from selling and supplying cattle to...
Nigeria’s alcoholic industry has been finding it difficult to operate in recent years, with alcohol companies struggling to maintain a slow growth, as the industry gets...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. CcHub consolidates first 3 syndicate investments Lagos-headquartered innovation centre Co-Creation Hub (CcHub)...
Violent protests broke out in Niger Republic on Tuesday, spilling into the early hours of Wednesday, after the West African country’s electoral commission named ruling party...
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, have begun moves to repair the fractured relationship between the two...
A Northern group, North-East Elders for Peace and Development (NEEPD) has condemned what they call profiling of Nigerian soldiers by Kaduna based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad...
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday night, visited injured victims of Tuesday’s deadly attack on the state capital, Maiduguri by the dreaded Boko Haram...
The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdurrasheed Bawa on Wednesday, February 24, resolved to ensure the eradication of financial crimes while...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, staged a protest at the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. It was learnt that...
Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was on Wednesday, sworn-in for a second term in office. Akeredolu was sworn in along with his new deputy, at the...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned against Nigeria’s imminent collapse going by the alarming spate of insecurity ravaging different parts of the country....
Did the activities of militants in the Niger Delta qualify as crime? Hell Yes! Militancy and kidnapping were a profitable pursuit in that oil-rich region in...
Imo State was blessed with a prudent statesmanly Governor in the early 80s, the late Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe. Mbakwe loved Imolites and Imolites loved him. He...
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide to ex-president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has taken to social media to give his two cents about women who usually...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, February 23, criticised the confirmation and deployment of the former Service Chiefs as ambassadors-designate. This was contained in a...
A 32-year-old s*x worker has been arrested on Tuesday by the Ebonyi police for allegedly trying to sell her four months old baby for N40,000. The...
The first COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global sharing scheme COVAX, have on Wednesday, been dispatched to Ghana. According to a...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it would consider entering into negotiations with terrorists and bandits if that would restore peace in the country and end...
The Lagos State Police Command disclosed on Tuesday that it’s officers have arrested one Sunday Amaefula for allegedly stabbing one Chibuike Nwanne to death with a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Tuesday February 23, 2021, arraigned one Gajah Omayulele Lovely before Justice G. O. Imadegbelo of...
Embattled Nigerian singer, Duncan Mighty has released an audio recording of his estranged wife, Vivian confessing to have allegedly sought help from a herbalist to save...
A Southern Kaduna group, under the aegis of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), has criticized Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, calling for his arrest and...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to effect the transfer of the former service chiefs to neighbouring countries as ambassadors. Lawan made...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has reiterated its pledge to ensure comprehensive investigations into the alleged withdrawal of N1.3tn by the Nigeria National...
Nigerian civil rights activists under the National Consultative Front (NCFront) have said a draft People’s Constitution for the country will be ready by December 21, 2012....
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has issued a scathing critique of a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi’s submission that terrorists and criminal herdsmen...
The House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday mandated heads of security agencies in the country to intensify efforts at effecting the release of the abducted...
Nigeria’s currency on Tuesday gained 0.34 percent to close at N408.60k per dollar compared to N410.00k closed since two days at the Investors and Exporters (I&E)...
In the month of August 2019, Ripples Nigeria embarked on a journey to appraise and rank the performance of Nigerian governors under the title ‘Ranking Nigerian...
Nigerian recording artiste, David Adeleke better known by his stage name, Davido has taken to social media to narrate his grass to grace story. The singer-songwriter...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. EFCC presents third witness in Fani-Kayode’s trial for alleged N26m fraud The Economic and Financial...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 571 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Abia State government on Tuesday blasted the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, over his attack on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Adeyemi had during...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday dismissed reports of an assassination attempt on one of his predecessors, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha and Uzodinma had been...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday blamed misconduct by men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force for the #ENDSARS protests that rocked the country...
Police operatives in Benue State have arrested five persons for allegedly lynching a middle-aged man over a missing goat in Lessel, Ushongo local government area of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday presented its third witness in the alleged fraud trial involving a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi...
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the trail of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed the recapture of Marte from the Boko Haram insurgents. Nigerian troops had earlier on Tuesday successfully recaptured the town located...
American Golf superstar, Tiger Woods is currently undergoing surgery after suffering leg injuries in a car crash in Los Angeles, California. This was according to reports...
The Imo state government on Tuesday reaffirmed its determination to recover the state’s assets allegedly diverted by a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha...
Members of a Niger Delta militant group known as Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters on Tuesday threatened to destroy infrastructure in Lagos and Abuja over neglect of...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday met with the Minority House Leader of House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, in a...
Renewed investors’ interest in Nigeria’s capital market lifted the bourse out of the bear territory on Tuesday as it rallied round to slightly increase the equity...
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday described the various criminal activities in the country as terrorism. Nigeria has been rocked by Boko Haram...
Nigerian troops on Tuesday successfully recaptured Marte from Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province insurgents. Marte is a local government area in Borno State, Nigeria,...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of the new service chiefs nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari had on January 26 appointed...
