The trial of a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero, before Justice Z. B Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna continued on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the rise in threats caused by cybercriminals, online financial fraudsters, and cyber terrorists as Nigeria battles insecurity on several fronts. According...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, has adjourned to April 20, 2021, a suit filed by former Abia State Governor and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has directed the State Head of Service to immediately commence the implementation of N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants on...
Zenith Bank has released its financials for the Full Year period of 2020, with the lender reporting revenue growth for the period which saw most deposit...
A Nigerian professor, Edwin Okey Chikata Ijeoma, who renounced his country’s citizenship in favour of South Africa, has been expelled from the country after he was...
The human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has clarified that the Nigerian Air Force has no wherewithal to commence an inquest into the plane crash...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Union Bank unveils investment to support startups through UnionX Nigerian...
The average price per litre of Kerosene, and 5kg cylinder cooking Gas in Nigeria dropped to N350.55, and N1,949.02 in January 2021 from N352.79 and N1,949.75...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered the immediate reopening of the Shasha market after peace-making negotiations amongst stakeholders. This mandate came after the recent...
A 23-year-old female Nigerian student, Oyindamola Akinrinola, has been convicted by a federal court in the District of Kansas after she pleaded guilty for her role...
The Senate, on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. The comfirmation comes admist two petitions against the nominees and...
As Nigerians await the decision of the Federal government on the new pump price for petrol, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that in...
American rapper and businessman, Jay-Z has sold 50% stake of his Champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to luxury giant LVMH’s Moët Hennessy in a partnership deal....
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lamented the use of what it says is excessive force by the Nigerian military in trying to dislodge...
American rapper, Bobby Shmurda will be released after pleading guilty to the conspiracy of murder, weapon possession, and engagement in other forms of societal vices. The...
Some of the freed passengers who were kidnapped on February 14, along the Kontagora-Minna Road in Niger State, and were rescued on Sunday, have been narrating...
Former Education Minister and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has faulted the calls by renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi...
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has defended the creation of new bitcoins which some crypto-critic believe will reduce the value of bitcoin price...
Gunmen on Tuesday, attacked and burnt the World Bank Housing Estate Police Station, Abayi in Aba, few weeks after burning of Omoba Police Station in Isiala-Ngwa...
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration was, last week, hit with another pitiable tale of students’ abduction. This time around, it was in a secondary school in...
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, says Fulani herdsmen are not the only ones carrying AK-47 rifles about, as he said that farmers also carry...
A 27-year-old pickpocket identified as Ayomide Sikiru, was on Monday, arrested by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), for allegedly stealing over 240 mobile phones from Lagos...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday night called out Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for referring to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed...
Insurgents of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway group from the Boko Haram sect, have reportedly hoisted their flag in two communities in...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the Nigerian government cannot afford to destroy forests where bandits use as their hideouts to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has waded into the war of words between two of its governors, Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Bala Mohammed of...
The Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has revealed that it would join a nationwide community campaign against some electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that the Federal Government plans to lift over 100 million Nigerians out of poverty...
The Joint committees of the two chambers of the National Assembly (NASS) on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), have assured of a speedy passage of the...
Ebonyi Govt bemoans killing, destruction of property in aftermath of Ezza/Effuim crisis. The Ebonyi Government on Monday, said it will not embark on any other project...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed on Monday said the federal government had released a total sum of N1.74 trillion to...
The trial of Mr. Erastus Akingbola, a former Group Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank resumed on February 19, with a witness giving details of...
On the parallel market, Nigeria’s currency on Monday exchanged at N480 per dollar. This is according to data from AbokiFX.com, a website that collates parallel market...
Conduct a Google search comprising the names of Hope Uzodinma and Rochas Okorocha – the current and former governors of Imo State – and you should...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. FG confirms discovery of new COVID-19 variant in Nigeria, 15 others The Nigeria Centre for...
Nigerian recording artiste, Faze, real name Chibuzor Orji has taken to social media to announce the death of his twin sister just two days prior to...
Port Harcourt-born Nigerian singer-songwriter, Omah Lay won the award for the “Next Rated Artiste’ at the 2020 Headies Award. A well-deserved honour; the victory means the...
Nigeria on Monday recorded 542 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said Nigeria would soon receive the initial four million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday a completely new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. The...
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa, said on Monday at least 30 million Nigerians would be on drugs...
The Canadian government on Monday warned its citizens against non-essential travel to Nigeria. In a travel advisory published on its website, the government also urged Canadians...
A former governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, claimed on Monday the people of Fulani extraction have been treated unfairly by other Nigerians. Yuguda, who disclosed...
Nigeria’s stock market continued its worst performance in the year as the market capitalisation plunged further on Monday. At the end of trading activities on the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a former banker, Ugwumba Evangeline and two other persons at the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia...
Justice Sherifat Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Monday sentenced a student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Oluwatoyin Henry, to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a socialite, Mary Maisirat Akerele, for alleged N35.5million fraud at the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta....
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Monday summoned the State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) to appear before the lawmakers on February 24 over its preparedness...
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Monday claimed that acts of banditry witnessed in most of northern Nigeria, and which are increasingly spreading to the south, are actually...
