The trial-within-trial of Scales Ishola Olatunji, a suspected serial fraudster resumed on Friday, January 29, 2021 before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting...
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, through its subsidiary, the Pipeline and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, has disclosed that Nigerians consumed 1.22 billion litres of petrol in...
The Delta State government has imposed a fresh curfew in the State to check the outbreak of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was...
Public primary schools in Edo State are to resume unfailingly by February 1, 2021, the state government has announced. The government warned that any teacher who...
Famous human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has stated why it will be difficult to arrest popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho for issuing an ultimatum to...
A Dutch court on Friday ordered oil giant Shell to pay compensation in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers who alleged widespread pollution in their...
More Nigerians, 424 of them, including men, women and children, who were stranded in Saudi Arabia have returned. They landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport...
The tuition fees for the Lagos State University (LASU) has been reduced, the state government announced on Friday afternoon. This was disclosed on Friday via the...
Davido’s Personal Logistics Manager, Afeare Isreal, has taken to his Instagram page to explain why popular artitste, Zlatan Ibile, blocked DJ Cuppy on social media. Some...
The Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has stated that the human trafficking ring is worth over...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Cowrywise closes $3m pre-series A funding In a new investment led...
Emerge Women, a civil society organisation, says the commendation of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking the confirmation of the new Service Chiefs he appointed on Tuesday. The President’s letter which was...
An Anambra State-based prophet, Onyebuchi Okocha, who calls himself ‘Jesus of Anambra,’ has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly making “false claims of...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, is contemplating locking down Lagos and Plateau states as well as Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, as the second...
The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) has faulted the proposal by the Federal Government to unbundle the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...
The Nigerian government is set to reintroduce toll gates on Nigerian roads as 12 highways have been earmarked for concession to private companies. This was made...
A group, the Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. NDDI based...
Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has insisted that he is going to remain in politics as Republicans begin charting a turbulent...
The Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reiterate its call for a higher tax on cigarettes to mitigate the health burden....
Families of police officers killed during the #EndSARS protest that ravaged the country in October, 2020, have been paid a total sum of N160 million as...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on monarchs and other traditional rulers in the country to change their negative psyche and stop the misinformation about...
The Miami-Dade County Court in Florida, United States of America, has given a 20-day ultimatum to Autumn Spikes, the embattled ex-mistress of Africa’s richest man, Aliko...
The Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas in Nigeria (HOSCON) has pleaded with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government not to yield to calls asking him to...
Northern elders under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development (CONEPD), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review his recent appointment...
The apex Igbo Sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the South-East geopolitical zone in the appointment of service chiefs. Though...
Governors of the northern part of the country under the auspices of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) have unanimously agreed to take the first dose...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded forecasts for Nigeria’s recovery in 2021 to 1.5 percent, 0.2 percent lower from its earlier projection of 1.7 percent...
The immediate past governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, has expressed hope that the new service chiefs would bring an end to Boko Haram terrorists attacks...
The Seriki Fulani of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkadir, on Thursday lamented that the crisis that engulfed the ancient town led...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. NBC cautions TV, radio on coverage of herdsmen saga The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 864 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday warned television and radio stations against broadcasting divisive content, particularly the ongoing dispute generated by activities of herdsmen in...
The presidency on Thursday reacted to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index on Nigeria. In a statement titled: “President Buhari deserves credit for diminishing corruption in public...
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday killed several suspected bandits in air raids in Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Igabi, and Chikun local government areas...
Fire on Thursday morning razed several shops in a building at Iga Iduganran market in Lagos Island. Goods worth millions of naira were lost in the...
Civil servants in Oyo State under the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) on Thursday declared an indefinite strike...
The former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Thursday former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost forced him to retire from service in 2000....
The United Kingdom government has exempted Nigeria from a list of 30 countries banned from entering the country over COVID-19. The countries, according to a statement...
Equities trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended gains for the fourth day in a row on Thursday as Investors gained N124.86 billion. The All-...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 20, 356 senior police officers. The PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, who...
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday abducted 26 youths in Takum local government area of Taraba State. The spokesman of the state police command, David Misal, who confirmed...
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday asked the State High Court, Makurdi, to fix a date for hearing of the N100billion suit he filed...
A former Senior Special Assistant on Millennium Development Goals to the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Embelekpo Apere, was on Thursday, January...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, January 28, 2021, arrested eight men suspected to be internet fraudsters in Osogbo, Osun State. Among them,...
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is being investigated by Italian authorities following an alleged birthday trip he embarked on with his girlfriend. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and other members of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA)...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct a by-election into the Kafin Hausa State Constituency in Jigawa State on March 6. The INEC National Commissioner...
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday ordered the closure of the complex and stopped workers and visitors from entering the premises over COVID-19. The...
The Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Ganiyu Oyedeji, has led six other lawmakers to defect from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to...
