Joe Erico, who served as a goalkeeper coach of the Nigerian national team for a long time, has died at the age of 72. His death...
A female kidnapper arrested by police in Kano State, Maryam Mohammed, has explained why she abducted her ex-boyfriend. Mohammed, who was paraded the Kano State police...
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a school vice-principal for defiling a 12-year-old student in the state. The man, Ibrahim Tukur, who...
Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives literarily found themselves swimming against the tide last week. This was evident in the grumbles of some NASS members in...
The new President of United States, Joe Biden, has signed a string of executive actions reversing key policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump. A few hours...
The European Union has demanded an immediate probe of alleged continued harassment of politicians and civil society actors in Uganda after last week’s general election. In...
Police operatives have arrested a 20-year-old man, Abubakar Amodu, for conniving with a gang to abduct his father. The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday urged the new United States President, Joe Biden, to help Nigeria in its fights against terrorism. Atiku made the...
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Wednesday directed the students of the institution to stay at home until further notice over the COVID-19...
The new President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, on Wednesday, cautioned the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,...
The abducted Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Johnson Fatokun, has been released by his captors. The deputy vice-chancellor was abducted by unknown gunmen along...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a total of 262 suspected drug traffickers in Edo State last year. The NDLEA Commander in the state,...
On November 2, 2016, a week before the US Presidential elections of Nov. 8, 2016, Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature told a group...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday congratulated the new United States President, Joe Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris on their inauguration. Biden was sworn in as...
Naira put up a poor performance against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window on Wednesday as trading closed at N394.17k per dollar. This represents a 0.21 percent...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Troops repel insurgents, rescue victims from abduction Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole...
The Federal Government, 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as 774 local government councils shared the sum of N619.343 billion as federation allocation...
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole On Wednesday repelled the Bokoharam and Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in Borno State. It...
The Osun State Government on Wednesday set new guidelines for its citizens as a result of a spike in the rate of COVID-19 cases in order...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday announced his donation of N500 million to the Sokoto State Government to support the rebuilding of the Sokoto Central Market...
Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, a former governor of Sokoto State, Tuesday said that Northerners and indeed all Nigerians were not happy with the security situation in the...
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state On Wednesday insisted that nobody would be allowed to operate in the state’s forest reserves without approval. Commissioner for Agriculture,...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Wednesday expressed shock over Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s seven-day ultimatum issued to Fulani herders in ondo state to vacate forest reserves...
The Kano state Hisbah board on Wednesday arrested 19 women over alleged immorality in Kano metropolis. This was revealed by the commandant of the board, Dr...
Nigerian duo of Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo are among the top African stars listed for the first official events of the World Table Tennis (WTT)...
We tend to follow the forex market in terms of how it reflects the strength (or lack thereof) of Naira. And throughout 2020, this has been...
Nigeria’s social media space on Wednesday captured conversations and issues that made the news both locally and internationally. America’s #InaugurationDay and related phrases like “White House”...
In 1999 at the threshold of the New Millennium the corporate world was held spell bound by a campaign blitz about the inevitable crash of computer...
Crime has no ethnic face. When criminality is defined according to ethnic origin or religion, social cohesion is threatened. There are people of criminal inclinations in...
The Federal Ministry of Finance has announced the commencement of final verification of former staff of liquidated Nigeria Airways, which will be carried out by the...
The Nigerian stock market closed Wednesday on a positive note as the All-Share Index appreciated by +0.23% to close at 41,051.63 basis points as against -0.07%...
The United States of America on Wednesday inaugurated Joseph R. Biden Jr as the 46th president of the country. His oath of office was administered by...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday opened its case in the trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),...
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has pleaded for another bail at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to enable...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday adjourned till January 25, the trial of a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday described as insulting and provocative, the presidency reaction to the quit notice given to herdsmen by the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the extension of Nigerian teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65 years. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year. The president also sworn-in three members of the Code...
A former senator representing Kaduna Central in the upper legislative chamber, Shehu Sani, has faulted the decision of the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to issue...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected N4.95 trillion in total tax revenue in 2020, the agency said on Tuesday. However, this was N367.7 billion lower...
The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, has listed a track waxed by self-proclaimed “African Giant,” Burna Boy, on his inauguration playlist. The song titled: “Destiny,” one...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Egypt’s VRapeutic to join Canadian accelerator As part of its expansion...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Oscar Onyema, said on Tuesday the Federal Government raised a total sum of N2.36 trillion from...
Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo, died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday. The minister tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren,...
Federal Government on Tuesday promised continued support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to create more job opportunities for the nation’s teeming youths....
The Anambra State police command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a child trafficking kingpin, Nkechi Odinye, in the state. The command’s spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, who...
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, on Wednesday, knocked the presidency for opposing the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu’s ultimatum for Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state’s...
The Zamfara State government on Tuesday dismissed reports of its alleged support for bandits in the state. An online media platform had on Tuesday accused the...
A lady evangelist, Kanye Tumba has dragged the Pastor of House Chapel in Karewa, Yola North local government area of Adamawa, Marwa Tumba, to court over...
