Youths in Senegal have taken to the streets to protest a new COVID-19 curfew which was imposed on the capital, Dakar, on Thursday, January 7, burning...
Federal Operations Unit Zone C of the Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) said it intercepted 5,200 live ammunition and other prohibited items during the Yuletide. The Unit...
Latest data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that a total of N9.28tn was spent on the importation of manufactured goods into the...
Aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has attacked Dele Momodu for describing her principal as a failure. Momodu, in a post on his Twitter handle...
The Chairman, Presidential Task Force PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, has disclosed that many Nigerians seeking...
The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested a carpenter, known as General who allegedly lured the 12-year-old girl, Blessing Imeh, who was found inside...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has charged the Golden Eaglets to show robust winning mentality against the Black Starlets of Ghana this...
The Anambra State government led by Governor Willie Obiano has decried the flouting of set COVID-19 protocols as virus cases continue to mount in the state...
Nigeria and other developing economies as well as emerging markets will likely report a 5% growth this year even though output is expected to be subdued...
There are suspicions that politics may be the motive as to why the Kaduna State government demolished an hotel rumored to be the planned venue for...
The Federal Government has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and other prominent personalities...
The body of Joseph Myaan, a revenue cashier in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, who was kidnapped over one month ago, has been...
The Nigerian University Commission (NUC) has revealed a new date for university lecturers to resume academic activities following the suspension of a ten-month-old industrial action by...
Security operatives including the police, army and members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria ( MACBAN), have rescued 77 kidnapped victims in Katsina...
United States President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to grant himself and members of his family a presidential pardon as his tenure runs out on January...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday told members of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities that they have a critical role to play in lifting 100...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 1,664 new COVID-19 infections take Nigeria’s total caseload to 94,369. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 1,664 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Kano State government said on Thursday the deduction of workers’ salaries was a temporary measure adopted by the government in the interest of the citizens....
Facebook on Thursday blocked the United States President, Donald Trump, from the platform for at least two weeks. The development means the president will be unable...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday launched another operation codenamed Operation Tura Takaibango in the North-East states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. The Operation Tura Takaibango was...
The maverick chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, has overtaken Amazon chief, Jeff Bezos, as world’s richest person after shares in the electric car company he...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Thursday he has silenced members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other critics with his laudable projects...
The Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, said on Thursday the state lost five prominent people to the COVID-19 pandemic in two weeks. The governor, who disclosed...
The United States Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, has resigned from the position over Wednesday’s breach of Capitol Hill by supporters of President Donald Trump. She is...
The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, said on Thursday the COVID-19 vaccines may not arrive in Nigeria this month. Mamora, who disclosed this at...
The Adamawa State government on Thursday confirmed 50 new COVID-19 cases in the state. The chairman of the state’s Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Bashir Ahmad, who...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed January 9 for ruling on the alleged certificate forgery suit involving the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday the country has recorded an all-time power generation peak of 5,552.8 megawatts. The TCN General Manager, Public...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday attacked the Katarma village in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State and abducted an unspecified number of women....
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, said on Thursday the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements had displaced...
The Niger State Police Commissioner, Adamu Usman, said on Thursday at least 2,219 police officers were promoted to their next ranks last year. Usman, who disclosed...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Thursday the state government would review the ban of commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada in Katsina-Ala and...
The invasion of the United States Capitol and the chaos that ensued was a major subject of discussion in the Nigerian social media space on Thursday....
The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Thursday more COVID-19 cases in the state are in dire need of oxygen to survive. The governor, who...
The former head of China Huarong Asset Management, Lai Xiaomin, has been sentenced to death by a court in the country after he was found guilty...
The co-founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, is set to become the world’s richest person, the position currently held by Amazon Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Bezos. In...
The Federal Government on Thursday directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the new adjustment made recently on electricity tariff, in the country. NERC...
Following heightened insecurity in the country, the members of the House of Representatives did what many ardent political watchers did not envisage. They invited President Muhammadu...
The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May has denounced the invasion of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump who invaded...
Russian government on Thursday said that the “archaic” US electoral system does not meet democratic standards. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the storming of the...
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old female teacher, Medinat Ibrahim, for allegedly faking her own kidnap to raise money from her family. The...
As the ongoing struggle by some Nigerians to get their National Identity Number (NIN) continues, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned against selling...
Residents of Geidam fled into bushes, while others hid in their houses following Boko Haram’s invasion of Yobe State’s biggest town. The attack reportedly took place...
The Kwara State Government has announced that it has won a $16.9 million grant from the World Bank in its 2019/2020 State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and...
During arraignment they pleaded not guilty to sexual abuse charges brought against them concerning an 11-year-old student. The officials are Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson,...
Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has become one of the first to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine when he was vaccinated in the United Arab...
A tanker conveying 44,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) on Thursday morning caught fire on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos causing panic among commuters plying the...
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the confirmation of Joe Biden as the President-elect of the United States,...
Access Bank Plc said it had acquired Zambia-based Cavmont Bank Limited through Access Bank Zambia Limited. The takeover, a product of the lender’s satisfaction of major...
