A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has slammed Nigerian leaders, especially at the federal level, labelling them as lazy and uninspiring. Atiku, who was the presidential...
Suspected military officers have killed a 28-year-old pregnant woman, Mary Pelemo, in Magongo, in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. Recounting the incident, the...
The United Kingdom has finally left the European Union’s economic and political orbit four years after a divisive vote in an historic departure that has split...
Iran has accused a British firm and an airbase in Germany of having a hand in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani almost one year after the...
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has pardoned no fewer than 16 inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) Makurdi, due to the outbreak...
The Osun State government has postponed the reopening of private and public schools in the state until further notice due to the outbreak of the second...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to implement the five point demands of Nigerian youths who had shut down the country during the #EndSARS protests in October,...
NEW YEAR SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, 1. First, I...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has predicted that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari may activate anti-people policies that may be targeted at...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 1,031 fresh COVID-19 infections take Nigeria’s total caseload to 87,510. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on...
National Vice Chairman South-South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has expressed optimism that the South-South region of the country, and indeed Nigeria,...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 1,031 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 Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Mr. Ekennah Okechuku for allegedly being in possession of 130 kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa, otherwise known...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended its last trading session of 2020 on an upbeat note as the year-to-date return hit N8.093 trillion or 50.03 percent...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday the National Assembly would ensure the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), amendment of the Electoral Act...
The Anambra State government on Thursday ordered schools in the state to reopen on January 18, 2021 for the 2020/2021 academic session. The state’s Commissioner for...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The United Nations health agency said in a statement the development paved...
Edo State government on Thursday confirmed 14 fresh COVID-19 cases in the state. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr. Andrew Obi, who disclosed this in...
Manchester United forward, Edinson Cavani will miss three matches at the start of the new year after being handed a ban for a controversial post on...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday unveiled a Mobile App for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment. The media aide to the Minister of...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday Nigeria’s public debt hit a total of N32.2trillion ($84.57billion) at the end of September. The DMO, which disclosed...
Justice Ahmed Mohammed’s ill-health stalled the hearing in the alleged certificate forgery case involving the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, at the Federal High Court, Abuja,...
The Ogun State Police Command said on Thursday 2,735 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminals were arrested between July and December in the state. The...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said on Thursday he did not order the closure of churches in the state. In a statement issued by...
Former Vice President Namadi Sambo on Thursday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in the Republic of Niger. Sambo is...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday warned touts and other individuals using the ongoing enrolment for the National Identification Number (NIN) to extort applicants...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged the government’s revenue-generating agencies to work hard and meet their targets in 2021. The president, according to a statement titled:...
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday signed the state’s 2021 budget of N1.163 trillion. In his address at the ceremony, the governor said his administration...
The Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, said on Thursday the Federal Government has a lot of work to do on security and protection of Nigerians. Sule,...
The most prolific serial killer in the history of the United States, Samuel Little, is dead. Little, 80, died at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday....
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday charged the Federal Government to improve the security situation in the country, saying Nigerians deserve the rest of...
United States President-Elect, Joe Biden, Wednesday, named a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo as his COVID-19 advisor. President-elect Joe Biden announced her name as one of those who...
The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has banned the display of masquerades during the New Year celebration. Ayade disclosed this in a statement signed by...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Facebook to close Irish subsidiary over tax dispute Social media giant...
The Yuletide was upon us yet again last week. A great season whose reason had over the years been bastardized by uncontrollable mundane elements and forces....
China on Thursday approved its first coronavirus vaccine for the general public, developed by an affiliate of the state-backed Sinopharm. This announcement was made by the...
Global crude oil markets have shed around one fifth of their value this year as coronavirus-induced lockdowns hammered much of the world’s economy, but oil prices...
A 23-year-old woman from Shanghai who arrived from Britain on December 14, has become the first known case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently...
The family of a Nigerian in Saudi Arabia, Sulaimon Olufemi, who was sentenced to death, on Wednesday approached the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) for intervention...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered all its officers in the state to enforce all protocols as directed by the Presidential Task Force...
The 2021 federal budget passed by the National Assembly has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari signed the Appropriation Bill of N13,588,027,886,175...
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, last week lent his voice to efforts being made to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenge that has brought all countries of...
Foreign investors withdrew N433.15 billion worth of investment from the Nigerian equity market between January and November, compared to the N481.96 billion reported in the corresponding...
A post-Brexit trade deal thrashed out between Britain and the European Union, has been voted in favour by the United Kingdom’s Parliament. The agreement which now...
The main opposition candidate during Ghana’s 7 December election, John Mahama has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to annul President Nana Akufo Addo’s...
A high court in Jigawa State on Tuesday, sentenced two people, identified as Jamilu Harisu and Mustapha Idris to death by hanging. It was learnt that...
Africa has variously been described as blessed with a key demographic dividend— its youth. A collection of energetic, driven, skilled and aspiring population, Africa’s youth is...
The European Union (EU) and China on Wednesday signed an investment pact that will provide European companies greater access to Chinese markets and help address what...
The authorities of the Deeper Life Bible Church, owners of the Deeper Life High School in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, where a young student was said...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has thrown its weight behind the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, over his Christmas Day state of...
