Three Burundian peacekeepers have been killed in the Central African Republic (CAR), by unidentified “armed combatants” as rebels in the war torn country called off truce...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Friday signed the 2021 state budget of N142.7 billion into law. The governor who assented the budget in Gusau, the...
Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State has been accused of sharing COVID-19 palliatives as Christmas gifts to members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has informed that no fewer than 20 doctors have lost their lives in one week due to the second wave of...
Nigerian stocks recorded significant appreciation this week, with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) adding N1.338 trillion amid investors’ surging interest in equities. Liquidity improved by 46...
Adamawa State Governor, Adamu Finitri and Senator Ali Ndume have bemoaned attacks carried out by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno and Adamawa states on the eve...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 712 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 82,747. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Friday...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 712 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Federal Government on Friday directed vice-chancellors of universities to suspend academic activities involving large crowds on campuses over the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The...
9Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Friday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the continent has reached 2,597,090. The agency...
At least 10 persons died in an auto crash along the Idofian-Ilorin Road in Kwara State on Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander...
Fire on Friday afternoon razed the Yakazuwa Market in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja. Goods worth several millions of naira were destroyed by the inferno which...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday described the December 19 local council election in Gombe State as a mockery of the country’s hard-earned democracy. The...
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke on Thursday foiled an attack on passengers traveling from Bayelsa to Jos, Plateau State. The Coordinator...
The Osun State government on Friday banned youth carnivals and other pre- New Year activities in the state over COVID-19. The Secretary to the State Government,...
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on Friday decried the level of nepotism in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Kukah, who spoke on the current...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Friday that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji had killed 38 suspected bandits in separate operations in Katsina and Zamfara States....
The Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd), is dead. Nkanga, 68, reportedly died from COVID-19 complications on Thursday. The...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Friday his administration inherited the sum of N27bn naira in pension arrears from his predecessors. Mohammed, who disclosed...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Friday approved the posting of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to steer clear of its governors and their states. The party in a...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Lagos-based truQ records increasing market growth Despite the negative effect of...
The mother of s student of the Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Deborah Okezie, has cried out to the state government and the...
The death of veteran Nollywood producer, Chico Ejiro has been confirmed to the dismay of many who followed his illustrious career as a moviemaker. Reports say...
The United States of America has ordered all travelers from the United Kingdom to produce negative COVID-19 test results over the new strain of the virus...
No fewer than 42 militants suspected to be responsible for an attack on a village in western Ethiopia which claimed the lives of a hundred people...
A 35-year-old Singaporean woman, Siti Aslinda Binte Junaidi, has been sentenced to death by firing squad and will be executed in a few weeks unless a...
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector contracted in the month of December after scraping a weak recovery in the month before, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said in...
A few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari declared that peace has been restored in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, three towns in Borno and Adamawa States...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the licences of seven payment service providers in the country. The CBN made the proclamation on Thursday in...
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, says the present administration is smarter than the regime of former President Goodluck...
Tragedy struck in Galadimawa in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, when heavily armed gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on people in the area...
The Nigerian government has announced a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), CLEEN Foundation, as the body mandated to monitor the spending of the last tranche of $311m...
Ripples Nigeria, in keeping with its tradition, once again appraises the performance of Nigerian Governors for the month of November, 2020. The basis for the monthly...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 1,041 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 81,963. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Thursday...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 1,041 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Lagos State police command on Thursday assured the general public, particularly, commuters of adequate security and traffic management as Third Mainland Bridge closes for repairs....
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians to show love for one another as they celebrate Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Jonathan...
The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations. Reports in the UK said Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Gunmen on Monday night abducted Jumoke Oludele, the younger sister to the Deputy Majority Leader in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Sunkanmi Babalola. The woman...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday the new strain of COVID-19 discovered in the United Kingdom has not been found in the...
The Federal Government has unveiled new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa and the United Kingdom where a new variant of COVID-19...
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has been released from Kuje custodial centre, Abuja. The Court of Appeal, Abuja, had...
A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, said on Thursday, he had no regret making a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inducted the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-171E combat helicopter and commissioned a reactivated Alpha jet L39ZA in Kaduna State. Buhari, who...
Lecturers of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday threatened to embark on strike over five-month unpaid salaries and allowances. The lecturers, who came...
Social media users had reasons to call out individuals as well as react to controversial comments on major issues centered on the nation’s politics. The following...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday the COVID-19 vaccines would be administered free of charge to Nigerians whenever they become available. Lawan, who made...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, cancelled the annual Crossover Services in churches across the state. Traditionally, churches across the world hold crossover services on...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday the current security challenges in the country are beyond “the simplistic options” bandied around by some people. Buhari stated this...
