Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday over 14 million children were out of school in Nigeria. He stated this at the virtual 2020 Fellowship Graduation...
The Supreme Council For Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) on Saturday joined the growing list of individuals and organizations who have condemned the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)’s...
Violent crisis of ethnic and religious complexion does not just happen. It grows relentlessly like cancer and metastasises until irreversible fatality. Some of the bloodiest riots...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said on Saturday former President Olusegun Obasanjo was still a relevant figure on national issues. The governor, who stated this when...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday knocked the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for withdrawing the invitation extended to him to participate at...
Policemen in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday rescued two children who were allegedly subjected to inhuman treatment by their guardian. The Spokesman of the...
The Ogun State Police Command said on Saturday a 16-year-old boy, Adeniyi Muhammed had been arrested for allegedly stealing 14 female underwear. The command’s spokesman, Abimbola...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday the decision of the House of Representatives leadership to send on compulsory vacation, the various House committees probing...
Tragedy struck on Saturday near South Sudan’s capital of Juba when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed, killing four passengers and three crew...
The Supreme Court has issued notices on three appeals challenging the election of Yahaya Bello as Kogi State governor. In the notices seen by journalists on...
The acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Omololu Soyombo, has stepped down from the position. Soyombo’s decision was in compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has reportedly returned to the country from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). A report by Daily Trust quoted a dependable presidency...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has declared that the amended Company and Allied Matters Act 2020, CAMA, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is...
The Kaduna State government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Zangon Kataf and Kauru Local Government Areas of the state...
Leaders of the West African sub region on Saturday arrived in Mali, following the military coup that ousted the civilian leadership of that country. The ECOWAS...
The police in Zimbabwe have arrested the Vice-Chairman of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change-Alliance (MDC-A), Job Sikhala, an outspoken opposition leader who went into hiding...
Nollywood movie producer and director, Charles Uwagbai, has dragged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) before a Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged illegal amendment...
One of the sons of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura has denied reports that he is sick. Mohammed Daura, who spoke to Thisday Newspaper, insisted...
Kaduna State has recorded 63 fresh cases of the dreaded COVID-19 disease according to a fresh update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...
The Nigerian Senate on Friday found it difficult to see why the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) only remitted N44.5 billion into the Consolidated Revenue Fund,...
A yet to be named police Corporal was killed on Friday evening during an attack on a police station located inside Ikolaba GRA, in the Agodi...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has revealed how the sum of N13 billion just approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the effective take-off...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said it plans to collaborate with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with respect to an incident on Friday where...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro (SAN) has explained why the body dis-invited Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for its 2020 annual...
A tragic scene played out at Odo-Olowu Bus Stop, Ijesha, located along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, when two young women were crushed to death after a 40-foot container...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 340 new cases of COVID-19 as Nigeria’s total hits 51,304; death toll now...
Nigeria on Friday night recorded 340 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases...
The Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province on Friday accused the state government of abandoning the people of Southern Kaduna at such a critical time. The...
Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State chapter, on Friday threatened to boycott the association’s forthcoming Annual General Meeting if the decision to withdraw...
Fire on Friday razed a factory owned by Teju Foam in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday warned that the fierce political tension brewing in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship election may lead...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osita Chidoka, on Friday knocked the presidency for listing the creation of ministries as one of the significant...
The Federal Government on Friday ordered the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin, and the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, to stay away...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State to a meeting ahead of next...
The presidency on Friday listed 35 policies, programmes and projects as President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements since he started his second term in office on May 29...
A vital assist from Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, helped Barcelona secure a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The quarter-final...
The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, on Friday withdrew a lawsuit he filed to challenge his removal by the varsity’s Governing...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared 17 candidates for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of...
Men of the Kano State Fire Service on Friday rescued 12 persons from an uncompleted building which collapsed at Kurna Rijiyar Lemon, Dala local government area...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday inaugurated a five-member reconciliation committee headed by the Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, to reconcile aggrieved members of the...
Police on Thursday invited the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia for questioning over his statement linking a governor...
The Accord Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Godday Idahosa, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the September 19 election in the...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday lifted the ban on daily prayers and services in worship centres. He, however, warned that worshipers must comply with...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said on Friday the disagreement between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today: 1. Oracle joins bid to acquire TikTok Software giant Oracle has...
Police on Friday arraigned a herdsman, Nasiru Adamu at the Upper Area Court in Makurdi, Benue State, for allegedly shooting a cleric. Adamu was docked by...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said on Friday the Federal Government planned to resuscitate the abandoned $470 million National Public Security Communication System in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday charged Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to ensure a peaceful governorship election in the state. The Vice Chairman, Communication...
The Borno State government said on Friday at least 106 persons had escaped from Boko Haram captivity. In a statement on its social media handles, the...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has commenced an investigation into an accident involving a private jet at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Mohammed International...
