A dispatch rider died in an auto crash along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos on Friday. However, two others were rescued from the accident which occurred...
The last of the eight prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) kidnapped in Zamfara State has been rescued. The eight university graduates and their bus driver...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Friday at least 21,600 people are parading fake certificates obtained from institutions in Benin Republic, Togo and...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday promised to further equip and empower the Nigerian military. The president, according to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant...
The naira appreciated against the American dollar on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency gained N16 to...
Police on Friday arraigned five men at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged attempted murder of a neighbour. The defendants are...
The equities market rebounded on Friday as investors gained N146bn at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the increase in the share prices of...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been identified as the funding source of the $783 million acquisition of Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) by Oando...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, on Friday, charged the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, to fish out the killers of the...
The Federal Government on Friday alerted Nigerians on the rising water levels of the River Niger. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar...
At least five people, including a child, were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday. A report by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Governor Hope Uzodimma’s victory in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State. A five-member panel of the apex...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Benue State. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed...
Manchester City have re-signed former captain Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona on an initial one-year contract, with the possibility of extending it for another 12 months. The...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has reaffirmed the electoral victory of Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This decision marks a...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has identified weak and outdated distribution chains as a major reason for the persistent fuel scarcity...
A digital feud between Nigerians and South Africans has escalated, resulting in extreme surge pricing and unavailable rides on Bolt and Uber platforms in Cape Town...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EndBadGovernance: Falana says 2,111 protesters arrested, 1,403 remanded in prison Human rights activist and...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Anambra has directed its members to withdraw services in all hospitals in the state from Thursday night. The NMA gave...
Bandits on Wednesday abducted 10 people in the Moriki community, Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State. A resident of the community confirmed the incident on...
President Bola Tinubu will swear in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria on Friday. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to...
Kwara United unveiled 17 new players in Ilorin on Thursday ahead of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The new additions will join 18...
The naira slumped against the American dollar on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency shed N43 to...
The equities market continued its bearish sentiment on Thursday as investors lost N64 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the dip in...
Nigeria’s integrated oil company, Oando Plc has completed the acquisition of Eni’s subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), for $783 million. The company disclosed this in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Edo State. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Thursday vowed that the Federal Government would prosecute foreign nationals funding bandits in the country. Alake, who...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a billionaire, Hyginus Nkwocha, for alleged internet fraud and money laundering in Abuja. The EFCC’s Head of...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered an investigation into the alleged killing of three people and some cattle by soldiers at the...
The Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday released six men charged with breach of the public peace during the 2020 #ENDSARS protest in the...
Police operatives in Katsina on Wednesday foiled multiple attacks by suspected bandits and rescued 30 hostages in the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, the...
At least seven people have been arrested in Guatemala in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants in the United States in 2022. The country’s Ministry...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Wednesday killed 13 persons on their farms in the Alawa community of Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State....
The Abia State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a circular to its members, putting them on standby for immediate industrial action, in...
Human rights activist and Chair of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Femi Falana, has revealed that 2,111 protesters were arrested during the 10-day...
Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday formally retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja. This marks...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) faction loyal to Chief Tony Okocha, one of the sacked Caretaker Committee Chairman, has announced its withdrawal from the October 5,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigerian govt increases passport fees to N50k, N100k The Federal Government has approved the...
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday denied appointing a suspected bandit, Bashir Hadejia, into his cabinet. The gun runner was arrested by security agents...
The Federal Government has approved the upward review of the cost of procuring the country’s passport. The spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), KT Udo,...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would continue to support local refineries in the country. Lokpobiri gave...
Two air-to-surface missiles fired by the Israeli military at a civilian SUV in the city of Sidon killed a leader in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 15 suspected illegal miners in Plateau State. The NSCDC spokesperson in the state, Ruth Rimvyok, disclosed...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed a report on the sharing of funds seized from friends of the former governor of the Central...
The naira appreciated against the American dollar on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency gained N49 to...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N599 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of stocks...
Four people died on Tuesday evening in a canoe accident at Kauranmata village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State. The canoe was carrying 15 rice...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday night abducted the wife and two children of the head of Galadimawa Village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna...
The Air Component of Operation ”Hadin Kai” has killed five Boko Haram commanders in air raids in Arina, Southern Tumbuns area of Borno State. The Director...
At least 28 people were killed and 23 others injured when a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed in the central Iranian province of Yazd on Tuesday...
