Seven Boko Haram fighters have been killed by troops of the Nigerian Army, after the insurgents attempted to invade troops’ locations in Borgozo in the Kaga...
A prosecution witness, Mairo Bashir has informed the Justice Okon Abang-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, how the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning, November 28, 2019. 1. Group urges states to end life pension for governors, speakers,...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday presented the 2020 budget estimates of N208,802, 972, 878 to the state House of Assembly. Makinde however went against...
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N197,607,272,328 to the state House of Assembly, in Owerri, the state capital. Tagged ‘Rebuild...
The recently passed Finance bill will come into operation on the 2nd of January, 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday for the third time this year, expressed concerns over the rising debt profile of Nigeria, saying that the debt...
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has urged governors elected on the platform of the party to expand their Internally Generated Revenue...
With one game left to play in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, Premier League sides, Liverpool and Chelsea are yet to know their...
While commending the Zamfara House of Assembly for abolishing ‘despicable’ life pension law in the state, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has encouraged other states...
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo for alleged failure to honour a court...
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election coming up on Saturday, Dino Melaye, has issued a fresh petition to the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Wednesday it accepted the results of the November 16 governorship polls in Bayelsa and Kogi states because it was...
A former presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday explained why he contested the 2019 presidential election. Moghalu, who spoke...
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Wednesday constituted the governorship and House of Assembly election petition tribunal to handle petitions arising from the...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle on Wednesday assented to the law barring ex-governors, deputy governors, speakers and their deputies in the state from taking mega...
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Wednesday disclosed that the closure of the country’s land borders was contributing to rising inflation. Figures from...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended Wednesday’s trading on a bearish note as the market capitalisation closed lower at N12.930 trillion. The All Share Index (ASI)...
An Abuja-bound British Airways flight that departed London on Tuesday returned to the British Heathrow Airport after losing one of its engines mid-air. The BA 083...
An unspecified number of Permanent Secretaries have been demoted with immediate effect following a directive issued on Wednesday by the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri....
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to witness protests by angry nationals who are demonstrating against the inability of United Nations peacekeepers to keep...
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn in Group A of the Olympics Qualifying Tournament, to face World Number One, United State of America, Serbia and Mozambique. D’Tigress...
Chief Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) has described as the beginning of dictatorship in Nigeria, the Hate Speech bill that prescribed death by...
A police sergeant, Paul Joseph, is reported to have shot himself dead over frustration of life. Joseph was attached to Access Bank branch at Ahiara Junction...
In a timely recognition of how the current lull in the global oil market might stand in the way of a meaningful implementation of the 2020...
Three Chinese workers abducted by gunmen on Monday in Itagunmodi, Atakumosa West local government area of Osun State have been released. The state Commissioner of Police,...
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) resurfaced on Wednesday and commended the United States government for allegedly exposing the Chairman of Peace...
A meeting by the University of Port Harcourt branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), was on Wednesday distrupted by protesting students of the...
The North will likely rule Nigeria forever if Southerners continue to live in disunity, so says Doyin Okupe, former spokesperson on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck...
The organisers of the controversial conference on witchcraft said on Tuesday, that the workshop would help to investigate and “critically evaluate” the belief in witchcraft to...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Wednesday it would insist on the non-inclusion of its members in the Federal Government’s Integrated Payroll and...
A former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has been scheduled for re-arraignment on December 11, 2019 over an amended charge of...
Governor of Cross River State and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Ben Ayade, has appointed Dr Odey Oyama, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress...
The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to be vigilant following the growing rumour of a third term plot for President Muhammadu Buhari. President...
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Wednesday meeting of Federal Executive Council (FEC) held today at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting commenced as...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has distanced himself from the suit against the Federal Government over his indictment. A human rights...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims that it has dropped charges against the former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke and some other persons...
A medical crisis may just play out in Zimbabwe after senior doctors downed tools in protest against the sacking of over 400 junior doctors who boycotted...
Three British nationals have been arrested on arrival in the Green Channel at the main international airport in Mauritius by officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling...
Aggrieved Nigerians on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly, Abuja to protest the continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, the ‘RevolutionNow’ convener. Sowore, a journalist and human rights...
A staff of Prudential Microfinance Bank, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, has been arrested, and arraigned in court for posting materials on his Facebook page considered damaging...
The Super Sand Eagles of Nigeria had a disappointing outing at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay as they exited in the group...
Former Sweden international, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now a part-owner of Swedish top-flight club Hammarby. The 38-year-old invested in sports and live entertainment company AEG and has...
A bill to review provisions of the Criminal Code Act on rape and kidnapping passed second reading at the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday. The bill sponsored...
The latest development around Sim Shagaya’s education project, uLesson, is no doubt fascinating as the ex-Konga boss secures a fresh $3.1 million investment funding. While reports...
A Nigerian woman identified as Juliet Oluchi Ehiemere who hails from Abia State, has taken to social media to claim that singer Flavour is the father...
A mobile application designed to help people living with breast cancer prepare for the start of radiotherapy has been developed by an innovative patient identified as...
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday insisted that only the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as confirmed by it can the defend the 2019...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning. 1. MONEY LAUNDERING: Lawyer asks court to restrain Nigerian govt from extraditing Onyema to...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Benin chapter, has declared that it will not bow to the move by the Federal Government to arm...