Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why he built a church and mosque at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. The former President...
The House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation on Monday revealed its plan to probe the privatization of power distribution companies in the country. The...
The Akwa Ibom State government on Monday said it would no longer tolerate killer herdsmen in the state. This came as suspected herdsmen attacked some communities...
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola on Monday bemoaned inadequate number of judges in the state’s courts. He said the situation had drastically...
Workers in the financial sector on Monday vowed to shut down banks and other financial institutions across the country over the increasing casualisation of workers in...
A regional patrol to curb insecurity in the Southwest geopolitical zone is set to kick off with the donation of 20 vehicles per state by five...
A 17-year-old salesgirl, Peace Onaiwu, was on Monday discovered dead inside her shop located at Uwasota Junction, Ugbowo, Benin City after she was allegedly raped to...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday said the planned increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country will...
Six teachers of an Islamic centre in Kaduna where about 300 persons, including children, were rescued in Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of the...
Obinawanne Okeke, aka Invictus Obi, the alleged leader of a cyber crime syndicate may lose a large chunk of money to the Federal Government as a...
Abductors of female students and staff of Engravers College, Kaduna State have insisted on the payment of N10million each as ransom for the six students and...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed on Monday that four states – Edo, Delta, Ekiti, and Ondo – are in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dispelled rumours claiming that about N900million in its custody turned into paper. In a series of tweets on...
About 6,000 leaders and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The state...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). The Special Adviser to the President...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, Monday affirmed the election of Governor Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....
The management of the University of Lagos on Monday shut down the “Cold Room,” where lecturers allegedly sexually harass students. The Principal Assistant Registrar, Communication Unit...
There was pandemonium Monday at Ihunbo community in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State as three students were allegedly killed by officers of the Nigeria...
The Bauchi State governorship election petition tribunal Monday affirmed the election of Governor Bala Mohammed. The chairman of the three-member panel, Justice Salihu Shuibu, while delivering...
The Nigerian Stock exchange continues its bearish trend in the first trade of the week. The All Share Index (ASI) closed at 26,866.41 basis points, down...
Authorities in Rwanda have arrested and detained controversial pastor Greeg Schoof some minutes after he was about to address a packed press conference in the capital...
The Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sanusi (II) has raised serious concerns over Nigeria’s growing population and its implications on internal migration, sustainable peace and security. The...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has kicked against the recent suspension of an hijab-wearing student of the International School of the University of Ibadan, by the...
Financial service group, FCMB Group Plc, in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the investing public, said it won’t be able to release its...
Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. The Nobel...
The wave of corruption practices being experienced today in Nigeria is not as reckless as in the past, so says Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that a significant proportion of Nigeria’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few people. He said the few...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative, on Monday, approached the National Industrial Court to declare that the Federal Government’s refusal to pay the N30,...
The Director-General of National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Segun Runsewe, has described a prominent cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, as a serious...
Two pro-democracy protesters who were arrested in Hong Kong/ have been arraigned in court for defying a ban on facial masks during demonstrations. A university student...
An offensive launched by security forces in Rwanda has killed at least 19 terrorists blamed for an attack that resulted in the death of eight people...
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has taken a swipe on Nigerians claiming that £200k (₦100 million) cash allegedly found on Nasir Danu...
Emerging reports say the Nigerian Government has taken drastic steps to confiscate certain properties belonging to the former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed...
The Nigeria Governors Forum on Sunday said governors were not divided on the implementation of the new minimum wage. The Chairman the forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi,...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, at the weekend said that job creation and youth employment were part of top priorities of...
Understanding the place of visionary dialogues and economy-focused exchanges aimed at repositioning Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, selected top drivers in business across Nigeria...
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on Sunday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating him for re-election. He spoke at an event in...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. PDP TO APC: Your unfounded allegations against Jonathan won’t cover up your...
Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Sunday accused some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja of undermining his administration. The governor said...
Following last week’s attack on Babangida town in Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State by Boko Haram fighters, the authorities of Government Girls Science Technical...
Borno State government on Sunday reintegrated 132 repented members of Book Haram sect into the society. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya...
Igbo traders have cried out over the untold hardship and destruction of their businesses occassioned by the closure of the nation’s land borders by the Federal...
The Bauchi State Government’s Funds and Assets Recovery Committee and the immediate past governor of the state, Mohammed Abubakar have continue to trades words as the...
The Anambra State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Mark Okoye has said that the state would be the first in the country to pay...
The Adamawa State Government has frowned at the decision of the Federal Government not to re-imburse states money spent on the repair of federal roads, describing...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two members of a robbery gang, including a South Africa returnee for allegedly robbing a laptop dealer...
The Lagos State Government has assured that there was no major infection or outbreak of edpidemic at the Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, insisting that what happened...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the All Progressives Congress’ tirade on former President Goodluck Jonathan was an attempt to divert public attention from...
The running mate to late Prince Abubakar Audu during the 2015 Kogi governorship election, Hon. James Faleke, on Sunday, confirmed his support for Kogi State Governor,...
Emir of Fika and chairman of the Yobe State Council of Chiefs, Muhammadu Ibn Abali Muhammad Idrissa, has firmly condemned the attack on the Palace of...