The United Nations has warned of a potential risk of new wave of atrocities by security forces in Burundi ahead of next year’s general elections. In...
The Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the commotion that broke out at the venue of the governorship election petition tribunal...
Senator Uba Sani, the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, has reacted to the wave of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and their...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, reiterated security assurance of the Igbo community and other Nigerians doing business in the state. The governor said his...
Telecommunications giant, MTN, on Wednesday announced the closure of all its outlets in Nigeria. This followed retaliatory attacks in Nigeria over Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in...
Embattled Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, has officially withdrawn the controversial extradition bill which has thrown the semi-autonomous city into months of strife. Lam...
A time like this is when population strength becomes an advantage. But how often does the government play this card to its favour. It is not enough to send...
South African telecommunications company, MTN has announced the closure of all its service shops in Nigeria. The telecoms company in a message sent to its subscribers...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello and the state’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind the gunmen...
Google and its YouTube subsidiary will pay $170 million to settle allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent, the Federal Trade...
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday pulled out of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The action was in response to the fresh...
Former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has called on South African government to immediately end its citizens’ attacks against...
The Owerri wing of Shop-rite, located along Egbu road in Imo State, has been taken over by men of the state police command, over fears of...
A host of angry Nigerian celebrities are united in their comments condemning the fresh attacks of Nigerians and other African nationals resident in South Africa, by...
The governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello has reacted to the disruption of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in the state by gunmen. Though he...
Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has run to a Federal High Court in Lagos for an order of perpetual injunction, to restrain the...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide on Wednesday ordered Igbo people in South Africa to resort to self-defense over the outrageous attacks on Nigerians in South Africa....
Embattled Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam is set to expunge the controversial extradition bill which has sparked unending protests in the semi-autonomous city. Reports...
The suit filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) and its candidate, Chief Ajah Agha seeking to nullify the 2019 governorship election in...
The national youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Udeh Okoye, who was reportedly kidnapped on Monday has been set free. The PDP had in...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has requested the interim forfeiture of a petrol station and a warehouse belonging to a Director in...
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 0.16 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday. The...
Sen Orji Kalu, Chief Whip of the Senate, on Tuesday, while condemning attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, said the Nigerian government should close businesses owned...
The minority caucus leader of the House of Representatives has condemned an alleged raid on the residence of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi in Abuja. The...
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, describing the development as absolutely unacceptable, reckless and unreasonable....
Sporadic shootings by gunmen disrupted the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to decide its candidate for the November 16, governorship election in Kogi...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS: Buhari considers deployment of Nigerian police to S/Africa The Federal...
Nigerian government on Tuesday blamed developers who build houses, or other structures on waterways for the imminent flood in the country. It said that building on...
Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday disagreed with the Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) system of revenue sharing between states and local governments. Oyetola’s position...
Senator Douye Diri has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in Bayelsa State. Diri, who represents Bayelsa central senatorial district and Governor Seriake Dickson’s...
Three South African companies – MTN Nigeria, MultiChoice and Shoprite – on Tuesday condemned the attacks of foreign nationals in South Africa. The firms said that...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari over his response to the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other non-indigenes in South Africa. He...
No fewer than 60 internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at The Uyo Zonal office. The commission’s Zonal...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the killing of Nigerians and other nationals in the mindless violent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The party said...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has declared that the National Assembly will ensure that the 2020 national budget will be ready by...
The Consul General of the Nigerian mission in South Africa, Mr. Godwin Adama has said no Nigerian was killed in the renewed xenophobic attacks that started...
A United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, Agnes Callarmard, has faulted the proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), saying the group...
A group, Coalition of Civil Society Groups, on Tuesday threatened to shut down the United Kingdom High Commission in Abuja, if the British Government failed to...
Returning officer for the Bayelsa 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary, Mai Mala Buni, has said that the party and all aspirants have resolved to...
The Bayelsa High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Tuesday set aside an interim order preventing the All Progresives Congress (APC) from using direct method for its...
Reports say a Nigerian, who had gone to lodge a protest against the dispatch of his fellow countrymen by a ravening, xenophobic bloodhound in South Africa...
President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was scheduled to hold on Wednesday. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday joined the long list of Nigerians that have condemned the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, saying the...
The Nigerian Government has appealed to citizens to stop retaliatory attacks on South African companies in the country. According to government, the investors and workers in...
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday allegedly killed one person among the mob protesting the killing of Nigerians in South Africa at Lekki Shoprite....
As part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the region, the inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, has disclosed that the police Special Weapons and...
The Nigerian Government has been asked to sever diplomatic ties with South Africa over unwarranted attacks on Nigerians in the country. The immediate past deputy senate...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its findings revealed that some politicians were sponsored for election by internet fraudsters, vowing to expose both...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday said the Army will deal decisively with soldiers that killed three policemen recently in...
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday stopped attempts by angry Nigerians at attacking Shoprite and South African owned businesses in different parts of the state....