Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday discharged and acquitted former President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide, Dr Waripamo Owei-Dudafa, of an alleged...
The Police on Thursday said it had arrested three suspected car snatchers that had been terrorising Anambra and Delta states. It said in a statement by...
President Muhammadu Buhari In Thursday in Yokohama, Japan commended Nigerians in the Diaspora doing legitimate business and making the country proud. The president also said that...
Nicholas Oweibo of the Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday adjourned till September 2, the final forfeiture hearing on the money laundering suit against...
Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, on Wednesday said he had successfully made former Senator, Shehu Sani, a blogger from being a politician. He also said...
A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia State, Ude Udeogo, on Wednesday, denied having contact with a former governor of the state, Orji Kalu in the...
Following the disturbing insecurity situation in Enugu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led government of the state has commenced recruitment of forest guards. It was learnt that Ugwuanyi, at...
Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Wednesday distanced himself from an alleged ploy by some governors in Progressives Governors Forum to oust the National chairman...
33-year old alleged Capital One hacker, Paige Thompson who obtained personal information of over 100 million people has been indicted on wire fraud and data theft...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, told foreign investors that Nigeria has “very attractive investment opportunities with some of the highest returns-on-investment.” A statement...
I am tired of these Africans. So, I called my wife and children abroad to warn them to be careful. Other calls were made to my...
A court in South Korea has ordered the reopening of a bribery case involving first female president, Park Geun-hye by ordering a separate trial which could...
Scores of angry protesters thronged the streets of Tanzania’s main city of Dar es Salaam demanding the release of a Tanzanian plane seized in South Africa...
The Nigeria army on Wednesday said Boko Haram insurgency will soon become history. Brig.-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, said the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to deploy special forces to quell the ongoing feud between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups, which has claimed scores...
Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Wednesday declared war on criminals in the state. He said his government which has zero tolerance for crime was ready...
About 500 ex-Nigeria Airways staff are to be verified in another round of verification exercise currently going on simultaneously at Lagos and Kano centres. The national...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called for the establishment of state police which he says will end the current security challenges being faced...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Thursday morning. 1. Buhari’s govt accuses El-Zakzaky of plans to Islamize Nigeria The Nigerian government...
The supposition that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has been run by a cabal got heightened last week with the president’s order to his new ministers. Many...
The Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Council, Babatunde Irukera, has been cleared by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives...
Traditional rulers in Imo State on Wednesday threw their weight behind the decision of the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha to probe the tenure of the...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three members of a vigilance group for alleged armed robbery and killing of a 400 level student of Olabisi...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has denied allegations that he bribed the tribunal chairman, Justice W.O Akanbi to influence judgment in favour of the People’s...
Xenophobic violence resumed on Wednesday in South Africa as businesses owned by foreigners were attacked in Pretoria’s Central Business District (CBD). This was disclosed by the...
The National Coordinator of the Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Iliasu Abdul-Rauf has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has promised that bigger suspects will soon be exposed in the course of investigations into the Nigeria-dominated list of...
The Kaduna State Police Command has revealed that the three students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria who were abducted on Monday have been rescued. According...
The Nigerian government has alleged that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, was being sponsored by Iran to forcefully turn Nigeria...
The kidnap of three final year law students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, has been confirmed by the management of the institution....
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has dismissed a petition filed against Senator Binos Yaroe (PDP) of Adamawa Southern...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic at Seme in Lagos was to check smuggling activities. The closure...
Barely 24 hours after the US announced an increase in the cost of visa application for Nigerians, the federal government has reduced the amount payable by...
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has granted an interim order restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) from adopting direct primary for the rescheduled...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as derogatory, the claim by former Abia governor, Orji Kalu that he personally funded the state for the first...
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has warned newly appointed 12 Permanent Secretaries that disloyalty and incompetence in service will not be condoned by his...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, postponed its governorship primary earlier slated for Thursday, August 29. A statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mallam...
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the 9th National Assembly will not fail President Muhammadu Buhari. Ola Awoniyi, the senate president’s aide,...
Gains in MTNN (+0.6%), DANGCEM (+0.3%) and CCNN (+3.5%) pushed the benchmark index up by 2bps to 27,607.02 points on Wednesday trading at the floor of...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has attacked a Second Republic House of Representatives member, Junaid Mohammed over his alleged bloodletting comment. Mohammed was said to have...
The ad hoc committee set up by the Ondo State House of Assembly to investigate the inferno at Ojumole Oil field has directed Chevron Nigeria Limited...
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has revealed plans by Nigerians abroad to stage a massive protest against President...
Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed September 11 to hear a motion filed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly...
The Abia State Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Hon. Nkem Okoro, has revealed why the National Chairman of the party, Ozonkpu Victor Ike...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide on Wednesday said that choosing a politician from South East as president of Nigeria in 2023, will bring an end to...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received no fewer than 153 stranded Nigerians from Libya. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Maihajja, represented by...
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, presides over the first Economic Management Team meeting of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2nd term government. The meeting currently ongoing...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days...
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari was not invited to the 45th Group of Seven (G-7) Summit...
The 16 Local Government chairmen of Kwara State under the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday moved against what they described as a ploy by some...