Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the temporary closure of the nation’s border by the Federal Government as primitive and a contravention...
A pregnant woman in Nchatancha Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area of the Enugu State have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen on her way from...
Tragedy struck on Thursday in Ilile community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Area of Imo State, as gunmen, suspected to be cultists killed five persons, including a retired...
The logistics base of the insurgent group, Boko Haram was on Thursday destroyed by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force in Bula Bello, close to...
Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused herdsmen of the murder of one Mrs Pat Ngwu in Enugu State. Mrs Ngwu’s body was found on Thursday...
A report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that the (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) NNPC, is claiming that Nigeria is oweing it...
The Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has returned to work after questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged...
Former governor Rochas Okorocha has been counselled to willingly return “all he had stolen” during his eight years at the helm of affairs in Imo State....
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal Government has set up a committee to facilitate the recovery...
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said that certain categories of contracts will henceforth be vetted before being signed by...
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers who were part of the gang that abducted three persons, including the son...
It has been 20 weary days since Omoyele Sowore was taken into a hovel of silence by the DSS. The outrage over his abduction and detention...
Asked how he was able to grow fifteen times, independent Singapore with a GDP of $3billion in 1965 to $46billion in 1997, and became the 8th...
The naked beating of Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany evokes painful lessons, particularly with Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and, of course, the continued detention of...
The Lagos State Police Command Thursday said it has dismissed four policemen caught on camera extra-judicially killing two suspected robbers. The erring officers were also charged...
Equities market on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) gained 1.0% to push the Share Index (ASI) to 27,629.66 points. This followed buying interest...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has taunted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive regarding who the new ministers should approach...
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his government will continue to implement policies and execute people-oriented projects that will change the narrative for Nigerians. He made...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Zaria, Kaduna State, assured that his government will continue to work hard to ensure it delivers on its commitments on...
Two separate groups staged protests in front of the Oyo State House of Assembly complex, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan on Thursday. While one group was opposing the...
Boko Haram has withdrawn from Gubio and Magumeri, Borno State after attacking and causing damages in the communities. The terrorists were said to have at about...
Ogun State government on Thursday sealed four houses in Abeokuta for lack of toilets, and practicing of open defecations. The government also threatened to seal more...
The committee set up by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) to carry out investigations into allegations involving the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly,...
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons on Thursday said it was prepared to receive 4,000 Nigerian refugees from the Cameroon Republic. The...
Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped a lawmaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Magaji Bodai. Bodai who represents Denge/Shuni State Constituency was kidnapped by...
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy national publicity secretary, Timi Frank, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of appointing “corruption masters” as ministers and called on Nigerians...
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday urged the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to declare a state of emergency on waste management and open...
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday, struck out the petition filed by the Hope Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, to challenge the...
The Kaduna State chapter of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has rejected the ruling at the tribunal against it Kaduna Central senatorial candidate, Shehu Sani. The party...
Emerging reports claim that the terrorist Boko Haram group has recaptured two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Northern Borno Senatorial District. Communities in the supposedly recaptured...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Ondo State, on Wednesday said it had told the police to arrest and prosecute any herdsman...
Thirty four aspirants seeking for governorship ticket under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa and Kogi states, have been asked to rely...
The Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong on Wednesday, advised the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, to respect people around her in order to succeed...
The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Wednesday carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari for allocating nine ministerial positions to the North-West part of the country. Among the six...
Nigerian Army on Wednesday said troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, foiled a plan by terrorists to plant Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in massive potholes dug on...
Leading transport platform, God Is Good Motors (GIGM), has demanded the removal of its name from a published list of tax defaulters by the Federal Inland...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential of attracting between one to $4...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday delisted two defunct banks- Skye Bank Plc and Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc, formally closing any window of shares exchange...
Dancehall exponent, Blackface Naija has debunked claims that he has filed a lawsuit against the trio of 2face, Faze and Ruggedman for allegedly tarnishing the image...
Controversy ensued at Seme border, Lagos on Wednesday as operatives of the newly launched joint border security, EX-SWIFT RESPONSE commenced operation. It was gathered that the...
Ruling in the petition by Great Ogboru against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, has been reserved by the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Ogboru, the governorship candidate...
A group of researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, say they have created a set of electronic lenses that...
Hours after swearing in Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan as the leader of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Sudan has appointed Abdalla Hamdok as its new...
A group of agitated protesters at a suburban train station in Hong Kong on Wednesday evening, who gathered in commemoration of a violent attack there by...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to appoint Muslims as ministers of Interior and Defence has been frowned at by the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA)....
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Thursday morning. 1. S’EAST GOVS TO NNAMDI KANU: Touch any of us, face the wrath of...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Wednesday condemned an investigative panel set up by the Nigerian Army to probe the soldiers that killed policemen in...
The Nigerian government has said a total sum of N9.8bn was spent to ensure the successful eradication of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in the country within...
The Lagos State Government has said strategic moves would be deployed into combating maternal and child mortality in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin...
The Minister of Science and Technology Dr Ogbonnaya Onu has urged staff of his ministry to ensure budget estimates for the ministry were ready within the...