The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a lawsuit against the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Lagos. SERAP is seeking to...
Not less than 539 African migrants crammed onto a decrepit fishing boat, were rescued off the island of Lampedusa in Italy by Italian coastguards while attempting...
Actor Alexx Ekubo bags honorary degree days after relationship with Fancy Acholonu ended Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has recently bagged an honorary doctorate degree from a...
Controversial clergy and founder of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has told Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer (GO) of Living Faith Church,...
‘On the mic’ On August 9, history was made when Akpabio received the Forensic Audit Report on NDDC in Abuja, and announced that it would be...
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The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secodus, has vowed to resist any attempt to remove him from office before the...
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, has insisted that what President Muhammadu Buhari has done to bandits is...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the...
Claim: Nigeria’s unemployment rate in 2020 was 32.5% and poverty rate in 2021 is 40% Verdict: According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, the fourth quarter...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Plateau Assembly gives Gov Lalong two weeks to check insecurity The Plateau State House of...
The Plateau State House of Assembly has given Governor Simon Lalong two weeks to address the state’s security challenges. The Chairman of House Committee on Information,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the shooting of a boat carrying foodstuffs and other household goods in the Dutch Island area of Rivers State....
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of all weekly markets in the state. The move aimed at checking the growing...
Investors increased their investment in the Nigerian capital market this week after 1.026 billion shares worth N8.183 billion were traded in 18,102 deals. The figure was...
Katsina State government has received 21,040 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government for the second phase of vaccination exercise in the state. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness at the death of the multi-talented artiste, Sir Victor Uwaifo. Uwaifo, 80, died after a brief illness in Benin City,...
The famous musician and guitarist, Sir Victor Uwaifo, is dead. The singer, who was affectionately called “Guitar Boy,” by fans and associates, died after a brief...
Chief Joseph Igbokwe is a Lagos-based businessman turned politician of fortune. He is a proud ‘Lagosian’ much like his mentor, the former Governor of Lagos State...
The United Nations Education Funds (UNICEF) said on Saturday at least 1000 students have been abducted by bandits in Nigeria since December 2020. In a statement...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday dismissed a report that a retired senior officer with the Nigerian Navy, Kunle Olawunmi, has been declared wanted over his...
An articulated truck on Saturday crushed a commercial motorcyclist to death at the Animasaun area of Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun State. The Unit Commander of Federal...
The United States government has indicted three of its nationals for attempting to illegally export arms and ammunition to Nigeria. In a document released by the...
The Federal Government on Saturday resumed the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in Lagos State. The state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective national convention will hold on October 31 in Abuja. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this to journalists...
Police operatives in Ebonyi on Friday rescued a nine-month-old baby abandoned at a riverside community in Ezzillo, Ishielu local government area of the state. The spokesperson...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has commenced an investigation to ascertain the cause of the pipeline leaks in the Ikotun area of the state....
On the tech scene, the week saw a number of developments, ranging from equity raiser to product launch. While Opay raised $400m to become the 4th...
Champions Manchester City put up a five star performance to thrash Arsenal 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. In the game played at the Etihad...
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have worsened as a Cross Rivers High Court has again, restricted the embattled National Chairman of...
The market value of Manchester United stock rose by 8 percent representing over $250 million in monetary terms less than 24 hours after the club announced...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has again raised the alarm on the rising debt profile of the country while imploring the Federal Government to ensure prudent management...
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has issued a criticism of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its alleged harassment of Channels Television and...
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has implored the Benin Republic to mandate the release of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho,...
The Deputy-President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, last week, took what appeared an indirect swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. This follows his charge...
For the first time ever, India had increased its total number of Covid -19 vaccination in a day as the country vaccinated 10 million in a...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s shock return to Premier League giants Manchester United saw the club’s stock market value rocket by £212m at one point on Friday, reports The...
Nigerian socialites Kiddwaya and DJ Cuppy have been billed to star in “Highlife,” a new black British reality series premiering on September 10, 2021. The reality...
He has been very much around in the political terrain. His political savvy and ability to meander through the uncharted waters of the stillborn democracy had...
I really enjoy sex scandals involving our pastors. It makes for real good drama and serves to distract us from the gory stories that daily assail...
If you ask any Nigerian student doctor what their plans are after finishing their education, the natural answer will be to leave the country. In fact,...
Controversial Nigerian media personality, Daddy Freeze real name Ifedayo Olarinde has urged women never to settle for a man who has the intention of acquiring a...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Secondus resumes in PDP headquarters after court’s order The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday averted another fire outbreak in the Ikotun area of the state. The incident was caused by pipeline...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said on Friday, the Nigerian Armed Forces is currently reviewing its operational engagements in troubled areas of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors on Friday dismissed reports that they demanded the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus. Secondus, who was reinstated...
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday threatened to issue a warrant for the arrest of the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Asiru Idris, if he...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has resumed office just 24 hours after his reinstatement by the Kebbi State High Court....
At least 32 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, have regained their freedom. The students were released by the bandits at a village in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night killed 11 people in Dan-Kumeji village, Kankara local government area of Katsina State. A resident of the community...
