Former Juventus boss, Massimiliano Allegri has been reemployed to take over from Andrea Pirlo as manager of the Serie A club. Pirlo was sacked on Friday...
Killings in Benue State have again made the news, as reports claim over 200 people were reportedly killed in different parts of the state in the...
A civil society group, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has advocated for the probe of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) on Friday, said 37 of its inmates were admitted and matriculated into the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). This was...
The Delta State Police Command has disclosed that two officers were killed in an attack on the Umutu Police Divisional Headquarters in Ukwuani Local Government Area...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Sweden-based impact accelerator selects 11 African startups Norrsken Impact...
A 48-year-old man, Thomas Igbo, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly defiling his three young daughters....
The World Bank on Thursday approved a $700 million loan for Nigeria’s Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programme (SURWASH). In a statement...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that the amount of Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known as petrol) consumed by Nigerians increased to 1.41 billion...
Popular Nigerian comedian, Pankeeroy, real name Nwagbo Chidera Olivera has confirmed that he has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission...
Serie A giants, Juventus have sacked their manager, Andrea Pirlo on Friday morning, ending his one-year stay as head coach of the club. The 42-year-old was...
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Thursday, May 27 was marked as World Children’s Day but concerns continue to mount over the educational future of children born into the Nigerian space. Every...
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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to use the ongoing constitutional amendment to vest powers on...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set a deadline of June 30 as the registration deadline of all existing investment crowdfunding portals/digital commodities investment platforms....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised an alarm over the alleged killing and harassment of its members in Ebonyi State, for refusing to defect to...
A 23-year-old Nigerian footballer, Theophilus Ugwu, has been sentenced to death in Vietnam for smuggling six kilograms of methamphetamine from Cambodia into the country. Ugwu who...
Again, the value of the Nigerian naira tumbled to a new low on Thursday at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency declined by N2 to trade...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has advised the Senate against introduction of Sharia Law in South-West zone of Nigeria through the ongoing constitutional review. This...
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to end abduction of school children, child abuse and killing of Nigerians in every part of the country in the shortest...
Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy and Wizkid have both been nominated in the ‘Best International Artiste’ category at the 2021 BET Award ceremony. The nomination list was...
The pan Yoruba Socio-political association, Afenifere, has championed the need to restructure the polity rather than the current move to review the constitution by the Senate....
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Chairman, South-West Zonal Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution, has assured that the process would be devoid of destructive manipulations. Tinubu gave...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has intensified calls for the restructuring of Nigeria to prevent the disintegration of the country. The group’s President-General, Prof...
A Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has been arrested by the state Police Command over the vandalism of railway tracks...
A Government White Paper on Thursday indicted former Senate president Bukola Saraki, former governor Abdulfattah Ahmed and others for illegally selling Kwara State properties. The panel...
Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai on Thursday, opposed the establishment of State Police with a view that it would only destroy the nation’s democracy. Yakasai disclosed...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Buhari’s appointment of another northerner as Chief of Army Staff reprehensible — HURIWA Human Rights...
The Lagos State government has sealed a Chinese firm, Mingy Trading Company Ltd., for violating safety precaution measures, which led to the death of a 17-Year-old...
Mali’s interim President, Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, have been released by the country’s military. A government official, who confirmed the development to journalists...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Thursday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing another northerner as the country’s new Chief of Army Staff. President...
The Federal Government has sanctioned another batch of 132 passengers for violating the travel advisory in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on...
Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder, Jeff Bezoz, is now the 10th richest person in technology, two years after receiving a substantial divorce settlement from...
The Imo State government on Thursday asked the people of the state to ignore the sit-at-home directive issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)....
The Police and Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued 14 persons from kidnappers in Byazhin, Kubwa Area of Bwari Area Council in Abuja. The spokesman...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, said on Thursday the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) created a huge vacuum in the police...
Police operatives have arrested some men in connection with the failed assassination attempt on the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom. Unknown gunmen had in March opened...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday he would bequeath a better Nigeria for the present and future generations in the country. The President, according to a...
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Thursday protested the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) in Abuja. The students, who...
Investors in the Nigerian stock market lost N98.5 billion on Thursday as the market capitalisation declined to N19.829 trillion. The market capitalisation at the close of...
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has suspended the Provost, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Dr. Cecilia Adebayo, over the hospitalisation of over 100...
Nigerians on social media have greeted with negativity, the possibility of implementating Sharia law in the South-West geopolitical zone. The reactions came after an Islamic group,...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Nigerian Governors’ Forum’s proposal of between N380 and N408 per litre of petrol in the country. In a...
Rescued workers have recovered the bodies of 48 victims of Wednesday’s boat mishap in the state. At least 140 people were feared dead when a boat...
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, warned on Thursday Nigeria would continue its gradual decline into mediocrity unless the potentials of its youths are...
At least seven persons including a two-year-child have died from a cholera outbreak in Gombe State. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Habu Dahiru, who disclosed this...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said on Thursday the commission lost 1,105 ballot boxes, 694 voting cubicles, 429 electric...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, said on Thursday health workers in the country would earn an improved hazard allowance soon. He gave...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the license of Human Rights Radio until the station committed to ethical and professional broadcasting. The Acting Director-General of...
