Veteran Nollywood actor, Bruno Iwuoha, on Saturday, died at the age of 68, after a prolonged battle with diabetes. This was disclosed in a statement signed...
Former senate president, Bukola Saraki has stated that Nigeria should learn from countries that successfully tackled kidnapping. Saraki made this disclosure on Friday, during a webinar...
Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei and Ethiopia’s Meseret Dinke, have emerged champions of men’s and women’s categories of the sixth Lagos City Marathon respectively. This is the fourth...
There was jubilation at the Umueze Nguru autonomous community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, on Saturday morning as their traditional ruler, Eze...
Nigerian tech players continue to prove to the world the smartness in their vision to take on the world, winning pitches and featuring in global hackathons....
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has clarified that the current legislative arm of government is not a rubber stamp National Assembly. This was in response to claims...
One-time Big Brother Africa winner and media personality, Uti Nwachukwu has taken to Twitter to publish a thought-provoking thread to challenge Nigerian youths who believe Big...
A former driver at a bank located in Warri, Delta State and his gang members have been arrested by the state’s police command for allegedly masterminding...
Nigerian recording artiste, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has admonished his followers to check up on members of their family and friends. In a Twitter...
Following the recent success of Funke Akindele’s ‘Omo Ghetto‘ and Toyin Abraham’s ‘Alakada Reloaded’, it is safe to say women have mastered the art of executing...
Naira closed the week stronger to the dollar after four days of trading at the I&E window of the foreign exchange market. Naira had opened the...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl to use her for rituals. Speaking in...
During the early hours of Friday, April 9, one of Wizkid’s previous tweets addressing rapper MI Abaga has suddenly resurfaced on social media. The tweet, which...
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned over the increasing number of displacement in Nigeria caused by escalating insecurity in the country. This...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has called for restraint on all sides including the military following the crisis between communities in Konshisha and Oju local...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Kaduna State Government to reverse the mass sack of workers in the state, describing it as an...
A riot that broke out at the National Correctional Center, Bauchi, has left five inmates and two officers injured, according to the centre’s spokesman, Mr Abubakar...
Clement Sagwak, the security guard allegedly assaulted by the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar, has written a petition to the National...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has restated his stance about not paying ransom to bandits, even if his son were to be kidnapped. According to...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. People who have achieved nothing in life are the ones criticising Buhari —Femi Adesina The...
Glasgow Rangers have extended Nigerian international, Leon Balogun’s contract by one year. The ex-Mainz centre back joined the Scottish giants on a free transfer after Nikola...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari over his handling of the country’s security challenges. The National Secretary...
The Convener of the #BringBackourGirls movement, Obey Ezekwesili, has demanded a public apology from a social commentator and blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, over her unathorised inclusion as...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the disbursement of bursary and scholarships to the state’s students in tertiary institutions across the country. The Lagos...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday declared its intention to set up an appeal committee to consider complaints from members on the conduct of its...
Governors elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday decried the worsening insecurity in the country. The governors also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, as chairman of its Screening Committee for the South-West...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, said on Friday officers of the newly formed Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team has been deployed to the...
The Niger State government on Friday placed a restriction on motorcycle and tricycle operation in the state. The government’s decision followed the outbreak of violence in...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday described the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, as the end of an era. The President, according to a...
The Lagos State government on Friday relaxed the restrictions on social gatherings and event centres in the state. The state government disclosed this in a statement...
Police operatives in Delta State on Friday foiled an attempted robbery attack on a new generation bank in the state. Two suspects – Joshua Oghenenovo (32)...
American rap artiste, Earl Simmons better aka DMX, has died at the age of 50. Members of the artiste’s family confirmed his death in a statement...
Police operatives in Ekiti State have arrested two men for being in possession of 10 stolen goats in Igbemo-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of the state....
The Nigerian Stock Exchange ended the week’s trading on a bright note following the rise in the market capitalisation from N20.30 trillion to N20.33 trillion at...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Friday, approved the redeployment and appointment of police commanders in the country. The Force Public Relations Officer,...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the military and some security operatives of secretly killing innocent Igbos in Essien Udim local government area in...
It has been cricket sound in the cryptocurrency space in Nigeria since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) clamped down on the market in the first...
The Federal Government has revealed that some selected rail projects for which contracts have been awarded will commence before the end of 2021. This was disclosed...
The Northern People’s Summit instituted by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has re-echoed the calls for restructuring as a “vital...
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the deployment of adequate police operatives across the state during the annual Lagos/Access marathon scheduled...
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Friday, met with police commanders in charge of the South-East zone over the security crisis in the region....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in collaboration with other stakeholders, has revealed the imminent construction of a gas power plant in Maiduguri to address the...
The Nigerian Correctional Services has released the profiles of escapees from the Owerri facility in Imo State. This publication was issued via its Twitter handle on...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has reported that five prison inmates and two officials of the service in Bauchi State have been injured following a riot...
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has tackled those condemning President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they have probably never been a...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has described human trafficking as a crime that targets 70 per cent women, both young...
Dangote Sugar has been accused of price fixing by BUA Group. The competitors have been at loggerheads over market dominance, but the rivalry took a different...
A group known as Shangev-Tiev Assembly (STA) has berated the Federal Government for the military invasion in parts of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State...
A Nigerian-US Naval officer, Kelechi Ndukwe, has become the first African to command a U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Ndukwe who was the second in command...
