The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, established an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against Senator Oyelola Yisa...
Social engineering remains the most pervasive form of cyberattack for one reason – humans are easier to hack into than most machines. Exploiting our psychological, personality...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives took a significant step Tuesday, advancing a bill to divide Oyo State into two distinct entities. The constitutional amendment, sponsored by Akeem...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that Nigeria lost over $500 million to cybercrime in 2022 alone. This staggering revelation was disclosed by...
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed, has taken legal action to ensure the upcoming National Executive Council (NEC)...
Worried about the recent collapse of the National Power Grid which plunged the country into darkness, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has set up a...
Farouk Lawan, a former Kano State Federal lawmaker and member of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday regained freedom after serving a five-year prison term for...
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment regarding a legal challenge brought by 16 states against the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and...
Nigerian street hop singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has replied Very Dark Man after the social media critic demanded the arrest of the musician...
Today, October 22, is the day that has been set aside by the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the hearing and the consolidation of the suit...
The Spanish top flight, La Liga, is looking to have the tie between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played in Miami, USA. The league officials are hopeful...
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THERE are two things that are almost certain to happen on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – one is election, including for the president of the United...
Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, known as Bobrisky, is currently in custody at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex in Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent...
The Anambra State Government announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn from the lawsuit aimed at declaring the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
In Chinua Achebe’s seminal novel Things Fall Apart, the character Ezeudu delivers a powerful admonition to Okonkwo: “That boy calls you father. Do not bear a...
A Nigerian soldier who accused government authorities of enabling banditry by paying ransoms for kidnapped victims has cried out for financial assistance after he was dismissed...
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) Managing Director Akintunde Sawyerr has clarified that the federal government’s student loan scheme prioritizes public tertiary institutions due to limited...
Sultry Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has moved to fight back her suspension by the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) over claims of spreading false information about...
Social media activist and influencer, Martin Otse, alias VeryDarkMan, has called on relevant authorities to arrest controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable for assaulting...
The Naira started the week with a N2.38 depreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Monday, October 21, 2024. The local currency...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday, appealed to striking staff to return to work, citing potential...
An autopsy has revealed that One Direction band member Liam Payne had a cocktail of drugs in his system when he fell to his death from...
Senate Deputy Leader, Senator Oyelola Ashiru, has debunked allegations by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), that illicit drugs were recovered from his house in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday revealed how he revoked Julius Berger’s certificate of occupancy for plots in Abuja’s Katampe District. Speaking...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC re-arraigns former Kwara Governor, Ahmed, commissioner for alleged N5.8bn fraud The Economic and...
The Dangote Industry Limited (DIL), the parent company of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, has declared its readiness to withdraw the ₦100 billion suit against the...
The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, wanted for alleged adultery. Governor Usman Namadi suspended the commissioner...
A former Deputy National Chairman, South-West, for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, berated the duo of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...
The Enugu State government has confirmed the death of 10 persons following a cholera outbreak in the state. The Director of Medical Services in the state’s...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday warned the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje and his party to stay away from...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, and...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market gained N378 billion at the close of trading on Monday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to the broadcast industry, people of Enugu State and listening public, over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky. The NIS spokesman, Kenneth Udo, confirmed the arrest of...
President Bola Tinubu has approved an owner-occupier housing scheme for judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, stated this at the...
A former minister of power, Olu Agunloye, on Monday challenged the amended charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal Capital...
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Zaidu Mohammed, to one year in prison for attempted assault. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the...
The Federal Government has approved Seplat Energy’s purchase of Exxon Mobil’s onshore assets valued at $1.28b billion. The chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
The Brazilian President, Lula da Silva, has canceled his planned trip to Russia for this week’s BRICS Summit after he was hospitalized for a head injury....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on...
Over 100 professional women footballers have signed an open letter urging FIFA to cancel its sponsorship deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco. In the letter, the...
American tech company Microsoft has unveiled new artificial intelligence agents to boost sales, customer service, finance and its supply chain operations. The company which made this...
An Abuja High Court, on Monday, heard testimony from prosecution witness Stephen Gana, former Head of Procurement Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), alleging...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has claimed that its operatives discovered illicit drugs from the house of Senator Oyeyola Ashiru, the lawmaker representing Kwara...
The Yobe State Police Command, on Monday, announced the arrest of Hamsatu Modu, 54, from Morami Village in Jakana Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State....
Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky served jail term but enjoyed privileges according to the panel tasked with investigation to determine if he (Bobrisky)...
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has congratulated Nigeria for exiting the global aviation compliance watchlist. Ripples Nigeria reports that Nigeria recently attained a global compliance score...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has distanced itself from the two-day sit-at-home declared for Monday and Tuesday in the South-East region. The Biafran agitators, in...
The Imo State Police Command has taken into custody broadcaster Chinonso Uba, also known as Nonsonkwa, following a petition from a concerned citizen. Uba’s arrest stems...
Abia State’s capital, Umuahia, was paralyzed on Monday by an unclaimed sit-at-home directive, sparking widespread disruption. Although the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) denied responsibility, the...
