Alex Iwobi put up a superb performance in his first appearance of the season for Everton in their 5-2 victory over West Brom. The Premier League...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that the wife of its ward chairman was manhandled by thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Egor....
As business slowly returns to normal, and the economy struggles to begin its process of self-recovery after months battling with the incapacitating rage of the pandemic; the Nigerian tech ecosystem, last week, recorded major milestones as it was characterised by equity acquisition, wins, and various launches. While these are not only major pointers of...
A video on social media has shown voters scampering to grab money from a politician in the ongoing governorship election in Edo state. The detail of...
An outbreak of electoral violence in Urhonigbe, Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State has forced security personnel, willing voters, and officials of the Independent National...
A three-storey building housing a school, on Saturday collapsed in Ejigbo area of Lagos state. The sad incident occurred at Number 15, Ansarudeen Street, Ile-Epo bus-stop,...
The failure of card readers provided by the Independent National Election (INEC) for the ongoing governorship election in Edo State, to recognise fingerprints of voters in...
An aide to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was manipulating the ongoing governorship election in Edo State....
The Republic of China has accused the US of ‘bullying’ and has thus threatened counter measures after the administration of President Donald Trump banned downloads of...
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has written the Anthony General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, over the recent amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct...
Pandemonium broke out at polling unit 19, ward 04, Oredo local government area on Saturday, as voters waited to cast their votes. The polling unit is...
As the governorship election in Edo State kicked off, Presiding Officers have warned that no electorate will be allowed to vote without wearing a face mask...
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) located in Benin along Ramat Park has been taken over by security operatives as the governorship election...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu has cast his vote. Ize-Iyamu voted at exactly 9:25am in his polling unit in Edo...
Investors in the oil and gas industry are being driven by the recent deregulation of premium motor spirit to establish modular refineries alongside seven refineries already...
The Akwa Ibom State Government has fixed September 21, 2020, to commence resumption processes for academic activities in the state-owned university, college of education and public...
The African Union (AU) has backed calls urging the military junta in Mali to quickly appoint civilian leaders to manage an 18-month transition towards elections following...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that promising people free and fair elections was not done with by ‘mere lip service’. He said such...
The Nigerian bourse closed the week with bigger gain, with the equity section racking up N13.609 billion even though the size of trade was lower week...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. ‘Sanctioning of electoral offenders disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty,’ FG tells US, UK The...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that several bandits were killed and their meeting venue in Kwaimbana Forest area of Kaduna State destroyed, when the Air...
OBASEKI’S RE-ELECTION: End of godfatherism has come in Nigeria —Atiku A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki as...
The equity segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed Friday session on an upbeat note as market capitalisation swelled by N21 billion, reversing Thursday’s loss....
Nigeria on Friday recorded 221 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
A 608-model bus plunged into the Akaeze-ukwu River in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi State on Friday evening. The bus was carrying 38 passengers when...
The Federal Government on Friday described as disrespectful to the sovereignty of Nigeria, the decision of the United States, and the British government to apply punitive...
The River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday night the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had ordered him to leave Edo State ahead of Saturday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed on Friday that at least 1.72 million persons are eligible to vote in the Edo State governorship election. In...
The Federal Government and the European Union envoys met on Friday in Abuja to review the ban on some airlines from flying into the country. The...
The Federal Government has included Emirates Airlines in the list of foreign carriers banned from operating in Nigeria as part of measures to curb the spread...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Friday accused the police of harassing governors elected on the party’s platform ahead of...
Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen says he is looking forward to playing against Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo. The 21-year-old recently completed a move to...
Senator Isa Hamma Misau, a political ally of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has rejoined the All Progressives Congress. He left the...
The Federal Government, states, and local government councils had shared N682 billion as revenue allocation for the month of August. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance,...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Friday at least 13, 311 personnel from 10 states had been deployed to Edo State for...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday challenged the staff of the commission to “rise to the occasion” in...
A member of the University of Lagos Governing Council of the institution, Prof. Bayo Adaralegbe, on Friday, resigned from the council. Adaralegbe’s resignation came just 24...
The abducted ex-United States soldier, Major Jide Ijadare, has been released by abductors. Ijadare was abducted alongside one other person at his factory at Ijan Ekiti,...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly abducted seven persons in Barkallahu, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State on Friday. Five of the abducted persons were...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday described the Edo State governorship election as a fight for the destiny of the Niger Delta region. He...
The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Prof. Babatunde Salako, said on Friday the institute has developed molecular test kit for COVID-19....
Workers in Ogun State on Friday suspended their one-week warning strike after a meeting with the officials of the state government. The workers embarked on strike...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria would engage the services of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members across the country to champion the implementation of...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday raised concerns and lamented that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting youths in the state. He said the ugly new...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has denied reports that he had been arrested. He however, said in a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Benjamin...
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has revealed that his administration spent the sum of N366.5 million to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the state....
Finally, English Premier League champions Liverpool have completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for £20m. The fee will be paid in instalments over...
Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, the candidate of the Egyptian government for the exalted World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s director-general job, has been knocked out of the race. This was...
Oil prices lifted on Friday, heading for an almost 9% weekly gain following Saudi Arabia’s move to talk allies into complying with production quotas and banks...
The Kogi State government has expressed its displeasure over the recent visa ban imposed on politicians in Nigeria by the United States of America over their...
