Nigeria will be represented by Elizabeth Anyanacho in the Taekwondo event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as she picked up qualification over the weekend. The...
Health official in Iran have confirmed that a sixth death from the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus which has fast spread across the world has been...
MABEL SEGUN The home of Mabel Segun, one of the few surviving matriarchs of African literature was filled to the brim when a horde of journalists...
British boxer, Tyson Fury has become the new WBC champion after stopping Deontay Wilder in the seventh round in an entertaining rematch on Sunday morning. Fury...
After over six years of disagreement and strife, former South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has been sworn in as first vice-president, sealing a peace deal...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market, mainstream business activities while...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is now relying on clandestine moves to snatch Bayelsa State Governorship seat from...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning, February 23, 2020 1. Nigerian govt to use Abacha’s loot for critical projects, Bagudu...
A Coalition made up of eighteen political parties recently deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is seeking to dismantle the existing political patronage system....
The Federal Government has confirmed that the Northern part of the country is way ahead other regions in poverty and illiteracy levels. The Minister of State...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Saturday affirmed his readiness to defend the Ijaw ethnic nationality in the country. Diri, who stated this during a meeting...
Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi scored four goals to help Barcelona thrash Eibar 5-0 and go top of the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. The Argentine scored...
The Edo State Government said on Saturday evening it has nothing to do with the hostile reception accorded the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday its troops have killed some key commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) during raids...
Portugal and Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo played his 1,000th game as a senior footballer in Juve’s victory over SPAL in the Serie A on Saturday. Juve...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Saturday the $308 million recovered from the family of the late Head...
At least three persons including a woman, her daughter and a vulcaniser suffered varying degrees of burns after a petrol tanker fell and exploded at Ijaiye-Tutun,...
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, on Saturday, confirmed a new case of Lassa fever in the state. The commissioner told journalists...
Two schoolgirls were crushed to death and four others injured by a police van chasing suspected criminals in Mallalladori local government area of Jihawa State on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told the National Assembly on Saturday to save the nation by probing the presidency following fresh reports of an alleged plot...
Hanan Buhari, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to allegations that the Department of State Services detained a trader, Anthony Okolie, for...
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has waved aside the suspension handed down to him by the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers after he...
After overcoming an arbitration battle, standing in the way of Africa’s second largest hydropower plant, the Federal Government will commence the project any moment from now....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the window of opportunity to stem the deadly outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic was “narrowing” amid concern about...
It may take a longer time for the market to find resilience if the current momentum of loss increases. The market was nearly absolutely bearish driven...
Thomas Thabane, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, who was allegedly involved in the killing of his better half, has denied fleeing the country after he failed...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will soon meet to fix a date for election to fill the seats vacated by Bayelsa State...
The long-awaited rematch of the Deontay Wilder versus Tyson Fury showdown is finally upon us, and here are all that you need to know about it....
Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo is confident that he will score a lot of goals for Manchester United and is not worried that he is yet to....
Nigerian forward, Emmanuel Dennis is hoping to see his club, Club Brugge advance past Manchester United to the round of 16 of the Europa League. Dennis,...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has declared that defeating terrorists finally and ending the menace of Boko Haram insurgents is...
Pandemonium struck in Garkida, a town in Adamawa State, when heavily armed Boko Haram insurgents overran the community on Friday forcing terrified residents to flee for...
The Kaduna State Government on Friday said it will appeal against the judgment of a Kaduna State High Court that freed 91 members of the Islamic...
The Federal Government has informed that it is planning to digitalize border management for effective surveillance and intelligence gathering. This was revealed on Friday by the...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday, said the growing culture of attacks on judges over political judgments is gradually eroding the independence of the...
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide on Friday said there are plans by disgruntled politicians to visit Bayelsa State with violence ahead of the Supreme Court...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning. 1. Buhari meets Burkinabe leader, promises ‘enduring solution’ to border saga President Muhammadu Buhari...
The $308million traced to the family of the late dictator, Gen Sani Abacha and other looted funds repatriated back to Nigeria by foreign governments have been...
The Boko Haram militants on Friday killed an unspecified number of vigilante operatives at a checkpoint along the Damaturu/Gashua road in Yobe State. The attack according...
Justice O.A Egwuata of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Friday dismissed the preliminary report of an anti-corruption panel which recommended the suspension of Emir of...
Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out between...
The Kaduna State Police Command said on Friday that three suspected notorious kidnappers have been arrested in Bungel Ladugga village, Kajuru local government area of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed-door with his Burkinabe counterpart, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari, according to a...
A Kaduna High Court on Friday release 87 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) accused of killing a soldier following clashes with troops in...
Interswitch, the Lagos headquartered payment processing company on Thursday cemented a partnership with 170-year-old American multinational financial services corporation. Interswitch revealed the new partnership in Lagos...
The Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers on Friday suspended for six months, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, for allegedly putting the traditional institution...
The columnist is a rare breed. First, he is in the minority and extremely few people have the luxury of a platform to sermonise regularly on...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate the allegation of a National Youth Service Corps...
The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, said on Friday he would not defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying the party is not...
America is making efforts to stand in the way of repatriating around $100 million of the state-owned money, stolen by Nigeria’s late former military ruler, General...
