The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has regarded as untrue allegations of corruption, poor welfare and irregular promotion levelled against it by workers under the aegis...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are now a game away from lifting the WAFU Women’s Cup after they defeated Ghana on penalties in a thrilling semifinal clash on...
The Supreme Court has fixed May 24 for judgment in the appeals filed in relation to the validity of the All Progressives Congress’ primary elections which...
Five oil workers have been abducted by a group of gunmen, who invaded the Oil Mining Lease (OML) -55 operated by an indigenous oil company, Belemaoil...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu to enter...
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the ‘Rise for Bayelsa’ campaign launched against activities of international oil companies by Governor...
A Kwara State House of Assembly member-elect, Abdulgafar Ayinla, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged involvement in property...
A South East group, Justice for Peace Advocacy of Nigeria, (JUPAN), has said that the right thing for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to do,...
The Akwa Ibom state governor, Emmanuel Udom, has suspended the state chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Dr. Valentine Attah. The suspension was announced to...
Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Thursday gained N184 billion on its shares on first day of trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The...
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd.) has endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki for a second term in office. Gowon who was in Benin on Thursday...
A group of farmers known as the Federated Food Stuff Dealers Association of Nigeria (FFSDAN) in Benue State have petitioned the minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu...
Teachers in Local Education Authority (LEA) in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have embarked on a three-day warning strike over unpaid promotion...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. The electoral body, which had earlier scheduled governorship elections in the two...
A High Court sitting in Calabar, has sentenced a former employee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Godwin Elewana, to death by hanging for murder....
At least six people have been confirmed killed and three others missing following fresh attacks in Taraba between Wednesday and Thursday. The attacks happened separately in...
All Progressives Congress (APC) former deputy national publicity secretary, Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over alleged plots to frame, arrest and assassinate the presidential candidate...
Following the looming insecurity in the country, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Obafemi Awolowo University, has threatened to embark on industrial action if the Federal...
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, on Thursday dissolved a 41- year-old marriage between a pastor, Mr Richard Alli and his wife Mrs Mabel over incest....
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his intention to run for the office of US president. De Blasio, who made this known on...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the Public Holiday Act Amendment Bill which recognises June 12 as the country’s new Democracy Day. The bill, which has...
A veteran reggae artiste, John Asiemo a.k.a Daddy Showkey has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to forgive the music artist, Azeez Fashola...
An alleged serial burglar, Shefiu John, who allegedly broke into a policeman’s house and stole three cell phones has been remanded in prison by an Ilorin...
Three men were on Wednesday sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment each by an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for illegal possession of arms. The...
The senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce has said that the Nigerian Senate “must pass” his bill on the use of electric cars in the country....
The Police in Edo state has revealed that there is a possibility Boko Haram members have infiltrated the state as four of their (Boko Haram) members...
A long-time leader of the Basque separatist militant group Eta has been arrested in the French Alps after 17 years on the run. Josu Ternera, whose...
Yam growers in Nigeria under the aegis of National Association of Yam Farmers, Processors, and Marketers Technical Committee on Nigeria Yam Export Programme, on Thursday urged...
The Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi has allegedly sacked 2,000 workers in the state. The workers, according to reports, are those employed by the immediate past...
Outgoing governor of Boko Haram troubled state of Borno, Kashim Shettima, has boasted that the North-East state is safer than Nigeria’s seat of power, Abuja. According...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday confirmed Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a second term. President Muhammadu Buhari had re-nominated...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency over threats against American technology. The move was done through consultations with the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday alerted the public on the circulation of fake Mixagrip cold Caplets in Gombe...
The Deputy Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Ugonna Ozurigbo, on Thursday resigned his position in the house. His resignation is coming about 24 hours...
The annual inflation rate in Nigeria increased to 11.37 percent in April 2019 from 11.25 percent in the prior month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
San Francisco, often a testing ground for new technologies, has banned local government agencies – including the police – from using facial recognition technology. The San...
Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman, has been forced again to react to threats and accusation leveled against him over the arrest and continued detention of embattled rapper, Afeez...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc said it has secured the requisite regulatory approval to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) today. In a statement...
A gospel artiste with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Michael Arowosaiye, has allegedly hanged himself to death in Abuja. The artiste who was well known...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N27.7bn for the purchase of grains. The approvals were granted at the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to within 14 days account for alleged humongous corruption and treasury looting under his watch....
Members of the public have been urged to disregard the May 30 ‘Biafra Day’ sit-at-home celebration in the South East declared by the Indigenous People of...
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has mocked Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central for “downplaying” calls for a marijuana market...
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has raised the alarm that there are plans to arrest and detain him immediately after he hands over power on...
The Oba of Lagos State, Rilwan Akiolu, has ridiculed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his failed prediction that President Muhammadu Buhari will lose the 2019 general...
The police has exposed alleged plans by some people parading themselves as climate and environmental experts to carry out synchronized attacks on oil installations in Niger...
The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has lamented that Nigerian women are intimidated in politics against the 1999 constitution which guarantees their right....
The Oyo State Governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde has warned Permanent Secretaries and the office of the Accountant General to exercise restraint in releasing funds for what he said...
Four women, alleged to be girlfriends of bandits terrorizing Katsina and neighboring states have been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command over their links to...
The Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, has assured that the use of its outlets to offer micro-finance bank services across the country will not affect its core...
