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...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has painted a gloomy picture for the Nigerian economy under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying...
A group, the Southwest Consensus Group, SCG, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the North to be wary of the expansionist agenda of the National...
A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, insisted its order restraining Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje from giving effect to the appointment of new Emirs was...
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to the federal government’s accusation that...
The Federal Government has warned that the opposition being played by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party could be toxic for the nation’s democracy, if...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved another $1 billion loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the Gurara II Hydropower project, aimed at generating 360...
By SOC Okenwa… Dear Miss Leah Sharibu, Ordinarily I should be sending you a happy sixteenth birthday wish but that should not be the case...
In a fresh attack on the state, gunmen invaded Kanoma village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing two and abducting seven persons, including a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a Judge of the Federal High Court, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Godwin...
Despite their unfortunate crashing out of the Champions League, Netherlands giants, Ajax bagged a domestic double to cap a memorable season. Ajax were almost through to...
Just two weeks to the end of his tenure, Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Wednesday swore in 11 Permanent Secretaries. The swearing-in ceremony was held...
The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson, has held the lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 1, Isreal Sunny-Goli, responsible for the Code of...
In preparation for his exit from office come May 29, Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-Makura, has disengaged all his political appointees. This was announced by the...
Four persons have been killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary destroyed in an attack on worshippers during a religious procession in Burkina Faso. Church...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has explained that the closure of the road leading to the Court of Appeal, venue of the Presidential Election...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Wednesday, ordered that a 40-year-old man, Abiodun Fatunmise, accused of killing his 11-month-old baby, be remanded in prison....
