Kidnappers struck again on Saturday as two expatriates, working with the Nigerian Delta Petroleum Resources, were abducted in Ogbele, Abua/Odua Local Government Area of Rivers State,...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticized the Nigerian Navy’s continued detention of 15 civilians and military officers for seven months...
Two ladies and two young men were arrested in Ogun state while trying to sell Indian hemp (Cannabis) to targeted sales outlets from a deep freezer....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) as emerged victorious in the Zamfara Local Government Council election, as all its candidates were declared winners in the polls. A...
Four months later, the Kogi State branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has suspended a strike it embarked on in December 2018. The...
English Premier League side Manchester United now need a miracle to finish in the top four this season after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford with...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, on Sunday cried out over an alleged plot by Senator Magnus Abe...
A metal Barge, MV JOSH 1, and a wooden boat laden with an estimated 900,000 litres of stolen crude oil was discovered by the Nigerian Navy,...
26 persons suspected to be cultists have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Task force. In a statement issued...
By SOC Okenwa… In every democracy around the world worth its name the people are the constitutional repository of sovereignty. Power derives its legitimacy from the...
No fewer than 140 shelters have been destroyed following a fire outbreak in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps at Monguno Local Government Area of Borno....
As part of efforts to end the circulation of dirty, mutilated and counterfeit banknotes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put together a Clean Note...
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE… The vexed issue of restructuring was on the front burner at the just concluded national retreat held by Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) in Ekiti State. ...
Arsenal may have all but lost hope of finishing in the top four of the English Premier League after capitulating to a 3-0 loss away to...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against a proposed plan by the Federal Government to verify its personnel in select ministries, departments and...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has once again vowed to his supporters that he will reclaim his mandate at...
A 19-year-old suspect named John Earnest has been arrested after opening fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday killing one person with other people injured....
Following a series of kidnapping in Taraba state, the caretaker chairman of Takum Local Government Area, Shiban Tikari, on Saturday, issued a rule stating the restriction...
Following a series of killings of Nigerians in South Africa between April 6th to 9th, another victim, Tony Elochukwu, has been killed by an unidentified Nigerian...
For the first time since rumours of their reported marriage started to make the rounds, 20-year-old Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has been spotted with her alleged...
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Supo Ayokunle, has warned pastors engaged in man-made miracles to stop forthwith or incur the wrath...
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has called for an upward review of electricity tariff to ensure steady power supply in the country. The call was...
It is said: “It is better to give than to receive.” But I think, some giving(s) do not come from the quarters of charity, sacrifice, wisdom...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State to reject the life pension bill passed by the state...
The outgoing governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi says he is not in any way disturbed or moved about losing out on the Oyo South...
Scientists have long known that our universe is expanding, but new data from the Hubble Space Telescope show that this expansion is taking place much faster...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it looks up to the completion of the Dangote Refinery to meet up with the increasing demand of petroleum...
An immediate investigation into alleged anti-party activities of some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East before and during the 2019 general elections...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has designed a blueprint to reposition private universities in the country. The structure which spans 2019-2023 was disclosed by...
A provisional list of 30 players has been submitted by coach of the U-20 national team, Paul Aigbogun for the forthcoming World Cup set to be...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to put an end to killings in Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and other parts of the country where banditry reigns....
The governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has moved to investigate the activities of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and his appointees during the just-concluded 2019...
With the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the new minimum wage of N30,000, there is no other hurdle barring or delaying state governments, ministries, departments...
A group of Bauchi lawyers, under the aegis of ‘Body of Bauchi Lawyers of Conscience (BOBOLAC), has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm Justice Ibrahim Tanko...
Two king makers of the Bade Emirate in Yobe state have approved the endorsement of Senator Ahmed Lawan by the national leadership of the All Progressive...
It has been revealed that the Nigerian Army is sourcing for N1billion to fund its vehicle manufacturing company to produce indigenous armoured fighting vehicles. The Chief...
An anti-graft civil society organization has frowned at the alleged appointment of Aisha Abba Kyari, the daughter of the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba...
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kolawole Taiwo, has been declared winner of the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency election held on Saturday in Lagos. Returning Officer...
One Ikechukwu Emilie has been arrested by the Anambra state Police Command in connection with the kidnap and murder of 86 year-old Chief James Iloanyausi, father...
As a result of breakdown of law and order in the metropolis, Gombe State Government has imposed a curfew within the state capital, effective from Saturday...
On Friday, the Nigerian army announced S. Ibrahim as the new director-general (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to the new postings disclosed...
Nine Nigerians in the United States have been arrested for allegedly defrauding individuals and businesses of more than $3.5 million. This was disclosed in a statement...
A member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chigozie Onyeukwu Ubani, has resigned his membership of the party. Ubani, who was the party’s House of...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that there was a reduction in power generation as a result of gas supply challenges. In a statement...
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria lost 2-1 to Angola in the third place classification game in the ongoing U-17 African Cup of Nation taking place in...
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been accused of plotting to take over power from President Muhammadu Buhari before...
A proposed bill seeking to award life pensions for members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has been condemned by the All Progressive Congress APC....
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained the delay in the result of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) The board assured candidates...
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture (JV) between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL (NNPC/CNL JV) has refuted reports of five...
As is often the case in Nigeria, each week has its own peculiar national issue around which the public discourse for the week is formed. And,...
