Reports from Katsina say no less than seven Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) members were killed following a battle with some bandits in Tsamiyar Jino village...
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has demoted six senior officers and dismissed nine over misconduct and unprofessional attitudes. This was contained in a statement the force...
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday inaugurated a 20-man Transition Committee. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello represented Ambode at the inauguration...
Barely a week after Senate President Bukola Saraki met with the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, the Nigerian Senate has passed the Nigerian...
Algeria’s parliament has officially confirmed Senate President Abdelkader Bensalah as acting president for the next 90 days replacing Abdelaziz Bouteflika who ruled the country for nearly...
The Ekiti State government has urged marshals to impose the Anti-Grazing Law 2016 and prevent farmers and herders clashes across the 16 local government areas. Speaking...
Chelsea and England footballer Danny Drinkwater has been charged with drink-driving after a car crash, according to reports in the UK. The midfielder was arrested after...
Imo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the March 9 election, Hope Uzodinma, has asked Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha to accept the fate...
The House of Representatives has faulted the transfer of N14 billion to the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) by the Industry, Trade and Investment Ministry....
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Zamfara State in the recently concluded general elections, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, has made unpleasant allegations against the National...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially reacted to claims by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, and Attorney-General of...
With the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) around the corner, the Super Eagles of Nigeria alongside the other 23 teams will get to know their...
No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a renewed hostility between Ndiagu Alike community in Ikwo Local Government Area and Enyibichiri community in Abakaliki...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a staff of the Nigeria Railway Corporation and two others over alleged fraud and ticket racketeering. The...
Following the breakdown of negotiations with the Federal Government in their demand for better working conditions, workers of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) have declared...
Controversial radio personality Daddy Freeze has reacted to the death of Brighton Elliot Moyo, the Zimbabwean man who South African Prophet, Alph Lukau, controversially ‘resurrected’ from...
Gunshots were allegedly fired at protesters outside the Defence Ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum while activists disclosed in a statement that security forces were trying to...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed that a beggar was crushed to death by a passenger train at Mushin area of Lagos. Mr Jerry...
A major landslide has destroyed 10 houses in Odi community, Kolokuma-Opokuma Area Council of Bayelsa. It was gathered on Monday, that the incident, which occurred near...
A group of Chinese doctors unveiled a new technological innovation when they used 5G to perform surgery on a patient from hundreds of miles away, a...
The Federal Government says it has signed an agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) for the funding of the National Hajj Commission and the nation’s...
A former Minister of Environment under President Muhammadu Buhari, Amina Mohammed, has described his re-election victory as a “miracle”. Buhari had defeated candidate of the Peoples...
The Federal Government on Monday announced the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on lottery and gaming activities and automate collection from operators in the Lottery...
Apparently worried by the rise of the nation’s debt stock from N12.12 trillion in 2015 to N24.38 trillion in 2018, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has...
Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola has called for establishment of a division of the Court of Appeal in the state to bring justice close to the...
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has decried the steady rise in fake news and cyber-crimes especially when such crimes are manipulated by criminals. Buhari also...
The outgoing governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has come under fire for supporting the candidacy of Mr Femi Gbajabiamila as the next Speaker of the...
For the second time in less than a week, Dr. Junaid Mohammed a Second Republic member of the House of Representatives has come under attack from...
The judiciary is an arm of government saddled with the lofty responsibility of interpreting and applying laws to all cases and settling disputes. The Nigerian judiciary...
Nigeria’s inflationary rate for March, 2019 has been projected to stand at 11.2 percent by the Lagos based Financial Derivatives Company, FDC. According to the National...
The Nigerian Navy, on Monday handed over a vessel, MV Mama Elizabeth 1 ans its crew, including the captain to the Economic amd Financial Crimes Commission,...
It is not yet uhuru for Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano State, as the Peoples Progressive Party, PPP, has asked...
The outgoing Governor of Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said he is going to the Senate to fight for free education for Nigerian students. The...
The Kogi State Judiciary has begun a fight back over the resolution of the state House of Assembly recommending the sack of the Chief Justice of...
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the Annual Investment Meeting, has urged investors in the UAE to invest in...
The timetable for the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states, which will hold later in 2019, will be released during the week. Chairman of the...
Outgoing Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has again denied claims that he withdrew N17 billion in three days following the declaration of governorship election results in...
No fewer than 14 people have lost their lives in a clash between members of a vigilante group and armed bandits in Tsamiyar Jino village, Kankara...
Eden Hazard was the only goalscorer of the night as his brace helped Chelsea ease past West Ham in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge....
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has warned political parties against imposing leaders on the 9th assembly, as this has never been effective...
Fresh evidence was on Monday admitted against a former governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako who is standing trial in a N29 billion fraud suit filed against...
The Senator-elect for Abia North, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to zone the position of Deputy...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has issued fresh warning to Nigerians who still consider illegal migration. It says there is a thriving organ harvest business...
Seven persons have been confirmed dead as the only commercial bank in Ido-Ani community in Ose local government area of Ondo state was on Monday afternoon...
Despite the decision of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), to support Ahmed Lawan as Senate President for the Ninth Assembly, Former Senate leader, Ali...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that there is more corruption in the executive arm of...
The tussle over which zone will produce the House of Representatives Speaker for the 9th National Assembly took a different dimension on Monday as some youths...
By Jude Ndukwe…. Barely 4 weeks after the 2019 general elections for which winners are yet to be sworn in and for which dusts in several...
By Fredrick Nwabufo… There are byzantine vibrations about the Nigerian. He is like a banshee wailing against the failings of power when his belly is empty;...
The arrival section of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State, was on Monday gutted by fire, sending travelers running for safety. It...
