Justice M.W Danagogo of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, restrained members of the state House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule from...
Police in Turkey have arrested a Turkish football club president Faruk Koca for punching a referee following a league match on Monday. The MKE Ankaragucu president...
The All-Share Index (ASI) in the Nigerian capital market appreciated by 0.33% at the close of trading on Tuesday. The ASI rose by 237.3 basis points...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday, presented the 2024 budget proposal of N592.2 billion to the state’s House of Assembly for approval. In his...
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THE government can, and should be, a force for good. But it has not always been. Whenever it is, the people rejoice and there is societal...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of Fayoade Adegoke to Lagos as the new commissioner of police. He will replace Idowu Owohunwa...
The Senate Committee on Information on Tuesday decried the meagre allocation to the Ministry of Information and National Orientation in the 2024 budget. The chairman of...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Tuesday berated the Federal Government for dissolving the governing councils of federal polytechnics in the country. The union,...
Troops of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III on Monday raided the alleged camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security...
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking a speedy consideration and confirmation of three new executive commissioners for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory...
Nigeria recorded 127 incidents of oil theft between December 2 and 8, 2023, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed. This development was contained...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, swore in nine additional Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the Commission’s headquarters...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, handed over power to his Deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa as he commenced another medical leave. This was contained in...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ondo State House of Assembly to transfer power to deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa According to reports, Tinubu made this known...
The Sokoto State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Sai’du Umar, has approached the Supreme Court with nine grounds...
Enemi Alabo, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has offered an explanation on the reaaon behind the recent defection of Peoples Democratic Party...
The Federal Government has unveiled the foreign policy directions of the President Bola Tinubu led administration which it said is anchored on four ‘Ds’ which are...
Apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lambasted Chief Bode George over his comments on Igbo in Lagos which it described as malicious and unexpected from...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Emerald Africa to invests in East African startups A...
The Minister Of Finance And Coordinating Minister Of Economy, Wale Edun has dropped a hint that there’s a possibility that the country might return to the...
The House of Representatives has set a revenue target of N6 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 2024. The target was set when the...
The naira, Monday, December 11, 2023, rebounded from the record low of N1,099.05/$1 recorded on Friday, December 8, 2023, at the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the trio of Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie. The Nigerian trio clinched...
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, demanded the whereabouts of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, saying the people of the...
Despite a budgetary target of 1.78mbpd crude oil production, Nigeria’s crude oil output fell to 1.4 million barrels per day in November 2023, data from the...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, frowned at the recent clash between soldiers and police in Adamawa State which led to the death a police Inspector after...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has decried the failure of some police stations across the country which no longer...
Between January and September, a total of N11.48 trillion was disbursed as allocation from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to all three teiers of government....
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has revealed initiatives approved by President Bola Tinubu in the aftermath of a military strike that killed about...
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has warned the party against fielding a northern candidate for the 2027 presidential...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Aisha Salihu Malkohi (a.k.a Ummitah, Arab Money) and her husband, Abubakar Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud (at large) on...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. PDP asks INEC to declare Rivers 27 lawmakers’ seats vacant over switch to APC...
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are working on a political and monetary alliance. The Nigerien military leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, announced the move that could mark...
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, said on Monday the Red Chamber would amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act (2007) to make it...
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have rescued nine kidnapped victims and recovered weapons in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. The Division’s Acting Deputy...
Police on Monday arraigned three persons at the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over an alleged N2.5 million fraud. The defendants – Oliver Qussa (29),...
President Bola Tinubu said on Monday he would continue to provide the military with the necessary support to keep the country’s trouble makers at bay. Tinubu,...
Nigeria trio of Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie were winners in their different categories at the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. It...
The Senate on Monday urged the Federal Government to allocate at least 10 percent of the country’s annual budget to agriculture. The Chairman of the Senate...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday evening urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seats of the 27 members of the River House...
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Monday fixed January 8, 2024 for judgment in the enforcement of fundamental rights suit...
For the next two months, Greece’s top division football matches will take place behind closed doors, the Greek government has said. This is in an attempt...
Gunmen on Sunday night killed four persons in Gudum Village, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attackers also set ablaze the residence of the...
Investors in the Nigerian capital market pocketed N70.14 billion at the close of trading on Monday. This followed the rise in the market capitalization to N39.22...
Ripples Nigeria on Sunday won an award at the 2023 edition of the Diamond Award for Media Excellence (DAME) held in Lagos. The entry that earned...
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted the traditional ruler of Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State, Etiyin Maurice Edet. The monarch’s aide was shot dead...
The eight abducted students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State, have regained their freedom. Gunmen on December 6 kidnapped some students of the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has alleged that its Gwagwalada-Kukwaba-Apo 132 kilovolts (KV) transmission line in Abuja has been vandalised. Spokesman for the agency, Ndidi Mbah,...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has bemoaned the recent decision by the Central Bank to increase the customs exchange rate from N783...
