American space agency NASA has launched the Blue Ghost Mission 1, which will deploy 10 advanced scientific instruments to the moon in groundbreaking efforts to enhance lunar exploration. The...
In another blow to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a member of the House of Representatives has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking the...
American rapper Kanye West has been hit with a fresh lawsuit by a former employee who claimed that the musician harassed her routinely and freely used...
The Founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has dismissed speculations that his aircraft was purchased using church members’ offerings....
Fresh from fashion school in 2022, Onuka Kalu planned to convert one of his father’s two shops, where he formerly sold beverages inside Elu, a community...
Hours after confirming that he is dating Natasha Osawuru, talented Afrobeat musician 2face Idibia has taken to social media to call on Nigerians to beg the lawmaker...
A new United Nations report has accused Bangladesh’s former government of orchestrating systematic violence against protesters in an effort to retain power, warning that the actions...
The British government announced on Wednesday that it is toughening immigration rules, making it nearly impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive in the UK via small...
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has been spotted praying at an unidentified white garment church amid his issues with the Ogun State government and the...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the cost of its diesel product to N1,020 per litre, down from N1,075 per litre at the gantry price....
Several notorious bandit leaders who have been terrorising thr Batsari, Safana and Jibia Local Government Areas of Katsina State have reportedly surrendered to the troops of...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has maintained his stance that his administration will never negotiate with bandits and terrorists who have been wrecking havoc in the...
The Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Movement, otherwise known as the Oduduwa Nation, has told the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic...
‘African Queen’ crooner Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known in music circles as 2face, has officially declared that he is in a romantic relationship with an Edo...
Eighteen out of 29 federal directors who sat for the Permanent Secretary qualifying examination have failed to meet the required 50 percent threshold, raising concerns about...
The Onitsha Traditional Council has vehemently denounced the killing of Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha-North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, describing...
Rachael, a 26-year-old mother from Asaba, Delta State, says she never imagined she would sell her own child. But when faced with the crushing weight of...
Armed police officers took strategic positions at multiple local government secretariats across Osun State on Tuesday, as uncertainty loomed over the tenure of elected local government...
The Nigerian Senate has put the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on the spot over the disappearance of nearly 4,000 assault rifles and pistols from the...
With murmurs of discontent among some political factions and speculation over President Bola Tinubu’s second-term prospects, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr....
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s steadfast commitment to safeguarding local communities from exploitation by oil companies while ensuring that oil production...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested three officials from Nassarawa Local Government Area and Governor Abba Yusuf’s Senior Special Assistant, Mustapha...
Monday, February 10, 2025, made it exactly five months since Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj. Gen. Chris Musa made a vow that the military...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. El-Rufai rejects exile rumors, vows to spend more time in Nigeria Former Kaduna...
The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) Tuesday night nullified the purported suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The party’s State...
Jude Bellingham scored a late winner for Real Madrid as they sealed a 3-2 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. Both...
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) to boost ties between the two nations. The countries will...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has withdrawn from Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina State. The NNPP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, disclosed...
MTN, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator, has commenced the implementation of the 50 percent tariff hike approved by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). A check on the...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Interior and the Nigerian Correctional Service to install Solar Powered Biometric Capturing Devices to capture full...
German authorities have arrested a Berlin-based palliative care doctor for the suspected murder of at least 10 people. The public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Prosecutors...
The Senate Committee on Appropriations will present the report on the 2025 budget by Thursday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this at Tuesday’s plenary in...
The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the introduction of the 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value charge on imports. The suspension of the policy followed backlash from Nigerians,...
The Lagos State government terminated the work-from-home regime for civil servants in the state. The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, disclosed this to journalists...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous day’s loss with a N426 billion gain for investors at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested 10 persons for alleged cultism in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Steve Yabanet, disclosed this in a...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two vice presidents, James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the latest reshuffle in the country’s unity government....
The lawmaker representing Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Amos Magaji, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
For thousands of Nigerians hoping to renew their U.S. visas hassle-free, the abrupt suspension of the drop box service came as an unpleasant surprise. Once a...
The Federal Government has launched a series of ministerial press briefings where key officials will provide updates on governance, policies, and national development. Announcing the initiative...
For many Nigerians, withdrawing cash from any available ATM has been a convenient part of daily banking. But starting March 1, 2025, that convenience comes at...
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AFTER my parents fled Lagos for Mgbidi in the then Eastern region (later East Central State and now Imo State) at the onset of the Biafra...
Sami Trabelsi has been appointed as the new head coach of Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles, who are one of the opponents of the Super Eaglesof Nigeria for...
ChatGPT boss Sam Altman has turned down a $97.4 billion bid to take over his company, OpenAI, by a consortium of investors led by tech billionaire...
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed speculations about his possible self-imposed exile, affirming his decision to remain in Nigeria despite alleged threats of arrest....
Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa State, has denied claims that he had an intimate relationship with former Big Brother Naija (BBN) contestant Nengi Rebecca Hampson....
The official manufacturer and marketer of the Peugeot brand of vehicles in Nigeria, Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN), has commenced the assembly of the GT...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of the Nigerian Army has confirmed that no fewer than 800 repentant Boko Haram fighters who surrendered to the Nigerian military, are...
The legal team of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the indefinite adjournment of his terrorism charges by...
Over the years, a major received wisdom in Nigeria is that agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, its real foundation for creating employment, livelihood and...
