The Oyo State Government has announced plans to construct a memorial site at Dejo Oyelese Close, Adeyi Avenue, Ibadan, to honor the victims of the devastating...
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while his wife, Bushra Bibi, received a seven-year sentence. The charges stem...
Incarcerated leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pledged the sum of N1 million for any Nigerian law...
Prosper Africa and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost trade and investment between the United States and Africa...
American rapper Busta Rhymes has turned himself in and is now facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted his assistant Dashiel Gables for being on the...
Uganda’s 80-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, has indicated his interest in seeking a seventh term in office with the country’s presidential election scheduled to take place on...
Nigerian streethop singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable seems to have mend fences with his estranged girlfriend Queen Dami after the pair followed each other...
The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow to 3.6 per cent between 2025 and 2026 following ongoing reforms by the Federal Government. The...
The Presidency has announced that, starting from the end of January, local governments across Nigeria will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday reserved its rulings on motions challenging the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo as...
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Godsday Orubebe, has strongly criticised Senator Peter Nwaoboshi for his recent comments dismissing the...
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to honour an alleged pre-2023 agreement...
The once-influential former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has found himself entangled in deep legal trouble as his ambitions to attend Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration crumbled....
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, the former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, faces another setback in his legal...
A tragic cloud looms over Smiley Kids Montessori School in Sangotedo, Lagos Island, following the sudden death of a two-year-old pupil. The incident, which occurred on...
Tensions flared on Thursday at the National Assembly Complex as federal lawmakers clashed during the 2025 budget defence session by the Inspector General of Police (IGP),...
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has announced plans to seal buildings without proper planning permits following the expiration of an eight-month amnesty period...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State announced on Thursday that it had regained possession of its secretariat in Benin City, which had been under...
A Lagos State High Court on Thursday, sentenced self-styled Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Frederick Nwajagu, to one year imprisonment without an option of fine after...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated marginally against the dollar at the official window on Thursday, January 16, 2025. FMDQ data showed that the naira appreciated...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Governors back Tinubu’s tax reform bills, reject VAT increase Governors of the 36...
Police operatives in Delta have arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered ammunition and other exhibits in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has accepted the ruling that nullified the Rivers State congresses held last year. On Monday, Justice Stephen...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has absolved the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), of alleged misappropriation of funds in its 2024 budget implementation....
Police on Thursday arraigned salesboy, Henry John, at the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing his employer’s N152 million. John was arraigned on...
Over 50 migrants trying to reach Spain by boat from West Africa have drowned. A migrant rights group, Walking Borders, said on Thursday. Moroccan authorities on...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Miller Dantawaye as the new Commissioner of Police for Kogi State. The commission also approved the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko, and a former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi...
Governors of the 36 states have declared their support for tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu. They, however, rejected the move by the Federal...
A Director with the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID), James Nolan, who jumped bail in the ongoing trial linked on the alleged $9.6 billion scam on...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday the average retail price of a litre of petrol increased to N1,214.17 in November last year. The...
A human rights activist and leader of the Concerned Nigerians group, Deji Adeyanju, has called for greater transparency in the issue of 27 officials of the...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested 18 suspected kidnappers, bandits and gunrunners in Plateau and part of Kaduna States. The Media Officer of OPSH,...
A devastating accident claimed the lives of nine members of a family in the Okete community, Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, in the early...
The Nigerian equities market recovered from several days of losses as investors gained N53 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge...
A security guard with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Damilola Otegba, has been arrested for alleged attempted sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in...
An order has been issued to effect the immediate arrest of Ezekiel Onyedikachi, the manager of popular Nigerian gospel singer Mercy Chinwo over an alleged diversion...
The Federal Government has described the rumour that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos is shaking, as baseless. There were claims on WhatsApp, Facebook and other...
Tensions surrounding a proposed ceasefire deal in the ongoing Gaza conflict escalated on Thursday, as Israel accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. The...
Tensions reached a boiling point in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, as police barricaded the entrance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat along the...
The United Kingdom has announced it will delay finalising a sovereignty agreement on the Chagos Islands with Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration assumes office and...
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, has sounded a passionate call for the northern region of Nigeria to...
Pope Francis, 88, has suffered a fall at his residence, Casa Santa Marta, injuring his right arm, though the Vatican has confirmed there are no broken...
Troops of the Defence Headquarters Special Operations Brigade on Thursday neutralised six terrorists during a coordinated operation against Lakurawa terrorists in the Gudu Local Government Area...
Prince Luqman Gbadegesin, a contender for the Alaafin of Oyo throne, has formally challenged the selection and recognition of Oba Akeem Owoade as the 46th Alaafin....
The Anambra State Government has shut down a notorious brothel in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, in a decisive crackdown on crime and exploitation. The...
Tragedy has struck Rivers State as nine lives have been lost to a suspected cholera outbreak in two local government areas, the state government confirmed on...
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of five farmers in the Odo-Eku community of Isin Local Government Area by unidentified gunmen. The incident...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially announced its withdrawal from the local government elections slated for Saturday, citing concerns over the credibility of the process....
Suspended British Labour MP Mike Amesbury has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man during a late-night altercation in Cheshire. The incident, which occurred in October 2024,...
