Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip, on Wednesday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission not to heed requests for an extension of the deadline...
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Wednesday Nigeria needed more security personnel to help in the fight against insecurity. Fayemi, who stated this during...
These top 10 stories from across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. It’s official! Ex-President Jonathan dumps PDP for APC Former President Goodluck Jonathan has...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State and will vie for the presidency on the party’s platform. A...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday night resolved to throw its 2023 presidential ticket open to all the six geopolitical zones in the country. The...
Serie A champions Inter Milan have clinched the 2021-22 Coppa Italia after coming from behind to beat Juventus in the final on Wednesday night. The game,...
Manchester City have returned to the top of the Premier League table after thrashing Wolves 5-1 on Wednesday night. They lead second-placed Liverpool with three points,...
A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday slammed the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, for allegedly betraying the South-East. Clark was...
At least 60 people were killed by elephants in the first four months of this year in Zimbabwe. A government official, Nick MangwanaImage, who confirmed the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo rebels on Tuesday killed 14 people including women and children in an attack at a refugee camp in Ituri Province in...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has reportedly resigned from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The trio of Godswill Akpabio...
A section of Twitter is planning a one million-man march in support of former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. Many Nigerian...
The presidential poll in Nigeria, slated for early next year, is getting more and more interesting. Interesting in the sense that dozens of eminent and ‘non-eminent’...
Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested six suspected drug peddlers in the city. The operatives also recovered large quantities of prohibited substances,...
Ndi Igbo. We know how to jinx a good thing. Perhaps, it is our seeming indomitability, boisterousness and Thanos-will that seduce us to think everyone must...
The duo of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and his Science and Technology counterpart, Ogbonnaya Onu, have reportedly resigned from President Muhammadu Buhari’s government....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed...
Nigeria U-20 men’s football team, Flying Eagles have advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B championship holding in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Ladan Bosso...
The Nigerian capital market rebounded from previous day’s loss with a 1.99 percent increase in share value at the close of trading on Wednesday. The development...
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday blamed the country’s massive debt burden on the poor economic policies of...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday renewed his demand for the swift resolution of the dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) across the country on June 30. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed to the international Advisory Board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council). The...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday killed three people at Yadagungunme village, Ningi local government area of Bauchi State. The spokesman for the state police...
Airtel Africa’s revenue increased by 17.8 percent in the first quarter of this year with the Nigerian market accounting for the largest chunk of the earnings...
Concerns have been expressed over the recent behavior of Genevieve Nnaji, an integral member of the Nigerian movie industry. She became the primary source of concern...
American business magnate, Bill Gates, has tested positive for the dreaded Corona Virus disease. He announced this in a post on Twitter, saying that he was...
Nigerian recording artiste, Zinoleesky has revealed in a Twitter post that he has been unable to find real friends since he became famous. Taking to his...
Sen. Danjuma La’ah (PDP-Kaduna) has been named Senate Deputy Minority Whip by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sen. Samuel Anyawu, the PDP National Secretary, made this...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, extended the deadline for submission of expressions of interest and nomination forms. The APC has extended the deadline till...
Emeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education, on Wednesday announced his resignation from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This came a few hours after President...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued “Policy Directions” to heads of courts around the country on political and election-related disputes. Soji Oye, a spokesman for...
Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, on Wednesday, stated that he is not in a rush to resign because he needs to confer...
Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba, has said that former President Gooodluck Jonathan can contest for presidency in...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, amended Section 84(8) of the Amended Electoral Act of 2022 allowing statutory delegates to attend and vote at political party...
Nigerian youths selected for loans under the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) are at risk of losing the credit opportunity according to the Ministry of Youth...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today 1. Nigeria’s Kaltani closes $4m to solve plastic waste challenge...
A veteran Palestinian reporter with the Al Jazeera news agency, Shireen Abu Aqleh, has been shot dead during an Israeli army raid in a refugee camp...
The UK government has announced plans to regulate cryptocurrency in the country, amid slump in bitcoin and lack of positive growth to tie down holders and...
Adamu Garba, an All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, has withdrawn from contesting the party’s presidential ticket even after managing to raise the sum of N83.2...
A pan-African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the acquisition of an Israeli-based tech company, Telrad. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nic Rudnick, on Tuesday...
A global venture collective investment platform, Rali Cap, has announced securing a US$30 million to support B2B and API-first fintech startups across Africa. Hayden Simmons, General...
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said the Northern region would be more comfortable with a President from the South-South in 2023 instead of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) seeking elective positions in the 2023 general elections to resign their appointments on...
Apex pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere and its counterpart in the South-South, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) have both lampooned former President Goodluck Jonathan over his...
Ken Nnamani, a former Senate President and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has bemoaned the high number of ‘reluctant leaders’ at the...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday nullified the controversial Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act. The contentious section requires public office holders with designs on...
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HE is not known to be frivolous. He does not hug the headlines. He is a lawyer, a senior one at that. But he is not...
Black market currency traders continue to profit from forex scarcity in the country as the gap between official and unofficial market exchange rates widen further. On...
An unspecified number of persons are feared dead as a powerful explosion rocked a military base in Jalingo, Taraba State on Tuesday night. The bomb, according...
