Rural Nigerians face mounting challenges in accessing traditional medicine for malaria and typhoid treatment as deforestation worsens medicinal plant scarcity. ABDULWAHEED SOFIULLAHI reports In front of...
Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted a dust haze across Nigeria from Thursday to Saturday. In its weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja, NiMet...
The Joint Task Force North West Operation Fasan Yamma has refuted claims of civilian casualties during recent airstrikes in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities, located in...
Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has pledged to drastically reduce the influence of the All Progressives Congress...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian Army has succeeded in combating oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has condemned comments made by Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, following the arrest of the...
Proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has debunked claims by the Nigerian Army of killing 13 of its members in an operation in...
The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Theophilus Osazuwa for allegedly killing his four-year-old son, Testimony Osazuwa, in what appears to be a drug-induced episode....
Widespread reports on Wednesday of an accidental bombing of two communities in Sokoto State by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorists, has...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Locals reportedly killed as NAF jet targeting terrorists hits Sokoto villages An unspecified...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reached at least 1.4 million people in Nigeria with its assistance in 2024. The IOM Chief of Mission in Nigeria,...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will acquire 24 M-346 Fighter Ground Attack jets and 10 AW-109 Trekker Helicopters to boost its air capabilities in the new...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday congratulated Nigerians for witnessing another Christmas. In a statement issued in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba,...
A former banker and businessman Femi Olushakin has demanded N1 billion in damages from ThisDay Newspaper over an alleged defamatory publication about him. Olushakin, who is...
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2025 appropriation bill of N582.4 billion. This followed the adoption of the report of the...
At least 41 people were seriously injured when a commercial vehicle, a Sharon, 7 seater mini bus rammed into a procession of Christians in Gombe State...
An unspecified number of people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorists mistakenly bombed two communities...
On Wednesday, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, blamed the government’s inability to address the current economic hardship on last week’s stampedes across the...
Armed men have abducted the lawmaker representing Onitsha North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. A close associate of the lawmaker told...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances during a raid on drug joints in the state....
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Chukwuma Obi, who disguises as a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to terrorise unsuspecting...
A former presidential spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has commended President Bola Tinubu for demonstrating brilliance, composure, and a good grasp of national issues during his maiden...
Police operatives in Anambra on Tuesday destroyed a suspected camp of criminals in Nimo, Njikoka local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
For many Nigerians, celebrating Christmas in 2024 is less about joy and festivity and more about survival. Just like previous years, Victor Temi, a teacher and...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to embrace unity...
Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from its scheduled route, the country’s officials say. Kazakh...
The Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Akindele Akintoye, was remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre on Monday, December 23, 2024, following his...
The President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced what he described as inhumane attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on...
American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI is set to join the humanoid robot-making race after abandoning the move in 2021, reports say. “Two people with direct knowledge”...
The longstanding shooting case involving popular Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has finally ended after New Mexico prosecutors dropped their appeal. The fresh development effectively ends an...
Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known in entertainment circles as AY, has taken to his social media account to bite back at critics slamming him for expressing disappointment...
One of Nigeria’s most wanted bandit kingpin, Bello Turji has struck again after his gang reportedly abducted travelers in Sokoto State. According to counter-insurgency and security...
A ten-year-old, Tasi’u Abdullahi, has been murdered by kidnappers at the Rikkos community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Abdullahi was said...
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (Oyo branch), has announced the indefinite postponement of its plan to inaugurate a Sharia court in Oyo town. The...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has declared a two-week holiday for civil servants in the state in celebration of the Christmas and New Year. The Governor...
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has declared about 14 Nigerians wanted for offences ranging from human trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, cheating, and forgery, among others....
The FCT Police Command has arrested the priest in charge of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja, where 10 people lost their lives in a...
The Imo State Police Command has dismantled a notorious kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate operating in Orogwe, Owerri West Local Government Area. The operation resulted in...
A coalition of Phase I, II, and III ex-agitator leaders has accused oil thieves of orchestrating recent protests in the United States against Government Ekpemupolo, popularly...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced significant achievements by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 2024, highlighting the arrest of 30,313 suspects and the...
Residents of Abaji, a town in Abuja, are lamenting the prolonged closure of the only bank in the community. The closure, prompted by a series of...
As Nigerians join the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s Christmas, it was a mixed result for the naira against the dollar on Tuesday,...
Kidnapping in Nigeria is a crisis that has shaken lives, shattered businesses, and destabilized communities. In 2018, the abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls shocked the nation,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country everyday. 1. Why I can’t reduce size of my cabinet —Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has...
Police operatives in Imo last Thursday killed three suspected kidnappers in Orogwe, Owerri West local government area of the state. The spokesman for the state police...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated moves to sanction five airlines for various infractions. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection (NCAA), Mr....
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Tuesday signed the N971 billion 2025 appropriation bill into law. The governor signed the bill in the presence of...
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2025 appropriation bill of N1.054 trillion. The House also adjusted the recurrent expenditures of 21 agencies...
The Lagos State government has sealed three companies for extracting large quantities of groundwater for commercial purposes without approval. The companies are Nigerian Bottling Company, producers...
