Rev. Father Mark Chimezie Godfrey, a priest of the Catholic Church, who was kidnapped in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on October 13, 2021, has regained...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has revealed that two security agents were killed in the attack on the Minimum Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo town in...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest 1. State Assembly speakers urge Nigerian govt to declare bandits, kidnappers as terrorists The Conference of Speakers...
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday asked the Federal Government to lift the blockade of telecommunication networks in 14 local government areas of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been listed as the 16th most influential Muslim in the world. The Personal Assistant on Digital/New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad,...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday vowed to unmask the masterminds of violence in Plateau State. The Commander of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, Maj-Gen....
FBN Holdings (FBNH) Plc, the parent company of First Bank, on Saturday confirmed that Femi Otedola has acquired a 5.07 percent equity stake in the lender....
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Saturday asked the Federal Government to apologise to the people of Ogoni land and the entire Niger Delta for the...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Imo State. Gunmen had last Tuesday killed two traditional...
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Bayelsa United have crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup failing to go past the firsg round. The club, making...
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare banditry and kidnapping as acts of terrorism in the...
Police operatives in Kogi have arrested three suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, William Anya, disclosed this in a statement...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday described as a deliberate falsehood orchestrated by detractors the editorial published by the respected news magazine, The Economist, on the Federal...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents reportedly attacked a military base in Katarko village, Gujba local government area of Yobe State, and engaged the troops in a gun...
President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the country’s digital currency, eNaira, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed this in...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday demanded the unconditional release of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government. In a statement signed by...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday challenged Nigerian universities to play a leading role in the research and production of vaccines locally. The President made the call...
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country. The governor,...
Gunmen on Friday night abducted two children in Akure, Ondo State. The children were taken away in their mother’s car parked outside the victims’ home in...
The Taliban has reportedly executed a young female volleyball player while uploading photos of her beheaded body on social media. Mahjabin Hakimi, a highly-rated player with...
The Federal Government has revealed that some inmates who fled from the Abolongo Custodial Centre in Oyo State on Friday, have been recaptured by security operatives....
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has called on his teammates to understand their respective roles in the team in order to better their results. The Red...
English footballer, Mason Mount scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrashed bottom club Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Mount scored an eight-minute opener...
A total of 19 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Bauchi state Police Command for various crimes including armed robbery, criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide....
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as inept, high-handed and failed to tackle corruption. Respected London-based news magazine, The Economist, gave the verdict...
Three suspected kidnappers operating along the Itobe – Anyigba Highway have been arrested by the Kogi State Police Command. Police operatives attached to Itobe Division under...
The Osun State Government on Friday withdrew the attempted murder charges it filed against loyalists of the Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. It would be recalled...
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition, machetes, and expired drugs smuggled...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday remanded a suspected Ponzi scheme operator, Osita David Ikpah a.k.a King David, in the custody of the Nigerian...
Ossai Ovie Success, the Special Assistant on Special Duties to the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has admonished Nigerian recording artiste, Tiwa Savage to issue...
The inter-Ministerial Committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the Federal Government held a ballot picking exercise for 613 independent valuers on Friday in Abuja....
Brass, Baxi and Sendbox. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. Brass, being a Nigerian digital bank, closed a $1.7m funding...
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has spoken for the first time since he accidentally fired a prop gun at two members of the ‘Rust’ movie production crew,...
Gunmen on Friday invaded the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town, Oyo State, freeing some inmates. According to reports, the gunmen attacked the facility with explosives...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Friday criticised the Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami over claims that Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu have links to...
Dr (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has paid a surprise visit to the Super Falcons camp in Lagos ahead of their Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifier...
FBN Holdings Plc has denied knowledge of the acquisition of significant shareholding by billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola in the company. The media had been agog with...
In the spirit of fairness and equity, the Federal Government has been called upon to accord same attention and amnesty granted to repentant Boko Haram militants,...
A group in Gombe State has expressed worries over what they described as mounting volume of debts from loans which the Governor Inuwa Yahaya-led administration has...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Edo PDP crisis deepens as court bars Orbih, Ogeide-Ihama, 10 others from national convention Edo...
Adedotun Clement, the Uber driver who was assaulted by officers of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LSNA) during last Wednesday’s #ENDSARS anniversary rally, has demanded...
Edo State High Court, Benin, on Friday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, and 11 other aspirants from taking...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State. The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Shehu,...
The management of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has suspended two of its personnel for maltreating an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, during Wednesday’s #ENDSARS...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Managing Director of PJO Ventures Limited, Cecilia Osipitan, at the High Court of the Federal...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted the citizens on the discovery of a damaging malware called “FluBot.” The NCC Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde,...
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was brought to the Federal High Court in Abuja last Thursday, the 21st...
Egypt forward, Mohamed Salah has expressed his desire to spend the rest of his footballing career with Premier League side, Liverpool. The Reds star nicknamed ‘The...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has liquidated at least 500 deposit money, microfinance, and primary mortgage banks whose licences were revoked by the Central Bank...
