The Lagos State government on Thursday redeployed eight permanent secretaries in the state. In a statement titled: “Lagos redeploys permanent secretaries,” the government said the exercise...
France pulled off an incredible comeback victory over Belgium in the semifinal of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday night to zoom into the final. The...
Investors at the Nigerian capital market gained N33.32 billion following a 0.15 percent rise in equity capitalization at the close of trading on Thursday. The equity...
Gunmen on Thursday morning killed 10 people including two policemen at Isu and Onicha-Igboeze communities, Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State. Residents told journalists that...
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Thursday at least 1,500 Nigerians die of rabies-related disease yearly. The National Coordinator of FAO Emergency Centre for...
All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Thursday the proposed 2022 budget was designed to accelerate Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to diversify the country’s economy. The Secretary...
The Zamfara State government has secured the release of 200 people abducted by bandits in the state. The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Nasiru...
Moves by the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, to take hold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in the state are causing a crisis in...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been beaten 1-0 by the Beasts of Central African Republic in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The game played...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday approved the zoning of the party’s national chairman position to the North. The...
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Friday for hearing of the application for stay of proceeding filed by former governor of...
A Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United has been completed on Thursday afternoon after the Premier League approved the £300m deal. The deal to buy Newcastle...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday Nigeria would continue to maintain its COVID-19 guidelines and protocols to protect the citizens and stop the spread of the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday explained how he rejected state governors’ request to vie for the presidency against ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003. Atiku,...
Tanzanian-born English novelist, Abdul-Razak Gurnah has emerged winner of the 2021 Nobel prize in Literature. Gurnah revealed that he was “surprised and humbled” to be awarded...
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari is against the declaration of a state of emergency in the state despite comments credited...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has reportedly been apprehended by men of the Nigerian army for wearing a dress made in Biafran colours. In a viral...
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the organised labour for the country’s dwindling revenues due to the continued payment of fuel subsidies. Buhari made this assertion during...
A group of 36 civil society organisations (CSOs) have appealed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to intervene in the case of a suspected informant of the...
A lecturer of the University of Benin at the Department of English and Literature, Dr Bode Steve Ekundayo, accused of raping a female student has been...
Nigerian recording artiste, Brymo real name Olawale Oloforo has reacted to the lawsuit threat issued against him by veteran singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as TuFace...
In order to drive the revenue generation to boost the country’s coffers, President Muhammadu Buhari has highligthed strategies being enacted by his administration towards the mandate....
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has told doctors in the country that they are lucky he is at the helms of affairs...
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has explained that he deliberately stayed away from the meeting of the South-East Governors’ Forum held in Enugu. The meeting,...
The President of the National Assembly and Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Thursday, promised that the federal legislature would finish work on the 2022 Appropriation Bill...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Bolt launches food delivery services to expand offering Ride-hailing...
President Muhammadu Buhari has detailed the rationale behind the solicitation for external loans despite the country’s huge debt profile. Buhari made this clarification during a presentation...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2022 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. More details later… Join the conversation Opinions
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday sentenced Faisal Maina, son of the former Chairman of defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)Abdulrasheed Maina, to 14...
The National Assembly last week asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits who have made life hellish for Nigerians, especially in the North-West as terrorists. It...
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called for the upward review of allocations accruable to the states in view of existing realities. Wike made this appeal...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on digital/new media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has stated that the ongoing negotiation between the Federal Government and Twitter is not bordered on...
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen has been voted Serie A Player of the Month for September by the Italian Footballers’ Association. The Nigeria international has been...
The Nigeria government has revealed that Nigeria Excess Crude Account (ECA) dropped by 15.9 percent to N60.85 million as at the end of June 2021 from...
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, has been named in a financial scandal and alleged conflict of interest after the Pandora Papers revealed the purchase of...
For three consecutive days the value of Naira depreciated further to the U.S dollar as Nigerians continue to wait for the impact of the Central Bank...
The Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has slammed the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi over claims that the Ndigbo do...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be playing against the Central African Republic (CAR) in a matchday three of the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifying series....
For me two issues stood out this evening in the National News and I found them very discomforting and alarming. The two of them are (1)...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. ‘Don’t contemplate state of emergency in Anambra,’ PDP cautions Nigerian govt The Peoples Democratic Party...
A section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening. Some vehicles parked on the premises of the secretariat were also...
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, on Wednesday, described Lagos and Oyo States as headquarters of drug abuse in Nigeria....
Bandits on Tuesday night killed at least 19 people during an attack on Kuryar Madaro village in the Kaura Namoda local government area of the state....
The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Defence, Major Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), and his Police Affairs counterpart, Mohammed Dingyadi, over the growing...
The former governor of Abia State, Orji-Uzor Kalu, on Wednesday urged politicians to work for the unity of the country through their actions rather than focusing...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the rollout of the first malaria vaccine in Africa. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who confirmed the...
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has implored the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the Federal Government against the declaration of a state of emergency in Anambra State despite the growing violence in...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday denied keeping a militia group in the state. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, George Akume,...
Spain have defeated Euro 2020 champions Italy in their semifinal tie to reach the final of the European Nations League. With a 2-1 victory after an...
