The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the ongoing probe of alleged graft in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Economic and Financial Crimes...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. Nigeria records 591 new cases of COVID-19 as its total rises to 39,539;...
Nigeria on Friday night recorded 591 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, on Friday, expressed his happiness with the return of the ex-Speaker of...
The presidency on Friday night reacted to the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign after he approved the audit...
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Finance, Orlando Nweze, said on Friday the state government had budgeted N150 million as health workers’ COVID-19 allowances in the revised...
The Kano State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Friday nullified the victory of a member representing Rogo Constituency in the state House of Assembly,...
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, said on Thursday former president Olusegun Obasanjo ruled Nigeria twice because of his humility. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s Head of State...
The Kwara State government on Friday cancelled the Eid-el-Kabir prayer ahead of the July 31 festivities in the state. The state’s Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, who...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday upheld the no-case submission filed by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola, in his trial for alleged fraud...
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, said on Friday he would not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite his defeat in the party’s governorship...
The Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Dame Omua Oni-Okpako, on Friday resigned as a member of the state executive council. Oni-Okpako’s resignation came about...
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear in court for...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 15 COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos State. The NCDC, which disclosed this in its COVID-19 Situation...
The Federal Government on Friday directed civil servants based in Abuja to go for COVID-19 test. The Head of Service of the Federtion, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,...
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has once again jumped parties, by making a return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again demanded for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity and alleged cases of corruption in government agencies....
The Kwara State government has announced the death of one COVID-19 patient who passed on after contracting the deadly disease. A statement issued on Friday by...
The Ondo State government is set to reopen schools which were closed on March 20, 2020, due to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced on...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday returned to Nigeria from Mali after the peace summit in the troubled West African country ended in deadlock. President Buhari and...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate suspension of the Chairman of Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Ihunwo, for alleged illegal...
A Federal High Court in Gombe State has convicted a former council chairman, Samuel Bulus Adamu, and sentenced him to 31 years in prison. The Economic...
“In efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Enugu State Government embarked on the distribution of palliatives across 17 local governments. A 15-member...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed gratitude to the Emir of Shinkafi in Zamfara State, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Muhammad Makwashi, for conferring on...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said majority of COVID-19 patients in the state prefer to be treated at home, to the...
The 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to get a grant of N100 million each from the Federal Government to...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed sadness and also condemned the brutal execution of no fewer than five aid workers by Boko...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it is encouraged that some states have announced a ban on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festivities. This was revealed...
The federal government of Nigeria has declared that the gathering of crowds in places of worship, amid COVID-19 pandemic still poses a danger to citizens. The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday said that 250,000 Nigerians have so far been tested from the available 59 laboratories dedicated for COVID-19...
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned till October 14, 2020 the trial of Francis Atuche, former Managing Director (MD) of the defunct Bank...
A Lagos based lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has attacked the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, for faulting Omoyele Sowore’s...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 604 new cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s total to 38,948; death toll now...
The Lagos government has said that it was spending a huge amount of money to treat COVID-19 patients and maintain isolation facilities in the state. The...
Nigerian secondary school students in final classes may have to sit for their final secondary school exam in November during the General Certificate Examination (GCE) if...
Nigeria on Thursday night recorded 604 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, said on Thursday the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State. Bello, who...
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday called for swift action to identify and prosecute those responsible for the killing of five aid workers in...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard “fake news” on the resumption of international flight, saying...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said on Thursday the Indian government had assisted Nigeria with seven tonnes of hydroxychloroquine as...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said on Thursday a member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Koko, was no longer wanted...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Thursday the House would provide funds for the fight against Gender-Based Violence in the 2021...
The Federal Government on Thursday arraigned six Nigerians and three foreign nationals at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over their alleged involvement in...
The Senate will begin its annual eight-week vacation from Friday. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who made the announcement during Thursday’s plenary, said the senators would...
Eight days after he was released from detention, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, appeared before the presidential...
Mr. Peter Fasua on Thursday emerged as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State. The SDP National Vice-Chairman,...
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainage Services, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, Thursday described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “dead party”. He said...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed eight commissioner-nominees forwarded to the House for confirmation by Governor Udom Emmanuel. Confirming the nominees at...
Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip on Thursday to forestall political tensions in Mali, convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, Aisha Yesufu has called...
The House of Representatives has cried out over alleged missing N100 billion in the North East Development Commission (NEDC) which came into existence three years ago....
