The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday urged security agents to investigate a report linking a governor in the North-West to banditry, abductions and other violent...
The Niger State government on Thursday ordered the closure of all schools in the state over spike in COVID-19 cases. The Secretary to the State Government,...
In October, the world watched in bewilderment as young men and women took to the streets in cities and towns across Nigeria, to demand the disbandment...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Reps reject bill proposing 70 years as age limit for president The House of Representatives...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill which proposed 70 years as age limit for any individual vying for the office of the president....
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, said on Wednesday the college students abducted by armed bandits in the state last week had been located in...
A former Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Sani Yerima, on Wednesday declared his 2023 presidential bid. President Muhammadu Buhari will end his eight-rule in 2023 and...
The deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday, cautioned against the increasing agitation for restructuring of Nigeria, saying some of the country’s problems are...
A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Tajudeen Adefioye, on Wednesday, dumped the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N346.16 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration. The governor,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate reopening of the nation’s land borders. The president had in August last year directed the closure of the...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the conviction and seven years jail term imposed on Olisa Metuh, the former spokesperson of the Peoples...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday, assured that President Muhammadu Buhari’s safety is guaranteed in Katsina, despite a recent attack in the state that has been...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has stated that criminals now operate in Nigeria with impunity as if our security agencies are on perpertual holiday. CAN...
The Nigerian Senate has passed for a second reading a bill seeking to give legal backing to the establishment of the Nigerian Peace Corps. The Senate...
Dr. Salihu Lukeman, the Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), has called for stiff sanctions to be meted out on security personnel, traditional and religious...
Supporters and loyalists of forner Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Conngress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have kicked started his...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has called on those clamouring for a Yoruba presidency in 2023 to have a rethink as what Nigeria currently...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had again shown itself as a party of ‘political bandits’ by keeping...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 758 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 74,132. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Tuesday...
The Kwara State government said on Tuesday 19 fresh COVID-19 cases has been recorded in some parts of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the...
The Nigerian government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that would guide the implementation of interventions and programmes aimed at addressing the problems of hunger...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned indefinitely, a suit seeking the removal of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for alleged certificate forgery. The...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, charged the Nigerian military to change its strategy in the fight against the...
The Kaduna State government on Tuesday ordered the closure of schools across the 23 local government areas of the state over spike in COVID-19 cases. The...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Muhammed Matawalle has insisted that dialogue with bandits remains the best way to restoring peace in his troubled state. Governor...
A former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan over the role he and others played in the 2015...
Each passing day, Nigeria’s security challenges take a dangerous twist. It would seem that the one who steers the ship of governance from Aso Rock, President...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 201 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 73,376. More recoveries confirmed Nigeria on Monday...
The Nigerian government on Monday demanded a transparent process for the selection of judges and prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Attorney-General of the...
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said on Monday the recent abduction of several students at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, was a slap...
The Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, said on Monday the abductors of students at a government college in the state have contacted the state government. The...
As the security situation in Nigeria grows worse, Nigerians on social media have continued to call out President Muhammadu Buhari over his seeming laissez-faire attitude. A...
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, on Monday charged the Nigerian Army to secure the release of the...
The Nigerian Army said on Monday at least 26 army Generals and other senior officers have so far tested positive for COVID-19. The Acting Director of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of the South-west Zonal Caretaker committee, on Monday announced the suspension of its chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro. Ogungbenro was suspended on the...
A former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye has said that Nigeria “is on the edge”, asking to know “who is in charge” of the country. The...
Governor David Umahi on Sunday declared war on cultism in Ebonyi and cult groups currently attacking residents of Abakaliki and other parts of the state. Umahi...
Increased rainfall, as a result of climate change, has impacted negatively on many parts of the world. In Anambra State, Nigeria, KELECHUKWU IRUOMA, writes that farmers have...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 418 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 73,175. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Sunday...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has proceeded on self-isolation after some members of his household contracted COVID-19. Mustapha, who is also...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Sunday evening Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is responding well to COVID-19 treatment. Abayomi, who disclosed this on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 21 chairmanship and 239 councillorship positions in the Kogi State local council election held on Saturday. The...
The presidency said on Sunday the Federal Government’s plan to build 300,000 affordable housing units for Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on...
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), assured Nigerians on Sunday that the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, would...
In QuickRead this week, we take a shot at the critical statements credited to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 617 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 72,757. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Saturday...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday advised President Muhamadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency and suspend boarding schools in the northern part of Nigeria...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for COVID-19. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the bandit attack at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, and directed the military to go after the...