The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), said on Monday Kano State has about two million drug addicts. Marwa...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a driver and his companion for carrying 45,000 litres of suspected adulterated kerosene in Niger State....
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday at least 24,000 persons had been declared missing in Nigeria. The ICRC’s Public Relations Officer,...
The Kaduna State government on Sunday night confirmed the killing of Capt. Abdulkarim Ibn Na’Allah, the son of the Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Bala...
The Federal Government has rejected the 21-day ultimatum handed down by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) for the resolution of the current dispute with the National...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). In a statement jointly...
The Osun State Police Command on Sunday confirmed a fresh killing in Alapata village, Modakeke area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness at the death of the multi-talented artiste, Sir Victor Uwaifo. Uwaifo, 80, died after a brief illness in Benin City,...
The United Nations Education Funds (UNICEF) said on Saturday at least 1000 students have been abducted by bandits in Nigeria since December 2020. In a statement...
The United States government has indicted three of its nationals for attempting to illegally export arms and ammunition to Nigeria. In a document released by the...
The Federal Government on Saturday resumed the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in Lagos State. The state’s Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective national convention will hold on October 31 in Abuja. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this to journalists...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday averted another fire outbreak in the Ikotun area of the state. The incident was caused by pipeline...
The British government has donated another batch of 592,880 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria. The fresh donation was part of the over five...
The Special Investigative Panel set up by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to look into the bribery allegations against the suspended Head of the Police...
The Kebbi State High Court on Thursday reinstated Prince Uche Secondus as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Nusirat Umar, a vacation judge,...
The Lagos State government on Thursday confirmed 10 new COVID-19 deaths in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) met on Thursday and resolved to continue the ongoing nationwide strike. The association’s decision came a few days after...
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday evening attacked a bullion van in Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo State and killed two people....
The Federal Government on Wednesday evacuated another batch of 107 Nigerians from Libya. The Chargé D’affaires en titre of Nigeria to Libya, Mr Kabiru Musa, disclosed...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, said on Wednesday the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) lacked the power to order the people of the state to...
A former Secretary to the Imo State Government, Uche Onyeagocha, has condemned the “Not Too Young to Run” movement for negotiating the age to contest for...
The Presidency on Wednesday condemned Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, for stirring up hatred among the country’s ethnic groups. Ortom had on Friday criticised President Muhammadu...
Nine suspected bandits died on Wednesday during a clash between two rival groups in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected supplier of Urea fertilizer to Boko Haram in Yobe State, Yusuf Saleh. The Director of Army Public...
The management of University of Jos on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of the institution over insecurity. In a statement issued by the institution’s registrar, Monday...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Friday inaugurated its National Campaign Council and Committees ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. Governor Willie...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Friday blasted the Federal Government for pressing ahead with the plan to carve out grazing reserves across 25 states...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State....
The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected an application seeking to compel the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing nationwide...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the review of 368 grazing reserves across 25 states in the country. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has set up an in-house panel to look at all documents on the bribery allegations against the suspended Head of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji. Orji, who was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikwe...
Police operatives in Zamfara State rescued 12 kidnapped victims in the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Shehu, who disclosed this in a...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, dismissed as fake, report that he sneaked out of Nigeria to meet with executives of the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N21.1 billion for execution of projects in the ministries of aviation, education, and some federal...
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa in Nasarawa State has expelled 51 students for examination malpractice. The polytechnic’s Director of Information, Publicity and Protocol, Uba Mana, who disclosed...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested four suspected stowaways in Lagos. The Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, who disclosed this to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the standing committee on National Honours Award for a period of four years. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of...
Governors from the 36 states in Nigeria will meet on Wednesday to deliberate on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the ongoing strike by resident doctors,...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot lead the...
The Nigerian Consulate in New York, United States, has suspended consular and immigration services for one week. The Consulate-General in a public notice released on Tuesday,...
Police in Delta State have arrested five suspected armed robbers in Sapele local government area of the state. The acting spokesman of the state police command,...
Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Governor Seyi Makinde’s request for N6 billion loan to bridge the infrastructural deficit in the state. The governor...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to sign the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) despite outcry by Nigerians on the provisions of...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Youth Leader in Ebonyi State, Mr. Ogochukwu Elem, and two police officers were among victims of last weekend’s auto crash in...
The leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, met a member of his family at the Department of State Services (DSS)...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the deployment of additional operational assets including a police surveillance helicopter to Plateau State. The Force Public...
Armed bandits on Sunday killed five persons during an attack on Madamai village in Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner...
Police operatives have rescued 33 victims of Saturday’s attack on travellers in Jos North local government area of Plateau State. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank...
