Police operatives in Delta have detained a couple and one other suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe, disclosed...
A bill on the establishment of the National Council for Traditional Rulers, formalising their roles and recognition passed its second reading in the Senate on Thursday....
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Tax Reform Bill as a working document. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, disclosed this shortly after...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous day’s losses with a modest ₦81 billion gain for investors at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed...
Canada will ease sanctions on Syria and provide 84 million dollars (59 million U.S. dollars) in new funding for humanitarian assistance. The Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister,...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Thursday he was ready to work with the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, over allegations...
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general election and former governor of Anambra State, arrived in Bauchi State on Thursday for a...
In the last ten years, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs whose mandate is to advise the government on gender and children issues have been allocated N247.63...
Yoruba Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has taken his legal battle to the Supreme Court. Igboho is challenging the Court of...
A political storm is brewing in Edo State as four members of the state House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The Senate last week suspended the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for six months for violation of its rules. The same week, the embattled speaker...
There appears to be no reprieve yet for the Nigerian currency, the naira as it continued its depreciation against the American dollar across official and parallel...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Impeaching Fubara is not a criminal offence, Wike declares Former Rivers State governor...
The Rivers State Assembly has debunked claims by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that he was stopped from entering the Assembly to re-present the 2025 budget. The governor...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise rehabilitation of the vandalised pipelines linking Ore depot in Ondo...
Nigeria’s candidate, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, very narrowly failed to retain his FIFA Council seat, losing by a single vote at the poll that took place as...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an officer with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Abubakar Aseku, for an alleged N17.6...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from sanctioning MultiChoice Nigeria Limited following...
Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, killed three suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division,...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa, and other lawmakers at the State House, Abuja. Obasa...
On Wednesday, police arraigned a 29-year-old man, Abduljabar Nura, at the Sharia Court in Kano State for allegedly stabbing his neighbour over electricity bill. He was...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 21, for the commencement of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People...
Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have killed a suspected notorious bandit at Kwasau Forest in Kaduna State. The Spokesperson for the FCT Police...
The bearish sentiment persisted in the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday as investors lost ₦47 billion at the close of the day’s business. This follows a...
The Libyan government has deported 160 Bangladeshi migrants voluntarily to their home country. An officer with the Libyan IIlegal Migration Control Department, Khalid al-Abyad, confirmed the...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has ruled out a switch from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Alia made the...
Former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has openly backed the possible impeachment of his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara,...
In a landmark ruling on Monday, March 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the...
The Nigerian currency, the naira continued its decline against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. This is according to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. House of Reps calls for suspension of new ATM charges The House of...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $11.18 million agreement to enhance rice production across...
Super Eagles’ head coach Éric Sékou Chelle has named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Kayode Bankole, defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has again dismissed reports on the planned defection of 25 lawmakers from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an unnamed...
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate confirmation of Prof. Melvin Ayogu’s appointment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Board of Directors. The President made...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday stressed the need for adherence to the rule of law in Rivers State. The President made the call at a meeting...
The Lagos State government on Tuesday sealed off some lounges, hotels, and a church over noise pollution. The General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA),...
The former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has debunked reports on his switch to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He made the clarification in a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued an alert on 58 illegal Ponzi scheme operators in the country. The EFCC’s Head of Media and...
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct bye-elections for the vacant seats in Edo Central and Anambra South. The Senate...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have rescued seven kidnapped persons in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj....
The Nigerian equities market slipped back to bearish territory on Tuesday, with a ₦286 billion loss for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and...
Police operatives in Rivers have arrested five suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists on...
The Labour Party’s national leadership has set up a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to improve the relationship between the party and its members in the...
Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday. This followed Interpol’s request after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him. ICC issued...
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has refuted claims that his administration has banned evangelism in the state, emphasizing that his intervention was strictly aimed at...
The House of Representatives has issued a directive to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), demanding the immediate and complete shutdown of all pornographic websites across the...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has confirmed that his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced a ‘massive ‘cyberattack’ allagedly launched by Ukrainians. Musk revealed this in...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a decisive blow to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Agboola Ajayi, affirming Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All...
