Omawunmi, the wife of late Afrobeat musician Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad has threatened to carry out a DNA test independently if the singer’s father fails to...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide a detailed breakdown of its 2024 budgetary allocations. The lower legislative...
The former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor announced his resignation from the PDP in a...
Police operatives in Benue have uncovered two gun manufacturing factories in Guma and Kwande local government areas of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined First Bank, Union Bank, and seven other lenders for failing to disburse cash via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)...
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the spread of hepatitis in the country. The Green Chamber also called for wider public awareness to check...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) revenue surged to N6.1 trillion in 2024. This represents an increase of N2.9 trillion or 90.4 percent over the N3.2 trillion...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has decried the failure of some Federal Government’s revenue-generating agencies to appear for the 2025 budget defence. The committee...
At last six persons died and 60 persons were injured along the Lokoja road in Kogi State on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin in Edo State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has nominated former Governor Samuel Ortom as a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT). The party’s...
The Nigerian equities market continued to experience bearish sentiment as investors lost a massive N1.06 trillion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed a...
The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated another batch of 390 Nigerians from the Niger Republic. The returnees arrived at the Nigeria Immigration Training School, Kano, at...
LemFi, a fintech platform transforming how immigrant communities access financial services, has raised $53 million in Series B funding led by Highland Europe with participation from...
Police operatives in Ondo have arrested 32 suspects over the communal clash in Iwaro area of Akoko South-East local government area of the state on Sunday....
The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday he would meet the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, after his next week’s inauguration. Trump stated this in...
The lawyers representing embattled American music star, Sean Puffy Combs aka Puff Daddy have reacted to new sex assault lawsuits filed by two women against their...
The relationship between law and journalism is essential in shaping democracies worldwide, but it’s often a rocky one. In Nigeria, the press plays a critical role...
I was thrilled last Tuesday when Kingsley Ugwuanyi, a Nigerian English consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary, announced an exciting update on LinkedIn about the inclusion...
The rallying cry for greater unity in Nigeria received a boost recently as a group, South-East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA) called on politicians in the region...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has assured victorious athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that their medals will be replaced following reports of deterioration. According...
When the federal government announced on January 10 that the United States of America had returned a whopping $52.88 million to Nigeria from part of the...
My brother and friend Emeka Duru, a member of the reverred Nze na Ozo fraternity in Orlu, Imo state, said in the title of his article...
“I hope your daughter is safe” “We thank God. We are all fine. But which of my daughters do you have in mind?” “The one in...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Lagos Assembly speaker, Obasa, impeached The Speaker of the Lagos State House of...
Amid incessant power grid collapse that rocked Nigeria in 2024, Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power on Monday, January 13, 2025 disclosed that Nigeria’s power generation increased...
Following the massive revenue shortfall of N4 trillion through indiscriminate waiver by government agencies, the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has constituted a special committee...
The Nigerian equities market began the new week with a modest decline on Monday, January 13, 2025 as investors lost N51 billion on the trading floor...
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has warned the investing public of the activities of suspected scammers falsely claiming to be the Group’s Chief Strategist. The impersonator...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached by the lawmakers. He was impeached by 32 members of the House...
Justice K.B. Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Monday granted bail to Queen Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a probe into the reports on the death of civilians in recent airstrikes in Zamfara State. The Director of...
When President Bola Tinubu approved a minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000 on July 29, 2024, following intense negotiations involving a Tripartite Committee...
In the first full trading week of the new year, the equities market raked in a massive N1.1 trillion in profits for investors following a surge...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. SERAP drags Tinubu, govs to ECOWAS Court over alleged misuse of Cybercrimes Act...
The Bauchi State Government has strongly criticized Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, for his remarks targeting Governor Bala Mohammed...
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has set January 31, 2025 deadline for all companies operating in the state to file their annual tax returns to...
An unspecified number of people have been feared killed after another Nigeria Air Force (NAF) airstrike mistakenly hit the camp of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard...
A community leader in the Walawa village in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested for allegedly conniving with bandits to kidnap his...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over what it said is...
Three staff members of Airtel Communication Nigeria Limited have been reportedly killed by terrorists belonging to the Lakurawa sect, while installing a surveillance mast for the...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has laid curses on people he believes are hell-bent on igniting chaos in the ancient city, calling on fire...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu to Nigerians: My govt has recorded ‘undeniable’ progress President Bola Tinubu said...
The Transmission Company Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday night clarified that the country’s national grid did not collapse but tripped off. Fears about a nationwide blackout heightened...
Two persons died and one other sustained injuries in an auto-crash along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday. The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment of top officers in the Force. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major-Gen. Onyema...
President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday his administration has recorded “undeniable” progress in the last 20 months. In a post on X handle – @officialABAT –...
Police operatives in Borno State have arrested a suspected drug peddler with 116 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Niger State to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NSERC). The...
