The former Commissioner for Rural and Community Development in Kano State, Abbas Sani Abbas, has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the All Progressives...
Fire on Saturday gutted some shanties in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the invitation of two children of the billionaire businessman, Chief Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged naira...
Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed again, throwing some parts of the country into darkness. This is recorded as its first major collapse in 2025, just...
Two men died when they accidentally fell into a diesel reservoir in the Oregun area of Lagos State on Saturday. The Permanent Secretary in the Lagos...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has nabbed one suspect in connection with organ harvesting in Akwa Ibom State. The State...
Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has replied the All Progressives Congress (APC), over rumours of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s alleged defection Recall that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Subomi and Wahab, sons of billionaire industrialist Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged Naira abuse. In a...
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Friday granted bail to 12 suspects accused of killing an Ajayi Crowther University student, Jeffrey Akro. The presiding...
An Indian member of the Legislative Assembly, Gurpreet Gogi, has killed himself. According to his family, the Aam Admi Party MLA accidentally shot himself and sustained...
President Joe Biden administration on Friday announced an extension of temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States. The protections,...
A journalist, Haruna Mohammed Salisu has lambasted Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for allegedly bewitching and jailing a popular Islamic Scholar who criticized his administration’s...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed Africa’s staggering debt crisis to recklessness and corruption, calling for greater accountability from the continent’s leaders. Speaking during an interaction...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market enjoyed a bullish first full trading week in the new year raking in a profit of N1.137 trillion on the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced two new financial instruments: the Non-Resident Nigerian Ordinary Account (NRNOA) and the Non-Resident Nigerian Investment Account (NRNIA). This,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the dollar at the official window on the last trading day of the week on Friday, January 10, 2025....
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Confusion as Ohanaeze Ndigbo produces three Presidents-General There is a brewing confusion in...
Kingmakers in Oyo Town on Friday rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The governor had earlier on...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Solid Minerals, on Friday, rejected the 2025 budget estimates of the Ministry of Solid Minerals. The committee said the estimates...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna continues his impressive run at the 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha, setting up a semifinal clash against the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Tomokazu...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr. Samben Nwosu, has resigned his membership in the party. Nwosu, a foundation member of...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops deployed to theatres of operation killed 109 suspected terrorists across the country last week. The Director of Defence...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Industry, Trade, and Investment on Friday blamed the closure of the Nigerian border for its economic challenges. The parliament lamented...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week’s trading with a N48 billion loss for investors on Friday. This followed a dip in the share prices of...
There is a brewing confusion in the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, following the emergence of three President-Generals in parallel elections held by...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday lamented that conducting elections in Nigeria is burdensome. Yakubu stated this when...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday killed 21 persons in Baure village, Safana local government area of Katsina State. The spokesman for the state police...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, who disclosed this in a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 105 suspects, including four Chinese nationals, for alleged internet fraud in Abuja. The EFCC’s Head of Media...
At least 10 persons died in an auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Thursday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
In a bold move toward aligning with global standards, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to incorporate hidden and illegal economic activities—such as...
Nigeria’s economic policies often feel like trying to fix a leaking roof by locking the doors. With inflation skyrocketing, the naira losing value, and everyday goods...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide after intrigues trailing its election has elected Senator John Azuta-Mbata as the new President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Azuta-Mbata who hails...
The Presidency has slammed the governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, following his critical comments against President Bola Tinubu. Earlier in the week, Mohammed had a...
The U.S government has returned $52.88 million loot traced to Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills, Jr,...
“I found several culture plates where none of the six antibiotics placed on them had any effect on the bacteria,” recalled Habibullah Ibuowo, a 400-level Medical...
“I’ve also had to absorb the cost of failed transactions,” lamented Adeyemi Ademola, a food seller on campus at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), her voice...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. SocialMediaTrends: What Nigerians are saying about teacher who assaulted 3-yr-old Nigerians have been...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has set an April deadline for the completion of the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road from Ahoada to Kaiama...
Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night attacked a police station in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, and killed two operatives. One other police...
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the race to lead the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The former IGP announced his...
The Lagos State police command has arraigned a 45-year-old teacher, Stella Nwadigbo, over alleged indecent treatment and assault of a three-year-old pupil in the state. The...
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a boat carrying 100,000 litres of crude oil in the Ikot Abasi local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The Commander...
The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed eight commissioner nominees in the state. Governor Bala Mohamed on Tuesday forwarded a list of eight nominees...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Chinese government to increase the $2 billion currency swap between Nigeria and the Asian nation to enhance trade. He...
Police on Thursday arraigned two brothers at the Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and criminal conspiracy. However, the pleas of the...
The Nigerian equities market continued its bullish run as investors gained N792 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the...
The Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing in the trial of the former chairman of the state’s Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi...
Quadri Aruna kicked off 2025 with a significant victory on Thursday by defeating British champion Liam Pitchford at the WTT Star Contender Doha in Qatar. The...
It has been close to two years since 599 shareholders of Eleme Petrochemical Cooperative and Credit Society of Indorama Petrochemicals last received dividends from the shares...
