A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kassim Afegbua, has called on northern politicians not to bother discussing about the presidency in 2027 as the...
The naira slumped against the dollar at both official and parallel foreign exchange markets, the second since this week commenced. This is coming on the heels...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. SocialMediaTrends: How Nigerians are reacting to Edo APC chair’s threat to kill Okpebhelo’s critic...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate alleged smuggling in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met on Wednesday night in Abuja to discuss issues of national interest. However, only 17 governors were at NGF’s secretariat in...
The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old trader, Rabiu Bille, to one-year imprisonment for impersonation. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the...
The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has warned civil servants in the state against ill-timed political engagements ahead of the 2027 general election. Buni gave...
The Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has sacked the Executive Director of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Abubakar Yakubu. The Secretary to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed...
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday the interest and welfare of the citizens of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger remained a priority of the Economic Community...
Nigeria has retained its position as Africa’s largest oil producer. In its latest Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) released on Wednesday, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday presented the 2025 budget estimate of N550.1 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. Alia, who...
The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos State on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike. The unions include the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and...
The Nigerian equities market sustained the previous day’s profit-making with another N183 billion profit for investors at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed a...
At least five passengers escaped death when an Allied Air Cargo aircraft skidded the Runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday. The...
The chairman of Katcha local government area of Niger State, Danlami Saku, died in an auto crash on Wednesday. The state’s Governor, Mohammed Bago, confirmed the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday as part of Steinmeier’s three-day state visit to Nigeria....
For more than a decade, Syria has been torn apart by war. Its cities lie in ruins, millions of people have been displaced, and the country...
The acting Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, has defended the Governor Monday Okpebholo’s gaffes while presenting the...
Claim 1: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is offering N20,000 to Nigerians. Claim 2: Vice President Kashim Shettima is offering N55,000 monthly grant for Nigerians. Verdict:...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ex-Kogi Gov Bello to remain in EFCC custody, as court rejects bail application Justice...
]The Southern caucus in the House of Representatives has declared its support for the tax reform bills introduced by President Bola Tinubu. The leader of the...
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Tuesday security agents have arrested 10 persons on the International Police (INTERPOL) watchlist in the country. The minister...
Police operatives in Kano have arrested three men with N129 billion fake currencies. The spokesman for the state police command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest to...
The United Kingdom has expressed happiness at a productive collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other Nigerian agencies to track illicit financial flows...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Agency (ICRC) and Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to provide details of their budget performances....
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members have appointed a Nigerian, Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, as Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2025. The...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, presented the N655.23 billion 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration. The governor, who...
The Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has adjourned till December 12 for hearing of an application filed by the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from the previous day’s loss with a profit of N60 billion for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday vowed to sanction any airline that delay the refund of tickets to passengers. The NCAA Director of Public...
The former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, on Tuesday told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to thank God that the All Progressives...
The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has ridiculed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the escalating trade tension between the neighbours. In a cheeky post on...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the detention of human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. In a statement marking the International Human Rights Day posted on...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, presented the 2025 budget proposal of N605 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. The governor,...
Police on Tuesday arraigned three employees of ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, Ogun State, were at the State Magistrate Court in Sagamu for allegedly diverting...
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Abuja High Court, on Tuesday, rejected a bail application by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The court’s ruling which cited...
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WE will do the unusual in our discourse today. We will copiously quote Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his address to a university convocation...
There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa so far, hinting at an emergent character of democracy in...
It could be recalled that, in the month of September 2023, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, unveiled a fleet of 70 buses for metro transport...
After a week of strong showing by the naira last week, the Nigerian currency slumped marginally against the dollar at both the official and parallel foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Corruption fight must begin at the top – Obasanjo Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun...
The Nigerian equities market began the new week on Monday, December 9, 2024 with a loss, as investors lost N62bn at the end of the trading...
Darlington Okoye, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington or “AKPI, has now been charged to court for defaming Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy. Recall...
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, November 28, 2024 convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil (popularly called Mama Boko Haram)and...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Monday sought to amend its suit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others at the Federal...
The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, bail. He was granted bail in the sum of N50...
The South Korean government has ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol. The country’s media reported on Monday that the travel ban is...
