The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has attributed the prevailing poverty and insecurity in northern Nigeria to...
Social media activist Martins Otse Vincent, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM), has fired back at Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo for questioning his upbringing. The...
Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, have denied speculations...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. I begged Abacha not to execute Obasanjo for coup plot – Gowon A former...
The Katsina State government has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi...
The House of Representatives will begin a debate on the four tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu in the coming days. The House’s Deputy...
Suspected armed robbers on Friday attacked players and officials of El-Kanemi Warriors FC of Maiduguri and took away valuables. The team was attacked at the busy...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has directed workers in the six area councils of the city to begin an indefinite...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, said on Friday the true value of the Naira would be restored with the introduction...
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has appointed Ibrahim Tanko Mohamed as the state’s Commissioner for Finance. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Musa,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on Saturday elected Chief Tony Okocha as its new chairman. He was elected unopposed alongside other members of...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has resolved to prosecute an herbalist, Ismail Usman, who shot himself while testing his self-made bulletproof charm. The command’s...
At least 10 people died in a boat accident in Kogi State on Saturday. The boat was ferrying passengers from Kupa Ebe to Katcha Market when...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Saturday troops deployed to the various theatres of operation killed 135 suspected terrorists last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations,...
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, said on Saturday he pleaded with the former head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha, not to execute former...
Talented Nigerian Afropop singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known in music circles as Ruger, has explained why he thinks relationships do not work for him. The...
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cletus Shurkuk has disclosed that the state recorded 2,260 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and 581...
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has taken to social media to share some interesting advice about public conduct and how people perceive or react to certain issues....
Fire has razed a spare parts market in the Idumota Under Bridge area of Lagos State on Friday night, destroying goods and property worth millions of...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday admonished President Bola Tinubu not to listen to those telling him that the north was opposed to his...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market endured a bearish week that culminated in a weekly loss of N185.59 billion on the trading floor. This follows a...
The Kaduna State Government has categorically denied paying any money to repentant bandits to surrender their arms. Governor Uba Sani made this disclosure during an exclusive...
This investigation by PATRICK EGWU is the third part of a year-long investigative series on climate change disinformation and corruption produced as part of the Bertha...
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing his desire to focus on his non-profit organization, Athena...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial...
The National Population Commission (NPC), on Friday, denied reports that the next population and housing census in Nigeria will take place in 2025. According to a...
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has issued a stern warning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, threatening to dump the party over the four...
As Nigerians continue to grapple with cash scarcity at banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) ahead of the Yuletide season, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court rejects EFCC’s attempt to arraign ex-Gov Bello without his lawyers The planned arraignment...
The Nigerian Army has released the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) founder, Fisayo Soyombo. The Acting Deputy Director of Public Relations, 6 Division of the Army,...
The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed two of its personnel over their involvement in theft during a recent raid in the state. The taskforce’s spokesman, Mr....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said on Friday the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) has not commenced bulk sales of fuel or opened its...
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Friday, discharged and acquitted the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, of rape charge following a...
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Friday confirmed 22 people died in a boat accident in Agaie local government area of the state. The...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Friday, presented the N382.57 billion 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for approval. Sule, who presented...
Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted at least 109 foreigners charged for alleged cybercrime bail in the sum of N1...
The naira depreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange window on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the...
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Friday, presented the N526.9 billion 2025 appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly for approval. The governor, who...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing N4 million from a bank customer by forging his account details. The spokesman for the...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, discharged and acquitted 50 alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on terrorism...
The Borno State government has warned private school proprietors against arbitrary fee hikes. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Lawan Wakilbe, gave the...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N168 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This followed the dip in the share prices of stocks...
The Niger State House of Assembly Committee on Health and Nutrition has uncovered alleged mismanagement of primary healthcare (PHC) funds by some healthcare officials in the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday about 30 million people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are currently on Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin-Kasa Area, Chikun local government area of...
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has concludes plans on the construction of $10 billion worth of subsea cable that will link the whole world. The project...
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday has condemned the reported arrest and detention of Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism...
The naira recovered against the dollar at the official foreign exchange window on Thursday, November 28, 2024. According to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. ‘We’ll give N50m, if you can walk through Benin streets’, APC dares Obaseki The...
The Federal Government on Thursday handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to transport unions in the country. The beneficiaries were the National Union of...
