Armed police officers took strategic positions at multiple local government secretariats across Osun State on Tuesday, as uncertainty loomed over the tenure of elected local government...
The Nigerian Senate has put the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on the spot over the disappearance of nearly 4,000 assault rifles and pistols from the...
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s steadfast commitment to safeguarding local communities from exploitation by oil companies while ensuring that oil production...
Monday, February 10, 2025, made it exactly five months since Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj. Gen. Chris Musa made a vow that the military...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has withdrawn from Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina State. The NNPP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, disclosed...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Interior and the Nigerian Correctional Service to install Solar Powered Biometric Capturing Devices to capture full...
German authorities have arrested a Berlin-based palliative care doctor for the suspected murder of at least 10 people. The public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Prosecutors...
The Senate Committee on Appropriations will present the report on the 2025 budget by Thursday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this at Tuesday’s plenary in...
The Lagos State government terminated the work-from-home regime for civil servants in the state. The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, disclosed this to journalists...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested 10 persons for alleged cultism in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Steve Yabanet, disclosed this in a...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of the Nigerian Army has confirmed that no fewer than 800 repentant Boko Haram fighters who surrendered to the Nigerian military, are...
The legal team of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the indefinite adjournment of his terrorism charges by...
For the first time in decades, the Nigerian government is pushing to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland, a region whose history is marked by environmental devastation...
An advocacy group under the aegis of the Indigenous Ethnic Youth Leaders of Nigeria (IEYLN), threatened a showdown with the Nigeria Police if the National President...
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has refuted claims that he ordered the arrest of Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, a prominent youth leader, following a deadly attack...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
Inibehe Effiong, the lead counsel for TikToker-turned-activist Olumide Ogunsanwo, widely known as SeaKing, has threatened to sue Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed...
The Federal Government has announced a significant increase in the fees for establishing private universities in Nigeria, raising the total cost to N30 million. The National...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has forwarded the names of 16 commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The Speaker...
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday renewed the call for Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court,...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has debunked reports on the return of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). SARS was disbanded on October 11, 2020, following...
The Supreme Court will later on Monday hear two appeals filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the legality of the local government election held...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has debunked reports that the February 2 deadly attack at Amagu Nkalaha in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state...
Nigeria’s most wanted terrorist, Bello Turji is reportedly on the run after troops of the Nigerian Army dismantled another of his hideouts located in a forest...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres conducting nighttime registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), stating that...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has taken legal action against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, over what he described as a blatant...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Management at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel....
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have raised alarms over the alleged involvement of powerful elites in illegal mining activities, accusing them of exploiting Nigeria’s mineral resources for...
The President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka. O. Igboayaka, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen who stormed his house located at Works Layout,...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has appealed the recent ruling of the Court of Appeal which upheld its proscription and designated it as a terrorist...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said on Saturday more federal roads would be tolled to ensure effective maintenance of infrastructure. The minister stated this while...
The former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Saturday Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful economic progress with its heavy dependence on imports. Masari spoke at the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 24,846 diphtheria cases across the country. In a report posted on its website on Saturday,...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at a wellhead in Akwa Ibom State. The wellhead is located about 26 nautical miles offshore in...
The Lagos State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with construction company, Summa Group, for the construction of an international airport in the Lekki-Epe...
Mohammed El-Rufai, eldest son of the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, backed the move to probe his father’s administration by the state House of Assembly....
Police operatives in Edo have rescued the Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a traditional ruler in Edo Central. The traditional ruler was kidnapped by a group of gunmen...
Nigerian comedian, MC, actor, and storyteller Chidi Uzoma, popularly known in entertainment circles as Baba De Baba, has accused May Yul Edochie and her lawyer, Emeka...
Juggling academics with entrepreneurship is no small feat, but some university students have mastered the art of balancing both. For many, financial independence is a key...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday attacked a mosque in Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, and kidnapped 10 worshippers. Residents...
Police operatives in Anambra on Thursday arrested nine suspects over their alleged involvement in the murder of a member of the State House of Assembly, Justice...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in Delta State. The company’s...
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the national convention that produced Agbo Major as the party’s National Chairman. Major...
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a wooden boat carrying over 4,200 litres of stolen fuel in Akwa Ibom State. The Commanding Officer of the Forward Operating...
The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on Public Assets on Friday promised to investigate the alleged mismanagement of public assets under the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied the involvement of its officers in the death of a Bolt driver in Edo State. The...
The Anambra State government on Friday demolished illegal structures and shanties in the state. The demolished structures included shanties around the perimeter fence of public buildings...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin (retd) and a Deputy...
The Federal Government has proposed a 12-year basic education model in the country. The government, however, denied scrapping the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary...
The Ogun State police command on Thursday arraigned the nine proteges of Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portbale, at the State Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta....
