Two Nigerians have been arrested in India for allegedly defrauding a female Indian doctor of Rs 12.45 lakh (N6.6m) while posing as “love gurus” on social...
Former Vice Chancellor and Bursar of the Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Ibrahim Garba, and Ibrahim Shehu Usman, were arraigned on Thursday, before Justice A. A Bello...
Proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has disowned a 22-year-old female executioner who has been trending on social media, saying she is neither...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Thursday troops have killed over 50 terrorists in the Northern part of the country in the last three weeks. The Director...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Thursday the Federal Government has prosecuted 1,500 terrorism cases in the last seven-and-half...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) till January 29. The commission had earlier fixed...
Doctors in the payroll of the Abia State government on Thursday protested the non-payment of two years’ salaries in the state. The doctors who carried placards...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained why the former director-general of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe, was arrested by the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday apologized to a former spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan for his arrest at the Murtala Mohammed Airport...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of the immediate past Director-General of the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe. The former presidential...
The outbreak of a new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 named “Kraken” has induced concerns amongst the Nigerian populace. These concerns are connected to a pronouncement by the...
Nigerian workers have received a total of N223.82 billion in their retirement savings accounts as at the third quarter of last year. This was disclosed by...
The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has formally launched the state’s electronic court filing system. The governor, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by his...
Fire on Wednesday gutted the Saint Peter’s Minor Seminary in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State. The Chancellor of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, Rev. Fr....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described Boko Haram as a fraudulent plot to destroy Nigeria. Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on...
The Edo State government said on Wednesday 20 people were abducted in last weekend’s attack on a train station in the state. There were reports that...
Police operatives in Plateau have arrested a Pastor simply identified as Albarka Sukuya for allegedly planning his own abduction on two occasions and collecting ransom from...
Sacked Wazirin Bauchi, Muhammadu Bello Kirfi has denied reports in the media that he said he will remove Bauchi state governor, Sen Bala Mohammed from office....
The Nigerian passport has plummeted 38 places on a global passport ranking in the last 17 years. This was based on the Henley Passport Index, issued...
Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar has sounded a note of warning to deal with any Judge or judicial officer found wanting in the...
The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has lamented the rising out-of-school children in the state. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had in...
Senior Elders Forum of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) on Tuesday disowned the recent protest at Ojota area of Lagos. Reports emerged on Monday that...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday the redesign of Naira notes would check kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country. The Senior...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Tuesday the Federal Government would implement performance-based remuneration for health workers in a bid to check the...
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) Tuesday berated President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to secure lives and properties in the country. The group was reacting to the...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Tuesday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s failure to address its demands. The...
The Adamawa State High Court, Yola, on Tuesday, nullified the nomination of Senator Ishaku Abbo as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Adamawa North...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed four officers and demoted 14 others for misconduct. The NIS spokesman, Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in a statement...
Guinness Book of Records has tagged Elon Musk as the first human to lose $182 billion, after Tesla’s share plummeted in 2022, as investors’ confidence dropped...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has condemned what he calls state-sanctioned executions carried out by Iran in the wake of nationwide...
Gunmen who abducted over 30 passengers at the Igueben Train Station in Edo State on Saturday have demanded N620 million for their release. This was according...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has revealed plans to engage presidential candidates for February 25 elections as regards the economy of the country. This was...
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has finally seized the $465 million worth of shares owned by Futures Exchange (FTX) co-founders, Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary...
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Monday over 64 million people in Nigeria had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The Executive Director of...
The Federal Government has ordered the testing of passengers arriving in the country from abroad for COVID-19. The Director of Port Health Services, Dr. Geoffrey Okatubo,...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday God prevented deliberate attempts to destroy Nigeria by its enemies. Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser...
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has proscribed the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and other transport unions in the state. Consequently, he has...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Monday the opposition had been working to distort and discredit the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five persons for allegedly vandalising bridges in Abuja. The NSCDC spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, who confirmed the...
President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, has distanced the socio-cultural organisation from the unrest that broke out between police and some Yoruba...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Monday the Port Harcourt Refinery would resume operation in March. Sylva stated this at the...
Social media went into a frenzy as the founder of DAAR Communications Limited, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, was reportedly arrested briefly by the Police in the...
Security agents have rescued six passengers abducted by criminals in last Saturday’s attack at a train station in Edo State. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chris...
Gunmen on Monday morning kidnapped the President of Igueben Area Customary Court in Edo State, Mrs. Precious Aigbonoga. The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) confirmed the incident...
There was pandemonium at the Ojota area of Lagos State after members of the Yoruba Nation clashed with police operatives, during a rally for self-determination. A...
A renowned chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released by the British authorities after being detained at the Heathrow Airport...
Without hassles, Nigerians can now meet emergency financial obligations, pay children’s school fees and rent by accessing FastCash loans of up to N200,000 (two hundred thousand Naira)...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday promised to remove fuel subsidies if elected as the country’s president in the February 25 election. The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Sunday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sponsoring thugs to attack its campaign office in the...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to allegations on the diversion of public funds for his private use throughout his tenure as Anambra...
