The presidency said on Sunday the Federal Government’s plan to build 300,000 affordable housing units for Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on...
The Defence Headquarters said on Sunday troops of Operation Whirl Stroke has killed three suspected bandits during raids on their hideouts in Benue State. The Coordinator,...
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), assured Nigerians on Sunday that the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, would...
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said 20 fighters of the Boko Haram were killed on Saturday while on their way to attack Askira Uba in Borno...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has confirmed that 333 students are missing from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Local Government Area of the state....
Protest broke out in Katsina State on Sunday over the abduction of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kankara Local Government Area of the state...
Manager Lucien Favre has been shown the door by Bundesliga club Dortmund after an stunning 5-1 defeat by Stuttgart over the weekend. Favre, 63, who guided...
The Kwara State Government has given reasons why the state is now experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Confirming that the state has entered the...
A politician and former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has said that the hugely popular #ENDSARS protests that rocked the country in October, was a failed Biafra...
The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Director-General, Salihu Lukman has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as being radically different from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He...
A federal government team on Sunday arrived Katsina State to commiserate with the state government and people of the state over the attack on a secondary...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to use their leadership positions...
HARRY AKANDE: It’s no news that Chief Harry Ayodele Akande, the Agbaoye of Ibadanland, who lived a lavish and colourful life, is no more but what...
In QuickRead this week, we take a shot at the critical statements credited to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),...
The United Nations (UN) has called on world leaders to declare a state of “climate emergency” in their countries to avoid “catastrophic” global warming. This was...
French police have arrested no fewer than 100 protesters who were demonstrating against a proposed new security law in the country. Reports on Saturday revealed that...
The Kwara State government led by Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak has confirmed no fewer than 23 fresh cases of the deadly Covid-19 disease in the state. This...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has reacted to the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to carry out investigation on security...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the mainstream...
The U.S-based Cable News Network (CNN) has said it would not honour an invitation by the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution of Victims of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 617 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 72,757. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Saturday...
Anthony Joshua successfully defended his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Kubrat Pulev at Wembley early Sunday morning. The British heavyweight boxer outclassed his...
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 617 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The United States government on Friday allowed the execution of a man convicted for murder, the second within 24 hours. Alfred Bourgeois, 56, died by lethal...
Chelsea were denied a climb to top spot in the Premier League following a 1-0 defeat to Everton at the Goodison Park on Saturday night. Super...
Real Madrid came out as winners of the Madrid derby by inflicting a 2-0 defeat on city rivals Atletico in a La Liga clash on Saturday...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday appointed the acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Effiong Okon Akwa, as the...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday advised President Muhamadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency and suspend boarding schools in the northern part of Nigeria...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Saturday deployed personnel from the Police Tactical Squads and crack detectives from Force Intelligence Bureau to Katsina State following...
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday a total of 2,781,526,188 transactions valued at N319.99trillion were recorded through the e-payment platforms in the Nigeria...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for COVID-19. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He...
Police operatives in Edo State have uncovered a plot by criminals to rob several banks and commercial centres across the state during the yuletide period. The...
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Friday night killed four persons at Tse-Angbande community in Makurdi, Benue State. Seven persons were also wounded in the attack. The state...
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole had killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the North-East state of Borno. The Acting Director,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the bandit attack at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, and directed the military to go after the...
Nigerians across social media platforms threw their weight on matters bothering on the nation’s security as well as a few other issues. The following topics garnered...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday it was perplexing that armed bandits abducted an unspecified number of students at a school in Katsina despite...
The Federal Government on Saturday brought back to Nigeria, a 35-year-old nurse, Omowunmi Rhoda Aladeboyeje, from Egypt. Aladeboyeje, a mother of four, was allegedly trafficked to...
Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala scored three goals to help Barcelona Ladies secure a 7-0 victory over Valencia in the Spanish women’s topflight. In the game...
The Kaduna State government on Saturday threatened to impose a fresh lockdown over the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. The state’s Commissioner for...
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state following the abduction of students in the...
The late General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General John Olu Irefin has been buried in his country home in Ayetoro Gbede,...
More than anything else, this week, we saw more equity raiser and expansion. That this happened barely few days after the Nigerian population authority, National Population...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday proposed a hike in Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise duties for Nigeria, suggesting that the implementation of the recommendations...
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Ihuoma Amadi, for allegedly stabbing her husband, Kinikanwo Amadi, a former Supervisory Councillor in Obio/Akpor local government...
The Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike says the integrity and reputation of President Muhammadu Buhari is now at stake following his recent refusal to honour...
Nigeria is an exceptionally intolerant country – religion-wise. In fact, the country is next to Iran on the religious intolerance threshold. You could get killed, threatened,...
After 72 years of conflict, it is time for Israel and the Palestinians to realize that while a two-state solution remains the most viable option, there...
The realities in Imo State tend to compel us to do certain things if we must have the Imo State of our dreams. One of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his shock and sadness at the death of Sam Nda-Isaiah, the publisher of Leadership Newspapers, whom he described as a personal...
