The Director-General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman, on Sunday identified resistance by some powerful individuals to competition as the major cause of...
The presidency said on Sunday an estimated 25 million Nigerians would benefit from the Federal Government’s Solar Home Systems programme expected to commence this week. The...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said on Sunday the All Progressives Congress, (APC) would clinch two senatorial seats in the December...
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said on Sunday at least 105 persons tested positive for HIV during the COVID-19 lockdown in the...
At least seven persons have been killed in fresh violence in Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home...
Several parts of Nigeria were plunged into darkness on Sunday following the collapse of the country’s power grid. Two of the country’s power distribution firms, Eko...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday condemned the killing of 43 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents....
Super Substitute Edinson Cavani netted a brace as Manchester United came from two goals down to seal an incredible win on Sunday. Cavani, new signing this...
Argentine star, Lionel Messi bagged a goal on return to Barcelona squad in a La Liga clash against Osasuna on Sunday. Messi, who scored the final...
Amnesty International has said that 10 women working in Kwashabe rice farm in Borno State, where Boko Haram slaughtered 43 persons, were still missing. The farm...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the beheading of 43 innocent farmers by insurgents in Zabarmari, Borno State. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan on...
Governor Mai Mala Buni has denied claims that he has abandoned his duty as the governor of Yobe State. Buni, who is also the caretaker chairman...
Forty-three farmers who were killed at a rice plantation in Kashebe village, Borno State on Saturday, were buried on Sunday morning. The state governor, Prof. Babagana...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed “to probe false posting on the Ministry’s official Twitter...
The United Nations has declared that Sudan needs the sum of $150m in aid to cope with the flood of Ethiopian refugees crossing its border from...
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has declared that a rejig of Nigeria’s security architecture is long overdue. The former Vice President of...
Nigeria has brokered a deal with La Mancha Resources Inc., a Luxembourg-incorporated private gold developer and miner, to produce the metal on a commercial scale in...
We combed Nigeria’s political space for some juicy stories last week, and here are our top picks. First, were the loud cries by the Sultan of...
Troops of 192 and 202 Battalions of Operation Fire Ball (OPFB) of the Nigerian Army pounded Boko Haram terrorists operating around Shyadawe/Nagasino villages in Borno State....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied claims that the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu is planning to defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC),...
“Three years to the 2023 general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has turned President Muhammadu Buhari into a lame duck,” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. YPP mobilises Nigerian youths for future elections, changes logo The Young Progressives Party (YPP) on...
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...
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 110 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Saturday urged Nigerian youths to rally round the party to forge a common front in pursuit of a better Nigeria....
The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers said on Saturday the killing of a first-class monarch in the neighbouring Ondo State by unidentified gunmen was worrisome...
Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi played for only 67 minutes as Everton lose at home to Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. Iwobi, who...
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly killed at least 43 farm workers in Borno State. Six persons were also injured in the attack that took place on...
The United States Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said on Friday his country would take “concrete steps in response to gross human rights violations and corruption...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday warned Ghana’s presidential candidates against violence ahead of the December 7 general elections in the country. In a letter addressed...
Workers in Niger State on Saturday threatened to resume the suspended strike over the state government’s decision to pay their salaries on a percentage basis. In...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, unity and stability in the country. The president made the call in an...
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Center for Reproductive Rights and Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) said on Saturday at least 1.17 million women have been...
A hairdresser, Mrs. Hannah Olugbodi, on Saturday, narrated to the Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry probing allegations of police brutality, how she ended up on...
The Director-General of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, on Saturday, declared his intention to contest next year’s governorship election in Anambra State on...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has condemned the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, over his veiled attacks on leaders of the Peoples Democratic...
The Chairman of the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, said on Saturday President Muhammadu Buhari would roll out the autogas scheme in Abuja...
Champions Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Stuttgart 2-1 in an exciting German Bundesliga clash on Saturday. The hosts went ahead in the...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN, Godwin Emefiele, said on Friday the country could exit recession by the first quarter of 2021. Emefiele, who...
Mrs. Silifat Adeyemo, the wife of a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official, Rotimi Adeyemo, who was killed by policemen two years ago, has pleaded...
No fewer than six persons involved in an accident at Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Saturday, have been confirmed dead, with one other person...
English Premier League champions, Liverpool were denied victory away at Brighton after a late controversial penalty forced them to draw. The Reds thought they were taking...
The Biafra Nations League (BNL) has blasted Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, saying he is an Igbo man who does not know his tribe and...
Mrs. Sade Ale, the wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Olugbenga Ale, who was kidnapped on Thursday, at Owena in Idanre...
The police command in Ekiti State on Friday confirmed the killing of a police officer as gunmen allegedly abducted a Chinese expatriate in Ado Ekiti, the...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel of masterminding the assassination of its top-ranking nuclear physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was murdered on Friday, Al Jazeerah reports....
Young Ifeoluwa got the attention of the world after emerging as a star robotics engineer at age 11 with his agro solution design. Another interest is...
The last few weeks have seen a curious resurgence of the preposterous conspiracy theory that Muhammadu Buhari has been dead and that it’s his body double...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Saturday, denied media reports that it had agreed to call off the ongoing nationwide strike. This disclosure was...
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two men, Adewale Abiodun and Aliu Mubarak, for allegedly selling the skulls of two policemen who were reportedly murdered...
