The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) confirmed on Thursday that the recently discovered oil in the Benue Trough was in commercial quantity. The Group Managing Director...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly warned against the use of the antiviral drug, Remdesivir, for treatment of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. At a...
A civil society group, Centre for Transparency in Governance (CTG), has accused the Chairman of Oriade local government area of Osun State, Olubunmibi Obeisun, of stealing...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said on Friday Nigeria would restart fuel importation from the neighbouring Niger Republic to meet local energy...
A court in South Africa has ordered the seizure of the home of the Malawian millionaire preacher, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, after they skipped...
Gunmen on Tuesday killed a polytechnic lecturer in Ogun State. The deceased – Mufutau Waliu – who was the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronics...
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Thursday called for the integration of monarchs in the country into the governance system. He made the call during...
Former Nigeria international, Vincent Enyeama has advised former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzo Kalu, to invest in Enyimba FC of Aba instead of Arsenal FC...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, said on Thursday the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi would not affect the...
A security aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiala, has allegedly shot and killed a newspaper vendor identified as Ifeanyi Okereke, at...
A former senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, on Thursday slammed the Federal Government for shifting focus from the leader of the Boko Haram...
The Democratic Party candidate in the November 3 election in the United States, Joe Biden, has officially been declared the winner in the state of Georgia,...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned hearing in the trial of Col. Nicholas Ashinze, a former aide of ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, till...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, said on Thursday some of his colleagues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration during the...
Nigeria spends approximately $500 million annually importing palm oil as local production capacity remained well below users’ demand, industry watchers and staff of the ministry of...
Popular film maker, Kunle Afolayan, showed his other side on Thursday when one of his fans criticized his latest work, Citation. The fan, who was not...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his comment on the defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, to the...
“The catastrophe of the tragic hero thus becomes the catastrophe of the fifth-century man; all his furious energy and intellectual daring drive him on to this...
A group with the name Coalition Against Fake News said on Thursday the recently released Cable News Network (CNN) report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Senate President debunks allegation of N2b bribe to confirm INEC chairman The Senate President, Ahmad...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday urged Nigerians to discountenance reports in the media that motorists and travelers had stopped using the Kaduna-Abuja...
The body of a former senior staff of Shell Nigeria, ETK Amah, has been found on a local bridge in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, a few...
Profit-taking in bank stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Thursday cost investors N91.06 billion, partly reversing the gain reported at the session before, with Stanbic,...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has described the allegation that he collected N2 billion to facilitate the confirmation of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu for a second term...
A retired lecturer with the Kaduna State Polytechnic, Austin Umera, has reportedly shot his wife in the eye and later killed himself over a domestic squabble...
The Federal Government on Thursday directed a ministerial committee to review within four weeks, the application filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) splinter...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Thursday more governors elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform would follow his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to elongate the conduct of integrity test on...
Police on Thursday released an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, from custody in Lagos. The protester, who was arrested by police on November 7, was granted bail...
The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate arrest of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice-President, for disobeying its ruling on...
The United States-based Cable News Network (CNN), said on Thursday its report on the October 20 shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lekki area of...
A widow, Patience Ajibo, on Thursday, appeared before the judicial panel of inquiry set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe activities of...
A host of #EndSARS protesters on social media radically spelt out their grievances against the Nigerian government for failing to answer to their demands a month...
The Special Assistant on Internal Security and Public Utilities (Urban) to the Ebonyi State Governor, Egwu Chidiebere, on Thursday resigned his appointment with the state government....
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has reported a marginal drop of 3.2% in profit after tax for the nine-month period to September 2020, compared to the corresponding...
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to the party’s success. The Chairman of the PDP Governors’...
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to call for sanctioning of CNN made in a statement by the Federal Government, over the investigative...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year deal that will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2022-23 season. The...
A prosecution witness, Kunle Adimula, on Thursday told a Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, how he gave a former senior special assistant to Kwara...
The Nigerian Government on Thursday maintained that no #EndSARS protester was killed at Lekki tollgate on October 20. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,...
Embattled former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has failed in an attempt to have a judge recuse himself from the inquiry into alleged corruption during...
An investigative report published by Ripples Nigeria has emerged winner at the 2020 West Africa Media Excellence Awards (WAMECA), held on Saturday in Accra, Ghana. Kelechukwu Iruoma, ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) a United Nations agency has called on governments to do more to improve services for kids as they share the...
Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has described Nigerian entertainer, DJ Switch as a brave queen for opening up about the Lekki toll gate shootings on the 20th...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described Nigerian entertainer, DJ Switch as ‘a fraud whose intention is to tarnish the image of Nigeria...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government of Nigeria and government at all levels to employ urgent and pragmatic action to end...
A Kaduna High Court has adjourned the secret trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife to...
The Federal Government on Thursday said the conduct of policemen and soldiers during the #ENDSARS protests and the attendant violence deserves commendation and not condemnation. The...
An attack on the residence of former governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, by unknown gunmen has left a police officer dead. The attack happened at...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Nigerian crypto app launches operations in Ghana Nigerian social payments app...
