The Tarayar Ekklisiyoyin Kristi A Nigeria (TEKAN), an umbrella body of several church denominations in the country, on Monday, urged security agencies in the country to...
Fire on Monday afternoon razed four shops in Osogbo, Osun State, and destroyed properties worth N1.2 million. The inferno which was caused by a power surge...
Bolatito Rachael Oduala, one of the 20 #EndSARS campaigners whose accounts were frozen by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has spoken out on the freezing...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Monday signed the 2020 supplementary appropriation bill of N42.8 billion into law. The governor, who signed the appropriation bill...
A top federal investigator of election crimes in the United States, Richard Pilgar, has stepped down from the role. Pilgar, who is the director of the...
At least eight persons have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of yellow fever in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State. The Chairman of Bauchi...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Monday faulted the destruction of 1.9million bottles of beer and intoxicants worth N200million by the Kano State...
Some traders in a market in the Inikiri Benard village, Effium community, in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State, have been arrested by the police...
The Secretary of the Gombe State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing allegations of brutality by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Muhammed Kumo, said...
A former Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has decried the deployment of police officers to guard politicians and other influential people in the country. Arase, according...
A strange disease has killed at least 11 people in Ariku and Lagun communities in Lagelu local government area of Oyo State. According to reports, five...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned the former acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Baba Jauro,...
Nigeria’s representatives Enyimba and Plateau United have discovered their first preliminary round foes in the Champions League. While Enyimba will face Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso,...
The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, on Monday called for caution and vigilance as drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their COVID-19 vaccine candidates had...
The Nigerian government has given the Dangote Cement to restart cement exportation across the borders, boosting the optimism that West African nation could lift curbs on...
Heavily armed Islamist militants have beheaded at least 50 people including women in Mozambique, the BBC reports. The militants, according to the report, turned a football...
One Vincent Odafe, the fifth prosecution witness in the trial of a former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Taminu Turaki, for alleged N714.6 million...
The Young Progressive Party (YPP) presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Kingsley Moghalu, has condemned the clampdown on #EndSARS campaigners by the Federal Government and described...
Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), said on Monday the Federal Government was being misled into prosecuting the promoters of the #EndSARS movement in the country....
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday dragged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to court for imposing a N3 million fine each on three television stations...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, on Monday condemned the clampdown on #EndSARS protesters by the Federal Government. Ozekhome, who bared his mind on the...
The Ministry of Justice has proposed N2 billion in the 2021 budget for the prosecution of suspected Boko Haram members, administration of criminal justice system, payment...
The Senate said on Monday it would open an investigation into the conviction of six Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for funding the Boko...
Embattled Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, has been charged with blasphemy and will appear before a Sharia court in Kaduna, for sharing what was considered as raunchy...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday responded to a suit filed by a Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, at the Federal High Court, Lagos,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. ‘We’re not aware of the freezing of #EndSARS campaigners’ accounts’ —Senate The Nigerian Senate says...
If there was any Nigerian who was excited and optimistic that the probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, would be concluded in real time,...
Some police operatives in Delta State have revealed that they got a paltry N200 as Covid-19 allowance during the pandemic. The police officers who spoke on...
The Nigerian Senate says it is not aware of the freezing of the accounts of some #EndSARS campaigners by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The...
The Biafra Nations League (BNL) has dismissed claims by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that the people of the state are not Biafrans, asking him...
It has been reported that the First lady of the United States, Melania Trump, has advised her husband, Donald Trump, to concede defeat to US President-elect,...
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is very serious about creating jobs for the teeming youths of...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Monday posted N641 billion in gains with, greater buy pressure from the current bull run raising hopes of market capitalisation hitting...
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, said on Monday the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for the social unrest in many...
United States President, Donald Trump, has sacked his defence secretary, Mark Esper, a few days after the country’s election. Trump, who announced the development on his...
Pharmaceutical firm Pfizer said an early evaluation of the trial of the Covid-19 vaccine it was inventing showed it was effective in keeping Covid-19 at bay,...
Lecturers under the aegis of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA) on Monday urged vice-chancellors of public universities in the country to recall students for academic...
The Federal Government has approved the constitution of visitation panels to all federal universities in the country. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC),...
The House of Representatives on Monday reacted to reports that it had approved the use of firearms by personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)....
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor confirmed the development on his Twitter handle on Monday. He wrote: “I have tested...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Cape Town launches brand to become “Africa’s Tech Capital” With the...
The November 3, 2020, presidential election was arguably the most important election in USA postwar history. In these elections, moreover, the participation of American voters was...
A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr. John Osewu, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday, faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to congratulate the Democratic Party presidential candidate in the United...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday charged Nigerian youths, particularly the #EndSARS campaigners, to maintain peace in the country. The president, according to a statement issued by...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has returned the seized passport of a promoter of the #EndSARS movement, Modupe Odele. Odele, a lawyer, disclosed this on her...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday announced the postponement of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in Nigeria....
The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone will be played behind closed doors. This...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday confirmed the resignation of a National Commissioner in the electoral body, Abubakar Nahuche. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman...
#EndSARS campaigner, Eromosele Adene Peter, who was arrested by the police at his Ikeja residence in Lagos State on Saturday, November 7, has been transferred to...
