The United Nations has warned politicians in Guinea to curb hate speech rising in the lead-up to general elections, warning the situation iwas “extremely dangerous” and...
Commuters in Nigeria may have to brace up for difficult times ahead as transport fares could increase by up to 500 per cent in the coming...
The Senator representing Adamawa-North, Elisha Abbo, has appealed the N50 million compensation to Osimibibra Warmate, which was ordered by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama....
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest country by population with more than 200 million people, now has the largest concentration of the most indigent people in sub-Saharan Africa at...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the Federal Government to take actions that would help withstand impacts of further shocks from the resurgence of COVID-19...
A huge fire is currently raging in Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos State. The fire station started in the early hours of Thursday from a gas...
A former Ondo State Governor, and the national leader of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Segun Mimiko, has condemned the lingering violence in the state ahead...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning 1. Akeredolu deserves re-election for his good works in Ondo —Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari...
Blowing hot! The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on September 29 vowed that the House would take action against Ministries, Departments and Agencies...
The Ogun State police command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a prophetess with the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Oluwakemi Sotonode, for alleged fraud. The...
Traders rushing to recoup investments by leveraging the recent uptrend in the equity segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) spurred the cessation of the 12-day...
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has served warning notices to residents of 30 buildings across the state over alleged contravention of the state’s environmental...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 155 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to investigate the alleged illicit and excess charges by commercial banks in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday abducted the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gamji ward, Bakura local government area of Zamfara State,...
The Borno State government on Wednesday ordered all the schools in the state to reopen October 25. The Director of Schools Management in the state, Usman...
The Federal Government said on Wednesday a section of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would be completely closed for three-day repair works. The Federal Controller of...
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, said on Wednesday he was sure of victory in next weekend’s governorship election in the state. Ajayi, who stated...
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has made the cut for the last voting round for the position...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday applauded the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for his massive developmental projects in the state, saying he deserved to be elected...
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday warned politicians against actions and utterances that would compromise next weekend’s governorship election in Ondo State. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of Freeborn Okhiria’s appointment as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). The Director of Press and...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to heed calls for urgent restructuring of the country to save it from total collapse....
Four suspected fraudsters were on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a nine-count charge bordering on...
The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to scrap redundant agencies in order to save the cost of governance in the country. The Senate President,...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed...
The Niger State police command said on Wednesday four men had been arrested with a human head in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu local government area of the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N654million for the procurement and rehabilitation of COVID-19 screening machines at the nation’s airports. The Minister of Information...
The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for the fiscal years. The passage followed the adoption...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians of a credible governorship election in Ondo State on Saturday. The president, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by...
Precious Chikwendu, the wife of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has finally confirmed that her marriage to the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, October 7, presented its first prosecution witness against a self-acclaimed social media influencer, Rukayat Adedamola Adewale, aka...
I saw him linger in our estate. There was something quite regal about him. He is young and quiet and had on the beads that suggest...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the deployment of a hybrid spectrum monitoring system to the South-East to help detect illegal frequencies. The Minister...
The Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) has confirmed the destruction of large Cannabis Sativa farms stretching over four KM of land...
The Onitsha seaport was on Tuesday commissioned after several years of construction works. The declaration was made by Tolu Ogunlesi, the media aide to the president,...
The Kaduna State government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has appointed Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamali as the 19th Emir of Zazzau, thus succeeding the late Shehu...
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has sworn in a new Head of Civil Service (HoS), Dr Bala Lukshi in an acting capacity filling the...
The National Assembly has said that it would limit the number of people to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari to its chamber during the 2021 budget presentation...
The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, has issued fresh directives to curtail the excesses of the much talked-about Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit better known as...
Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday argued that the recent ban placed on Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) would not solve problems of extrajudicial killings by...
In a bid to defeat Boko-Haram, the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has advised the military to launch a first attack against the insurgents and...
The House of Representatives was on Wednesday thrown into a rowdy session as lawmakers of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) protested after two of their members...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Uber announces hike in fare prices Popular e-hailing service, Uber Nigeria,...
Oil prices declined Wednesday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a fourth stimulus package and a surprise build in the U.S. oil stockpiles. Brent crude futures...
A hacker, Eric Nnamdi Obulo has been convicted and sentenced to jail by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and presided over...
I believe you have all noticed. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is regaining his stature and waxing reformist on some of the problems dogging Nigeria. He is breaking...
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Joseph Mukan, has said the identity of abductors of the 25-year-old female lawyer, Bisola Ajayi, are already known to...
Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States of America has branded the incumbent president, Donald Trump a racist who will destroy the country...
The Nigerian Economic Society (NES), a private sector economic think-tank, on Tuesday said the non-inclusion of its members on President Muhammadu Buhari’s National Economic Management Team...
