The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday nullified last year’s recruitment of 10,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Service Commission (PSC) had last...
Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters had reportedly killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad...
The Lagos State Police Command has banned protests and rallies in the state on October 1. The command’s spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed his earlier decision to make the independence anniversary address to Nigerians from the Eagle Square, Abuja. Instead, the president will now...
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Wednesday his Borno State counterpart, Babagana Zulum, is very passionate about his people and would continue to identify with...
The abducted Delta Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Onyebadi, has regained his freedom. Onyebadi was kidnapped by suspected herdsmen on his farm in the Aniocha North...
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Wednesday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to resume the issuance of visas to Nigerians. The Federal...
Justice Ramat Mohammed of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, for alleged money laundering till...
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the suit challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of 21 out of the 33 persons...
An advocacy group, Association of Telephone Cable TV and Internet Subscriber (ACTIS) on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to direct mobile network operators in...
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, on Wednesday accused Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of mismanaging funds meant for the development of the state Oil Producing...
The Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Wednesday sentenced one Allen Abel to 125 years in prison for fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12.8 million....
National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has averred that at 60 Nigeria is better off than it was before. Tinubu...
A Sokoto State High Court, presided over by Justice M. S. Sifawa, has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. The internet fraudsters...
A Catholic priest, Jude Onyebadi, who was kidnapped in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State, has been released. He is the parish priest of...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar’s son, Aliyu, is set to tie the nuptial knot with Fatima, daughter of a former Chairman of Economic and...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari government’s road infrastructure achievement was unprecedented. In...
President Muhammadu Buhari will not present his October 1 Presidential Broadcast early in the morning as has been the tradition for years, the Presidency has said....
‘Elegant stallion’, Onyeka Onwenu has revealed which part of the country she will prefer to return to if Nigeria breaks up as a country. The legendary...
The government of Lagos State led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled an earlier scheduled parade for the Independence Day celebration. This was contained in a...
The government of Yobe State has announced a date for the resumption of public and private schools in its domain. This was contained in a statement...
Oil prices depreciated for the second day in a row on Wednesday, with an upward drift in Covid-19 infections heightening fears that additional curbs on economic...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Nigeria’s ColdHubs wins $100k Global Maker Challenge cash prize The Global...
Harnessing the experiences and the history of religious and ethnic groups in Morocco must be a priority before the holders of that knowledge are lost to...
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020 has passed first reading in the Nigerian Senate. The controversial bill scaled first reading during the plenary of the lawmakers...
Another controversy has surfaced involving a former Minister of State, Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, as a Delta State based businessman, Olorogun Raymond Anozie has accused him...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in four newly appointed Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Civil Service. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place just before commencement...
Road traffic crashes accounted for the death of 855 Nigerians between June and September, with adults making up 788 or 92% of the total, the National...
The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has asked the Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to send Chief Bode George on political...
Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has revealed the reason why he left Serie A club Udinese to Championship side Watford. The 27-year-old also said his former...
In line with the agreement reached between the federal government and the organised labour, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday night issued an order...
Tier 2 lender Sterling Bank is on track to attaining a holding company status after declaring it has passed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) litmus...
Pensioners in Rivers State on Tuesday hit the streets in protest over the failure of the state government to pay their emoluments. The protest is coming...
Ahead of the October 10 Ondo 2020 governorship election, supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) again clashed on Tuesday...
The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has developed a molecular test kit named SARS-COV-2 Isothermal Molecular Assay (SIMA) to produce Covid-19 test result in less...
Judges who retired from the service of the Kogi State judiciary have appealed to the state Governor, Yahaya Bello to pay the gratuities of both living...
The House of Representatives has decried a situation where Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government would fail to implement aspects of budget for which funds...
Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and Nigerian music star, Burna Boy, exchange words on Twitter over the latter’s refusal to join in the planned...
President Muhammadu Buhari has pressed for the reallocation of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) retains as supplementary foreign exchange reserves...
A report in India, citing a nationwide study measuring antibodies has revealed that more than 60 million people in India – 10 times the official figure...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday said 80 international travellers tested positive when a repeat test was conducted on them after their arrival in...
A former staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin, has been handed a cumulative 98 years in prison by Justice Muniru Olagunju of the...
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic stalled the passage of no fewer than 713 bills. Gbajabiamila...
Soon after Olamilekan Agbeleshe, popularly known as ‘’Laycon”, emerged winner of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show, Ogun and Lagos states have set works...
The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), a coalition of over 80 organisations, led by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has written to President Muhammadu...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has handed a 10-point agenda to President Muhammadu Buhari as the nation marks its 60 years independence anniversary. According to...
The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has expanded its output of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), used for cooking purpose in households, to 450,000 metric tonnes per annum...
The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has denied admitting guilt at any time before the Justice Ayo Salami-led...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. PDP governors visit Oba of Benin, monarch warns party against ‘godfatherism The Oba...
The Federal Government has said roads leading to Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the country’s 60th independence anniversary parade would be closed from midnight on Wednesday....
