The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Saturday condemned the latest Boko Haram attack on the convoy of Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, as “alarming.” In a...
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday expressed sadness over the killing of security personnel in his convoy by Boko Haram terrorists. The jihadists had...
The management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State, has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Dr. Rowland Igwe, indefinitely for allegedly impregnating...
Health workers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) will begin a seven-day warning strike on Monday to press home the...
The Bauchi State Police Command said on Saturday five persons had been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in the state. The command’s spokesman, Ahmed...
The Borno State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the killing of its officers by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in the Baga area of the state. The...
The death toll from Friday’s attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has increased to 30, security sources said. Boko Haram jihadists attacked...
Nigerian forward, Odion Ighalo was not in the matchday squad of Manchester United in their victory over Brighton in the Premier League. The game, a five-goal...
Civil servants have been warned by the Nigerian government against taking part in the planned nationwide strike by the organised labour. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),...
A 22-year-old man, Sarafa Ayuba, has reportedly committed suicide in Ibadan the Oyo State capital. Ayuba who until his death was a commercial motorcycle rider, on...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, on Friday convicted and sentenced Mahmud A. Mohammed and Ikechukwu Nkwocha-Philip to 10 years in prison each without...
One protester was killed and several others were wounded on Friday in Egypt as thousands of people defied a police crackdown to demonstrate against President Abdel...
The Nigerian Stock Market (NSE) posted modest gains on Monday and Tuesday, the same day the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a move that upset...
A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has been summoned by the presidential panel probing the suspended acting EFCC boss,...
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has told those who care to listen that no one can dethrone him as a monarch, boasting that he...
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has declared that Nigeria’s political space needs cleansing and all hands must be on...
Reigning African champions Algeria will now play as opponents to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a friendly game in October, instead of Cote d’Ivoire. The...
The government of Rivers State has ordered the reopening of secondary schools, vocational centres and tertiary institutions in the state. The order to reopen secondary schools...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the nationwide protest fixed for Monday, September 28 would go on as planned not minding the court order...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning 1. People referring to me as Supreme Court governor are ignorant – Uzodinma The...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 213 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Friday labeled the people referring to him as a “Supreme Court Governor” as ignorant. Uzodinma became Imo State governor...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Friday sacked the state’s Head of Service, Alhaji Ahmed Ma’aji, with immediate effect. The Director of Press Affairs, Government House,...
Terrorists linked to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) reportedly killed 15 security personnel during an attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor,...
The Court of Appeal on Friday reserved judgment in the alleged certificate forgery case involving the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Ewhrudjakpo had asked the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday 44 persons were injured in Thursday’s gas tanker explosion in the Iju area of Lagos. The Acting...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained its bull run Friday, helped by blue-chip gains driven by Nigerian Breweries, Presco, Dangote Cement, Stanbic and Flour Mills. The...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has composed new technical crews for a number of National Teams, with Isah Ladan Bosso and Fatai Amoo landing top spots....
Workers in the Federal High Courts across the country will embark on a two-week strike from Monday. In a notice issued in Abuja on Friday, the...
Gunmen on Thursday night killed five persons at K/Vom community Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The state’s Police Commissioner, Edward Egbuka, who confirmed...
At least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash-landed in Ukraine on Friday. Ukraine’s interior ministry said the accident occurred at the Kharkiv region...
The United States Government has approved the release of an additional $2.1million to Nigeria for the conduct of COVID-19 household survey in Gombe, Enugu, and Nasarawa...
Chadian soldiers on Thursday killed 20 Boko Haram fighters and freed 12 civilians, including nine children, abducted in the Lake Chad area. The Chadian Communications Minister,...
Four unions in the country aviation industry on Friday expressed their support for the nationwide strike proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday warned electoral officers against compromise in next month’s governorship election in Ondo...
The Federal Government has approved the immediate deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans to their countries. The Spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Sunday...
President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointments of the executive secretaries of three agencies in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The Special Adviser on Media and...
Police on Friday confirmed the arrest of 17 school principals and teachers for alleged involvement in examination malpractices. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, disclosed...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation on Thursday resolved to set up a committee to interface with the Federal Government and organised labour over...
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has rejected the postponement of the local council election in Yobe State. The state Independent Electoral Commission on Friday announced...
Justice Ibrahim Galadima of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday stopped the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on a nationwide...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday the Edo State governorship election was adjudged credible because the process was transparent and the result reflected the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the actions carried out by the two different factions of the party in Ekiti State. The national body of...
Mali’s interim president, Bah N’Daou has vowed to hand over power within an agreed timeframe and honour international agreements, moments after he was sworn in into...
As part of plans to expand its portfolio, Senegalese fintech startup PayDunya has established a new presence in two countries in West Africa, Ivory Coast and...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that he would want Nigerians to appreciate his respect for them and that he remained bound by the oath he...
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has described his alleged suspension from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “joke taken too far.” He stated this in...
The six Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials who were recently released by their abductors have revealed that they paid the sum of N6 million each...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the killing of several Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ in Lake Chad and Sambisa forest during...
