The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced verification exercise for depositors of failed 14 banks and 22 Microfinance Banks (MFBs). This was disclosed in a...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threaten to shutdown all filling stations and reduce supply unless the Federal Government and Inspector General of...
This week, Airtel Africa, Zenith Bank, Nestle Nigeria, and Consolidated Hallmark made the stocks-to-watch list due to their off-bourse and capital market activities which positively and...
Eighteen members of the al-Shabab militia have been executed in Somalia after they were sentenced to death for carrying out a series of suicide bombings, including...
Some elders and leaders in Benue State have initiated talks with the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), in a bid...
The geometric increase in the country’s population might lead to a grim future, according to a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Obasanjo, Nigeria’s population...
The exchange rate of the naira to the U.S dollars closed flat at the official and unofficial market last week. According to data from FMDQ securities,...
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Self-styled Yoruba nation activist and freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has insisted that there is no going back on the planned rally...
Mbong Amata, the estranged wife of moviemaker, Jeta Amata has finally spoken up several days after her ex-husband declared that she was missing. In a recent...
A former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has opined that the high incidences of crime and insecurity across the country can be linked to the increase...
The prevailing insecurity across the country has prompted the management of The Polytechnic Ibadan to announce the indefinite suspension of both academic and non-academic activities within...
United Kingdom has stopped operation of Binance in the country, giving the biggest cryptocurrency exchange three days to comply with its directive. Changpeng Zhao’s company had...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), has slammed those who have continued to criticize the Kano to Maradi (Niger Republic) rail line project embarked upon by the...
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These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. No going back on the regulation of social media –Gbajabiamila The Speaker of the House...
Fire on Sunday razed the Yola Specialist Hospital Store in Adamawa. The hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Mr. Dauda Wadinga, who confirmed the incident to journalists in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin sales of forms for its congresses on July 1. The APC Director of Organisation, Prof. Al-Mustapha Medaner, disclosed this...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed a former state’s Accountant- General, Mr. David Sunmoni, as chairman of the 13-member Governing Council of the Lagos...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 27 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local council election in Jigawa State. The results for each local government...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Sunday foiled a bandit attack on Gidan Zaki town in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. The...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to the unity of Nigeria, saying the country would never divide. He also insisted that...
Defending champions Portugal have been knocked out of the Euro 2020 after falling to a defeat to Belgium on Sunday. The round of 16 clash, considered...
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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Saturday the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has increased to N15 billion in the last two years. The...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, will complete his switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, his aide said. The governor’s Director-General, Media, Yusuf...
Gunmen on Saturday night shot dead a pregnant woman and abducted her husband in a community in Offa local government area of Kwara State. Residents said...
The Akwa Ibom police command has ordered the arrest of a police Constable, Daniel Edet, for allegedly extorting and demanding sex from a suspect. The command...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, will swear in the 18 new justices of the Court of Appeal. The Chief Registrar of the Supreme...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday insisted on the regulation of social media in the country. Gbajabiamila, who appeared on a...
Czech Republic have advanced into the quarterfinals of the Euro 2020 after beating Netherlands in their round of 16 clash at the Puskas Arena in Budapest...
Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari is set to marry Zarah Ado Bayero, the 19-year-old daughter of the Emir of Bichi. The union between...
A 45-year-old man simply identified as Christopher has reportedly beaten his wife, Isoken Christopher, to death for allegedly refusing to give him a N2, 000 loan...
An 11-year-old girl who became pregnant at the age of 10 has been officially recognized as the “youngest mum” in the United Kingdom, according to reports....
The Federal Government said on Sunday it has no immediate plan to ban the importation of gas cylinders as part of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Sunday the Federal Government has concluded plans to compel social media and digital firms to pay tax on profits made...
Police operatives in Delta State have killed a notorious armed robber, Diamond, aka Fowlboy who has been terrorising residents of Sapele local government area of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the threat by a militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to resume hostilities in the oil-rich region. The NDA...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to a halt the ongoing attempt to regulate the...
There are insinuations that Mrs. Evelyn Joshua, the wife of the late pastor and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Temitope Joshua popularly...
The family of the late CEO of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, who was allegedly murdered by a 300-level student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chidinma...
First City Monument Bank (www.fcmb.com) has explained that its increased and consistent support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is aimed at further empowering them...
Peter Okoye, Mike Ezuronye bag Honorary degrees from Benin Republic institution Nigerian entertainers, Peter Okoye and Mike Ezuronye have both bagged honorary doctorate degrees from Escae-Benin...
The Board of Trustees of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (TAMPAAN) has issued a stern warning to actresses, Iyabo Ojo and...
The federal government, on Sunday said gas flaring in oil communities have been reduced by 92 percent, and those complaining are only exaggerating. The Minister of...
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on residents of the state to defend themselves against bandits as the criminals are not spirits....
Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has reiterated the need to deregulate the downstream sector through market-driven pricing of products to boost...
The Osun State Command of the National Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it arrested 253 drug suspects in 12 months. The Osun NDLEA Commander,...
Leaders of thought in the Niger Delta have given President Muhammadu Buhari a three month ultimatum to restructure Nigeria or they will be forced to break...
There are indications that Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, may have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Though information...
