The Jigawa State police command has deployed 3,558 personnel to provide adequate security during Saturday’s local council election in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police,...
A court in Minneapolis, United States, on Friday sentenced a former policeman, Derek Chauvin, to 22 years and six months in prison for the murder of...
The Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, on Friday, dismissed reports that he was quizzed by the Department of State Security (DSS). Reports had said the cleric...
Investors at the Nigerian stock market lost N150billion during trading activities as the bourse slipped back to the negative zone on Friday. At the close of...
A cement-laden truck on Friday crushed to death an unidentified secondary school student in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of Ogun State. The spokesman of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the timetable for the conduct of All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses at various levels in the country The National Secretary...
Unknown gunmen on Friday morning shot dead Mrs. Olayemi Odetomi, wife of a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Oyo State, Peter Odetomi....
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee on Friday renamed the party’s national secretariat in Abuja after President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman...
The Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday sentenced a 70-year-old man, Olawale Ogun, to seven years’ imprisonment for defrauding two companies of N75.5 million. Justice...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Friday the state is currently facing unprecedented food shortage as a result of persistent attacks on communities by...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit challenging the appointment of 18 new justices for the Court of Appeal....
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr is confident that the home-based team called up to execute the international friendly against Mexico are good enough for the game....
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been revived, energized, and repositioned for its national convention and 2023 general elections in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of the Chairman of the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Atuonwo Obinna, for another term of four years....
The Borno State government has queried the Provost of the state’s College of Nursing and Midwifery, Rakiya Mustapha, for suspending 20 students who refused to welcome...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday released results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who wrote the test between...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the defection of one of its chieftain, a lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi from the...
Four people have been confirmed dead while 159 are still missing after a residential building partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, United States, on Thursday night. The...
After weeks of warning, Lagos bakeries have finally raised the price of bread, Nigerians’ favorite staple, by 30 percent. The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers...
A 40-year-old Frenchwoman, Valerie Bacot, who admitted to killing her abusive husband, fainted with shock and relief when a court set her free on Friday. The...
The National Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The group led by APC...
An Investigating Officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Daniel Danladi, on Friday narrated how two businessmen allegedly used forged Federal Inland Revenue Service...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Seedstars Africa Ventures closes investment from French PE firm...
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Friday reportedly detained Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for questioning in relation to comments regarding banditry in the country. The development...
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has confirmed his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was officially disclosed by...
President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his medical follow up trip to the London, the United Kingdom. The president was earlier scheduled to leave the country today...
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to commence physical registration July 19(INEC) has disclosed that the physical registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence...
A suit filed by a former presidential aspirant, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, seeking President Muhammadu Buhari’s sack from office has been slated for hearing on July...
Mexico national team are already in Los Angeles, United States where they are billed to face the Super Eagles of Nigeria in an international friendly game....
Nigerian moviemaker, Jeta Amata has continued to question the whereabouts of his estranged wife, Mbong Abata. In a lengthy thread on his social media platform, Instagram,...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed September 27, for the determination of a suit challenging the nationality of former Vice President Atiku...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says the insurgency in the North-East will put the lives of 1.1 million Nigerians at risk by 2030 if the...
Civil servants in Nigerian states face a tough future ahead as only 24 states out of 36 and the FCT have enacted the contributory pension schemes,...
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Chukwuma Soludo has issued a critique of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) regarding the increasing...
A human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has accused the Federal Government of being “highly sensitive to criticism” with a focus on its public image. This was...
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) an agency of the United Nations (UN), says the insurgency in the North-East has displaced about 65,800 farmers in Borno...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), an umbrella body of the 18 registered political parties, has urged Nigerian security agencies to do more in tackling insecurity in...
Claim: Nigeria Restructuring Bill concluded. Conclusion: This is not from the Federal Government, neither has it been considered, nor concluded at the National Assembly. It is just a...
The Nigerian currency, Naira fell against the U.S dollar on the official market yesterday despite decrease in market activity. Data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange...
A 27-year-old armed robbery suspect, Gbenga Kikiowo, who was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command, has confessed that he does not have any other job...
Cameroon is the next stop for Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, as he furthers plan to situate a oil and gas business with the Central African country....
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says Nigeria will keep borrowing to fund critical infrastructures because the country is broke. Lawan who made this known...
Despite the fanfare that greeted the Special Public Works Programme (SPWP) the federal government has expressed worry it may not be able to pay all 774,000...
The current insecurity across the country rages, as suspected gunmen launched an attack on a hotel at the Zuba axis of the Federal Capital Territory. Ripples...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. INEC dismisses report on APGA’s disqualification from Anambra election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery has reportedly suspended 20 students for failing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to the state recently....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday dismissed a report on the purported disqualification of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) from the November 6...
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday the National Assembly would work with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delineate electoral constituencies ahead of the 2023...
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Thursday dismissed claims credited to the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on the military collusion with...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man for defiling a seven-year-old girl in Kwara State. The command’s spokesman, Babawale...
