The Lagos State government has marked shanties and other illegal structures in Itu-Mara in the Mainland local government area of the state for demolition. The General...
The Nigerian equities market extended the bullish trend on Wednesday with investors taking home N779 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a...
The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, on Wednesday, denied allegations that he solicited for nude photographs of a female...
A Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating alleged certificate racketeering in tertiary institutions on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC),...
The Ghanaian government has declared the country’s former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, wanted for alleged corruption. The country’s special prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, disclosed this in...
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) for Nigeria to host the bank’s 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM). The agreement...
The Taraba State government has dismissed rumours of bankruptcy. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, made the clarification on Wednesday in Jalingo....
A former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, has picked the Labour Party governorship forms in Anambra State. Moghalu, who...
Nigerians are outraged as telecommunication companies proceed with a controversial 50% tariff hike, despite an ongoing review by a government-appointed committee. In response, the Nigeria Labour...
Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed just before noon on Wednesday, leading to widespread power outages across the country. The development was confirmed by the official X handle...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned a recent incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), where a student physically assaulted a lecturer over...
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by opposition elements to incite violence and disrupt the upcoming local government election...
Veteran journalist and longtime associate of the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, Richard Akinnola, has strongly refuted allegations made by retired Brigadier-General Kunle...
American space agency NASA has launched the Blue Ghost Mission 1, which will deploy 10 advanced scientific instruments to the moon in groundbreaking efforts to enhance lunar exploration. The...
In another blow to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a member of the House of Representatives has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking the...
American rapper Kanye West has been hit with a fresh lawsuit by a former employee who claimed that the musician harassed her routinely and freely used...
The Founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has dismissed speculations that his aircraft was purchased using church members’ offerings....
Fresh from fashion school in 2022, Onuka Kalu planned to convert one of his father’s two shops, where he formerly sold beverages inside Elu, a community...
Hours after confirming that he is dating Natasha Osawuru, talented Afrobeat musician 2face Idibia has taken to social media to call on Nigerians to beg the lawmaker...
A new United Nations report has accused Bangladesh’s former government of orchestrating systematic violence against protesters in an effort to retain power, warning that the actions...
The British government announced on Wednesday that it is toughening immigration rules, making it nearly impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive in the UK via small...
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has been spotted praying at an unidentified white garment church amid his issues with the Ogun State government and the...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the cost of its diesel product to N1,020 per litre, down from N1,075 per litre at the gantry price....
Several notorious bandit leaders who have been terrorising thr Batsari, Safana and Jibia Local Government Areas of Katsina State have reportedly surrendered to the troops of...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has maintained his stance that his administration will never negotiate with bandits and terrorists who have been wrecking havoc in the...
The Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Movement, otherwise known as the Oduduwa Nation, has told the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic...
‘African Queen’ crooner Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known in music circles as 2face, has officially declared that he is in a romantic relationship with an Edo...
Eighteen out of 29 federal directors who sat for the Permanent Secretary qualifying examination have failed to meet the required 50 percent threshold, raising concerns about...
The Onitsha Traditional Council has vehemently denounced the killing of Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha-North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, describing...
Rachael, a 26-year-old mother from Asaba, Delta State, says she never imagined she would sell her own child. But when faced with the crushing weight of...
Armed police officers took strategic positions at multiple local government secretariats across Osun State on Tuesday, as uncertainty loomed over the tenure of elected local government...
The Nigerian Senate has put the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on the spot over the disappearance of nearly 4,000 assault rifles and pistols from the...
With murmurs of discontent among some political factions and speculation over President Bola Tinubu’s second-term prospects, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr....
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s steadfast commitment to safeguarding local communities from exploitation by oil companies while ensuring that oil production...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested three officials from Nassarawa Local Government Area and Governor Abba Yusuf’s Senior Special Assistant, Mustapha...
Monday, February 10, 2025, made it exactly five months since Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj. Gen. Chris Musa made a vow that the military...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. El-Rufai rejects exile rumors, vows to spend more time in Nigeria Former Kaduna...
The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) Tuesday night nullified the purported suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The party’s State...
Jude Bellingham scored a late winner for Real Madrid as they sealed a 3-2 win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. Both...
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) to boost ties between the two nations. The countries will...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has withdrawn from Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina State. The NNPP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, disclosed...
MTN, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator, has commenced the implementation of the 50 percent tariff hike approved by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). A check on the...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Interior and the Nigerian Correctional Service to install Solar Powered Biometric Capturing Devices to capture full...
German authorities have arrested a Berlin-based palliative care doctor for the suspected murder of at least 10 people. The public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Prosecutors...
The Senate Committee on Appropriations will present the report on the 2025 budget by Thursday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this at Tuesday’s plenary in...
The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the introduction of the 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value charge on imports. The suspension of the policy followed backlash from Nigerians,...
The Lagos State government terminated the work-from-home regime for civil servants in the state. The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, disclosed this to journalists...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous day’s loss with a N426 billion gain for investors at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested 10 persons for alleged cultism in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Steve Yabanet, disclosed this in a...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two vice presidents, James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the latest reshuffle in the country’s unity government....
