Police on Friday arraigned a 55-year-old Togolese, Jimoh Yusuf, for alleged N5.3 million fraud at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. Yusuf, a...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has dismissed reports of an explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in Delta State. The company’s...
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the national convention that produced Agbo Major as the party’s National Chairman. Major...
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a wooden boat carrying over 4,200 litres of stolen fuel in Akwa Ibom State. The Commanding Officer of the Forward Operating...
The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on Public Assets on Friday promised to investigate the alleged mismanagement of public assets under the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied the involvement of its officers in the death of a Bolt driver in Edo State. The...
The Anambra State government on Friday demolished illegal structures and shanties in the state. The demolished structures included shanties around the perimeter fence of public buildings...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week with N305 billion gain for investors on the trading floor on Friday. This followed a surge in the share...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin (retd) and a Deputy...
The Nigeria Police Force has explained the real reason for the arrest of Lil Smart, a former signee of Marlians Records owned by controversial musician Naira...
The Federal Government has proposed a 12-year basic education model in the country. The government, however, denied scrapping the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary...
The Ogun State police command on Thursday arraigned the nine proteges of Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portbale, at the State Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta....
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has made a bold call for the death penalty for...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has renewed calls for the establishment of a dedicated Electoral Offences Tribunal, stressing that...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over the recent increase in the 2025 Budget of Restoration, now totaling ₦54.2 trillion, questioning the lack of...
Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has petitioned the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, seeking an imposition of a visa ban...
Popular Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has taken to his social media account to call out Biafra nation agitators who are killing Igbos to cast fear in...
Northern political activist and leader of Northern Star, Naja’atu Muhammad, has dared National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to institute a lawsuit against. The threat follows...
Nigerian troops under the Operation FANSAN YANMA on Thursday, successfully eliminated another deadly and notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Na Faranshi, along with several of his fighters...
The ongoing battle between former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and his successor, Uba Sani, has continued unabated after El-Rufai accused Sani and the state...
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in partnership with Huawei Technologies, has launched four new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) sites to monitor speed limits and enforce...
A group, the Northern Christians Accord (NCA) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and prosecute former Kaduna...
Nigeria is witnessing a surge in reverse medical tourism, in a striking shift in global medical trends, with patients from the United States and other countries...
Tensions are rising as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the federal government’s proposed hikes...
In a bid to address the escalating kidnapping crisis across Nigeria, the Federal Government has introduced a toll-free emergency hotline, 112, for citizens to report abductions...
Because My Pastor Won’t Steal We live in a time when pastors are dragged through the mud daily, on social media, on podcasts, in newspapers, and...
The naira is heading for a convergence at both official, parallel windows as only N70 separate the Nigerian currency and the American dollar. While the naira...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu shakes up leadership of Federal Universities, sacks VCs, governing councils In a...
Liverpool have booked their place in the final of the Carabao Cup after thrashing Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in their semifinal tie. The Reds trailed 1-0 from...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ebonyi State has directed its members in seven local government areas of the state to embark on an indefinite...
Men of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a suspect over an alleged $597,000 romance scam. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa...
The staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike in Ogun, Oyo, and Kwara States over the non-implementation of the...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged African leaders to embrace homegrown development models instead of foreign plans. Tinubu made call at the former Ekiti State Governor,...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N65 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the proposed 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs by the Federal Government. The union made the position...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the allegations by the Niger Republic Head of State, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, against Nigeria. Tchiani had in December last...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor,...
The Federal Government has evacuated 7,790 Nigerians from the Republic of Chad. The returnees fled to the Central African country following the Boko Haram insurgency in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday closed its case in the petition challenging the outcome of the September 21, 2024 governorship election at the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected criminals for alleged illegal possession of firearms in Nasarawa. The NSCDC spokesman, Babawale Afolabi,...
The National Disciplinary Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has invited the party’s embattled National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and...
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed three persons nominated by President Bola Tinubu as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). The confirmation...
In a sweeping leadership overhaul, President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly the University of Abuja) and dismissed its Vice-Chancellor,...
In what could become the most significant redrawing of Nigeria’s political map since independence, the House of Representatives has received proposals for the creation of 31...
XTransfer, a Chinese B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and Ecobank Group have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding of Cooperation (MOU) to roll out comprehensive cross-border financial services to Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Real Madrid legend and Brazil defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 36. The left-back, one of the most decorated...
In a bold and controversial move, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has proposed a sweeping overhaul of the UK’s immigration system, requiring immigrants to wait a minimum...
Nigerian streethop singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known in music circles as Portable has lamented a proposed move by the Ogun State government to close his bar...
The decomposing remains of the former lawmaker who represented Onitsha 1 North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka, has been reportedly...
The pair of Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and Michael Ajereh, professionally known as Don Jazzy, have both reconciled months after a viral online feud....
