Controversial Nigerian musician, Darlington Achakpo Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, or AKPI, has taken to social media to suggest that there may be an upcoming legal battle with singer...
A Republican member of the House of Representatives, Andy Ogles, has introduced a bill aimed at amending the US Constitution to allow President Donald Trump to...
The defamation lawsuit brought by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, and his son Folarin Falana, professionally known as Falz, against social media influencer Martins Otse,...
The Lagos State Government has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for traders operating beneath Apongbon Bridge and along drainage setbacks on Lagos Island to vacate the premises....
In a searing rebuke of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the administration’s attempt to end birthright...
Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the police in Kuwait for allegedly robbing an exchange office in Mahboula. The Kuwaiti General Department of Criminal Investigation...
A notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide, on Thursday, reportedly eliminated 20 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a supremacy battle that occurred in the Kwatankoro Forest situated...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has officially proscribed the Lakurawa sect and other similar groups, declaring them terrorist organizations. The ruling was delivered on Thursday...
The Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN), a civil society group, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of reallocating a crucial...
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has vowed that if she ever becomes disillusioned on the job, she would...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. CBN unveils new compliance dept to strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector The Central Bank...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir, on Thursday blasted the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over his recent conduct in the country’s...
Nigeria international, Cyriel Dessers scored a late equaliser for Rangers against Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday night, but still lost. Dessers had brilliantly...
The naira traded N1,548.59 to a dollar at the official window on Thursday. FMDQ data showed that the figure was N3.99 lower than the N1,552.58/$1 the...
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, is dead. The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, confirmed this in a statement...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Anambra State. The suspects were arrested in a sting operation at Commissioners’...
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and police operatives attached to the Ekeki Division in Bayelsa State clashed over attempts to arrest a...
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday called for restraint amidst the ongoing dispute between the United States and other nations...
The Federal Government has set a 2027 target for transitioning the country’s examination system fully to Computer-based Testing (CBT). The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...
The Senate Committee on Capital Market on Thursday rejected the Investments and Securities Tribunal’s 2025 budget proposal due to errors in the figures and items presented....
At least 15 people died in an auto crash along Olooru/Oko-olowo Road in Kwara on Wednesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in Abuja. The NAPTIP Press Officer,...
The Lagos State government on Thursday sealed a building for stacking materials on the drainage system. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo...
For the second consecutive day, the equities market closed in the bearish territory as investors lost ₦290 million at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, cautioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in the charge filed against the former Senator...
The National Assembly has ordered the upward review of the 2025 budget for the Ministry of Steel Development. The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Steel...
On Thursday, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, vacated an order freezing the Micoz Bluelink Enterprise’s $163,592 domiciled in the United Bank for...
The home-based Super Eagles will now face Equatorial Guinea in Group D of the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) instead of Congo. Nigeria had been grouped...
The Nigerian Police Force has successfully rescued the wife of former Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu, Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu, who was kidnapped on January 16,...
The Federal Government has announced a fresh N4 billion intervention funds for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and...
In an all-cash offer to acquire the US operations of ByteDance-owned social media platform, TikTok, popular YouTuber star MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, has teamed...
South African comedian Trevoh Noah has been unveiled as the host of the 67th Grammy Awards thus making it the fifth consecutive year he will host the glamorous event. Trevor Noah will also...
Grammy Award-winning musician Damini Ogulu popularly known in music circles as Burna Boy has taken to his social media to warn Speed Darlington not to mess...
Nigerian media personality Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, popularly known as Do2dtun has announced that he is leaving his radio job after 20-years on air. Dotun who made...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to launch a new Compliance Department by the end of February in a bold move to restore transparency...
President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order, titled “Securing Our Borders,” outlines key measures such as constructing additional border barriers to enhance physical security, deploying military resources...
A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 22-year-old man, Jamiu Malomo, to death by hanging after he was found...
Embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has insisted that his case should be taken away from Justice Binta Nyako of...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has clarified reports about the alleged imposition of Shariah law in South West Nigeria. Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC’s Executive Director, gave...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that 179 incidents of crude oil theft were uncovered in just one week, underscoring the ongoing battle...
Students pursuing pharmacy, physiotherapy, and optometry degrees in Nigerian universities will now spend six years instead of five to graduate, the National Universities Commission (NUC) announced...
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoleye Sowore, may have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force over a video he shared...
The recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs, approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has sparked heated discussions across the nation. While critics argue that the...
Political parties have taken firm positions on the future of bye-elections In a heated debate that highlights the challenges of Nigeria’s evolving democracy. The controversy follows...
Amid ongoing turmoil within the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has reaffirmed his allegiance to the Julius Abure-led...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, recovered marginally against the dollar at both the official window and parallel market on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. FMDQ data showed...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Group drags ex-Akwa Ibom Gov, Emmanuel, to EFCC over alleged N1.5trn fraud An...
Manchester City were beaten 4-2 by Paris St-Germain after they squandered a two-goal lead at the French capital in a Champions League game on Wednesday night....
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday at least 250,000 out of 1.2 million children in Zamfara are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)....
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested by...
