Biden ends deadlock over first African and first woman to lead WTO
The Biden administration has ended the deadlock over the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by expressing its "strong support" for Nigeria's ex-finance...
Any malaria-like signs should be treated as COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that any malaria-like signs should now be considered and handled as COVID-19 unless proved otherwise. The governor,...
Purposed Impeachment Strategy against Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks the silence
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa House of Assembly says that there is no intention of suing Gov. Douye Diri, describing rumours as...
Majority of Okada riders in Oyo are kidnappers’ agents- chairman of Amotecun
Col. Kunle Togun, chairman of the South-Western Security Network, code-named ‘Amotekun’ in Oyo State, reported that most of the Okada riders in the state are...
Police assaulted me after raping my six-year-old daughter – Petitioner
Members of Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry Mr. Okehielem Onyema, a petitioner at the Edo State judicial panel narrated on Tuesday how he was...
Envious second wife murders a 17-year-old girl her husband had agreed to marry in Kano (graphic)
The police in Kano state arrested a 20-year-old woman named Suwaiba Shuaibu for stabbing to death a 17-year-old girl, Aisha Kabir, whom her husband had...
Police arrest 7 kidnappers in Niger state, recover N3.2m cash
Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 18, said police operatives attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit...
Yahaya Bello opposes the COVID-19 vaccine; claims it is intended to kill
The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has wrongly alleged that Covid-19 vaccines are intended to harm people and has prevented their use. The spike...
Tension Grips People As A Woman Was Stormed At Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge
People have been advised to be careful when jogging on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge as joggers are now getting attacked. This woman was attacked while...
Yetunde Souza, a lawyer in Lagos accused of stealing N50.2m to know her fate.
Lagos’ lawyer, Yetunde Souza, accused of robbing N50.2 million from Domino Stores and Ozone Cinemas, will soon know her fate. Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the...
Gunmen abduct the hereditary governor of Adamawa
Ardo Mustapha, Mayo-Farang District Head and Sarkin Noman Adamawa, allegedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The monarch was reportedly abducted at his home in Mayo-Farang, Mayo...
Bishop Kukah has received a new designation from Pope Francis
Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has received a new nomination from Pope Francis, after being...
Deeper Life’s Anchor University Deputy VC, Fatokun abducted
Prof. Johnson Fatokun, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Anchor University, Lagos, was abducted by gunmen. Anchor University is a faith-based college operated by the Ministry of Deeper...
2016 Wolexit vs Trump Presidency: Soyinka blasts Critics
Professor Wole Soyinka When the presidential elections were heated in the United States in 2016, Professor Wole Soyinka threatened that if the Republican Donald Trump...
Three people charred to death, cars razed, when petrol tanker exploded in Ogun.
Tanker explosion at the Ogun Three people were charred to death and several others injured when a petrol tanker exploded in Abeokuta, Ogun County,...
Armed bandit kidnaps ATBU professor in Kaduna, murders his young son.
Armed bandits attacked Wusasa on Sunday night, January 17, in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted Professor Aliyu Muhammad and...
NDLEA Chairman, Marwa resumes office, hints on plans against illicit drugs
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has promised to reposition the agency for an efficient fight against illicit drug...
School reopening: Your children are safe – Private school owners tell parents
The Nigerian Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has assured parents and guardians of the safety of their children and wards as schools resume...
Those who have threatened Kukah must be arrested-Southern Kaduna Union
The Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has called on law enforcement authorities to apprehend anyone who “threatened” Mathew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto’s Catholic diocese....
Court indicts a 40-year-old man for defrauding 186 people
Taofeeq Adepoju, a 40-year-old man, was brought before the Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding 186 persons. The convicted individual is alleged to have defrauded...
Banditry: 17 persons abducted in Shiroro, Niger State
A total of 17 persons were said to have been kidnapped by armed bandits in three communities of Bassa/Kukoki wards in Shiroro local government area...
2023: We didn’t endorse Tinubu, Fayemi too can contest – Ex-Speakers
Former Speakers of the House of Assembly in Ekiti and Ondo States have denied declaring support for the Bola Tinubu 2023 presidency. A meeting of...
Troops battle as Boko Haram, ISWAP invade Army base in Borno
Nigerian troops put up a fight late Friday as Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters stormed an army facility at...
Buhari appoints Buba Marwa as new NDLEA Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law...
Ohanaeze faction moves to stop Obiozor as court receives suit seeking to annul Owerri election
The Mike Ibeh-led faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked a High Court sitting in Bwari Abuja to restrain Professor George...
COVID-19: Panic as Nigeria records 8 deaths, 1,867 new cases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 107,345. The NCDC disclosed...
Suspected ‘yahoo boy’ arrested with girlfriend’s corpse
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected Internet fraudster popularly called yahoo boy with the corpse of his girlfriend after he...
Nigeria not working under Buhari, APC – Sam Ohuabunwa declares for president
Mazi Sam Ohaubunwa, a former member of Presidential Advisory Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment & Empowerment Programme,(SURE-P) and current President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, has...
President Buhari showers praises on Bisi Akande, says he is pillar of democracy
President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on Bisi Akande, the pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as he turns 82 years old. Buhari,...
Ekiti moves to spend N1.4bn to equip Amotekun Corps in 2021
In a bid to boost investment and ensure the safety of all residents, the Ekiti State government is to spend a huge sum of N1.4...
COVID-19: NYSC lists conditions for admitting corps members into camp
The National Youth Service Corps Scheme has listed conditions that must be met by 2020 Batch “B” Stream II prospective corps members before they are...
Lagos PDP endorses Makinde as South-West leader
The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State said on Saturday that it would endorse Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the leader of the...
Why COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Nigeria – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State Branch has blamed the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria for inadequate isolation/treatment centres...
Lecturer dismissed after confessing to s3xually harassing female student
The management of the Kaduna State University, KASU, has terminated the appointment of Dr. Idowu Abbas of the Geography Department, over allegations of s3xual harassment....
NDLEA halts screening of 5,000 applicants as Buhari appoints new DG
Nigerian government has ordered that the planned screening of 5,000 applicants seeking employment with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA be stopped. This became...
Abacha’s younger sister, Fatima Mohammed is dead; Buhari mourns
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his sadness over the death of Hajiya Fatima (Fanta) Garba Mohammed, the immediate younger sister of late military Head of...
Soldiers Repel the attack in Borno, destroy Boko Haram gun trucks (photos)
Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO Troops in conjunction with the LAFIYA DOLE Air Task Force effectively destroyed 7 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist gun trucks and decimated a number...
Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March -Health Minister, Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The vaccines add to...
Tik Tok User claims Nigerian married women are the world’s top 62 percent cheater (video)
Tiktok’s video went viral after a user named eight countries and named Nigerian married women the world’s top cheaters. In the video, the man mentions...
There’ll be improvement in security this year -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will witness a significant improvement in security in 2021. In a series of tweets to commemorate the armed forces...
Boko Haram, ISWAP weakened, no longer have authority over territories in Nigeria – Defence Headquarters
The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major-General John Enenche, on Friday downplayed the power of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Enenche boasted that Boko Haram no longer...
NDDC: Expose me with facts – Malami reacts to Akpabio ‘bribe’
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has refuted allegations that Minister for Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, bribed him in...
Governor Wike is spreading COVID -19 in Rivers state – APC
A faction of Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation Minister, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of turning...
‘How we formed robbery gangs inside prisons’
In his neighbourhood in Agege, a Lagos suburb, the fear of Wale a.k.a. Walesstic was the beginning of wisdom. His name sent jitters down the...
Nigeria sets new record, posts highest Coronavirus cases
Nigeria sets a new COVID-19 record on Friday, posting its highest infections in a single day, with Lagos, Plateau and Abuja taking huge lead. Figures...
Fani-Kayode mocks Buhari as pigeons refuse to fly during Armed Forces Remembrance day
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over an incident with pigeons during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday. As...
Universities closure: Students threaten to beat up lecturers
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof Lilian Salami, on Wednesday, says the school management is ready to resume academic activities in a safe...
Ondo election: Court dismisses suit against Akeredolu’s victory
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a legal action challenging the validity of the primary election that produced Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as...
FG may access up to N850bn through special trust fund of unclaimed dividends
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government will have access to as much as N850 billion from the...
This is not fact checked to be true: Bishop Kukah has offended many with his anti-Buhari remarks —Presidency
The President has cautioned an Islamic group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, to be mindful of its utterances against the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew...