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Professor Attairu Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has claimed that the country's two major political parties have led Nigeria astray...

Nigeria

The EFCC nominee confirmed by the Senate ‘began school before he was born.’

October 7, 2021

One of the nominees for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) board, Yahaya Muhammad, is said to have started primary school before he was...

Nigeria

FG threatens to declare state of emergency in Anambra, says guber election must hold

October 7, 2021

The federal government has threatened to declare a state of emergency in Anambra to ensure that the November 6 governorship election in the state takes...

Nigeria

The Senate approves a revised MTEF that reduces the size of the 2022 budget by N60 billion.

October 7, 2021

The Senate has approved a revised medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal strategy paper (FSP) for the fiscal year 2022. The MTEF and FSP are...

Nigeria

Stella Oduah purchased £6.7 million in London properties while serving as a minister, according to a report.

October 7, 2021

Stella Oduah, senator for Anambra North, allegedly purchased four London properties while serving as minister of aviation. This was revealed in the Pandora Papers project,...

Nigeria

BBNaija: Your funds have been transferred to South Africa – Omokri slams Nigerians for casting over a billion votes

October 7, 2021

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has chastised Nigerians, accusing them of placing too much emphasis on the outcome of Big...

Nigeria

Lagos and Oyo are the epicentres of drug abuse in Nigeria, according to NDLEA boss Marwa.

October 7, 2021

According to Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), drug abuse is most prevalent in the states of Oyo and Lagos....

Nigeria

EFCC: Lekki has become a centre of cybercrime.

September 4, 2021

According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Lagos neighbourhood of Lekki is the "new centre of internet-related fraud." According to the anti-graft...

Nigeria

The DSS has smashed Prof. Mohammed’s car windscreen, and ASUU has been summoned to court.

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to sue the Department of State Services (DSS) for destroying Prof. Abdulkadir Mohammed's automobile windscreen. The...

Nigeria

After seven years, a Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram has been released.

August 8, 2021

One of the schoolgirls who was among the the first to be released meets Nigeria President Mohammadu Buhari in May 2016. Photo: AFP Borno state's...

COVID-19 Nigeria

Lagos takes the lead once more, as the NCDC reports new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

July 11, 2021

On Saturday, Nigeria reported additional COVID-19 cases, with Lagos State leading the way in infections. On Saturday, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported...

Nigeria

According to the ISWAP terrorist organisation, Nigeria’s Boko Haram commander is dead.

June 7, 2021

The terrorist organisation Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) stated in an audio clip obtained by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, the head of...

Nigeria United States

Biden ends deadlock over first African and first woman to lead WTO

February 6, 2021

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...

COVID-19 Nigeria Politics

Any malaria-like signs should be treated as COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu

January 20, 2021

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,...

Nigeria Politics

Purposed Impeachment Strategy against Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks the silence

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Majority of Okada riders in Oyo are kidnappers’ agents- chairman of Amotecun

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Police assaulted me after raping my six-year-old daughter – Petitioner

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Envious second wife murders a 17-year-old girl her husband had agreed to marry in Kano (graphic)

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Police arrest 7 kidnappers in Niger state, recover N3.2m cash

January 20, 2021

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...

COVID-19 Nigeria Politics

Yahaya Bello opposes the COVID-19 vaccine; claims it is intended to kill

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Tension Grips People As A Woman Was Stormed At Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Yetunde Souza, a lawyer in Lagos accused of stealing N50.2m to know her fate.

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Gunmen abduct the hereditary governor of Adamawa

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria Religion

Bishop Kukah has received a new designation from Pope Francis

January 20, 2021

Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has received a new nomination from Pope Francis, after being...

Nigeria

Deeper Life’s Anchor University Deputy VC, Fatokun abducted

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics United States

2016 Wolexit vs Trump Presidency: Soyinka blasts Critics

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Three people charred to death, cars razed, when petrol tanker exploded in Ogun.

January 20, 2021

Tanker explosion at the Ogun Three people were charred to death and several others injured when a petrol tanker exploded in Abeokuta, Ogun County,...

Nigeria

Armed bandit kidnaps ATBU professor in Kaduna, murders his young son.

January 20, 2021

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...

Nigeria

NDLEA Chairman, Marwa resumes office, hints on plans against illicit drugs

January 19, 2021

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...

Education Nigeria

School reopening: Your children are safe – Private school owners tell parents

January 19, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Those who have threatened Kukah must be arrested-Southern Kaduna Union

January 19, 2021

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....

Nigeria

Court indicts a 40-year-old man for defrauding 186 people

January 19, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Banditry: 17 persons abducted in Shiroro, Niger State

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

2023: We didn’t endorse Tinubu, Fayemi too can contest – Ex-Speakers

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

Troops battle as Boko Haram, ISWAP invade Army base in Borno

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

Buhari appoints Buba Marwa as new NDLEA Chairman

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

Ohanaeze faction moves to stop Obiozor as court receives suit seeking to annul Owerri election

January 18, 2021

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 Nigeria

COVID-19: Panic as Nigeria records 8 deaths, 1,867 new cases

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Suspected ‘yahoo boy’ arrested with girlfriend’s corpse

January 18, 2021

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 Politics

Nigeria not working under Buhari, APC – Sam Ohuabunwa declares for president

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

President Buhari showers praises on Bisi Akande, says he is pillar of democracy

January 18, 2021

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,...

Nigeria Politics

Ekiti moves to spend N1.4bn to equip Amotekun Corps in 2021

January 18, 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...

Nigeria

COVID-19: NYSC lists conditions for admitting corps members into camp

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

Lagos PDP endorses Makinde as South-West leader

January 18, 2021

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...

COVID-19 Nigeria

Why COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Nigeria – NMA

January 18, 2021

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...

Nigeria

Lecturer dismissed after confessing to s3xually harassing female student

January 17, 2021

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....

Nigeria

NDLEA halts screening of 5,000 applicants as Buhari appoints new DG

January 17, 2021

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...

Nigeria Politics

Abacha’s younger sister, Fatima Mohammed is dead; Buhari mourns

January 17, 2021

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...

Millitary & Defence Nigeria

Soldiers Repel the attack in Borno, destroy Boko Haram gun trucks (photos)

January 17, 2021

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...

COVID-19 Nigeria Politics

Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March -Health Minister, Ehanire

January 17, 2021

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...