The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) said 76,300 unemployed youths were currently benefitting from a special vocational skills training across the country.Its Federal Capital Territo… Read More

THE Leader of Agege Local Government Legislative Arm Anigbajumo Akolawole, has praised the Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode, on the construction of the Agege Pen Cinema Flyover Bridge.He… Read More

A former Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande,  has said the presidential system of government Nigeria is practising can no longer sustain its… Read More

Hoodlums are unrelenting in causing unrest. UJA EMMANUEL, ABDULGAFAR ALABELEWE, ODUNAYO OGUNMOLA and JIDE BABALOLA report the spate of violence that rocked some parts of the country yesterda… Read More

Lecturers at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, on Tuesday, staged a one-day sit-in strike, to protest alleged non-promotion of staff, among other grievances.The placard-carryi… Read More

Renegade helicopter pilot, Oscar Pérez, was killed in a nine-hour long siege near the capital, Caracas, on Monday, the Venezuelan government has confirmed.The pilot was labelled a &ld&hell…Read More

The  propriety of the appointment of the Director General ( DG ) of the National Intelligence Agency  (NIA), Rufai Abubakar by President Muhammadu Buhari is to be investigated by t… Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday quizzed a former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, over his tenure.Jang had allegedly spent N747.65billion in eight years… Read More

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Kayode Abdul-Fatai in Alakuko area of the State for being in illegal possession of human parts including a female p… Read More

A 27-year-old self-acclaimed medical doctor, Patrick Uzoka, who allegedly assault a patient sexually, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.The accused, who gave no fi… Read More

The Edo State Government has insisted that marketers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) must dispense the product at the approved pump price of N145 per litre in the state.In a statement signed b… Read More

A suspected bomb factory has been uncovered at Iddo, Okpella in Estako East Local Government of Edo State after an explosion.The incident reportedly occurred on Monday evening.A source said… Read More

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to protect Nigerians as enshrined in the constitution.Reacting to the Benue killings and in… Read More

PLATEAU State is gripped by the fear of attack by Fulani herdsmen following a threat issued over alleged cattle rustling.Neigbouring Benue State is reeling from the New Year Day’s atta… Read More

Nigerian equities scored a double yesterday as sustained scramble for quoted shares ballooned the aggregate market value of all quoted equities  to N15.783 trillion, the highest in the… Read More

Senators met with the President last night on the security situation in the land.They presented to him their resolution after a six-hour debate of the report of a committee that examined the… Read More

The 2 Brigade Nigeria Army says it troops raided cultists hideout, killing its leader, Akaninyene Jumbo, on Jan. 15, after trailing him to the border between Akwa Ibom and Abia.The army said… Read More

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will today deliver a keynote lecture at the Harvard University, Boston, United States.A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu A… Read More

Bayelsa State Governor  Seriake Dickson has restated his determination to name and shame politicians arming and supporting criminals.Information and Orientation Commissioner Mr. Daniel… Read More

Indigenes and residents of Akwa Ibom state rolled out drums yesterday to celebrate the killing of a notorious kidnap kingpin and militants’ leader, Akaninyene Jumbo alias Akpafid.Our c… Read More

A Lagos court ruling sacking the interim board of 9mobile may have plunged the telco deeper into crisis. LUCAS AJANAKU writes on the implications of the latest twist on ongoing efforts to se… Read More

Ebonyi State government yesterday confirmed the death of a doctor and a nurse from a renewed Lassa fever outbreak in the state.Commissioner for Health Dr Daniel Onwuzurike spoke with reporte… Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the temporary forfeiture of $8,435,788.84 and N7.35bn suspected to be owned by Mrs. Pat… Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to fish out the herdsmen who killed no fewer than 73 farmers in New Year’s Day in Benue State.Victims of the incident were bur… Read More

A Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the temporary freezing of an account owned by a Lagos-based lawyer, Laitan Fawehinmi, over alleged N40 million fraud.Justice Ibrahim Buba made the or… Read More

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) said on Monday it would monitor high profile corruption cases in the country.Its chairman, Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), praised the C… Read More

Kidnapped member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hosea Ibi, representing Takum I constituency has  been reportedly killed by his abductors.The police command in Taraba confirmed… Read More

The Federal Government on Monday summoned the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, over President Donald Trump’s alleged derogatory comment about Africa.Trump was… Read More

Benue State Police command said on Monday that 59 persons have been arrested in connection with the recent cult – related crises in some parts of Makurdi, the state capital.Several peo… Read More

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has assured Nigerians that the economy would be better in 2018.Udoma gave the assurance in a statement signed by his Media Advi… Read More

Venezuela’s military on Monday arrested a group of anti-government rebels in a dramatic shoot-out on the outskirts of Caracas.“Several people were killed and injured in the gunfi… Read More

The Kogi Government has appealed to striking medical doctors in the state to end their industrial action in the interest of patients and their relatives.Mr Edward Onoja, the Chief of Staff (… Read More

Following the confusion over the real identity of the killer herdsmen ravaging villages and farmlands, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu, takes a look at the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Assoc… Read More

A push alert that warned of an incoming ballistic missile to Hawaii and sent residents into a full-blown panic earlier was a mistake, state emergency officials said.The emergency alert, whic… Read More

The Lagos State Government yesterday announced a total ban on the operations of cart pushers and wheel barrow operators in the state, saying that their activities were inimical to envir… Read More

The kidnapped wife of the Ayakoro community Paramount Ruler in Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Mrs. Tina Inegbagha, and a school principal have regained their freedom, 25 days after their abduction.A… Read More

Mrs. Abimbola Alaka, wife of Chief Abayomi Alaka, alleged financier of Badoo killer gangs, has appealed to President Mohammadu Buhari, the Inspector General of Police and other stakehol… Read More

Hon. Orker Jev is a federal lawmaker representing Buruku Federal Constituency of Benue State. He spoke in an interview with Olugbenga Adanikin, on need for prominent northern leaders and Pre… Read More

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders went on a fresh rampage in Kaduna State on Friday night killing 10 people.Attacked were Dangaji and Ungwan Gajere villages, both in Birni Gwari Local Go… Read More

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, yesterday warned officers and soldiers of the Army to steer clear of politics.Represented by the Commander, Infantry Corps, Ma… Read More

Before a large gathering of people from all walks of life, OtunbaGani Adams, yesterday mounted the saddle as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo (Generalissimo) of Yoruba, vowing … Read More

•Hours after Police broke up protest•10 vehicles set ablaze•Commercial motorcycles banned between 6pm and 7am•Ortom warns against reprisalSoldiers last night, took over t… Read More

Zhou Youguang is known as 'the father of Pinyin', the Chinese phonetic language [Wikimedia Commons]Described as "the father of Pinyin", or Chinese phonetic language, and hailed as the m… Read More

Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to 'rip up' the 2015 Iran nuclear deal [File: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]US President Donald Trump will continue sanctions relief for Iran… Read More

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday announced new appointments and re-appointments of officers for effective and efficient service delivery.The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarter… Read More

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced the withdrawal of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Mr. Kunle Ogunba.This came after the Nigerian Bar… Read More

THE Aare Ona Kakanfo title is a very sensitive position in Yorubaland. It was a title given to the generalissimo, the war general during the old Oyo Empire. At the time, an Aare Ona Kakanfo… Read More

The leader of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, is to be installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo (generalissimo) of Yorubaland today by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Ad… Read More

Seven northern governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday reiterated their support for the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring th… Read More

Their names are Joy and Testimony. Both of them are two weeks old. Baby Testimony was so named because her mother said she passed through a lot of stress before her birth, while baby Joy, ac… Read More

Security agencies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have impounded 17 check-in luggage belonging to  musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido in the N… Read More

Former Plateau governor Jonah Jang says his constituents are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies as proposed by his successor, Simon Lalong.Jang, who represents Plateau North in the S… Read More

People in war-torn Yemen are facing a situation that "looks like the Apocalypse", the UN's humanitarian chief has told Al Jazeera, warning that the country could become the wo… Read More

ICE has been the spearhead of US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Motel 6 is allegedly helping [Elaine Thompson/AP Photo]US hospitality chain Motel 6 provided US immigration a… Read More

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has expressed the hope to exceed 2017 record of revenue collection performance in 2018, appealing for support from all Nigerians.The Public Relations Office… Read More

Two people are feared killed in a cult war in Iso-Bendege Community in Boki local government area of Cross River State.The warring cult groups also burnt down houses in the community.Members… Read More

The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Abdullahi Yarima, said investigation was on-going over the alleged killing of farmers by a policeman.The state Police Command on Thursday confi… Read More

Michael Wolff, the author of a bombshell book about Donald Trump’s White House Friday defended his scathing portrayal of the US president and said “one hundred percent” of… Read More

Kogi Government in collaboration with various security agencies had recorded tremendous success in checking criminal activities in November and December 2017.Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, who s… Read More

Mamman Nur, a factional leader of Boko Haram terrorist group, has been “fatally injured”, the Nigerian Army said on Friday.Deputy director public relations of the Lafiya Dole ope… Read More

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has dismissed reports that he gave masquerades in Okene N2 million and vehicle each.Speaking to state house correspondents after he observed the Ju’ma… Read More

The suspected Badoo kingpin, Alaka Abayomi, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the closure of his business premises by officials of the Lagos State Building… Read More

The Nigeria House Project Committee on Thursday in Abuja said the Australian Government has given assurances of its readiness to ensure Nigeria had a successful outing at the 2018 Commonweal… Read More

A 28-year-old deaf man,  Isa Abubakar, is receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano after being  hit by a moving train in Sharada Saberi area of the m… Read More

The Ogun State Government has invested N4billion to boost rice production.Agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Adepeju Adebajo, made this known in a statement.She said the government was ready to&n&hell…Read More

A North Korean  Hwasong-12  missile test that failed in flight crashed and caused considerable damage to a complex in the city of Tokchon in April of last year.An  online maga… Read More

Mo Salah is the Caf Africa Player of the Year.Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Thursday emerged the winner of CAF Women’s Player of the Year for the third time.The 23 year old was filled… Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it is determined to make Nigeria one of the largest rice producer and exporter in the world, making her less dependent on petroleum money.Speaking with… Read More

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, on Thursday disclosed how three arrested Badoo suspects hypnotised and smashed their victims’ head while asleep.Imohimi said t… Read More

Benue leaders yesterday described the New Year’s Day killings as a planned genocide.Three socio- cultural groups, Mdzough U Tiv, Idoma National Forum and Omi Ny’Igede, … Read More

PETROL price may go up – to at least N180 per litre, it was learnt yesterday.Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who dropped the hint in Abuja, said N145 per li… Read More

In this interview, the Regional Sales Director (Middle East) at Canon, Somesh Adukia, shared insights on the essence of digital technology and cloud innovation on Canon G.series printer… Read More

Nigerian universities can rank best in Africa, if we can have a stable academic calendar, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos ( UNILAG ), has said.Ogundipe sp… Read More

Four al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and a vehicle destroyed in a U.S. airstrike about 25 kilometres west of Somalia’s Capital, Mogadishu, U.S. Africa Command said on Thursday.Acc… Read More

Lecturers in Osun State-owned tertiary institutions have said they will join the indefinite strike labour unions began on Wednesday.Public workers are protesting payment of modulated salarie… Read More

A team of officials from Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and security agents on Thursday dispensed 57,000 litres of petrol free to moto… Read More

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said a total of 6,672 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya from Jan. 6 to Dec. 28.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that… Read More

The Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising the Nigeria Navy, Air Force and Army, on Thursday, launched ‘Operation Jagunlabi’, to fight pipeline vandals around the creeks in Lagos.&nbs&hell…Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N27.7billion from six banks being unremitted withholding tax on dividends.Also, about seven more banks were said to be… Read More

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have closed down seven filling stations for r… Read More

Marketers yesterday rejected the blame  for the biting petrol shortage.The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) claimed that despite getting forex at N305, marketers failed to… Read More

The United States on Wednesday assured that it would continue to support Nigeria’s Armed Forces in the bid to defeat the Boko Haram sect and eliminate all forms of terrorism from the n… Read More

Ayo Akinola is a Senior Special Assistant to Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. In this interview with MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE in Lagos, he speaks on the people-oriented programmes of the adminis… Read More

The incessant fuel scarcity plaquing the country will soon become a thing of the past, a Bayelsa based industrialist, Dr. Azibapu Eruani, has said.Eruani, an operator of a  privately ow… Read More

Inclement weather occasioned by the harmattan haze has forced many domestic carriers to cancel flights from the Lagos Airport into Port Harcourt, Enugu, Calabar, Uyo, Benin, Warri, Asaba , I… Read More

Hon. Essien Okiemute, a former member of the Delta State House of Assembly, spoke with Polycarp Orosevwotu in Isoko on why President Muhammadu Buhari should be re-elected in 2019 poll.What&n&hell…Read More

The lingering petrol scarcity continues on Wednesday across Niger State as only one truck was allocated to the state in the past two days.Mr Sunday Senchi, Head of Department of Petrole… Read More

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has described as very unfortunate a statement credited to the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on the fuel sup… Read More

Electric cars are causing a boom in cobalt mining, but most of the resource is mined in dangerous conditions in the DRC.One of the big changes facing the global transportation industry is el… Read More

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf​, who was last night involved in ​​an accident. Former Vice Presid… Read More

Mexico has recorded its most violent year on record, after at least 23,000 people were murdered in 2017. That means that on average, one death was reported in Mexico every 20 minutes over th… Read More

Lanao Del Norte, Philippines - The village of Dalama in the town of Tubod now looks like a dry riverbed, except for the few houses that managed to cling to their foundations - pieces… Read More

Abubakar Mohammed, a buglar who broke into the Sokoto residence of a Special Adviser to the Vice-President, Dr. Balkisu Sa’idu, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. T… Read More

The Ogun State Police command has arrested a suspected ritualist with the corpse of a baby. The suspect, 42-year-old Ajiboye Olusola, was reported to have been arrested at Sapade motor park… Read More

A young Nigerian doctor, Ijeoma Onwubualili, has died, just a day to her birthday. According to reports, she died alongside her parents and her younger sister, along the Enugu-Abor road. Her… Read More

There was celebration on Monday at Mani Petrol Station, Mowe, Ogun State as the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, sanctioned the owner and instructed him to dispense fuel for free to… Read More

Russia supported the latest UNSC sanctions on North Korea [Stephanie Keith/Reuters]Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged the United States and North Korea to start negotiations am… Read More

More than 10,000 Yemenis have died since Saudi Arabia intervened in the war [Courtesy of Al Masirah]At least 71 civilians have been killed in the last 48 hours in air raids carried out by… Read More

When everyone around the World is busy enjoying the Christmas goodies, Nigerians are on the queue to get Fuel for their Cars and Generators. This is a terrible way to celebrate Xmas. Our l… Read More

A bus left a road in Moscow before ploughing into a subway entrance, leaving four people dead and 11 injured, Russian officials say.Footage shows people scattering as the bus ran down wide… Read More