2022-01-29 18:35
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has insisted that the North would produce Nigeria’s president in 2023.Mohammed said the claim that power must shift to the Southern part of the c… Read More
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2021-12-30 20:35
Rivers State power shift advocacy group, Riverine Governor for 23 (RG-23) Movement has cautioned Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to desist from further deriding former President… Read More
2021-11-14 07:35
With an increasing number of cancer cases in the country, the wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has enjoined all women to ascertain their status, for prompt treatment to cu… Read More
2021-11-14 07:35
As 2023 beckons, it remains to be seen how the All Progressives Congress (APC) would make its most talked about inroad into the politics of the southeast region going by the outcome of the N… Read More
2021-11-14 07:35
A prominent traditional ruler in Akwa Ibom, Obong E.C.D Abia, has paid tributes to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, describing him as the best vice president Nigeria ever had.The Atta Ekid Afid and para… Read More
2021-11-14 07:35
The All Progressive Congress (APC) ward congresses have ended peacefully in Zamfara, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.The exercise conducted on Saturday in all the 14 local governmen… Read More
2021-11-05 20:35
Chidozie Nwankwo, candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Anambra State governorship election has stepped down for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Valentine Ozigbo.The e… Read More
2021-11-05 20:35
The Lagos State Government has said families of victims of the Ikoyi collapsed building can now go to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba to identify the corpses recovered from the rubble… Read More
2021-11-05 20:35
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, has revealed that he was embarrassed that the Nigerian Army did not foresee the August attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kadun… Read More
2021-11-05 20:35
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has said that politicians sabotaged the amnesty programme he instituted for bandits in his state.Matawalle disclosed this on the Urgent Conversati… Read More
2021-11-04 19:35
Femi Osibona, the owner of Fourscore Homes, the company in charge of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos, has been found dead.An official of the National Emergency Management Agen… Read More
2021-10-24 19:35
Ten-man Manchester United suffered one of their worst defeats in recent memory as rivals Liverpool piled pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 5-0 thrashing at Old Trafford.United'… Read More
2021-10-24 18:35
Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says correctional facilities in the country are attacked to ridicule the federal government.In recent months, gunmen have targeted some prisons, freed… Read More
2021-10-24 18:35
The All Progressives Congress APC, in Taraba state has conducted its rescheduled state Congress on Sunday despite a court order restraining the party from conducting the congress.247NNU gath… Read More
2021-10-23 13:01
The Human Asset Backed Currencies are built on Strategic Global Abundance Monetary Policy which will strengthen all currencies and bail their Nations out of debts.All 180 soverei… Read More
2021-10-23 00:35
AFTER 114 days in the custody of the Department of State Services, two remaining aides of the 12 associates of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, have regai… Read More
2021-10-23 00:35
Ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the United States, the United Kingdom and other world powers’ contributions to help Nigeria deal with insurgency are minimal.Th… Read More
2021-10-23 00:35
Arsenal are now unbeaten in seven games but after back-to-back draws with Brighton and Crystal Palace, this was the perfect return to winning ways with the victory moving them up to ninth in… Read More
2021-10-23 00:35
The Federal government has announced the postponement of the 2021 Digital Nigeria Conference, Exhibition and Awards.A statement by signed by the Head, Corporate Affairs and Exter… Read More
2021-10-21 18:35
The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, has urged stakeholders in the education sector to establish a pedigree of integrity.He urged them to do this by sticking to honesty, probity and… Read More
2021-10-21 18:35
The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed body cameras on its personnel as a way of checking misconduct and curbing graft.Speaking while unveiling the technology in Abuja on Thursday, the C… Read More
2021-10-20 04:35
Mr. Olufunsho Elulade, General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), on Tuesday, appealed to youths to protect public infrastructure in their locality against any act of… Read More
2021-10-20 04:35
The Kaduna State Government on Monday said security operatives killed over 50 bandits in a combined ground and air assaults in Saulawa-Farin Ruwa, in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area o… Read More
2021-10-20 04:35
The Senate said its recent committal proceedings carried out on the 2010 Electoral Act (amendments) Bill 2021 would enable the Independent National Electoral Commission to make use of electr… Read More
2021-10-18 17:35
Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, says the state government has repaid N30 billion out of the total debt incurred by past administrations.Although Mr. Mohammed did not give details on… Read More
2021-10-18 14:35
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the… Read More
2021-10-16 04:35
Kogi State Government on Friday demanded an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged “embarrassment” of dragging it to court over N20 bil… Read More
2021-10-16 04:35
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said the Federal Government will ensure the payment of foreign debts before settling other obligations.Emefiele said thi… Read More
2021-10-16 04:35
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arrested 12 suspected internet fraudsters at Alapata and Awotan areas of Ibadan, Oyo State.The suspe… Read More
2021-10-16 03:35
SUPER EAGLES and Napoli star, Victor Osimhen, in an interview with compatriot William Troost-Ekong on YouTube has opened up on his journey to becoming a professional footballer and how he di… Read More
2021-10-16 03:35
Peoples Democratic Party stalwarts in the South-West have rejected the option of consensus in filling the national positions zoned to the region.The most contentious of the positions, which… Read More
2021-10-12 12:35
The senate has reconsidered the electoral act amendment bill and has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode to transmission of election res… Read More
2021-10-12 12:35
Babafemi Ojudu, special adviser to the president on political matters, says an alleged attempt to pit Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo against Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressi… Read More
2021-10-10 12:35
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), “to cut the N26 billion presidency budget for the construction of the… Read More
2021-10-10 12:35
Lebanon is witnessing a complete blackout owing to its main power stations shutting down after running out of fuel.The first power plant, Deir Ammar, shut down on Friday and the second, Zahr… Read More
2021-10-10 12:35
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile A… Read More
2021-10-09 12:35
The Federal Government has allocated the sum of N5.93tn to critical sectors of the economy including defence, health, education and infrastructure.According to the Minister of Finance, Budge… Read More
2021-10-09 12:35
Baking industry producing bread, a major staple food in Nigeria is currently shutting down operation in some parts of the country following the high cost of essential ingredients including f… Read More
2021-10-09 12:35
The fiance of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday criticised the takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi-led consortium, accusing the football club of only thinking of money.Hatice… Read More
2021-10-09 12:35
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded eight more deaths due to complications from the dreaded COVID-19 infection as of September 2, 2021.The NCDC, on its verifie… Read More
2021-10-09 12:35
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has stated that the consistent expanding roles of state and local governments in the last 29 years have made it mandatory for an upward re… Read More
2021-10-09 11:35
Police have arrested one of the kingpins of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Uchenna Chukwu, in Imo.The police spokesman in the state, CSP Mike Abattam, said in a statement… Read More
2021-10-09 11:35
There is heavy presence of security personnel at various polling units and flash points in Jos the Plateau state capital, and evirons, as all is set for the conduct of elections across the 1… Read More
2021-10-09 11:35
A retailer on Felicia Oke Street in the Olowora area of Lagos State, Olabisi Opeyemi, is smarting from the loss inflicted on her by a suspected thief who disguised as a customer to steal two… Read More
2021-10-09 11:35
The presidency says a documentary on the Buhari administration will air on Saturday at 7pm.Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, said this in a statement on Friday.In his statement, Adesina… Read More
2021-10-09 11:35
Award-winning singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has announced that his fourth studio album is coming soon.The Afrobeats singer took to his verified Instagram page on… Read More
2021-10-08 21:36
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says he is “yet to see a leader as patient, tolerant and understanding as President Muhammadu Buhari”, especially in… Read More
2021-10-08 21:36
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill 2021 to boost agricultural activities in the country.Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Sp… Read More
2021-10-08 20:35
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of daily intake of eggs to boost immune system and ensure better vision.The PAN Chairman, Alimosho Zone… Read More
2021-10-08 20:35
The Federal Government has said that it spent N2.89tn on debt servicing between January and August.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this during… Read More
2021-10-08 20:35
N'Golo Kante has completed his period of self-isolation after his coronavirus diagnosis and has returned to Chelsea training with the view to returning to action after the international brea… Read More
2021-10-08 20:35
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, declared that his faith in a better Nigeria remains unshakable.Obasanjo insisted that, the country would not be destroyed by the myriads of cha… Read More
2021-10-08 20:35
Five students of Bethel Baptist School and their Matron have been released by bandits, the Nigerian Baptist Convention said on Friday.The President of NBC, Dr. Israel Akanji, said this in a… Read More
2021-10-07 20:35
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is a nationalist in thinking and a progressive in action.The governor spoke… Read More
2021-10-07 20:35
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state.In a statement on Thursday, Festus Ok… Read More
2021-10-07 20:35
Nigerian football fans have called on the Nigeria Football Federation to sack the Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr after Nigeria’s home loss to the Central African Republic on Thursday i… Read More
2021-10-07 20:35
Nollywood star, Ruth Kadiri, has stated that Nigerians do not need help, stating that there’s no need to fight for people who do not want to be fought for.The actress took to her verif… Read More
2021-10-07 20:35
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has presented N16.39 trillion as the 2022 budget proposal before a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday.The oil benchmark… Read More
2021-10-06 20:36
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday met with former President Goodluck Jonathan.The meeting was held behind closed doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja… Read More
2021-10-06 20:36
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has excluded persons below the age of 18 years from registering and owning a SIM card in Nigeria in its new proposed regulations.Josephine Amuwah… Read More
2021-10-06 20:36
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the federal government will borrow N6.258 trillion to finance the 2022 budget deficit.Ahmed made this disclosure while b… Read More
2021-10-05 19:35
Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, who is also aspiring for the position of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has expressed willingness to work with the party&r&hell…Read More
2021-10-04 20:36
Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel Nigeria) has initiated a process to buyback 8.27 percent minority shareholdings at N55.81 per share, estimated at N61.24 billion.Buyback is a corporate action… Read More
2021-10-04 20:35
Getafe, winless in eight games and bottom of La Liga, on Monday sacked Michel as coach, the club announced.The Madrid club bagged their first point of the season thanks to a 1-1 draw at home… Read More
2021-10-04 20:35
Prominent Benin billionaire and philanthropist, Capt. Idahosa Wells Okunbo, who succumbed on August 7, will be buried in Benin on Friday, October 9.Family spokesman and younger brother of th… Read More
2021-10-04 19:35
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against consuming frozen poultry products smuggled into the country.Abubakar Jimoh, spokesperso… Read More
2021-10-04 19:35
Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as the new Watford manager on a two-year deal. The 69-year-old replaces Xisco Muñoz, who was sacked after the 1-0 defeat by Leeds at the weekend, le… Read More
2021-10-04 19:35
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked young Nigerians to contest for elective positions in the 2023 elections if they want to assume power.Speaking on Monday during a two-day retreat for yo… Read More
2021-10-04 19:35
THE Apex socio-cultural organization of the South South people, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has described the resolution of southern governors to join in Value Added Tax, VAT, Supreme Cou… Read More
2021-10-04 19:35
Facebook-owned services, WhatsApp and Instagram, are down on Monday, leaving some three billion online users frustrated and unable to connect all over the world.The social tools including Fa… Read More
2021-10-03 20:35
White Money has won the Big Brother Naija season 6 ‘Shine Ya Eyes’ reality show, with the grand prize of N90 million.Whitemoney has won the sixth edition of the BBNaija show.Ebuk… Read More
2021-10-03 19:35
Gunmen have set ablaze an operational base of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Nnewi, Anambra state.The gunmen were said to have invaded the area on Sunday in a sports utility vehic… Read More
2021-10-03 19:35
Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, says there are problems as Nigeria is using 98 percent of its income to service debt.In the first five months (Januar… Read More
2021-10-03 19:35
Oladipupo Williams, first child of the late legal luminary Rotimi Williams, is dead.Both Oladipupo, or, Ladi as he was popularly known, and late dad Frederick Rotimi Williams, were Senior Ad… Read More
2021-10-03 19:35
Manchester City twice came from behind to prevent Liverpool moving back to the top of the Premier League in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday.Liverpool weathered a City storm in the… Read More
2021-10-03 07:35
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, to c… Read More
2021-10-03 07:35
Top Nigerian clerics are currently divided over COVID-19 vaccination, leaving millions of their direct and indirect followers confused whether to take jabs or not.Some of the pastors encoura… Read More
2021-10-03 06:35
Amid the rumoured presidential ambition of former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, members of the House of Representativ… Read More
2021-10-02 10:35
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Ibrahim Garba Musa, along with his granddaughter.It was learnt that Musa wa… Read More
2021-10-02 07:35
THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has advised members of his church willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine to go ahead, saying… Read More
2021-10-02 06:35
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has said those agitating for Nigeria’s disintegration should be decisively dealt with.Yerima Shettima, National President of the AYCF, made th… Read More
2021-10-02 06:35
A 16-year-old girl, Mercy (pseudonym), has recounted how her father forcefully had sex with her for about two years, saying that she has lost count of times he committed the act.The randy fa… Read More
2021-10-02 06:35
US fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent to the population of the nation’s capital Washing… Read More
2021-10-01 17:35
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said there is nothing to celebrate about the 61st Independence Anniversary of Nigeria as sycophants and mediocre have taken over the country coupled… Read More
2021-10-01 17:35
President Muhammadu Buhari led the celebration of the 61st independence anniversary at Eagle Square, Abuja on Friday.Yemi Osinbajo, vice-president; Goodluck Jonathan, former president; Abdul… Read More
2021-10-01 17:35
Amid deepening differences between the Northern and Southern governors over the 2023 presidency and Value Added Tax, VAT, Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has stated his position.Sa… Read More
2021-10-01 17:35
Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has lambasted the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for saying that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable.Adebanjo said that Buhari… Read More
2021-10-01 17:35
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has regretted that Nigeria at 61 years after independence has become the highest indebted country in the world.Wike said the nation has performed poorly… Read More
2021-10-01 11:28
Masked robbers have reportedly stolen thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and cash during a raid on the Paris hotel where Lionel Messi is living. The raiders broke into Le Roy… Read More
2021-10-01 10:58
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the postponement of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as eNaira originally planned to be launched on October 1, Nige… Read More
2021-10-01 10:20
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said that there is much blood flowing in Nigeria unnecessarily. In his speech at a peace conference organised by Center For the Ad… Read More
2021-10-01 10:08
Protesters took to the streets of Abuja early on Nigeria's 61st Independence Day to demand that "Buhari must go". They stormed the Dantata Bridge on Airport Road in Abuja wi… Read More
2021-10-01 10:00
Read the press statement below... INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA&rsquo&hell…Read More
2021-10-01 09:20
Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that drug barons and gun runners turned Fulani herders into bandits who are now terrorising Northern states. The controversial cleric… Read More
2021-10-01 09:14
Hollywood actress, Scarlett Johansson has ended her lawsuit against Disney. In July the actress filed a lawsuit against Disney (DIS), alleging the production company breached her contr… Read More
2021-09-29 16:51
A TikTok user has narrated how she didn't know she was pregnant at 15 and gave birth on first day of school resumption. The social media user who disclosed that she was a Year 11 pupil, said… Read More
2021-09-26 18:35
Facts have emerged on why the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention Committee on Zoning, held in Enugu, last Thursday, ended in a stalemate.It would be re… Read More
2021-09-23 19:35
The Nigerian Army has promised to try the officer seen in a viral video assaulting a member of the National Youth Service Corps in accordance with the provisions of the Armed Forces Act.&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-09-23 19:35
A group under the aegis of Tanagale Intelligentsia Movement has faulted the vote of confidence passed on Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, who was recently presented with certificate b… Read More
2021-09-23 19:35
The break-up drama between Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and her ex-lover, Prince Kpokpogri got more intense as the duo was engaged in an Instagram war on Thursday.Dikeh earlier called out… Read More
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