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2024-05-02 21:20
Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Gaidam has expressed Nigeria’s full support for Brazil’s Valdecy Urquiza’s candidate for the position of Interpol Secretary General and… Read More
2024-05-02 21:02
Governor Mai Mala Buni has ordered the Yobe State Geographic Information Service, YOGIS, to register all land vendors operating in the state.
Buni gave the order on Thursday at the officia… Read More
2024-05-02 20:50
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central senator, said on Thursday that the mastermind of the 2022 Kaduna-Abuja train kidnapping must be made to face justice.
Sani expressed pleasure that the m… Read More
2024-05-02 20:43
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda described the defection of former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a homecoming and a reunion with political f… Read More
2024-05-02 20:26
The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerians to ensure “compliance” with the rules and regulations of so… Read More
2024-05-02 20:19
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Thursday accented two executive bills into law, a bill on electricity and another to amend Imo State Polytechnic Law No. 15 of 2012 to pave the way for… Read More
2024-05-02 20:01
The Ekiti State Government has commenced a comprehensive data collection and collation exercise targeting unemployed youths, market women, okada riders, artisans and several other communit… Read More
2024-05-02 19:37
The Nigerian federal government has shifted the application deadline for companies interested in managing the $10 billion Diaspora Fund.
Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade… Read More
2024-05-02 19:31
The Nigerian government said on Thursday that certain people are not interested in making the power sector function properly because they are only thinking about their interests.
Minister… Read More
2024-05-02 16:59
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy’s concert scheduled for the 9th of June at the Johan Cruyff Arena Stadium, in the Netherlands has been cancelled.
The singer, who announced… Read More
2024-05-02 16:48
Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has decried the freedom enjoyed by alleged corrupt politicians in the country.
Clark went further to accuse former President… Read More
2024-05-02 16:41
Former Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang on Thursday blamed the National Assembly for the failure of the Nigerian economy, the rising debt pr… Read More
2024-05-02 16:35
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in collaboration with the Nigerian Energy Support Programme, NESP, has unveiled an Advance Ruling System to boost trade.
Comptroller-General of Customs, B… Read More
2024-05-02 16:23
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, has advocated the introduction of a reward system aimed at promoting excellence among Nigerian ministers, towards ens… Read More
2024-05-02 16:11
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria, MULAN, has declared that there are many defects and flaws in the current 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
MULAN National Pre… Read More
2024-05-02 15:59
The National Board of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), has urged Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to wade into a looming crisis rocking the organisation in the state wh… Read More
2024-05-02 15:53
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration had commenced the procurement processes for drones to boost the security architecture of th… Read More
2024-05-02 15:47
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, on Thursday arrested a fake doctor after he delivered a pregnant woman with a baby, which led to her death.
The fak… Read More
2024-05-02 15:41
A 300 level student at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Aisha Yahaya, has been found dead in her off campus apartment.
Aisha was said to have written her first ex… Read More
2024-05-01 21:23
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has reassured civil servants that the state government will key into whatever resolutions are taken by the federal government on the national minimum wa… Read More
2024-05-01 20:59
Reports suggest that Barcelona intend to sell eight key players during the summer transfer window to improve their financial situation.
The Catalan giants are set to face a busy summer of… Read More
2024-05-01 20:53
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured Imo workers that they will always be at the top of the priority list of his administration.
Governor Uzodimma spoke during the activity mark… Read More
2024-05-01 20:48
Bendel Insurance took to X to celebrate their President Federation Cup Round of 64 victory over Stormers FC.
The Benin Arsenals defeated the Nigeria National League side 1-0 at the Area 3… Read More
2024-05-01 20:42
A suspected notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Ali Damina, terrorising the people of Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, has been arrested.
Damina, 43, was arrested during a joint security o… Read More
2024-05-01 20:35
The President Federation Cup Round of 64 tie involving Wikki Tourists and Junior Danburam has been postponed, OsunDailyNG reports.
The game was stopped due to heavy rain at the Ahmadu Bell… Read More
2024-05-01 20:23
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has awarded the sum of N10 million as damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for declaring Pastor Oyinm… Read More
2024-05-01 20:07
The former Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dino Melaye, has joined the ongoing supremacy battle between Nigerian Afrobeats megastars Wizkid and Davi… Read More
2024-05-01 19:39
Following the outcry that greeted the allocation of N5 billion for the renovation of a daycare in the 2024 budget of Ondo State, the state government has described the development as an er… Read More
2024-05-01 19:33
Delta State workers on Wednesday booed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over his inability to make a policy statement on minimum wage.
The workers who were desperately expecting the governor to… Read More
2024-05-01 16:42
The Naira lost N112.38 against the US dollar at the foreign exchange market in April 2024.
FMDQ data showed that the Naira traded at N1,390.96 per dollar on Tuesday, 30th April, compared t… Read More
2024-05-01 16:37
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has announced a new minimum wage of N40,000 for the state’s workers.
The governor made this announcement during the Workers’ Day celebr… Read More
2024-05-01 16:30
Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has urged residents of the state not to vote for a governorship candidate who relies on an interpreter to address the people.
This was a… Read More
2024-05-01 16:23
Prominent indigenes of Cross River North Senatorial District have so far raised over N135 million to bring back the body of Second Republic Senate President, late Dr Joseph Wayas.
This was… Read More
2024-05-01 16:19
Nigerian high-life artist, Chinedu Okoli, popularly known as Flavour, has boasted that he is in a league of his own in the music industry.
According to the ‘Nabania’ crooner, h… Read More
2024-05-01 16:12
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Kano, has urged Governor Abba Yusuf to help the union retrieve the unremitted contributory pension funds from ministries, parastatals and agencies in the s… Read More
2024-05-01 15:59
Former TUC Chairman in Kaduna State, Paul Yaro Jezhi on Wednesday, called on workers at all levels to continue to demand for increase in wages, salary and other emoluments, as the economy… Read More
2024-05-01 15:53
The Nigerian Army said its troops deployed for Counter-terrorism operations in the North West in conjunction with a team from the Nigeria Police and the State Community Watch Corps, engage… Read More
2024-05-01 15:47
Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday launched an attack on Ajokpachi Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing no fewer than three persons.
The hoodlums also carted away… Read More
2024-05-01 15:28
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has said the Group Chief Executive Officer and founder of The Landmark Group, Paul Onwuanibe, cannot claim compensation from the Federal Government in connect… Read More
2024-04-30 20:58
A woman was tragically stabbed and hacked to death by a man and his son in Okpagha community, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State.
The victim, a mother of four, was identified as… Read More
2024-04-30 20:29
A salary increase for civil servants has been approved by the Nigerian Federal Government.
The salary increment ranges from 25 per cent to 35 per cent across the remaining six consolidated… Read More
2024-04-30 19:59
A medical expert and director of Primary Healthcare Development Agency, PHCDA, in Jigawa State, Dr Shehu Sambo has warned the general public against working under direct sunlight.
He gave… Read More
2024-04-30 19:28
Brentford have signed Nigerian defender Benjamin Frederick on a permanent contract.
Frederick joined the Bees from Kaduna based Simoiben Academy on a loan with a buy option last summer.
Th… Read More
2024-04-30 19:17
The naira recorded its first gain against the US dollar at the official foreign exchange Market this week.
FMDQ data showed an appreciation of N1,390.96 per dollar on Tuesday from N1,419.1… Read More
2024-04-30 18:32
Nigeria’s financial technology bank, Opay, said it has closed non-compliant accounts amid the recent Central Bank of Nigeria’s restriction.
According to Nairametric, Opay discl… Read More
2024-04-30 18:15
The Federal Government inaugurated commercial train operations along the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line on Tuesday for public use.
During the inauguration at the railway station in Port Harco… Read More
2024-04-30 18:05
The federal government said there is an urgent need to address most of the challenges faced by border communities.
Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar stated this when he received… Read More
2024-04-30 17:52
The South West chapter of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has advised the federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to save Nigerians from untold hardship they are curr… Read More
2024-04-30 17:47
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has again hit hard at Drake in a new diss track titled, ‘Euphoria.’
He declared himself as Drake’s “biggest hater.”
According t… Read More
2024-04-27 15:49
Fifty outlets in Kaduna State have been sealed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for selling edible oil under unhygienic conditions.
The operation was par… Read More
2024-04-27 15:31
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Governor Seyi Makinde and the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) have disappointed the resid… Read More
2024-04-27 15:24
Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria has challenged electorates at the local level to awaken their consciousness on issues about local government elections by not just vot… Read More
2024-04-27 15:19
Enyimba captain Ojo Olorunleke says it is important for the title holders to secure victory in their game against Katsina United.
Olorunleke stated that the players have prepared adequatel… Read More
2024-04-27 15:12
No fewer than 19 children have died from suspected measles complications in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami, revealed this to… Read More
2024-04-27 15:09
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted.
In a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in Awka on Saturday… Read More
2024-04-27 15:08
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted.
In a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in Awka on Saturday… Read More
2024-04-27 14:27
Abia Warriors captain Augustine Njoku has said he is optimistic that the team will get a positive result against Sporting Lagos.
Njoku stated that the players have worked hard to get a goo… Read More
2024-04-27 14:20
Four Chinese have been arrested by the Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area… Read More
2024-04-27 12:58
A Kano Federal High Court presided by Justice A. M Liman has restrained the acclaimed executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ganduje Ward from suspending the party’… Read More
2024-04-26 21:43
The British monarch, King Charles III, will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation.
A few months ago, the British monar… Read More
2024-04-26 21:37
The Delta State Ministry of Health has given reasons why it refunded unauthorised fees to students in the state-owned colleges of nursing.
The money running into millions of naira was coll… Read More
2024-04-26 20:42
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has acquitted a traditional ruler in Rivers State, Eze Ekpeye Logbo, His Royal Majesty Eze Kelvin Anugwo, and 42 others who were on trial… Read More
2024-04-26 20:36
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its governorship candidate, Murta… Read More
2024-04-26 20:30
Former United States President Donald Trump filed a complaint on Friday about “freezing courthouse.”
Trump, suggesting that the temperature was being kept low on purpose, said:… Read More
2024-04-26 20:24
Benue State Governor Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has warned his predecessors to stop interfering in his administration.
Governor Alia gave the warning while briefing journalists on his return fro… Read More
2024-04-26 20:18
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Rivers State Government from withholding the financial allocations of the 42 local government areas in the state pending the determination of… Read More
2024-04-26 20:01
The Nigerian Army said troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in North West region in conjunction with a team from the Department of State Services (DSS) responded to a distress… Read More
2024-04-26 19:55
Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, also known as Odumeje, said he has returned to Nigeria to stop the appreciation of the do… Read More
2024-04-26 19:49
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared the unity of Nigeria sacrosanct.
Makinde made this declaration in his office while receiving members of the National Assembly Joint Committe… Read More
2024-04-26 15:46
At least three persons died in a road accident that occurred along the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday.
It was gathered that the crash… Read More
2024-04-26 14:50
Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC, Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado has described the withdrawal of policemen attached to the agency as corruption f… Read More
2024-04-26 14:43
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has again reiterated his administration’s commitment to weed criminal elements out of Kogi State.
Ododo disclosed this on Fridayduring the unvei… Read More
2024-04-26 14:13
Ukraine has received the bodies of 140 soldiers killed while trying to defend the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson from Russian attacks.
The authority responsible for… Read More
2024-04-26 14:06
The defence ministers of China and Iran have agreed on closer cooperation on the sidelines of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO, being held in Kazakhstan.
Iran’… Read More
2024-04-26 13:53
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, refuted on Thursday that it is considering selling the popular social media platform, dismissing media speculation in the wake of President… Read More
2024-04-26 13:47
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has confirmed the abduction of Assistant Controller Abdulraman Ibrahim Gelele in Niger State.
Gelele, who was attached to the Niger State command of… Read More
2024-04-26 13:41
Members of the Selection Committee of The Africa Road Builders – Trophy Babacar NDIAYE have met in the United Arab Emirates to decide the winners for 2024.
This year, the central the… Read More
2024-04-26 13:29
Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun has reiterated the commitment of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration to the welfare of persons living with disabilit… Read More
2024-04-26 13:11
Big Brother Titans reality star Yvonne Godwin has said she would rather stick to a rich man who cheats than be in a relationship with a faithful poor man.
According to her, cheating is not… Read More
2024-04-10 21:19
The Federal Government says members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, will get half of their withheld salaries should… Read More
2024-04-10 20:32
Muslims in Abia State on Wednesday, joined their counterparts all over the world to celebrate this year’s Eid-El-fitr.
The Muslim faithful who thronged the Umuahia township stadium w… Read More
2024-04-10 20:08
Niger Tornadoes boss Ibrahim Dada has attributed the team’s recent impressive run of form to successful mid-season transfer business.
The Ikon Allah Boys fortified their team with se… Read More
2024-04-10 20:02
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Worldwide, has called for an end to the harassment and arrests of Ijaw people across the country.
Spokesman of IYC Worldwide, Amb Binebai Princewill, said in a… Read More
2024-04-10 19:50
The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into a state of confusion following fresh reports that Nollywood actor Junior Pope, who reportedly died in a boat mishap on Wednesday af… Read More
2024-04-10 19:38
The President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas has confirmed that actor, Junior Pope, who was reportedly to have earlier passed on is still alive.
On his Instagram page, Rollas sai… Read More
2024-04-10 19:32
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has confirmed three of his sons were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
Haniyeh accused Israel of acting in “the spirit of reveng… Read More
2024-04-10 19:25
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has pledged that he will not allow anyone to cause a crisis over the Olubadan stool.
Makinde, who spoke on Wednesday, warned individuals peddling divisiv… Read More
2024-04-10 19:20
Turkish Super Lig outfit, Trabzonspor, are considering a move for Kelechi Iheanacho.
According to Turkish news hub, Sporx, Trabzonspor are targeting Iheanacho as alternative to his interna… Read More
2024-04-10 18:51
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo has said the Nigerian government is fully in support of Air Peace operations from Nigeria to London.
Keyamo made the remark whi… Read More
2024-04-10 14:33
The Osolo of Isolo in Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, is dead.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Isolo Local Council Development Area, Olasoju Adebayo.
Acc… Read More
2024-04-10 13:36
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, should not wait till Friday before disclosing the cost of the Lagos-Calabar highway project.
On Monday, Ati… Read More
2024-04-10 13:29
The Chief Imam of the University of Ibadan, Professor Muftau Abdulrahman Oloyede has said that addiction and abuse of social media is causing mental illnesses among students of tertiary in… Read More
2024-04-10 13:16
The Accord Party on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts at stabilising prices of commodities in the country, saying the appreciation of the naira against the US… Read More
2024-04-10 13:09
Police in Anambra State, working with operatives of other security forces, have combed a forest in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state in an attempt to dislodge criminals locally ref… Read More
2024-04-10 12:57
A commercial vehicle (Danfo) carrying several passengers crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, on Wednesday.
According to a video posted on X, at least one passenger was thrown ou… Read More
2024-04-10 12:46
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disassociated himself from a report that President Bola Tinubu picked Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as his preferred candidat… Read More
2024-04-10 12:40
Muslims in the country have been warned against indulging in social activities prohibited by Islam while observing the Sallah celebration.
An Islamic cleric, Mallam Musa Bello gave the war… Read More
2024-04-10 12:35
Kaduna Electric has set up rapid response teams to respond to downtime on Band A feeders in Kaduna.
It has also called on customers to contact the teams to report faults for prompt respons… Read More
2024-04-10 12:29
A fire outbreak at the Dosunmu market in Lagos Island has claimed the life of one person and left eight others injured.
The incident, which reportedly occurred on Tuesday, resulted in seve… Read More
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