Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Ministry of Finance yesterday expressed readiness to partner with the Enugu State...
World No 1 Iga Swiatek booked a spot in her second consecutive Mutua Madrid Open final with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Madison Keys on Thursday....
Yesterday, civil society organisations under the leadership of Auwal Musa Rafsanjani of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) held a press conference in Abuja to...
Chelsea delivered a hammer blow to Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a 2-0 win against their spluttering London rivals on Thursday. Trevoh...
A former international midfielder, Moses Kpakor, has hailed the appointment of Finidi George as a right step in the right direction. On Monday, the Nigeria Football...
Muslim News Nigeria, a leading Islamic newspaper in Nigeria, has urged the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), and the United States (US) to continue...
Scholars in Islamic jurisprudence have stressed the need for imams and clerics tasked with propagating Islam to pursue further knowledge to ease the task of Da’Awah. ...
Fawaz Suleiman is the co-founder and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Harbourage, a real estate development company in Abuja. In this interview, the graduate of mechanical...
There is disquiet in the auto industry over the implementation of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative by the federal government with the planned roll-out of...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has called for the urgent review of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Act to address...
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benúe State has disclosed his administration’s plan to launch a new security outfit of 10,000 operatives before the end of May. Alia...
The police in Yobe State have confirmed the death of an 11-year-old boy who was kidnapped and fed with hard drugs by his abductors. The police...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of N6,316,621,045.37 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the...
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu and a chieftain of the party, Segun Showunmi,...
We buy from the gov’t to serve customers — Water vendors It will soon be history — Gov’t An acute water scarcity resulting in hike in...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP). The seasonal climate prediction provides an outlook of climate variables to help improve...
By Gidado Yushau Shuaib “Zamu Daura ma auren dole!” Hajiya Hakama Sidi Ali thundered over the phone after I answered her call. In Hausa, the translation...
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two suspected members of a cybercrime syndicate...
Hinder, the daughter of the deposed Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum, has accused his predecessor of orchestrating the military coup that ousted her father nine months ago....
The federal government yesterday inaugurated a 13-man committee of the 4th National Productivity Order of Merit Award Committee (NPOMAC) for the process of selecting the awardees...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his sympathies to the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Presidential spokesman,...
The federal government has unveiled the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a multi-pronged blueprint designed to achieve universal access to financial services across Nigeria....
A fire incident has been recorded at Airtel telecom base station at Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos. Airtel said the incident occurred during maintenance operations on a leaking...
Soldiers from the 6th Brigade of the Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Whirl Stroke in Taraba State, have cleared a kidnappers’ camp and rescued some kidnapped...
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, on Tuesday flagged off operations on the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line. This development comes after two previous unsuccessful attempts...
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has performed its first kidney and urology treatments using Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) technology. It was gathered...
Gunmen have abducted a Benue State University (BSU) staff member named Matthew Chile, his wife and four siblings along the deteriorated Makurdi – Naka Road in...
Globacom has saluted the resilient spirit of Nigerian workers on the occasion of 2024 May Day celebration, urging them to rededicate themselves to excellence so as...
The South South Governors Forum under the auspices of the BRACED Commission (Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta) has urged the federal government...
Two undergraduates of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State have been shot dead in a cult-related reprisal attack. It was gathered yesterday that one of...
The Director of Environment, Gwagwalada Area Council, Mrs Eunice Asubiojo, says plans are underway to partner private waste collectors for effective waste evacuation in the council....
A Badagry chief magistrates’ court, Lagos State, on Tuesday, remanded a 45-year-old cleric, Mr Sunday Adewoye, who allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman. The Magistrate, Mr Patrick...
An Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, remanded a 32-year-old businessman, Raphael Moses, in a correction centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl....
Three members of a notorious gang of robbers who operate on the Otedola Bridge, Lagos, have been arrested in connection with the recent attack on the...
A man, Philip Ayo, and his son allegedly on Saturday night stabbed a housewife, Mrs Nata Igbinovia, to death in Okpagha community in Uhunmwode LGA of...
Soldiers from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) under Operation Whirl Stroke have cleared a kidnappers’ camp and rescued many victims in the Punkun-Fikyu...
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspects, Sunday Ehiosu, Patrick Okon (26), Godswill Omorege (23) and Malik Shola (26), for allegedly breaking...
The police have arraigned one Tunde Aroni, a 25-year-old vigilante, over alleged illegal possession of a locally made single-barrel gun. According to the police First Information...
The Oba of Benin in Edo State has barred some chiefs who allegedly engaged in sacrilege and falsehood against the Benin Custom from Oba Palace in...
The police in Kano State have arrested a man, Sadam Mu’azu, popularly known as Badoo (33), of Tukuntawa Quarters in Kano metropolis after a public outcry...
Gunmen on Monday night invaded Bmuko community in the Dutse Baupma axis of Bwari Area Council of the FCT and kidnapped four residents. A resident, Mr...
A magistrates’ court in Yola, Adamawa State, on Tuesday, ordered that two men should be remanded in the Jimeta Correctional Centre until May 6, for collaboration...
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr scored twice, including an 83rd minute penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in an entertaining Champions League semifinal, first...
Executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP), Inger Andersen has tasked G7 leaders on delivering deep reductions in methane emissions and other super pollutants...
…‘I lost my daughter to explosion’ ...Govt should enforce green technologies usage – Expert Birshin Fulani is a community on the outskirts of Bauchi, the capital...
Nigeria’s biggest telecoms provider, MTN, has posted a net negative position of -N392.6 billion after tax between January and March, indicating 462.2 per cent decline, compared...
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Damagum, has called on the party’s candidate in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, to rally...
In a world where the use of marijuana is growing exponentially, finding locally available weed pen at an affordable price can be challenging. There are many...
In the ongoing battle against substance misuse and its devastating impacts, communities and health authorities are constantly exploring innovative approaches to safeguard individuals. One of the...
The Kano State Judicial Commission of Enquiry on the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Property and Assets has announced its intention to review the sales, disposal, or...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday said its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Group (CEPTG) tracked N219.844 billion projects that were...
The federal government on Monday expressed commitment to addressing the challenge of malnutrition in the country by leveraging on data from a National Food Consumption and...
African Heads of State and Government at the 21st Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA21) summit in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday, committed countries on the continent...
The Nigerian Navy Ship, Pathfinder, has rescued over 250 individuals, including children, after a cargo boat, MV Precious Emmanuel, capsized along the Buguma waterways in Asari-Toru...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, Monday, said that it has commenced the process for the 2024 oil bid round with 12 oil blocks on...
Ten persons have been killed in separate attacks in Agatu and Gwer East local government areas of Benue State. While five people were killed by gunmen...
Members of the House of Representatives are set to resume plenary in their renovated chambers today after two years. The Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
An alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to order his transfer from the custody of the Department of State...
The family of a female 400-level student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday, has confirmed her death. An uncle...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, barred dozens of protesters, who stormed their headquarters to demonstrate in support of the embattled...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the deregulation of meter prices under the MetER Assets Provider (MAP) scheme, thereby making DisCos and meter manufacturers...
The Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), Muhammad Al Jasser has restated the multilateral lender’s commitment to promoting development and solidarity across its...
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday ordered the stoppage of the planned increase in DStv and GOtv subscription prices by Multichoice Nigeria Limited. Daily Trust...
The Minister of Solids Minerals Development, Dele Alake has stated that a preliminary report by a German firm, GeoScan, indicated that Nigeria is sitting on several...
Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced a dividend payout of N2.05 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, at 20 kobo per ordinary share for its...
Foremost aviation union, the National Union of Air Transport Employee (NUATE), has vowed to picket airlines operating in the country for refusing to allow their staff...
It was a scene of anguish as Fatima Gombe, the mother of slain Major Abdulkadir Gombe Mohammed, Commander of a Nigerian Army troop killed in Katsina...
A member of the Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Charles Idahosa, has resigned his membership in the party. The party chieftain in...
The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Bashiru, has said leaders of the party will not turn Nigeria into a one-party...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the September 21 election, Asue Ighodalo, has denied the allegation that he played a part in the impeachment...
A chieftain of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Showumi, has warned President Bola Tinubu that the troubles that befell former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai...
Yiaga Africa has said that the steady decline in the turnout of voters in Nigeria’s elections, despite technological and other electoral progress, is worrisome and signals...
The telecoms sector in Nigeria is viewed by some as a model of regulatory excellence. Other African countries often visit Nigeria to study the sector, aiming...
For an especially sensitive topic of this nature, I expected some reactions. But I was not prepared for the comments and phone calls which came in...
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva will leave the club at the end of the season. The Brazilian, who joined the Blues on a free transfer from Paris...
The National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) said its efforts at combating HIV/AIDS and STIs leveraging on global support have yielded positive results....
The federal government has mapped out strategies to geometrically increase cancer experts in the country, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) sold Treasury Bills (T.bills) valued at N2.669 trillion across its auctions in March 2024. This was contained in the FMDQ Markets...
The police in Niger State have arrested two vigilantes, Sabiu Hassan (26) and Ibrahim Ahore, over alleged theft of a motorcycle. The command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu...
The police command in Ebonyi State have confirmed two persons dead after a bridge under construction at Mgbabeluzor village in Izzi LGA collapsed on Monday. The...
Springboro, Ohio, is no stranger to the challenges of waste management. With a growing population and bustling community, the need for reliable and efficient waste disposal...
Travelling is an exciting adventure filled with new experiences, but it also comes with potential risks and uncertainties. Having travel insurance can provide invaluable peace of...
By Zayd Ibn Isah The list of Nigerians who have attempted to set and break Guinness World Records for one achievement or another continues to expand,...
By George Etakibuebu In Edo State, the political conversation has continued to revolve around the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September...
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Faisal Ebraheem Alghamdi, has stated that Saudi Arabia has delivered 98 projects in Nigeria valued at...
Second Republic lawmaker and ace Nigerian journalist, Sidi Ali, was buried in Kano yesterday. Ali died on Thursday evening at the age of 86. Mourners trooped...
I didn’t pay money from state’s treasury – Bello The American International School, Abuja, has requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to furnish it...
The security outfits established by various state governments, especially in the North-West, are being accused of indiscriminate arrests and killing of suspects, as well as innocent...
A son of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and daughter of Bichi Emir, Nasiru Ado Bayero, have tied the nuptial knot in Kano. Sanusi...
The Railway Property Management Company Limited (RPMCL) has sealed-off shops of erring tenants following the commencement of the regularisation of tenants on railway properties across the...
A group of medical officers were gisting and lamenting about their night calls. One of them said that his call was ‘light’ because there was no...
Rating it as best globally ridiculous – Analysts Commercial banks mopping up dollars – BDC Mahmud Kirikasamma (not real name) is one of the over 100...
Physical inactivity and smoking are some of the factors that could increase one’s risk of diabetes, a medical expert, Prof. Jibril Mohmmed El-Bashir, has said. He...
Every team has a player who is outstanding, a leader and is looked up to by others. Arsenal’s William Saliba definitely achieves such status. It is...
As responsible members of the global community, Africa and China have created a reliable path towards a shared future. It is indeed in Africa that the...
Title: The Two AishasDirector: Shareefah Abiola-AnduYear: 2023Running time: 1h 26m The Two Aishas stars lead Kannywood actresses Rahama Sadau and Maryam Booth as best friends at...
Penultimate Wednesday, a Customs officer identified as Awwal Haruna was lynched by suspected traders and commercial drivers at Gamjin Makaho on the Kaita-Dankama road in Katsina...
Hey everyone, Eid Al Adha is on the calendar! So, are you still rubbing your head on which are the best Eid al Adha holiday packages...