Law enforcement officers gathered in large numbers on the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on Wednesday night, preparing to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest...
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday that former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial in New York, following the overturning of his...
The United Nations (UN) has stated that Nigeria continues to lag behind in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, which focuses on peace, justice and strong...
Anambra workers yesterday expressed anger over the absence of the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the worker’s day rally. Soludo was represented at the Alex...
A report by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has stated that the current “high gold prices offer African countries an opportunity to strengthen their reserve portfolios with...
Again, Nigeria’s crude oil output sank in April 2024, raising concerns that the upswing recorded in January and, to some extent, the second month of this...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, celebrated his first May Day as president, assuring the organised labour that the issues that prevented the tripartite committee on minimum...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the government to implement policies that protect workers’ rights, improve working conditions, and provide a strong safety...
The United States military is planning to return to Chad within a month to discuss the revision of an agreement that will allow American troops to...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is moving to speed up the conclusion of regulatory oversight on the ongoing oil assets divestment by International Oil...
In celebrating workers day today, the federal government approved a salary increase of between 25 percent and 35 percent for civil servants, as well as an...
British authorities have commenced the detention of migrants as part of preparations to relocate them to Rwanda within the next nine to 11 weeks, the government...
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos State, Ismail Adejumo, has revealed that the NLC and the trade Union Congress (TUC)...
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi in a statement during the second stakeholders meeting of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway (Section 1), held on Wednesday in Lagos,...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian workers on the auspicious occasion of Workers’ Day held annually to celebrate the lifeblood of the country. The President, in...
Tunisia’s major opposition coalition declared on Tuesday its boycott of the upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are released and judicial independence is...
An internationally supported court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant for exiled ex-President François Bozizé on Tuesday. The warrant pertains to human...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed two separate suits against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced...
Founder and former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, received a four-month prison sentence on Tuesday after pleading guilty to violating U.S. money laundering laws at the...
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubukar, has slammed the federal government, accusing it of subsidising corruption in government. In the May Day message, Atiku said as Nigerian workers...
The Borno State Government has refused to sack the 10,566 teachers said to be unqualified to remain in the classrooms, because the government did not want...
Shareholders of Transcorp Hotels Plc, have approved N2.05 billion as dividend, translating to 20 kobo per ordinary share for the 2023 financial period. The shareholders also...
New York City police. late on Tuesday, conducted a raid at Columbia University, resulting in the arrest of dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had taken control...
President Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated that the economic reforms and policies being introduced by his administration have associated challenges. He said his administration was implementing significant...
Petroleum products dealers under the aegis of Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) on Tuesday confirmed adequate products availability in the country, amid the current...
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. ...
Nigeria’s federal government has approved a pay increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary...
shared visions, technological cooperations and economic partnership. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, after representing President Bola Tinubu at the...
Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday agreed to deepen bilateral relations between both countries. The agreement was reached during the visit of Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
As part of efforts to boost the welfare and improve the services of judicial workers in Kwara State, the state governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Tuesday presented...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to initiate an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, amid escalating ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. ...
Justice Usman Na’abba, of the Kano State High Court has adjourned Ganduje’s Suspension case to 27th May, 2024 for hearing and determination of applications on jurisdiction...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been fined £9,000 for contempt of court by Justice Juan Merchan overseeing his criminal hush money trial. The judge warned...
Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, is the latest to condemn the actions of the governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, for his interference in the...
Africa’s Travel Indaba, a prominent tourism trade show, is scheduled to take place from May 13th to 16th at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre...
Two lions, Nikola and Vasylyna, discovered malnourished and wandering the streets as cubs in Montenegro and Ukraine, have been relocated to a sanctuary in South Africa....
Approximately 50 individuals have lost their lives in Kenya due to heavy rains and subsequent flooding, according to a statement by a Red Cross official. The...
Despite the criticism that has trailed the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, the Bola Tinubu-led administration on Monday announced that it was planning the construction of the...
Uganda has inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for a substantial $295 million loan designated for infrastructural projects like road construction as...
The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Lagos high court to hear the charges...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria would need an annual $10 billion for the next 10 years to revive...
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday officially deregulated the market for Meter Asset Providers (MAP), stressing that it will henceforth be subjected to competitive...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has stated that the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) has partnered with the bank and...
Nigeria’s Minister of Solids Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has revealed that a preliminary report by a German firm, GeoScan, indicated that Nigeria sits on several minerals...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, said negative use of social media constituted both local and global threats and, as such, presented an...
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday, told the opposition parties that there will be no vacancy in Aso Rock in...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Monday announced that it had begun processes for the 2024 oil bid round with 12 oil blocks and...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered four fintech companies to suspend the onboarding of new customers until further notice. The affected fintech firms, namely...
Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Monday, reiterated his commitment to making the state a modern agribusiness hub in Sub-Saharan Africa, just as he promised to...
A Ukrainian company, EDS, has started the move to invest in Nigerian energy sector. The Director of the company, Zapyshynyi Olexandr, addressing a press briefing in...
EXCERPT: In Northern Kenya, five people were killed and five more injured by a bomb hidden on a donkey cart. In a tragic turn of events,...
South Sudan has been urged by the United Nations to rescind recently imposed taxes and fees that led to the suspension of U.N. food airdrops, crucial...
Rivers State Governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his administration’s readiness to leverage on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle political crisis and drive development in the...
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria is set to harness the potential of its youthful population to transform into a global digital economy powerhouse. He...
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head...
Over 250 persons, including children were rescued by the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder (NNS) in a boat mishap, that occurred along Buguma waterways in Asari- Toru...
Togolese citizens flocked to polling stations on Monday to participate in the nation’s parliamentary elections, a pivotal moment that not only determines legislative representation but also...
In a bid to improve the living standards of civil servants in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has declared a new minimum wage of N70,000. The...
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Monday appealed to the government of United States (US) to repatriate more illicit funds transferred from Nigeria through its banking system. The...
Nigeria’s federal government at the weekend commenced the controversial demolition of properties on the Right of Way (RoW) of the over N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal highway....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that the Nestle Nido follow-up milk formula brand and Cerelac intended for use...
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said over the weekend that a prominent member of the British Royal family, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, and his wife,...
Financial intricacies surrounding Shell’s expansive oil and gas trading arm have long remained veiled in secrecy. However, a legal battle initiated by a former employee has...
The squabble between the federal government and Julius Berger Plc over the stoppage of work on the N200 billion Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State might have...
British and Irish Prime ministers are poised for discussions amidst escalating tensions over the UK’s approach to migrants. The Irish government asserts a surge in asylum...
The current petrol scarcity in Abuja and several other states in Nigeria worsened at the weekend, with motorists keeping vigil at the few filling stations that...
President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that his administration is investing in technology that is tailored towards ensuring transparency and accountability in government and accelerating public-sector performance...
The pictures in this story were taken over the past two weeks, before the last vestige of hope that this shoreline will be preserved disappeared, like...
Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the crucial International Development Association (IDA21) Heads of State Summit taking...
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, on Sunday raised concern over the recklessness displayed by preachers in condemning Catholics aggressively. According to...
A civil society organisation, Peoples Right Agenda (PRA), on Sunday, condemned what it described as incessant sponsored attacks on the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu...
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for a safer method of transportation of Petroleum products across the country. Chairman of the forum, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made...
The Returning Officer for the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo State, Mr. Alaba Abey has been tragically assassinated by unknown...
President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s investment environment operates on the principle of ‘a willing-buyer and willing-seller’, which ensures seamless access to capital for investors...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the weekend fire incident caused by an articulated vehicle conveying petroleum...
The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has lambasted United States for blocking his country’s application for full membership of the United Nations (UN). Shawesh described...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday justified last May’s removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government as well as efforts currently being made by his administration...
Two notorious drug couriers, Uwaezuoke Ikenna and Agbo Chidike have been sentenced to life imprisonments for drug trafficking offenses. According to a statement by the spokesman...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the removal of petrol subsidy was a necessary and decisive action to ensure that Nigeria does not go bankrupt....
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has taken action against a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, filing a motion to dismiss certain claims that were not...
A complication from measles is suspected to have killed at least 19 children in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The Commissioner for Health,...
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has described as untrue, the account by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun...
The outgoing Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has said he is now going fully into business and he is ready to give...
The presidential Ajayi candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Chief Agboola Ajayi for his victory in the...
Iraq’s parliament has approved a bill criminalising same-sex relationships and imposing jail terms ranging from 10 to 15 years. Additionally, transgender individuals could face imprisonment for...
Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has vowed that any...
Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalised just days after his 2020 rape conviction in New York was overturned, according to his lawyer, Arthur Aidala. Aidala stated that...
The American International School Abuja (AISA) on Saturday provided additional information and context to clarify the issues around its decision to refund the school fees paid...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief of Staff. This is even...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Saturday in Abuja called on Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion, to shame the country’s enemies...
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...
Rivers State Governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, has called for a joint fight to save the soul of the state from detractors who are bent of destroying...
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi has begged Nigerians to pray for politicians so they will be touched...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stressed the importance of service to humanity and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria, urging political leaders to project the beauty of the...
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on...
The remains of Mrs. Olufunke Ogeah were on Friday laid to rest in Lagos amidst prayers and reflections of remembrance of the life of the deceased...
The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won’t be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts...