Various countries across the world enjoy multitude of public holidays depending on their cultural, religious, and historical dispensation. Public holidays are days in a year set...
2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of Kannywood actress, Saratu Gidado Daso. Obi, in a post on Tuesday...
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in Kwara State has warned customers against violent attacks and assaults on staff members. Naija News reports that the Kwara...
An officer of the Nigeria Police Force has been reportedly killed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by some armed gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. Reports...
A correspondent for CNN International, Larry Madowo, has criticized Nigeria’s single entry visa fee of $215, describing it as outrageous. Madowo shared this viewpoint on his...
The residents of Apata community in Oworo District, Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi State, went into jubilation on Monday after the wife of the traditional monarch,...
A community of students within Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, is rallying together in a desperate bid to secure the release of their friend and...
The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed faction associated with the proscribed...
A 33-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Abubakar, residing in Sabon Gari-Futy, Girei Local Government Area, Adamawa State, has been arrested by the state Police Command for stabbing his...
The Ogun State Police Command announced on Tuesday that roadblocks and patrols in certain areas of the state will increase to prevent criminal activities during the...
A fight recently broke out in a community in Zamfara State between two rival groups, leading to the death of a notorious bandits kingpin, Sani Dangote....
Although Eid-el-Fitr holidays are observed mainly and celebrated by Muslims in many countries, some nations do not officially declare them a public holiday. While Eid-el-Fitr may...
Some Nigerians have reacted to the decision of the Federal Government to officially designate Thursday, April 11th, 2024, as an extra public holiday in observance of...
An eyewitness to the March 14th killings of soldiers at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, disclosed that the assailants wore military camouflage....
Bandits reportedly killed dozens of vigilantes group known as ‘Yan Sa Kai’ during a fight in the Dogon-Dawa community in Mariga LGA of Niger State. Naija...
The Catholic Church has disclosed what it regards as threat to human dignity. The Vatican described the belief in gender fluidity as “a concession to the...
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar has been ordered by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT to pay the sum of N10 million to the...
A fire incident occurred on Monday at 48 Breadfruit Street, Apongbon, Lagos Island. Naija News learnt that the prompt arrival of the Lagos State Fire and...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the appointment of 28-year-old travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, as the Lagos State Tourism Ambassador following her remarkable...
The sudden death of a grassroots footballer in Agbor, headquarters of Ika South local government area of Delta state, has thrown many into mourning. According to...
Authorities have confirmed that the crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia, so Eid Al Fitr will be commemorated on Wednesday, the 10th of April...
Three children are facing the death penalty after they beat their 13-year-old classmate to death in northern China’s Hebei province last month. The three assailants, all...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has urged young Nigerians to avoid fraudulent activities. Addressing participants at the ‘Youth...
A bloody clash between two suspected rival cult groups in Anambra State has resulted in the untimely death of least three individuals. Reports obtained by Naija...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has met with the 28-year-old travel enthusiast and content creator, Pelumi Nubi. Pelumi Nubi and her mother were received by...
A girl identifed as Simbiat Moshood, has accused her father, Mashood of Olorunsogo area, Bode Saadu, Moro local Government Area of Kwara State, of having sexual...
The police have apprehended nine individuals in connection to two separate homicide incidents in Damaturu, Yobe State. Naija News reports that the Public Relations Officer of...
Leaders and representatives of Ewu, Okparabe, Arhavwarien, and other Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State are under siege by soldiers carrying out cordon-and-search operations. This is...
The Lagos State Government has warned supermarkets and grocery stores to display price tags on all products or face the possibility of closure. The government warned...
A member of the Diobu Vigilante Group (DVG), identified as Mr Uche Orukwo, was killed by gunmen at Obidanso Waterfront, Mile 1 Diobu, Rivers state, on...
A travel content creator, Pelumi Nubi, disclosed that she drove solo from London to Lagos in a Peugeot 107 with the intention of shining a spotlight...
The moon will block the sun for approximately four minutes today, Monday, April 8, in a natural phenomenon known as a solar eclipse. Many say the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained Freeman Charles Ogbonna, who was heading to Delhi, India. Naija News understands that the agency discovered at...
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Sunday, declared Tuesday, 9th and Wednesday, 10th April 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of...
The youth of the Umulogho community in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State reportedly set fire to a portion of a hotel building following the...
The management of Landmark Africa has stated that discussions are underway with both the Federal and Lagos State governments to prevent the proposed demolition of some...
The Lagos State Government has announced the impending demolition of the $200 million Landmark Beach Resort. The proprietor of Landmark Beach Resort, Paul Onwuanibe, in an...
A 28-year-old travel enthusiast and content creator, Pelumi Nubi, has arrived in Lagos, concluding her solo road trip that began in London. Upon her arrival at...
The 240 per cent hike in electricity tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category has led to a nationwide outcry, with many calling...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu celebrated the union of his daughter, Modupeoreoluwa, with her lover, Oladele, during their wedding ceremony on Saturday. Naija News understands that...
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated a distinguished Ijebu prince and esteemed Nigerian philanthropist, Alliyu Babatunde Oduwole, on his 80th birthday. The President’s Special Adviser on Media...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has responded to Israel’s actions in the Gaza War. Fani-Kayode contended that Israel had become a monstrous and unmanageable entity, citing...
The operatives of the FCT Police Command have conducted coordinated raids, sweeping through Abuja’s Durumi and Dei-Dei areas to apprehend eighty-five (85) individuals involved in diverse...
The Lagos State Police have apprehended a former Nigerian Naval officer for impersonation and assaulting citizens under the guise of being an active military personnel. Naija...
The Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, has stated that the Police have the right to demand drone permits from members...
The General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Adeniyi James, in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been arrested by the Ilorin Zonal Command of...
An Islamic cleric who was recently abducted in Kogi State has reportedly regained his freedom from his abductors. Naija News understands that the Chief Imam of...
A military convoy, including a Lieutenant and several soldiers, have fallen victim to a deadly ambush by the Boko Haram sect along the Biu-Buratai-Buni Yadi road,...
A resident of the Okuama community in Delta State, Vero Joseph, has accused men of the Nigerian army of killing some people during their invasion in...
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has tackled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a court threat following his outburst on...
Bernard Michael, one of the residents of the Okuama community seeking refuge in the village forest in Delta State, has said the residents of his community...
The revered General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has issued a stern warning to those who criticize and mock...
44-year-old former bank employee, identified as Mike Ilishebo, has committed suicide after allegedly killing his 35-year-old wife, Valerie Franco, in Zambia. Naija News learnt that the...
A resident of Okuama community in Delta State, Evelyn Edjekota has narrated how gunmen in four boats from Bomadi side shot men of the Nigerian and...
Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has expressed her strong condemnation of the recent violent attacks in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi state,...
A somber cloud hangs over the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, following the tragic loss of the Commanding Officer of...
The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old boy named Lucky Okubo in connection with the alleged murder...
A group known as the Ibadan King’s Men has warned members of Olubadan-in-Council and Ibadan indigenes not to make any unnecessary statement in respect of the...
The Cooperate Affairs of National Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA), headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, was thrown into mourning on Friday following the demise of the...
Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, have been facing hoodlums attack in the past five days, as the attackers armed with dangerous weapons are openly...
The Edo State Police Command restated its ban on officers conducting phone searches during routine patrols and other operations. The Command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, issued this...
A video has captured the moment controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos for his arraignment on...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reacted to the reported increase in cases of phone theft and ransom in Lagos State. Recall that a Nigerian film...
Kwara State Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi’s mother, Mama Ena Maud Alabi, is dead. Mama Ena Maud Alabi, a woman of Jamaican origin who became Nigerian through...
Members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly referred to as Shiites, reportedly trooped out in a multitude on Friday for a procession in...
Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Friday, pleaded guilty to the charges of naira abuse brought against him by the Economic and Financial...
A 19-year-old 200-level Business Administration student of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Faith Omodon, has been declared missing in Edo State. Naija News learnt...
The whistleblowers who initiated the investigation, detention, and subsequent trial of Binance Holdings Limited executives have expressed concerns about threats to their safety and the safety...
A fire incident occurred within the Information and Communications Technology Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Thursday. Naija News reports that the...
The recipient of the world’s first pig kidney transplant has been discharged from the hospital after a medical milestone. The 62-year-old Weymouth man, Richard Slayman received...
Tragedy struck on Thursday morning as one of the police escorts attached to an Abuja-bound train lost his life during a trip. Naija News learnt the...
A controversial social media activist, VeryDarkMan, has reacted to the arrest of Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, a Nigerian crossdresser popularly known as Bobrisky, by the Economic and...
A labourer identified simply as Tile Dominic has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison by the Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja, for allegedly...
A labourer identified simply as Tile Dominic has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison by the Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja, for allegedly...
Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has expressed doubt about Forbes’ recently released 2024 billionaire list. According to Forbes, the world’s five richest men are Bernard Arnault...
President Bola Tinubu is currently one of the oldest presidents in Africa. Naija News reports that Tinubu turned 72 on March 29. Recall that the President...
The recent Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) tariff hike is expected to affect 1,974,385 electricity consumers. Before the recent changes, the average Nigerian ‘Band A’ customer...
Over the years, several Nigerian governors have been convicted and imprisoned for corruption-related offenses. These cases reflect Nigeria’s broader challenges in combating corruption, particularly in political...
A fire outbreak has once more inflicted damage on the Gamboru market, located in the Customs area of Maiduguri, Borno State‘s capital. This incident marks another...
The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has reacted to the controversies and negative comments following Airpeace airline cabin crews wearing ‘Isi Agu’ as an official...
Five individuals were reportedly arrested on Tuesday after the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft discovered an illegal fuel depot at No 3 Silver Bird Road, Ilasun...
Photos of the two wives of the newly inaugurated President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, have surfaced on the internet. Naija News understands that Faye, who...
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp, owned by Meta, has successfully restored its services following a global outage that affected millions of its users worldwide. Naija News...
A devastating accident occurred on Wednesday along the Ilesa/Ibodi Expressway in Osun State, resulting in the death of a female staff member of the University of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the occurrence of a tragic accident on Wednesday at Ayere village along the Ilorin-Bode-Saadu highway in Kwara State....
Controversial Nigerian media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has expressed appreciation to God for not having two Nigerian parents. Naija News reports that...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command carried out a significant operation against suspected kidnappers’ hideouts in the Apo-Resettlement area of Abuja. Naija News reports that...
An 80-year-old man, identified as Adebola Ezekiel, and his wife, Abiodun Ezekiel, have been murdered in their apartment in the Apo area of the Federal Capital...
A 38-year-old farmer, Abubakar Muhammadu, faced arraignment at the Iyaganku Magistrate Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday for allegedly having a locally made pistol and a live cartridge...
The Nigeria Police Force announced that its officers will cease the practice of torturing suspects upon arrest and detention. This statement was made by the Force...
Cryptocurrency giants, Binance has clarified that Tigran Gambaryan, a detained employee in Nigeria, is not a member of the company’s management. The cryptocurrency exchange giant clarified...
The family of famous Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman-Bauchi, has debunked media reports alleging that the cleric is dead. Naija News learnt that reports made rounds...
The collective wealth of the world’s ten richest individuals has reached an astounding $1.59 trillion as of April 1, marking an increase of $28 billion from...
Controversial social media activist Martins Otse, known as Verydarkman, has disclosed the details surrounding his arrest by the Nigerian Police. Recall that VeryDarkMan was detained by...
A worship leader identified as Funanani Mbedzi was killed by her husband during the Easter celebration in South Africa. Naija News understands that Mbedezi’ husband carried...
A bloody clash reportedly occurred yesterday in a community in Anambra State between security operatives and unknown gunmen. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that five...
The oldest man in the world, Juan Vicente Perez Mora has died at the ripe age of 114. Mora, a Venezuelan, was certified in 2022 by...
A gunman has been found in possession of a complimentary card belonging to a Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army. The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed...
The economic achievements of President Bola Tinubu have received praise from the Mayor of Blanco, Texas, United States of America, Mike Arnold, along with NBA team...