President Bola Tinubu is preparing to initiate a novel three-step approach for evaluating the performance of Ministers and heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) as...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has advised the newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries for the FCT Administration to perform, or else,...
The Nigerian Army’s forces stationed in 1 Division in Kaduna State have effectively liberated 16 individuals who were kidnapped by violent extremists and terrorists in Kaduna...
Tennis world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka’s boyfriend and ex-NHL player, Konstantin Koltsov has died at the age of 42. The former professional athlete’s...
A man who renounced his Nigerian citizenship has said he has no regrets. The consultant who lives in the US took to X to refer...
American singer, Ray J has two of his luxury cars missing just weeks after his wife Princess Love filed for divorce following their splitting for the...
Anambra State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to withdraw the services of its members from all the hospitals in the state if...
Former lawmakers of Enugu State House of Assembly have joined numerous admirers both at home and in the diaspora to felicitate governor of Enugu State, Peter...
The Inspector-General of Police, I-G, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has presented N1.6 billion to 727 families of deceased police officers. The money is the insurance claim for...
Nigerian Army says its troops deployed in 1 Division area of responsibility in Kaduna State have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and...
A Nigerian man has cried out after a DNA test showed he isn’t the biological father of a child with SS genotype, which his wife claimed...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed the appeal brought before it by Mr Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the detained leader of...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has initiated a three-day national mourning period for the 17 soldiers who were killed by irate youths in Okuama, Ughelli...
The Federal Government has urged the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) to end...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking public assistance to locate the family of an 8-year-old girl rescued in Abuja....
Veteran Nollywood actor, Norbert Young, has disclosed why women earn more money than men in the Nigerian movie industry. Naija News reports that Young shared his...
Nigerian Army troops deployed in 1 Division area of responsibility in Kaduna State have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group...
A video of Kate Middleton looking happy while out shopping with Prince William has sparked reactions from viewers. The video was shared by TMZ and...
Gunmen suspected to be soldiers have reportedly kidnapped Segun Olatunji, the editor of FirstNews, an online news platform. Naija News learned that the gunmen, last Friday,...
Kate Middleton has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with Prince William following weeks of speculations about her whereabouts. The couple were...
Bandits on Sunday night kidnapped at least 86 persons in Tantatu and Aguba communities in the Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. ...
Niger State government has initiated a crackdown on illegal mining sites as part of efforts to protect communities from the harmful effects of such activities. The...
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, in a revealing interview on Nigeria Info FM, stated that security forces are aware of the hideouts used by bandits in...
Actress Uche Ogbodo has said the entertainment industry is too ‘’dark” because the people in it are ‘’vile, envious and evil.” The actress stated this...
Gunmen have killed the founder of the Mount of Solution Redeemed Church (MSRC), Apostle Elisha Asuquo and the pastor in charge of the church, Aniekan Ibanga,...
The military high command has denied reports that troops went on a reprisal attack after the killing of 16 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta...
Some irate youths have beaten to death a suspected motorcycle thief in Magama-Gumau town, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The deceased, a young man...
Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Umaru Abdul before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court for pretending to be a military personnel....
The Pastor of The Everlasting Arms Parish (TEAP) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Garki, Abuja, Chinedu Ezekwesili, has said his dream, at 70,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asked the Senate to approve a security vote for his territory to enable him to...
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday 19th March 2024. The PUNCH: The Nigerian...
After years of silence, Rose Hanbury has finally responded to allegations that she had an affair with Prince William. Multiple British websites and news reporters...
Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider has denied creating a toxic workplace while at the children’s channel and sexualizing young child stars on set. Schneider who...
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging for the murder of Umezuruike Alex,...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday presented a total of N1.594 billion to 727 families of police officers who died in active service between...
The Arewa Initiative for the Defence and Promotion of Democracy (AIDPD) yesterday countered the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for faulting the three-month suspension of Senator Abdul...
As the partial internet glitch which hit Nigeria and some other countries along the West African coast persisted yesterday, many small and big business owners have...
Yobe State government, in collaboration with development partners, has organized a five-day workshop to itemize and domesticate the National Policy on the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs....
Actress Sophie Turner has revealed that settlement talks with her singer estranged husband Joe Jonas have collapsed and has now filed legal documents asking a judge...
There was tension in some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yesterday, when members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the...
The militant leader allegedly behind last Thursday’s killing of 16 soldiers at Okuama Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, has been tracked by the Nigerian...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has condemned the activities of some persons who go about destroying the slabs used in covering gutters in some parts of...
The Chancellor and founder of the Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, has criticised previous governors of Ekiti State for allegedly abandoning the vision and...
The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has condemned the killing of 16 soldiers of the Nigerian Army by youths of Okuama community in Ughelli South local...
Nasarawa State government said it will pay registration fees for the 2024 National Examinations Council (NECO) for all final year students in public schools in the...
Bandits have reportedly killed three people in separate attacks on communities of Apa Local Government Area in Benue State. Residents of the areas said the deceased...
Armed men who invaded the Ikobi community of Apa Local Government Area in Benue State, have reportedly killed an Internally Displaced Person (IDP). Villagers told...
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) yesterday commenced a nationwide strike over alleged unfair treatment and...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) have forecasted a slight decrease in the retail price...
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said arrangements have been concluded to acquire and cultivate 10,000 hectares of land as part of the state government’s plan...
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has said the institution spent over N2 billion to complete five major projects in the varsity. Obi...
Big Brother Naija star, Angel has taken a swipe at people trolling her following speculation of a breakup with co-star, Soma. Rumours of their breakup...
As the Ramadan fast continues, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and candidate for Kano Central senatorial seat in the 2023 general election, Abdussalam...
On Thursday, March 13, Nigerians were again greeted with the news that the Port Harcourt Refinery would become operational in two weeks time. The Group Chief...
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 18 for hearing a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of...
Cultism has long been a concern, especially within Nigeria’s tertiary education system, but recent events in some universities indicate that cultism is still much prevalent. Cultism...
The inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has presented a cheque of N1.594,625,151.66 to the families and beneficiaries of deceased officers. The cheques were presented at...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 19th March 2024 Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has...
Eleven bodies have been recovered in Igbomotoru, a community in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. This followed yesterday’s invasion of the area by...
Federal government has disclosed its plans to ensure local production of vaccines and to drastically reduce reliance on importation of pharmaceutical products. Minister of state for...
New administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has resumed duty at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The technical assistant to the former interim...
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has called for provision of study grants for Nigerian students in the bill seeking to establish the Nigeria Education Loan...
Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has disclosed that the state government is spending the sum of N11.4 billion in the distribution of the second batch of...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has charged the newly sworn in head of service, permanent secretaries, as well as chairman and commissioners...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other prominent Nigerians, including former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, members of the National Assembly...
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports of reprisal attacks on Okuama community in Delta State following the killing of 16 Army personnel of the 181...
Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has apologised to the Nigerian Army (NA) for posting a video purportedly showing...
RuPaul’s Drag Race star, Shangela has been accused of multiple sexual assaults in new bombshell investigation 10 months after the TV personality was accused of raping...
The US Department of Homeland Security has said it needs an extra two weeks to search for Prince Harry’s immigration records as a federal judge weighs...
The Federal Government is in talks with the World Bank to complete the processes of obtaining over $1bn in loans to address Internally Displaced Persons and...
’ The Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK has come under criticism for describing Margaret Thatcher as a ‘contemporary villain’ alongside Adolf Hitler and Osama...
A man has been jailed after he admitted to shaking his tiny daughter so hard that she had a heart attack and died. 29-year-old Samuel Warnock...
The Arewa Initiative for the Defence and Promotion of Democracy (AIDPD) has criticised the position of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on the suspension of ex-Chairman...
Ijeoma Matilda, the sixth prosecution witness, PW6, in the ongoing trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Emmanuella Eteta...
Stone Dealers Association and Truck Owners Association in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have shut down their businesses to protest increase in the price...
Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Ondo State governorship election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed its primary election for April 25, 2024 while...
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has urged its members nationwide to refrain from engaging in any form of violence; instead, they should...
Malaysia is a country that represents different cultures, tasty foods, and some traditions. But you will be wonder to know that many top online casinos in...
The Defence Headquarters has published the identities of the Nigerian Army commander, three officers, and 12 soldiers who were killed by attackers in a Delta community. ...
Chris Appleton, the popular hair stylist who has worked with celebrities like Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, and Kim Kardashian, has been spotted shirtless at the beach...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that voice and data services have been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities following days of...
The Minister of (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged the House of Representatives to approve a N500 billion loan to finance the N1.147 trillion 2024 budget of...
Actress Chizzy Alichi has explained why she always does her makeup before stepping into the kitchen to cook. Sharing a video of her wearing makeup...
The Medical Director of Alliance Hospital, Christopher Otabor and three others, including members of his staff, were on Monday, docked at the FCT High Court, Zuba,...
Actor Bruce Willis’ daughter, Tallulah Willis has revealed that she was diagnosed with autism. Tallulah revealed this while sharing a throwback video of herself and...
The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said he initially refused to construct the road on Nwokedi Street in Okpoko community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of...
Academic activities were on Monday temporarily disrupted in University of Abuja as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Jude Chidiebere, the former husband of Nigeria’s envoy to Argentina, Chikerenwa Cordelia...
Eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly have filed a lawsuit against the State Attorney-General and Commissioner For Justice, Abdulaziz Sani (SAN); the...
Five people have been arrested in India for assaulting some international students while they were offering Ramadan prayers in a university hostel. Officials said there...
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, to support President...
A man has been captured on video trying to snatch the phone of a young man who confronted him after he was caught having sex with...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Naija News reports that the...
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the voice and data services affected by the cable cuts have been restored. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka,...
After a disruption on March 14, which significantly affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fiber optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire...
Fidelis David in Akure A man identified as Odechukwu Sunday has allegedly attacked his wife with machete in Akure, Ondo State capital, leaving her with deep...
The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked the House of Representatives to approve a N500 billion loan to finance the N1.147 trillion 2024 budget of...