Former Governor of Osun State and Nigeria’s Minister of Interior from 2019 to 2023, Rauf Aregbesola, has called for a change in the country’s leadership system....
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has denied reports that the Nigerian Army carried out a reprisal against the Okuama community in the Bomadi...
The Kogi Peoples Movement for Equity and Justice has condemned “unwarranted and provocative social media rants and devious commentary by some misguided political enemies” of former...
Operatives of the Delta State Command were caught on camera shooting at aggrieved commercial motorcycle riders protesting the alleged killing of their colleagues by a task...
In a distressing turn of events, gunmen have again abducted another 87 individuals from the Kajuru community in Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. ...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked Hon. Dennis Idahosa as running mate to Senator Monday Okpebholo, its governorship candidate for the September 21 governorship...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive data or information on all persons...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said there is a mystery about the central government which makes people change as soon as they transit from...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday visited the community where officers of the Nigerian Army were killed to assess the damage firsthand. However, Punch Newspaper...
A Scottish solicitor has ended his own life in a Swiss clinic following a long illness. Bruce De Wert, who was suffering from a severe form...
A former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, has decried the 1999 constitution’s inadequacy in meeting the complex needs of the nation’s pluralistic society. Speaking at a national...
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has adjourned a suit filed by Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, in the state against the embattled...
Aggrieved motorcycle riders have blocked major roads and markets in Asaba and Okayama, in the Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Areas of Delta State,...
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested seven suspects over alleged offences, including stealing, armed robbery, burglary and attempted murder. While parading the suspects at the police...
Canadian singer, Celine Dion has admitted she is ‘determined’ to get back on stage and perform again amid her battle with stiff person syndrome. The...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped and killed the traditional ruler of Riruwai village in Lame District, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed that its database was compromised as a result of the undersea cable cut which disrupted the services of...
A plane travelling from Thailand to the UK was forced to make a swift landing at a London airport after a passenger reportedly attempted to commit...
Former glamour model, Katie Price has been declared bankrupt for the second time over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000. Price was previously...
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death, five individuals for the murder of Umezuruike Alex, the Onelga Security...
The Medical Director of Alliance Hospital, Christopher Otabor, and three others were on Monday docked in the Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, High Court, Zuba, for alleged...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presented the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the governorship candidate of the party in the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial...
A yet-to-be identified individual around the team of Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last general election, has been...
Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has called for the adoption of the recommendations of the 2014 national conference or conduct an “inexpensive” constituent...
The Police in Borno State on Monday confirmed that a suicide bomber injured two persons in Biu Local Government Area of the state. ASP Daso Nahum,...
The Unity Advocacy Group, UAG, on Monday described the unprovoked killing of military personnel during a rescue mission in Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, on Monday claimed that what Nigeria needs is consumption and not production. According to him, “whoever...
A 60-year-old herder, Audu Usman, was on Monday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter. The police also charged a...
Binance Holdings Limited has been ordered by Justice Emeka Nwite of a federal high court sitting in Abuja to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has admonished the newly inaugurated commissioners on the Board of the National Population Commission, NPC, to...
There are reports that the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso, is planning to retire eight directors of the apex bank who were employed...
Election observers and foreign journalists who participated in the Russian Presidential election have countered reports making the rounds that electorates were intimidated by Russian forces to...
A yet-to-be identified individual around the team of Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last general election, has been...
Gunmen shot dead a printer identified as George Johnson Sopruchi at Abakiliki Street, close to Emenike, Mile 1 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The shooting...
A 36-year-old labourer identified as Abdullahi Garba has been arraigned before a Sharia Court in Kano State for allegedly stealing an amplifier worth N80,000 from a...
The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle have condemned in strong terms the killing of military personnel during...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has warned former governor Adegboyega Oyetola to stop using President Bola Tinubu’s name to disrupt governance in the...
Former Niger Delta agitators totaling 183 have initiated legal proceedings against the Nigerian government over allegations of unpaid entitlements under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Led...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued a warning regarding a concerning trend where retired judicial officers are being targeted by fraudsters aiming to exploit them...
Federal High Court in Abuja has told Binance Holdings Limited to give the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission all the data or information about Nigerian traders...
Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said the current 1999 constitution lacks legitimacy expected in a pluralistic country like Nigeria. He said the...
No fewer than 87 persons have reportedly been kidnapped in a fresh attack by suspected terrorists on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of...
Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has asked for a total review of the 2024 budget, citing grave worries over the...
Nigerian Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam1 or K1 De Ultimate, has reacted to allegations of maltreating his staff and treating them like...
Concerned over the wave of fresh criminal activities using Ramadan Cultural Tashe, by some youths in Kano State, the Police Command in the state has taken...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Nkereuwem Umoren Ekpo, who macheted his 90-year-old grandmother to death and absconded with her N16,750. The...
Chike Ogeah, the former Commissioner of Information in Delta State and a panelist of Thisday Live, has announced the passing of his beloved wife, Olufunke Ogeah,...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Centre For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Muda Yusuf has stated that the manufacturers of cement are not...
Fire has gutted the motorcycle section of Sokoto Central Market. An eyewitness, who could not ascertain the cause, said the fire started early Monday morning. However,...
The Nigerian military has refuted claims of carrying out a reprisal attack on Okuoma community in Delta state where 16 of its officers were killed by...
A suspected bandits’ informant, simply identified as Dan Abba, has been arrested with a stolen cow by vigilantes at Bishini village market in Kachia LGA of...
Sports Kit manufacturing giant, Nike, has revealed Nigeria’s new 2024 home and away kits. The design of the jersey will be the first time in three...
A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon on Monday, March 18, as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia. The hot-air balloon took...
The Federal Government has clarified the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Transportation and MPH Rail Development Limited, a construction firm based in...
The Ministry of Transport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MPH Rail Development Limited, a United Kingdom (UK) firm, to implement the Port Harcourt–Enugu–Calabar–Abuja...
The Committee of Diaspora Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, CDC-APC, has called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into the brewing crisis over the conduct...
A Nigerian married man has offered N2 million to a lawyer, Hon. Justice Amarachukwu, after she threatened to expose him for impregnating his wife’s sisters. ...
The Federal Government has commenced the mass metering of Nigerian Army barracks across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, during the flag-off of the...
A section of Sokoto central market where motorcycles are sold has been razed by fire. It was learnt that the fire, which occurred around 6am on...
About 183 former Niger Delta agitators have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over allegations bordering on alleged stoppage of their monthly allowance. The 183...
A couple in Delta state have gone viral after they reportedly spent N50, 000 only, for their church wedding held over the weekend. Photos of...
Saskay’s boyfriend, Chef Derin has reacted after he was accused of dumping his ex and going after the reality star just to get social media popularity....
Nigerian skit maker, Asibi Emmanuel Ezechukwu, better known as Nasty Blaq, has disclosed he deleted a recent skit video mocking his colleague, Lord Lamba, over reason...
Following the FA Cup semi-final draw on Sunday night, below are currently the top scorers in the competition. Blackburn Rovers’ Sammie Szmodics is currently the top...
Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Victor Attah, has said the 2023 elections ‘badly disabled’ President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the 2024 Investiture ceremony of the Institute...
A member of the National Assembly has revealed that the three-month suspension imposed on the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, over allegations of padding the 2024...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the comprehensive data or information of...
The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday lamented that about 7,000 Nigerians have been kidnapped in the past one year with several...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the comprehensive data or information of...
Vandals have dismantled rail tracks at Chidunu village in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Northern...
Terrorists on Sunday night abducted 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member...
The United Kingdom has slammed Russia over the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Britain’s Foreign Minister, David Cameron, said the election that brought Putin back to...
Eighty-seven people have been kidnapped by terrorists in a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Naija News gathered...
A popular Kenyan journalist, Rita Tinina, has died. Tinina,46, was discovered dead at her house at the Brooklyn Springs Apartments in Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday...
Chef Derin, the boyfriend of Big Brother Naija Star, Saskay, has clarified leaked chats about having terrible sex with his ex-girlfriend and the reason for their...
Terrorists on Sunday night abducted 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member...
A 19-year-old secondary school student, residing in Kubwa town in the FCT, has been stabbed to death, allegedly by her co-tenant. The deceased has been...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the comprehensive data or information of...
The convener and coordinator Imo Diaspora Support for Senator Hope Uzodimma, Ochiagha Nnanna Okere has hailed the reappointment of Chief Barr. Enyinnaya Onuegbu, as Chief Political...
Chacha Eke Faani is celebrating husband Austin Faani with kind words on his birthday. The actress shared photos of her producer husband and wrote: “Everyone...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, national body has named Dennis Idahosa as its running mate in the September 21 governorship election. Idahosa will be deputizing the...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Okon Edet for killing his 75-year-old father, Chief Okon Edet, with a machete. The incident happened...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to refer the allegation by Senator Abdul Ningi that the lawmakers padded...
A group, Bauchi Solidarity Alliance (BSA) has denounced the circulation of a “misleading” video on social media of a purported collapsed school building in Toro local...
Four days after seven passengers in an 18-seater bus were killed to retaliate the abduction of a pastor, his wife and their 13-month baby, their decomposing...
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Western Zone, has strongly condemned the recent killing of military personnel on a peace and rescue mission in the Okuama community,...
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called for a total review of the 2024 budget. He...
A notable politician in Gombe State and former governorship aspirant, Abdulkadir Hamma Saleh, has donated the sum of N7.8 million to the executives of the Peoples...
Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of 25kg bags of rice and maize each to 52,000 vulnerable residents of Biu, Bayo,...
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers has renovated the Yaba Psychiatric Hospital Ward (MS/F3) in Lagos, which includes female and male wings, as well as offices for medical...
Newly installed national president of Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO), Duke Alamboye, has promised to champion reforms that will make the country’s youths contribute positively to the...
Permanent board member 1 of the Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (KBSUBEB) and coordinator of Kauran Abdullahin Gwandu (Danmalikin Dakingari), Alhaji Umar Maigandi Garima, has...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) on Monday commenced a nationwide strike, effectively disrupting administrative functions across public...
Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has declared Nigeria’s federalism, which concentrates powers and revenues in the centre as a major setback to its speedy socioeconomic...
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called for a total review of the 2024 budget. He made...
The three-month suspension slammed on Senator Abdul Ningi over allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 budget may be reviewed, according to sources. The Senate...
The zonal commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Gloria Bai, has appealed to government at all levels to rehabilitate and reintegrate...
A suspected bandit informant, simply identified as Dan Abba, has been arrested with a stolen cow by vigilantes at Bishini village market in the Kachia Local...
Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete has initiated a move to convert the grounded vehicles of the state-owned transport corporation (Kwara Express) to electrical vehicles. The KWASU...