The Minister of Women Affairs , Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly,...
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has described himself as the most abused person in the State but has remained calm in the face of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved part payment of all power sector debts, estimated at N3.3 trillion. Adebayo Adelabu, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, disclosed this...
Actress Queen Wokoma has responded after she was criticized by social media users for her outfit to Jnr Pope’s funeral currently held in Enugu. The...
A Nigerian lady has been captured on video taking a huge risk while trying to avoid dipping her leg in a flooded road. In the...
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun the sale of electronic tags (e-tags) at airports. In a statement on Friday, FAAN said this...
Businessman, Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money, has reacted after two social media users made wild allegations concerning his relationship with late Nollywood actor, Jnr Pope’s family. ...
Liverpool are keen on signing the Benfica defender Antonio Silva at the end of the season. According to Fichajes, they have joined Manchester United and Bayern...
The Minister of Women Affairs , Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly,...
Whether or not Arsenal land the Premier League title for the first time in 20 years this weekend, there’s a certainty that the Gunners won’t want...
After Norwich City’s 4-0 thumping of Leeds United at Elland Road on Thursday night, manager David Wagner has been fired by the club. The Championship team...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has filed an amended four-count charge against Binance Holdings Limited and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan, on alleged tax evasion. FIRS...
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to call out his uncles for ’refusing to help him.’ The man from Mbaise, Imo state, disclosed...
The Senate Committee on Power on Thursday recommended the suspension of the planned hike in the electricity tariff, after the Chairman of the panel, Senator Enyinnaya...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said on Thursday that the federal government was committed to the fight against the jagged edges of...
An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday dismissed a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held...
A former President of the Republic of Ghana, John Mahama, on Thursday admonished Nigeria to show strong leadership capacity in the global energy politics, as other...
He came into office amid ceaseless assaults by a violent Establishment. He had no handover notes. But he had an agenda, a steely resolve, and a...
Nigeria’s military high command on Thursday declared terrorist leader and illegal owner of a gold mine in Zamfara State, Halilu Buzu, wanted. Buzu hails from Buzu...
I won’t blame the man , no light in a place for months , you will come and disconnect the light . But bring a bill...
A family in Kisima village, Nyahururu town in Laikipia County, Kenya, is grieving after the loss of their kin who died after a beating by a...
Some British media personalities have gotten quite salty over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s visit to Nigeria. During a recent show focused on Harry and...
A 26-year-old man Tanaka Maringire killed his friend for refusing to share a beer in a heartbreaking incident that has left their community shocked. The...
Aston Villa have had a taste of Europe this season, and whilst their Europa Conference League campaign was ultimately in vain, their football domestically has given...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has filed an amended four-count charge against Binance Holdings Limited and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan, on alleged tax evasion. FIRS...
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed he is leaving the German club amid rumours of a move to Manchester United. The German manager had decided...
Ruben Amorim’s hopes of a move to Liverpool may not have been ended in the way fans think. The Sporting Lisbon boss was thought to be...
After this weekend the Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool will be over, and an official announcement will then be expected to announce the arrival of Arne...
The funeral of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, is currently holding at his hometown Ukehe, in Nsukka, Igboetiti Local Government Area...
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made some bold decisions that previous administrations could...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it still stand on its position on the vacation of seats by members of the Rivers State House of...
Chad’s junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has been announced as the winner of the country’s presidential election. After the final results came in...
The apex pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has cautioned the Labour Party(LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, against relying solely on northern elites...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has warned against attempts to destabilise the peace and security of Igbajo by fixing a date for a traditional festival...
A family, community and groups have called for justice to be served after a one-year-old girl was raped at a crèche in Newlands East in Durban,...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has charged the 1,007 intending pilgrims for 2024 hajj from the state to be good ambassadors of the state and Nigeria....
The North Central All Progressive Congress, APC, Forum has called on professional bodies from the region, including lawyers, civil society organisations, journalists, among others to join...
Director-general of the Niger State Bureau for Religious Affairs and secretary of the state Imam Forum Dr Umar Farouk, has given a seven-day ultimatum to minister...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it is committed to partnering with the Nasarawa State government in the area of oil and gas development....
Representatives of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across Benue State have called on the state government to ensure the fumigation of all the camps to nib...
Chelsea are reportedly keen on signing the Manchester United defender Raphael Varane at the end of the season. They are looking to bring in a quality...
Ministers of State for Police Affairs and Youth Development have jointly announced a new project called “Young & Secure,” an initiative aimed at enhancing collaboration between...
West Ham United defender Thilo Kehrer has completed his permanent transfer to Monaco when the French team exercised an option in his loan deal. The Premier...
The funeral of Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, is currently holding at his hometown Ukehe, in Nsukka, igboetiti LGA of Enugu State. The actor died alongside four...
In a powerful display of solidarity, first ladies from across Africa gathered in Abuja this week to confront the continent’s growing cancer crisis head-on. Hosted by...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of Haruna Abdullahi, 27, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 10-year old daughter in a Correctional facility....
Man City are on the verge of enjoying another incredible trophy-laden season. Pep Guardiola’s side are just two wins away from claiming a double of Premier...
The Adamawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has inaugurated its elected executives. The new executives, to be in office for five years,...
Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, has described himself as the most abused and ‘foolish’ Governor but has remained calm in the face of serious provocations. Naija...
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Thursday night announced that May 24, 2024, was the official date for “the opening of a...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a temporary suspension of new licence issuance for operators in three categories. The license categories include Mobile Virtual Network...
The Coalition of Youth and Civil Society Organizations in Niger State has advised the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, to apply decorum, civility...
Chelsea and Liverpool are keen on signing the Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners at the end of the season. The 26-year-old has established himself as a key...
Three Nigerian men and a Russian national have been arrested for allegedly selling illicit drugs in Phuket, Thailand. The deputy chief of Immigration Bureau, Pol...
Bruno Fernandes’ future at Manchester United could be directly tied to that of Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel. The German tactician, heavily linked with a switch...
The Lagos state government on Thursday, May 16, temporarily shut down some business enterprises and a church in the state over noise pollution and environmental violations....
Director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar has distributed assorted grains from the federal government to the people of Kebbi State. While distributing...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed how the state government intends to generate funds to finance the recently approved minimum wage of ₦70,000 for...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis currently ravaging Rivers State...
A Benin-based group, Edo National Voice (ENV) has described Governor Godwin Obaseki’s move to broker peace between some dukes (Enigies) and the Benin monarch as an...
Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has blamed her father in-law, Joseph Aloba, for being responsible for the failed...
Omowunmi Aloba, the widow of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has blamed her father in-law, Joseph Aloba, for being responsible for the failed...
A 5-year-old Colorado girl died days after she was strangled by her disc swing in a freak accident. Aurora Masters was playing in the backyard...
Niger Delta Activists Forum has called on some multinational oil firms thinking of divestment to, first of all, consider the settlement of claims of their host...
Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian striker Marcos Leonardo at the end of the season. According to a report from TBR Football, Arsenal wanted to...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the N70, 000 new minimum wage for civil and public servants in the state will be funded by...
Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday, May 17, in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has fixed May 24 for the opening of the student loan portal. Akintunde Sawyerr, managing director of the fund,...
Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, has faulted the payment of N90 billion to subsidise the cost of the 2024 hajj...
A young Nigerian man reveals his plans to engage in Yahoo, as he asserts that there are 99 classes of food and also insists that ‘Oyo’...
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has stated that the mere purchase and usage of Marijuana should not be grounds for imprisonment. Naija News...
Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are all interested in the brilliant 18-year-old French defender, Leny Yoro, from Lille...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to withdraw the litigation and petition she wrote to...
A 38-year-old man from Cameroon, Abdulahi Mohammed, has been arrested alongside two Nigerians for alleged involvement in repeated kidnappings in Warri, Delta State. The other...
An 11-year-old primary school student, Tolu, was surprised to discover that his letter to the former governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, not only reached him...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment in West Africa to effectively address the challenges...
A man identified as Johnbull Osagiede has been killed by his abductors after they collected N9m ransom from his family in Edo State. Osagiede was...
Gazzetta dello Sport (page 6) reports that Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot is attracting interest from Manchester United since his contract is set to expire next month....
The death toll from the arson purportedly committed in Kano by an aggrieved youth, 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, has risen to 10, while 14 patients have continued...
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has received the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who is on a visit to Nigeria. Welcoming the Senegalese President on...
A 70-year-old butcher, simply identified as Yekeen Alaja has reportedly been beaten to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State. The incident happened during an argument...
Nigeria’s federal government on Thursday revealed that it has directed the Ministry of Finance to begin the payment of the first tranche of the N1.3 trillion...
This weekend will see David Moyes manager West Ham United for the final time, and his mission for the last match of the 2023/24 campaign? Get...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has unveiled plans to finance the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for civil and public servants through the state...
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has declared that state police is the only antidote to the growing insecurity across the country. The...
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdullahi Yahaya and Ibrahim Haruna in the Kaduna metropolis on suspicion of...
The Amalgamated Unions of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have bereted Lagos Water...
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly scouting the Brondby IF attacker Yuito Suzuki. The 22-year-old is capable of operating as a striker as well as...
The Senate on Thursday passed for third reading a bill seeking to establish the North West Development Commission (NWDC). This followed the presentation of a report...
Naspers, Africa’s largest company by market capitalisation worth R717 billion ($39 billion), has appointed Fabricio Bloisi as CEO. This follows the abrupt resignation of Bob van...
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 17th May 2024. The PUNCH: As part...
Two Chinese nationals have been convicted by a Federal High Court in Kwara State for engaging in illegal mining activities in the state. Justice Evelyn Anyadike...
In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including why Villa need to grab their...
Jennifer Lopez has liked a post about unhealthy relationships, further fueling rumors that there might be trouble in her marriage to Ben Affleck. On Thursday,...
The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday, said 11 persons have died following Wednesday’s bombing incident at a mosque in Gadan Village, Gezawa Local Government Area...
The House of Representatives has called on security agencies to step up their operations and tackle the incessant bandits’ attacks in Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina communities...
The federal government will make digital literacy in the nation’s education curriculum compulsory, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to combating the spread of fake news in Nigeria by collaborating with the Federal Government....
The Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara expressed sadness on Thursday over attacks on his supporters by troublemakers allegedly backed by the state’s outgoing Local Government Council...