By Tunde Rahman Today is President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday. Instead of rolling out the drums to celebrate the day, the President directed there should be...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON), on Thursday rejected the alleged move by the Chairman of Bariga Local...
In recognition of his exemplary contributions to public sector communication, the director-general of press affairs, Government House Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, has received the prestigious Spokespersons...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called for the amendment of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly rules to accommodate more emergency...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1.Nationwide darkness hit Nigeria as the National Grid collapsed for the fourth time in 2024 amid the...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 29th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the...
I have been in Senegal as part of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission led by Professor Ibrahim Gambari, and the story of the 2024 polls here...
Today is President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday. Instead of rolling out the drums to celebrate the day, the president directed there should be no celebration of...
President Bola Tinubu has called on religious leaders to refrain from vilifying or denigrating the nation in their sermons. Speaking during Ramadan Iftar (breaking of...
Determined to prove his innocence in the controversy surrounding the murder of 17 military men in Okuama, the Ovie of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom, Ughelli South local...
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday Mass. The 87-year-old pontiff performed the...
The Labour Party (LP) says it is not aware of the existence of any board of trustees (BoT) that is claiming to have taken over its...
In 2014, a confab report was produced by a national conference, aiming to enshrine the rights of the multitude of ethnic groups in a new constitution...
The panel set up by the Edo State Chief Judge, Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the allegation of misconduct levelled against the State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu,...
The statement of result and a certificate belonging to Governor Hope Uzodimma was on Thursday, March 28, certified by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at...
Former Governor of Kano state Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has kicked against the establishment of state police in the country. Speaking in Akure at the Federal...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has met with the party’s 2024 gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Olumide...
The members of the former Rivers State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council in the 2023 general elections loyal to its candidate, Atiku Abubakar have...
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has dismissed claims of a takeover of the party affairs by the Board of Trustees (BoT). Recall that the...
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East including the National Vice Chairman and State Chairmen of the party in the region have expressed...
The Labour Party, LP, on Wednesday denied the existence of any Board of Trustees, BoT, headed by Comrade SOZ Ejiofor. The LP, in a statement by...
21 journalists, including LEADERSHIP correspondent, Angela Nkwo-Akpolu, have been selected for the inaugural UDEME Social Accountability Fellowship, an initiative of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development...
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has sworn in a seven members of the State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC. The governor, while inaugurating the members on...
As we look forward to the 2027 general elections, the Labour Party (LP) has put forward a recommendation. The party is suggesting that the presidential ticket...
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umaru Radda, inaugurated six new permanent secretaries on Thursday (today) to enhance the state’s administrative capacity. Naija News reports that...
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections...
Former leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, including ex-National Chairman, Uche Secondus, have publicly declared their support for President Bola Tinubu and...
The executive Director of Patriots for Advancement of Peace and Social Development, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has called on Political leaders to put politics aside and collaborate...
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections...
Euro 2024 is this year’s most essential and significant football event on the European continent. The European Championship is a festival of football that is eagerly...
The National Working Committee of the Accord Party has officially declared Kennedy Iyere as the party’s flagbearer for the forthcoming 2024 Edo Gubernatorial election. Naija News...
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, congratulated the President-elect of Senegal, Mr. Bassirou Faye, on his...
Controversial crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been ‘stripped’ of the ‘best-dressed female’ award given to him at a recent movie premiere. Naija...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was conspicuously absent at the party’s national convention held on Wednesday in Anambra State. Apart...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that the reported reelection of the Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, won’t stand, describing the national convention of the...
A movement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has warned that hunger and famine awaited Nigeria if...
Movie producer and actress, Eniola Ajao tenders an unreserved apology to all affected parties following the declaration of a transwoman, Bobrisky as the ‘Best Dressed Female’...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Bassirou Faye on his victory as Senegal’s president-elect. Tinubu’s felicitations are contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Ajuri...
Former United States (US) Senator and vice-presidential candidate, Joe Lieberman, has reportedly died. Naija News understands that Lieberman passed away at the age of 82 due...
Former Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sani pointed out that the rules have been altered by the newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Naija News reports...
The faces of individuals declared wanted Fear has gripped Bayelsa communities as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ)declared eight individuals wanted over the killing of 17 officers and...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said the personal particulars of the governorship candidates and their running mates for the September 21 Edo State gubernatorial election...
Former Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sani, has said the newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has changed the rules. Faye, a 44-year-old member of the...
A community interest group, the Oyo Global Forum, OGF, has tasked the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde and the board of the Emmanuel Alayande...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his administration will not be cut short, as he claimed that the people of Rivers State can...
In a bid to consolidate its base ahead of the 2027 general election, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdulahi Ganduje yesterday...
Former Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sani, has said the newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has changed the rules. Faye, a 44-year-old member of the...
The lawmaker representing Ondo South Constituency in the National Assembly, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has officially joined the race for the 2024 governorship seat in Ondo State....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to publish the personal particulars of 17 governorship candidates and their deputies for the upcoming Edo State...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Thursday, 28th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced...
The leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southeast have unanimously expressed their confidence in Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, following his recent...
Amid rising political tension, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, said that nothing would disrupt his tenure. Addressing concerns amid rising speculations, Governor Fubara, through...
Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 per cent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed...
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his administration will not be cut short, as he claimed that the people of Rivers State can...
Former Presidential Aide, Mr. Laolu Akande, is asking the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, Abia State Governor, Mr. Alex Otti and the Nigeria Labour...
The Labour Party’s highest decision-making body, the National Convention, has declared that it has designated its 2027 candidacy for the party’s leader, Peter Obi. In the...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged victorious in Senegal’s presidential election conducted March 24, 2024, making him the President-elect, Naija News reports. The latest figures from the...
The newly elected President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was spotted celebrating his victory with a broom. The President-Elect of Senegal, scheduled to take office by...
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State; Senator Victor Umeh and other key figures of Labour Party...
The Labour Party, LP, says it has reviewed the performance of its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and its governor in Abia...
The Labour Party (LP) has declared that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, as the preferred presidential candidate of the...
On March 14, 2024, 17 soldiers attached to 181 Amphibious Batallion, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State while on peace mission to Okuoma Community were...
The Labour Party, LP, says it has reviewed the performance of its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and its governor in Abia State,...
A famous Tunisian journalist, Mohamed Boughalleb was placed in pre-trial detention on a judge’s order following a hearing on Tuesday in which he dangled the possibility...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President...
An explosive device detonated and killed seven Chadian soldiers during a patrol in the country’s west near Lake Chad, according to the authorities. The interim president,...
The newly elected Senegal President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was seen celebrating his victory with a broom on Wednesday. The broom is synonymous with the leading political...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Bassirou Faye for his historic victory in the presidential election in Senegal. Naija News reports that Faye...
“Democracy now deeply established in Africa” — Tinubu says as he congratulates 44-yr-old Senegalese President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye President Bola Tinubu has sent his heartfelt congratulations...
The embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Julius Abure, has been re-elected for a second term by a unanimous affirmation of delegates....
The Labour Party (LP) has re-elected Julius Abure as its National Chairman for a second term in office. Abure was re-elected by a unanimous affirmation of...
Google on Wednesday released its Ads Safety Report, an annual lookback at how the brand is investing in ensuring that the ads on its platforms are...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu, in a...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. Tinubu’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it would publish the personal particulars of candidates for the Edo State governorship election on Saturday. INEC...
A Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Eniola Ajao, has come out to explain why controversial transwoman Bobrisky was awarded ‘Best Female Dressed’. Recall that Gistreel reported how...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has constituted a Governorship Primary Election Committee for Ondo State headed by its Deputy National Chairman (South), Emma Eneukwu. The party...
Former Benue State governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam, has alleged that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was being controlled by outside forces which...
A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Kabiru Gombe, has urged the Nigerian government and state governors to come to the aid of intending Hajj pilgrims, adding that...
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The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, has been sent to prison in the United States. Naija News learnt that the...
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of a former Ekiti state governor, has criticized Nigerians who accuse INEC of rigging elections but praise Bobrisky, a male, for...
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed the chairmen of the 36 state chapters and the Federal Capital Territory to identify their...
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has proposed that the positions of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs)...
President Bola Tinubu is finalizing a list of ambassadorial appointments, following the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ submission of proposed nominees. Naija News reports that this move...
Several Nigerians lost their lives in the past few days while struggling to benefit from palliatives being distributed by the government amid the rising hunger in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a nine-member ad hoc committee for the governorship primary election in Ondo state. Naija News reports that the APC...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 27th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu has approved the...
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has nominated the elder son of his political godfather and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,...
In a bid to bolster food security, the federal government plans to set up a robust military presence in the Lake Chad Basin area. Borno State...
In a bid to bolster food security efforts, the federal government plans to set up a robust military presence in the Lake Chad Basin area. Borno...
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has continued to fuel speculations about his future political plans following recent political moves and visits to the opposition...
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has visited ex-military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. El-Rufai visited Gowon at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday....
President Bola Tinubu has given approval for key education and agricultural initiatives in Borno State. Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday...
The Governing Council Al-Muhhibah Open University, Abuja, has approved the appointment of Prof Ahmad Salisu Garba as as the university’s Acting Vice-Chancellor. Garba’s appointment was conveyed...
Nigeria’s former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has led some former top government officials, including Professor Isa Pantami (former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy) on...
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has visited ex-military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. El-Rufai visited Gowon at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday....
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, Omoyele Sowore, claims that the highest authorities of the Nigeria Police Force...
Cabul Network, a developmental group, has urged the National Assembly to grant the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) the status of a state governor....