Recall that immediately after Jose Peseiro announced via X that his contract with the Super Eagles had expired on March 1, 2024, reports went viral that...
A former national vice chairman, (North-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman has urged the founding leaders who championed the merger negotiation to produce...
The Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday remanded a woman and two men for their roles in the Bodija explosion of January 16. The police...
The detained leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has filed a motion before a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking his unconditional release from...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday said the agitation for restructuring should not be driven by political expediency but by...
President Bola Tinubu has extolled the virtues of the first premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, saying his principles have withstood the tests...
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised President Bola Tinubu to stop going on official foreign trips with his children. The...
Nigerian singer, Bella Shmurda has spoken up about his relationship with his late friend and colleague, Mohbad. During an interview on UK’s “In My Opinion” podcast,...
Florence Otedola, also known as DJ Cuppy, leaves many eyebrows raised as she shades her exes in a new post she shared to her Instagram page....
Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered that a woman and two men be remanded for their roles in the Jan. 16 Bodija explosion in...
An Air Force contractor has been accused of spilling military secrets about Russia’s war in Ukraine to his Ukrainian girlfriend. Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel...
After weeks of combing forests, bodies of six police officers that were murdered in Delta State have been discovered and recovered. The slain policemen were drafted...
A 33-year-old man accused of removing his neighbour’s scrotum during a fight appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Dominic Kenneth, who is facing...
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Salihu Lukman has told party leaders and President Bola Tinubu to resist...
Tinubu Media Support Group, TMSG, has slammed the former leader of the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, and other members over criticism of the...
A first-class graduate of Abia State Polytechnic has met her untimely demise after being crushed by a tanker shortly after her academic clearance. The incident occurred...
A group, the Tinubu Media Support Group, TMSG, has lashed out at the leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, over his criticism of...
Reno Omokri took to his IG page this morning to hail Northern Muslims after a Nigerian man recounted how a cement seller in Kano made refunds...
A family of seven and 38 others were killed after rival militia gangs clashed in Gbagir community of Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State. Residents...
A fresh graduate of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, was crushed to death shortly after her clearance in preparation for NYSC. Miss Mary Ogechi Ezekiel was...
At least 10 people were reportedly killed by alleged herdsmen on Tuesday afternoon in the communities of Azandeh, Mbasaa, Mbajiga, and Ityulugh, all part of the...
A joint team of security agents and local vigilantes have successfully retrieved the bodies of some deceased police officers who were part of the IRT Abuja,...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, celebrated Nigeria’s former Vice President, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, on his 81st post-humous...
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has emphasized tribalism and flawed electoral processes as major impediments to quality leadership across Africa. Speaking at an event in Abeokuta...
The Pan-Yoruba social political group, Afenifere, has issued a strong call for the immediate restructuring of Nigeria, directly challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to the...
The Super Bikers’ Club Association of Nigeria (SCAN) has expressed a passionate desire to collaborate with the Nigeria Football Federation and the National Teams, as a...
The Pan-Yoruba social political group, Afenifere, has declared that the blueprint for restructuring Nigeria is ready, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no excuse not to...
The Pan-Yoruba social political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu he had no excuse not to restructure Nigeria having been elected on the...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has awarded a scholarship to Kano-native tricycle operator Auwalu Salisu for...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) argues that it has the authority, based on legal precedence, to prosecute former Minister of Power and Steel Olu...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asserted that it has powers based on judicial precedents to prosecute ex-Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye,...
A student in a Nigerian university became the subject of discussion on social media after her pastor instructed her to kneel down, close her eyes, and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has encouraged Nigerians to be patient as his administration’s economic reforms kick in. Promising a brighter and more prosperous future for the...
Nigerian wrestlers have departed Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, their preparatory base ahead of the 13th African Games. The 20-man contingent, led by the president of the Nigeria...
A bill establishing the Federal University of Education, Numan in Adamawa State passed a second reading in the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsor of the bill, Senator...
The Katsina State governor, Dr Dikko Umar Radda and his Oyo State counterpart, Engr Seyi Makinde on Tuesday received LEADERSHIP Newspaper’s Governor Of The Year 2023...
The Katsina State governor, Dr Dikko Umar Radda and his Oyo State counterpart, Engr Seyi Makinde on Tuesday received LEADERSHIP Newspaper’s Governor Of The Year 2023...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi and his running mate, Baba-Ahmed Datti, have announced scholarship for Auwalu Salisu,...
National coordinator of the Democratic Values and Good Governance Advocacy Forum, Prof Mainasara Isah Katagum, has unveiled the legacy of the immediate past governor of Kogi...
It is obvious from even government reports, that the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari administration had been largely characterized by unfettered corruption and financial malfeasance.If...
Popular reality star, Queen Mercy Atang stunned many as a video showed the beautiful moment she met her father-in-law. The post was captioned “Queen with her...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that the current administration in Nigeria should consider engaging with the government of Zimbabwe to address the current unprecedented level...
The House of Representatives has threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against Binance Holdings Limited following the failure of its executives to appear at its public...
The FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem, is reportedly under investigation for allegedly interfering with the result of a Formula One race. According to the BBC,...
The National Butchers Association, Oyo State chapter, has announced an increase in the price of meat, effective yesterday. This, the association attributed to the high cost...
The Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has flayed the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to increase the interest rate to 22.75 per...
Dozens of angry security guards and cleaners at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State, yesterday protested over nonpayment of their 11 months’ salaries. The workers,...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The organised private sector has expressed concern about the spate of looting of trucks conveying food...
Muslim clerics from Inisa town in Osun State have appealed to Governor Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke to tread carefully on the Imam tussle rocking Inisa Central Mosque....
The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Monday sealed up business enterprises including schools, hotels and hospitals over tax evasion and non-filing of annual tax...
Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, says the troop has killed three suspected armed herdsmen who attacked troops deployed in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. Gen...
The Ebonyi State Police Department has initiated court proceedings against Moses Nweze, 61, on allegations of murdering his elder brother’s wife. The wife of his brother,...
Some schools, hotels and hospitals were on Monday, March 4, sealed by Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) over tax evasion and non-filing of annual tax...
A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, charged with six billion dollars Mambilla Hydroelectric plant fraud, has sought intervention of the Minister of Justice,...
The Ebonyi State Police have arraigned a 61-year-old man, Moses Nweze, for allegedly killing his elder brother’s wife. Mrs Mary Nwomege, identified as his brother’s wife,...
The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Monday sealed up schools, hotels and hospitals over tax evasion and non filing of annual tax returns. The...
The Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, on Monday confirmed the death of a suspected armed robber following a gun duel between...
A staff of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, Dr. Ayodeji Oluwole Adegun, has been awarded a research grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry, United...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, has appealed to traders of essential commodities to reduce the cost of foodstuffs and other goods to enable the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a report stating that the average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, pleaded with traders to decrease the prices of foodstuffs and other commodities, facilitating an easier observance of Ramadan for...
The Commandant Depot Nigerian Army, Major General Mohammed Aminu Abdullahi, says about 12,500 soldiers were trained in the year 2023. He stated that those trained are...
In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has revealed the only thing that would stop the planned nationwide strike over the hardship in the country. According to the...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze, cloudiness and thunderstorms across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the only thing that would stop the nationwide strike over the hardship in the country is if the...
Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has cautioned residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, against looting government warehouses. Recall that hoodlums on Sunday invaded Agric...
International Oil Companies (IOCs) and their indigenous counterparts have expressed worry over the delay in the conclusion of the several divestment deals in the Nigerian oil...
Dangote Cement Plc has proposed a total dividend payout of N511.23 billion, representing N30 per share to the shareholders for the financial year ended December 31,...
NEMA beefs up security at own facilities nationwide Residents loot Abuja warehouses, steal foodstuffs, roofing sheetsExpress your feelings responsibly, Shettima urges citizens Address hunger, poverty, insecurity,...
FCT- Minister, Nyesom Wike, at weekend inspected many ongoing road projects in the nation’s capital, pleading with the motorists to bear with the inconveniences that they...
Minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Oladele Alake, has told Qatari businessmen that Nigeria had identified locations where lithium occurs in commercial quantity and in high...
Justices Deinde Dipeolu and N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos have convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters, Oluwafemi Abdulwaheed Rasaq and Chris...
A young congregant who is a voluntary cleaner, dedicated to making the premises of a church he attends clean trends as his video surfaces on the...
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has announced a 50 million Naira bounty for individuals who...
All is set for the Lagos Trumpet Conference, a symposium of creatives and music professionals. The event, according to Victor Ademofe, chief training officer of the...
On-air personality, Do2dtun has taken to social media to express his grief over the passing of Nollywood actors, Sisi Quadri and John Okafor, better known as...
Swimming is one of the most popular sports. Our nation is surrounded by water and swimming is one of our great passions. As well as being...
The Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes has recommended the removal of intervention initiatives from the purview of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation....
The federal government on Saturday, has announced that it had summoned the leadership of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), following...
The Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi has unbundled its Department of Mass Communication into six new programmes and established a new Faculty of Communication and Media...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast hazy and thundery weather conditions from Sunday to Tuesday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted...
Authorities at the Kano Municipal Local Government Council of Kano State have confirmed an outbreak of measles in some parts of the local government area. The...
I grew up on a diet of welfarism as espoused by the great manager of men and resources, Obafemi Awolowo, first Premier of the then Western...
The North-West, South-West, and South-South geo-political zones, in a development that could significantly reshape the political landscape of Nigeria, may find themselves unable to field a...
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has received the Mayor of London, Borough of Southwark, Michael Situ and his...
In July 2013, during President Barak Obama’s Africa tour, one of the most enduring images was his encounter with the Soccket ball. It was in Tanzania...
As notable in Nigerian politics, after the 2023 general elections, there have been defections by key opposition figures into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Political...
Access to good road network is one of the most important basic amenities, just like healthcare centre and pipe borne water, that government at the federal,...
The front-page lead story of the Daily Trust of February 25, 2024, forced me to write this, perhaps my zillionth column on the local government system....
The Presidential Panel on the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) has submitted its report to President Bola Tinubu and also made recommendations. Naija News learned that...
Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, has said that the Federal Government is determined to go above and beyond to...
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President is not by chance but a Divine blessing based on purity of his...
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoSF, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has said that Federal Government will do everything within its powers to ensure...
The triumph of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in 38 party and post election cases in the 2023 governorshp election have been described as divine. The Asiwaju Yoruba...
Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori at the weekend assured that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), is more united and stronger from the ward...
A group, the Arewa Youths for Peace and Security has demanded swift action and arrests in response to the killings of 16 Fulani settlers last November...
Lagos Police Command has successfully dismantled a syndicate specializing in the production and distribution of fake Nigerian and Cameroonian currencies. The operation led to the arrest...
It is ten kilometres from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Wigwe International University in Isiokpo. From the airport junction deep into the hinterland, every turn...