Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, on Friday said it’s leadership failure for President Bola Tinubu to acquire a new presidential jet while Nigerians are hungry. Last week, Tinubu’s senior aide, Bayo Onanuga, had confirmed […]

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the party will capture all 36 states in Nigeria if they achieve their goals. Ganduje spoke while receiving the leadership of […]

The reasons the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, resigned from their positions have been revealed. Sources within the Presidency […]

Ekiti State Government has restated its commitment to due diligence, transparency and accountability in the management of public funds. The State Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun who gave the assurance in a statement made […]

A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions. A representative of the Toronto Police Service, Sergeant Bassey Osagie, said investigation had begun […]

An employee of a handling company at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Auwalu Ahmed Dankade, who returned $10,000 he found while cleaning an aircraft, has said that his motivation is to please Allah. […]

Aradel Holdings Plc, an indigenous energy company, through its subsidiary, Aradel Energy Limited, has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the 100 per cent interest in the Olo and Olo West marginal fields […]

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in Pakistan has arrested a Nigerian national at Lahore International Airport on charges of drug smuggling. The suspect, who had flown in from Nigeria via Dubai, was found with 38 cocaine-filled […]

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature, received on Thursday at Casa de las Americas the Haydee Santamaria Medal, awarded by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist […]

Nigerians paid N1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, a report has shown. The report, released yesterday by the SBM Intelligence, showed that 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country within the period. […]

Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the Committee for the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for Civil and Public Servants in Enugu State, giving the committee a maximum of one month to submit its […]

There was wild jubilation in Orogun Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State following the installation of a new Okpara-Uku, King. This is coming as the Orogun Council of Chiefs led by […]

Police in the Federal Capital Territory FCT have arrested a Nigerian Navy personnel, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, for the alleged Murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim […]

A Mother’s Pride, A Son’s Return: Dr. Chima Amadi (Mazi Gburugburu) Concludes August Journey with Triumphant Ngor-Okpala Homecoming As the echoes of celebration swept through the streets of Umuekwunne yesterday, one thing was clear—Gburugburu had […]

A staggering 55,910 Nigerians have been killed, and 21,000 others abducted by terror groups between 2019 and 2023, according to a report by The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa, ORFA. The report, released on […]

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has evoked the “No Work, No Pay” policy against the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over its recent warning strike. NARD had embarked on a nationwide […]

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, said he had since known the challenges associated with being a labour leader in the country. He stated this in Abuja shortly after he […]

Banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been rejecting payments from Russian companies for electronic components and consumer electronics from China since the beginning of August, with the payment chain disrupted due to the risks […]

FG may convert Arik, Aero Contractors to national carriers The Asset Management and Corporation of Nigeria has said Arik and Aero Contractors airlines may be merged and converted to a national carrier. The AMCON Managing […]

… Refutes claims in video circulating online The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday refuted claims made in a recent video circulating online suggesting that Nigerians should avoid bread due […]

The Federal Government on Monday, in Abuja expressed its commitment to engage with relevant stakeholders to boost power sector investment for economic development. A statement by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director, of Information and Public Relations […]

The Correctional Officers Pencom Retirees Association of Nigeria (COPRAN) has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, Senate President, Speaker House of Representatives, Minister of Labour, and Human Rights Commission, among others, over the worsening challenges faced by […]

Nigeria is strengthening its drive to diversify away from oil, and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is leading the charge. At a recent seminar hosted by the bank, government officials and industry leaders highlighted the […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja on Tuesday said the military will not heed calls for overthrow of democratically elected government to satisfy some interests. Speaking in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at […]