
Oba Abimbola Owoade Crowned The 46th Alaafin Of Oyo (Photos)
Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The staff of office had earlier been presented to the new king by the […]
Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The staff of office had earlier been presented to the new king by the […]
Dignitaries from across the nation gathered at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, on Saturday to witness the coronation of the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I. Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I […]
A Nigerian man has told the BBC how he managed to survive an attack on his hunting party that left 16 of his companions dead, and shocked the nation. The group of young men, mostly […]
Reports coming out of Anambra State have it that the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary has descended into chaos, with Police allegedly colluding with thugs to scuttle the process. The all-important election, taking place […]
The political crisis rocking Rivers State shows no sign of ending as efforts to reconcile Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, have stalled, two weeks after a peace committee was proposed […]
The governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang has described the incessant attacks on the state as a well-organised criminality. Mutfwang said contrary to beliefs, the attacks and killings in the state are not just mere […]
The driver and conductor of a BRT bus have fled for their lives, abandoning passengers to their fate, as a BRT bus caught fire at Maryland, Lagos State, on Saturday morning. Our correspondent, who was […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from interfering in the leadership of Dan Orbih and his team in the South-South region. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the ruling, […]
The governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has been nominated as the flagbearer of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the November 8, 2025 governorship election in the state. The incumbent, […]
When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even […]
Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N144.67 trillion ($94.23 billion) as of December 31, 2024, reflecting a significant increase of 48.58% compared to N97.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) recorded at the end of December 2023. This […]
An autopsy carried out on the remains of 40-year-old Nigerian boxer, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, who slumped during a boxing match at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday, March 29, 2025, has shown that he d!ed […]
The Labour Party has suspended its Anambra 2025 governorship primary election scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, 2025, indefinitely. The Guardian gathered that the suspension was consequent upon Friday’s afternoon long-awaited verdict of the Supreme […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has revealed that efforts are in place to ensure the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport runs 24-hour operation, in a bid to make the route competitive. The Governor also […]
Valencia forward and Super Eagles striker, Sadiq Umar, has condemned the mob killing of 16 Hausa travellers in Edo. The Real Sociedad loanee lashed out at people’s ignorance following the tragic death of over a […]
This is the profile of Bashir Bayo Ojulari the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the new NNPC Limited Group CEO, hails from Kwara State. Educational […]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday removed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement, effective April 2, 2025. The President […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a Net Foreign Exchange Reserve (NFER) of $23.11 billion as of the end of 2024, marking the highest level in over three years. In a statement released […]
Hausas Have Traditionally Been Hunters For Centuries I lived in Sokoto and Kebbi. The claim circulating on social media that Hausas and other Northerners do not hunt is false. It is borne out of ignorance. Fulbe […]
This represents a 41 percent increase from its N9.16 trillion budgeted deficit for the review period. Details of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Quarterly Economic Reports for 2024 showed that the deficit […]
The military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced a 0.5% import levy on goods entering their countries from Nigeria and other ECOWAS member states. According to an official statement from the Alliance […]
The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom has indicted 1,238 Nigerian nurses and midwives in the widely spread exam fraud concerns at Yunnik test centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. The NMC also said […]
Ahmadu Musa Kida has been appointed as the new board chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). He has a strong background in engineering, the oil industry, and sports. Here are seven key […]
A raid by the Lagos State Police Command has shut down an illicit internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School”, in the Iju area of the state. Four main operators of the facility, […]
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has announced a record profit of ₦1.86 trillion for the 2024 financial year. This marks a 59% increase from the previous year, with total income reaching ₦1.89 trillion. The fund’s […]
Jim Okolo, Obi Cubana, Others Storm Reception Dinner of Newly Promoted DIG Benjamin Okolo High profile personalities graced the recently held reception dinner in honour of one of newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police […]
A bricklayer identified as Bayo Jeje has allegedly absconded from home after his wife gave birth to a set of triplets at a private hospital in Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. […]
The family of Samson Orban, a Christian from the Mindi family in Nasarawa State, has raised the alarm over a widely circulated video by a pro-Biafra group claiming that he is a Fulani herdsman trained […]
Port Harcourt Pastor Elijah Arrested Over Alleged Homosexuality After Leaked Video Surfaces One Mr Elijah, the General Overseer of a new-generation church in Port Harcourt, has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command over alleged homosexuality. The […]
The Trump administration has begun a sweeping round of layoffs at major U.S. health agencies, including the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of its […]
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a case the Action Alliance, AA, filed to nullify the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel held […]
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to nullify the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel of […]
Nigerian Billionaire, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Leads BlackRock’s $23bn Acquisition of Panama Canal Ports Months after President Donald Trump had been hammering Panama over its most valuable asset, the Panama Canal, an investment group led by BlackRock, […]
How MFM Founder Olukoya Grabbed Me, Placed His Forehead On Mine, Hypnotised Me In Counselling Room –Former Church Minister Ashekun Nigerian social media influencer and YouTuber Mrs Funke Ashekun has alleged that the General Overseer of […]
A woman whose identity is yet to be ascertained has allegedly killed her younger sister with a cutlass. The suspect also attempted to kill her mother and her younger sister’s child. The incident occurred in Aji […]
Popular clergy woman who once trended in the years 2021 and 2022 for always telling her congregants and the general public that most people would end up In Hellfire for some funny sins committed has […]
When I first watched the video of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting to assassinate her, my immediate reaction was one of shock, […]
One person was reportedly killed while three others got injured when members of rival groups, popularly known as Sara-Suka, clashed around Yantifa community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Residents said the […]
Despite the recent upward adjustments of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol by different prices, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has left its unchanged at N880 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory […]
Popular billionaire heiress, Cuppy introduces her ‘Christian husband’ as she celebrates finding peace after being single for so long. The disc jockey who has been single for a while now, took to her X page […]