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Buhari unveils 17-Storey NCDMB building, vows to boost infrastructure

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects…

Obadiah: NBC fines Nigeria Info 99.3FM for grave misconduct

The National Broadcasting Commission has fined Nigeria Info 99.3 FM the sum of five million naira for unprofessional conduct.

Nigerian Immaculate Okochu crushed to death in Lagos, months to her wedding

A beautiful Nigerian lady Immaculate Okochu has been crushed to death in Lagos by a truck just hours after she…

3 Nigerians Iwuoha, Macaulay, Banjo charged in U.S. with $16.4m tax fraud

Three Nigerians, Francis Nwabueze Iwuoha, Oluwadamilare Gbenga Macaulay, and Olufemi Oluwaseun Banjo, also known as "Femi Banjo."face felony charges in…

Obiano suspends 12 more traditional rulers for one year (Read letter)

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state has suspended 12 more traditional rulers in the state for one year each, making…

BBNaija show misrepresents Nigerian youths, Oba Ogunwusi wants it scrapped

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Wednesday added his powerful voice to the calls for the…
covid-19 testing

No single COVID-19 death as Nigeria reports 453 new cases

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria increased on Wednesday to 47,743, after NCDC announced 453 new cases.

Buhari mourns Walter Carrington great friend of Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the demise of former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, describing him…

Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington is dead

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington has died at the age of 90.

Lance Corporal Babangida jailed for robbing, killing WHO official

A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting in Abuja has sentenced Lance Corporal Ibrahim Babangida to 55 years imprisonment over culpable…
Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe: UNILAG VC

I remain UNILAG vice-chancellor, Ogundipe insists

Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has insisted that he remains the vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).

Magu: We didn’t mistakenly transfer N573m into Omale’s account – FCMB 

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has debunked reports that the sum of N573 million was mistakenly transferred into the account…
Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe: UNILAG VC

UNILAG Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ogundipe sacked

The Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, has been sacked by the governing council of the…

I will quit PDP if NWC removes party structures from Ayade – Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has threatened to quit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if the National Working Committee, NWC,…
Minister of foreign affairs Geoffrey Onyeama:

Foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama overcomes COVID-19

Nigeria's foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama has overcome COVID-19, almost three weeks after he said he was going into isolation.

Babatunde Oke Onigbongbo council boss dies of COVID-19

Council chairman for Onigbongbo in Lagos, Mr Babatunde Oke, is dead. He died early today from complications arising from Coronavirus…

12 Major news events that shook July 2020

The month of July saw some major political, economic, crime, and cultural events take place in Nigeria and around the…

UK officially in recession for first time in 11 years

Britain officially entered recession, with data set showing a collapse of around 20 percent of gross domestic product in the…

Boko Haram terrorists now ‘mere scavengers desperate for food’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari and State Governors on Tuesday ended their meeting on the state of the nation’s security with a…

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi goes back to school

Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is returning to school in the United Kingdom in October, on a fellowship…
Getting ready for COVID-19 tests

Breaking: Nigeria records an uptick again in COVID-19 cases

From 290 cases recorded on Monday, Nigeria's COVID-19 cases rose to 423 on Tuesday, on day that the NCDC warned…

Joe Biden picks Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

California Senator Kamala Harris is the running mate to Joe Biden, the presumptive presidential candidate of the US Democrats in…

Outrage over Jibril Aliyu’s animal treatment, Nigerians call for stiff punishment

Outraged Nigerians have called for the stiffest punishment for the father and step mothers of 10 year-old boy Jibril Aliyu,…

Nigerian Horror: Boy tethered with animals for two years, lived on their food remnants

A horrendous case of child abuse has just been uncovered in Kebbi state, in northwest Nigeria: of a 10 year-old…

Red Alert: Armed Fulani herdsmen from Mali, Niger swamp Kogi communities

Armed Fulani herdsmen from Mali and Niger have swamped some communities in Kogi West Senatorial District, an environmentalist and community…

Nigerians join in marking 1st World Mask Week

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has joined the first global movement of World Mask Week (WMW) to motivate…

At last, Trump’s ventilators arrive Nigeria

The Nigerian government will today receive the 200 ventilators promised by the US government to increase the country’s capacity in…

Russia registers first COVID-19 vaccine, Putin’s daughter inoculated

Russia on Tuesday became the first country in the world to officially register a COVID-19 vaccine and declare it ready…
MURIC

We are not terrorists: MURIC denies link to ISWAP

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Tuesday, said it has no link with any terrorist group in or outside Nigeria.

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases fall to new low

Confirmed COVID-19 cases fell to a new low on Monday with just 290 cases reported.This represents a very sharp fall…