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Angela Merkel arrives India for 2-day visit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night for a two-day visit, during which she will hold…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Why we adopted local hunters to fight bandits – Gov Ishaku

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba said, though the local hunters do not have the legal mandate for their operations in…

2 killed, 11 trapped in stope roof fall

Two people are dead with 11 others still trapped in a polymetallic mine in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…

Boat owners, drivers threaten strike over Kidnap of driver, policemen

Seafarers who ply the Ngor-Bonny waterways in Andoni local government area of Rivers state are in for tough times ahead…

Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1: Army urges Enugu residents not to panic

The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, urged residents of Enugu and its environs not to panic if they see movement of…
Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko

Stunning figures of loot at Air Marshal Umar Dikko’s trial

The trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko, continues today at the Federal High Court,…
Dangote, right with Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the refinery site in Lagos in June 2019

Dangote Refinery starts production early 2021

Nigeria’s giant Dangote refinery will be ready for commissioning at the beginning of 2021, with production reaching full capacity by…

Trump sanctions Paul Biya of Cameroon

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon’s preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he…

Osinbajo opens Liberty TV digital studio in Abuja

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday unveiled the Liberty Television Digital Studios and the 103.3 FM Abuja Radio Digital Studio.
Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko

How Dikko converted NAF’s N1.2bn to private use – Witness

Hammadama Bello, the 9th prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar…

I feel fulfilled – 2018 MBGN, Ukah

Miss Anita Ukah, the immediate past Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) on Thursday said she was fulfilled having used…

Sanwo-Olu pens down golden words for Mobolaji Johnson as he visits family

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Military…

Mobolaji Johnson: We have lost a trailblazer – Lagos Speaker

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has described the demise of Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson as a…

Xhaka explains anger at Arsenal fans

Granit Xhaka has blamed death threats to his family for his furious response to jeers from Arsenal fans during last…
Drug abusse

Over 14 million Nigerians are on drugs – report

World Drug Report 2019 has put drug use prevalence in Nigeria at 14.4 percent of the population, representing 14.4 million…

ASUU suspends proposed strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its proposed strike over Federal Government’s directive to enroll its members…

Navy arrests 5 vandals, recovers 3,400 litres of stolen petrol

The Nigerian Navy operatives attached to the Forward Operating Base (FOB), on Thursday arrested five suspected pipeline vandals with 136…

Kim Kardashian breaks internet with her halloween costume

Kim Kardashian channeled Elle Woods from 2001's Legally Blonde for Halloween this year and totally nailed it.

Supreme Court Verdict: Oyo APC congratulates Buhari, Osinbajo

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State Chapter has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on their victory…

NUJ suspends ex-president Odusile, 3 others

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday suspended its immediate past National President,…
APC

Edo Assembly crisis: APC members ask INEC to recall member-elect

The protracted crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly takes a new twist on Thursday, with members of the…

AfDB increases capital to record $208billion

The African Development Bank’s board approved a 125% capital increase to $208 billion from $93 billion on Thursday, the largest…

Police rescue 15 inmates chained in Lagos prayer house

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it has rescued 15 inmates chained in a church at Ijegun Isheri…

Human Trafficking: NAPTIP seeks collaboration with FCTA

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), is seeking collaboration with the Federal Capital Territorial Administration…

Crown Prince Salman proposes Nigeria-Saudi council in talks with Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Riyadh accepted a proposal from the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for the establishment…

Bluekey Investment’s N4bn scam and the big protest

Protesters who invested about N4 billion in the Bluekey Investment Club across the Niger Delta have stormed the office of…

Presidential Election: MURIC congratulates Buhari

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an NGO, on Thursday congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Supreme Court…

Kaduna to export ginger, maize

The Kaduna State Government says it is working toward including ginger and maize as part of its export products 2020.

PEF GM Nnadi, Reps Mutu, others forfeit properties, cash to FG

Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted three separate interim forfeiture applications by the Economic…

Ogun plans waste management reforms

The Ogun Government, on Thursday, announced plans to launch a “clean-up” initiative, as part of efforts to maintain hygienic environment…