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Divorce-seeking wife threatens to poison husband

An Ibadan-based housewife and mother of three, Ronke Olanrewaju, on Wednesday asked an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court to dissolve her union.

7 Italians arrested for beating up teenage African migrants

Seven people have been arrested in Sicily for an unprovoked attack in August on a group of teenage African migrants,…

Burundi still committing crimes against humanity – UN

More crimes against humanity were committed in Burundi in 2017 and 2018, whipped up by rhetoric from top officials, including…

Police arraign oil firm managing director for N35m fraud

Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of Yaklabbs Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, Christy Silas Tafida, 53, has been arraigned before a Lagos…

Total to build N40m soap manufacturing plant in Akwa Ibom

Mr Francois Le-Cocq, Deputy Managing Director, Total Exploration and Production, Port Harcourt, says the company is to spend N40 million…

Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies after long illness

Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency,…

Nigeria Air to get operational certificates within 90 days

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday said it would deliver the Air Transport Licence (ATL) and the Aircraft…

Typhoon Jebi: 11 dead, 600 injured in Japan

At least eleven people have been killed and about 600 injured after Typhoon Jebi ripped through Japan, the most powerful…

Akeredolu promises Ondo community development

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured the Ondo community in Ondo West Local Government area of the state…

NAFDAC to overhaul its cyber space

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said on Tuesday that the agency…
Social Democratic Party: Chairman of SDP in Delta, Mr Oke Idawene, says Southern leaders should lobby their Northern counterparts to get presidency in 2023.

SDP presidential ticket open to eligible Nigerians

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says its presidential ticket is not zoned to any part of the country but open…

LG transition committees: Katsina PDP drags Masari to Supreme Court

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, said on Tuesday it had approached the Supreme Court seeking to quash…

Naira gains against dollar at parallel market

The Naira on Tuesday gained one kobo to exchange at N359 to the dollar, stronger than N360 posted on Monday.
DSS alerts on relocation of terrorists displaced during military operations in North East to North west and North central, nab 5 suspects

DSS hammers on commitment to democratic institutions

The Department of State Services (DSS) has reiterated its commitment to support democratic institutions, respect rule of law and protect…

CSOs caution politicians over defection, desperation

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday in Abuja said politicians cross-carpeting from one political party to another was out…

CBN injects $210m into forex market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to…

USIP Report: PDP tells world leaders to advice APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged world leaders to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress…

South Sudan’s displaced relocate to new home

Nearly 3,500 people displaced by violence in South Sudan have been relocated from a UN-run camp in the capital, Juba,…
WHO renames Monkeypox

Inactivity: Over 1.4bn adults at physical, mental risk – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental…

Arik Air aborts take-off due to abnormality

An Arik Air aircraft operating from Benin Airport to Lagos Airport on Tuesday aborted take-off when the Pilot-in-Command observed an…
Daniel Ogazi,, Ibrahim Balarabe factions of Nasarawa House of Assembly fail to reach agreement on who leads the assembly as the 7th Speaker.

Nasarawa Assemby passes youth empowerment bill

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Nasarawa State Agency for Youth Empowerment Scheme (NAYES) bill.

2019: Sen. Sani urges APC leadership to drop indirect primaries

A National Assembly member, Sen. Shehu Sani, has urged the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) to jettison indirect primary…

South Africa: UN agency condemns xenophobic attack on foreigners

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday condemned the recent aggression against foreigners, including refugees, by South Africans during a…
EFCC witness links Sagir, son of ex- governor Attahiru Bafarawa to N4.633bn in the ongoing trial of his father, 4 others for fraud in ONSA

I will support any candidate that emerges PDP presidential aspirant — Bafarawa

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant has pledged to support any presidential aspirant in the party…

Bayelsa takes safe child delivery campaign to churches

The Bayelsa Government has decided to take its Safe Motherhood Initiative, a campaign aimed at reducing the high rate of…

Young innovators are future Nigerian billionaires – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that future billionaires from Nigeria will be those with knowledge in technology, computer and technical…

Niger Govt. pays N2.6 billion as retirement benefits to pensioners

The Niger Government says it has so far released N2.6 billion as pension to 1,599 state and local government pensioners…

Bianca tells rural women to join active politics

Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu has called on rural women in Anambra to join active politics in order to be part of…

Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for workers

Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their…

Man allegedly arranges kidnap, death of father

The Osun Police Command on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 27 year-old man Isa Adamu, who allegedly conspired with…