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Strike: Arik Air passengers stranded nationwide

Aviation unions on Tuesday shut down the operations of Arik Air, leaving hundreds of the airline’s passengers stranded across the…

Court issues bench warrant against Osun monarch

A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has issued a bench warrant against the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi following…

I’ll be the best I can — Miss Nigeria

The winner of the 40th Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, Miss Chioma Obiadi, from Anambra has promised to be the best…

Killing of Russian ambassador to Turkey in pictures

Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara, was killed on Monday by a gunman while attending an art exhibition in…

Breaking: 9 killed as suicide truck hits German Christmas market

A truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and…

Breaking: Russian ambassador shot dead in Ankara, Turkey

Shouting “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!” a Turkish policeman in a suit and tie fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to…

Southwest will punish Buhari in 2019 – Fasehun

Founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun, has described the marginalization of the Yorubas in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Truck drivers block Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway to protest N10,000 tax

Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

El-Rufai loses control in Southern Kaduna as 24-hour curfew is imposed

The Jema’a Local Government of Kaduna State on Monday imposed 24-hour curfew on Kafanchan and its environs to forestall breakdown…

Youths protest killings in Kaduna state

Against the backdrop of incessant killings in the southern part of Kaduna state, youths in the area have staged a…

Dangote in Forbes’ world’s most powerful persons’ list

Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named along other world leaders such as Russian…

Buhari goes tough, orders probe of corrupt aides

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to commence investigation of…

Gov Ambode, Tinubu usher in yuletide with music

Political leaders in Lagos at a special evening of music and camaraderie to usher in the Yuletide season at the…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba

At least 18 farmers are believed to have been hacked to death by unknown assailants at Dan-anacha in Gassol Local…

MMM founder Sergey Mavrodi writes Nigerian bloggers, journalists

In a recent development, the founder of Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM), Sergey Mavrodi, has written an open letter to Nigerian…

NIJ student duped 33 men on Instagram acting as a lady

Falope Oluwole Israel, a 22 – year old suspected male student of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Ogba, Lagos…

NUPENG presents New Year gift to Nigerians, begins 3-day warning strike Jan. 9

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG)said members would begin a three-day nationwide warning strike by Jan.…

FRSC bans petroleum tanker drivers from night journeys from Dec. 19

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday reiterated its total ban of petroleum tanker drivers from embarking on night…

Magu: SERAP drags Senate to UN

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations for refusing to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu as…

Fire guts Ibadan market, consumes property worth N10m

An early morning fire outbreak on Sunday razed some parts of Araromi Market at Agodi Gate, Ibadan, where used tyres…

Synagogue: Lagos probes fresh stampede

The Lagos State Government has said that it was aware of the fresh stampede in the premises of the Synagogue…

ECOWAS leaders insist Gambian President-elect, Barrow, must be sworn-in

All Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS member countries have resolved to attend the inauguration of the Gambian…

Re-run Election: Police to investigate Gov. Wike over alleged audio comments

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has set up a panel to investigate and analyse an alleged audio comments…

Senate’ll probe disbursement of N213B power intervention fund-Saraki

The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said the Senate would look into the disbursement of N213 billion power sector…

Pictures: Wedding of President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra to Ahmed Indimi

President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter Zahra Buhari on Friday married her heartthrob, Ahmed Indimi, son of oil billionaire, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu…

At last Super Falcons’ players, officials paid as govt releases funds

The Nigeria Football Federation says it has started paying players and officials of the Super Falcons their outstanding allowances after…

NJC recommends dismissal of 2 corrrupt judges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the dismissal of Justice Ugbo Ononogbo of the Abia State High Court of…

Supreme Court dismisses Nyako’s appeal for reinstatement

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by ex-governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, seeking reinstatement to complete his tenure…

Breaking: Soldiers go on the rampage in Borno, turn against officers

Nigerian soldiers of the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army deployed to rout Boko Haram from the dreaded Sambisa Forest…

Stop repression of Shiites, release leader – Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch says Nigerian authorities should end violent repression of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a minority Shia…