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The Chairperson, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Muheeba Dankaka and some of her commissioners have traded blame before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged job racketeering and abuse of Integrated Personnel…
Osun state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has appointed digital communications specialist, Bamikole Omishore, as Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and Multilateral Relations. The was disclosed on Wednesday when the governor…
Nigeria’s multidimensional poverty has grown by over 20 per cent within three years, a report by the The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), in collaboration with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC),…
Seven soldiers and 22 farmers were killed in a gunfight between troops of Operation Hadarin Daji and bandits near Kangon Garucci in Dangulbi district in Maru local government area of Zamfara state.…
Social media is buzzing with the speculations of new housemates joining the Big Brother Naija All-Stars edition 2023, and this is what we know so far The Big Brother Naija All-Stars season…
Adekunle Gold has revealed a star-studded tracklist for his upcoming fifth studio album ‘Tequila Ever After.’ Today, July 26, multi-awarding-winning Nigerian music superstar Adekunle Gold has finally revealed the featured artists on his highly…
The United Nations (UN) has said that the humanitarian crisis in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camps in Benue State is worse than those in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, particularly Borno…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Talon, who arrived around 4:43pm, is visiting Abuja a second time in…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said his administration is committed to ensuring that the principles of Circular Economy is fully adopted. In the light of this, he said his government…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Wednesday, described as despicable, the July 25 altercation between the Department of State Security Service and officials of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) before a Federal High…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Charles Obule, has slumped and died in Sapele Local Government Area of the state. Until his death, the late PDP…
A six-month-old baby, Chinedu Chukwueke, who was stolen from his mother’s shop at Kure Ultra Modern Market, Minna, Niger State capital, has been found. Father of the child, Chikezie Stanley Chuks, disclosed…
Two police officers lost their lives in an attack on the convoy of the Abia State Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment, Dr Chimezie Ukaegbu. The assailants also razed a vehicle belonging…
By Efunla Ayodele Fikeyinmi Disu, the beautiful daughter of CP Olatunji Disu got married to her heartthrob, Opeyemi, over the weekend. The wedding ceremony was the talk of the town as eminent…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied any move to influence the nomination of a minister from Bayelsa State in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A group known as All Progressives…
Check footage of Wizkid’s band rehearsing ahead of the historic night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 29, 2023. Music enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating the upcoming concert by Afrobeat sensation Wizkid,…
Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted once on his first start for Inter Miami in a 4-0 win over Atlanta United. The Argentina star, 36, scored two inside the opening 22 minutes…
Former House of Representatives Minority Leader and Human Rights Lawyer, Dr. Wunmi Bewaji, has said there is nothing wrong in the Department of State Service (DSS) re-arresting the suspended Central Bank of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities in Nigeria. He made the call on Tuesday in his remarks at a side event of the ongoing…
Authorities are investigating how a lady on Tuesday crashed her vehicle into a section of the fence at the parking lot of Presidential/VIP Lounge at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.…
One of Davido’s aides, Israel Afeare, deleted shortly an apology message he made to Muslims over a controversial video his boss put on his verified Twitter account. Davido has been trending recently…
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed Tuesday inaugurated 30 new buses to ease the hardship faced by commuters following the removal of subsidy by the federal government. Speaking during the inauguration at the…
Kwara State governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government opted for the fuel subsidy removal as a lesser evil…
The House of Representatives Tuesday urged the federal government to address flooding in Bauchi, Kano and Osun communities. This followed the adoption of three separate motions by Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa, Muhammed Bello…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that the budget of the health sector be raised to 10%. The Special Adviser on Health to the President, Dr Salma Ibrahim-Anas, said this in Abuja…
Suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was rearrested on Tuesday by operatives of the Department of State Services after he was granted N20 million bail by a…
The family of a woman, Chinyere Awuda, who was beaten to death in Cosmila Hotel, Awka, Anambra State, on July 16 and the body dumped into a pool, has petitioned the police,…
Seyi Vibez has joined Burna Boy as the African artists to unlock this recent achievement on one of the biggest digital streaming platforms. Nigerian music sensation Seyi Vibez has joined the Grammy…
The people living around Kangiwa Square in Sokoto metropolis on Tuesday heaved a sigh of relief after the refuse dump which had constituted an eyesore in the area was evacuated. The refuse…
Security has been beefed up at the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the Dougirei area in Yola, Adamawa State capital. Daily Trust recalls that the police had on Sunday…
The Yobe State government has sponsored the training of 76 officers in the directorate and senior officers at the Administration Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) in Lagos. The Yobe State Head of…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Benue State has threatened to down tools if the state government fails to restore promotions and all the arrears of consolidated enhanced allowances removed from…
A truck on Tuesday crushed Oba Abraham Bankole, a monarch, to death in Ogun State. The monarch, who was the Olu of Onibuku, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State, was inside…
There was a rowdy session on the floor of the Senate Tuesday over allegation by Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North) that property in lawmakers’ offices were looted at the end of…
As the much-anticipated Afrobeats concert of July 2023 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium approaches, speculations as to how many tickets Wizkid has sold so far have surfaced on social media. Fans are…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday met with immediate past National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore, respectively, at the Presidential…
The Kaduna State House of Assembly has suspended three local government chairmen in the state over alleged financial mismanagement. The suspension was announced on Tuesday after the chairmen were accused of awarding…
Some elders from the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have risen in opposition to what they described as “relentless attempts” by former President Goodluck Jonathan to take the…
The Edo State Private Properties Protection Committee(EPPPC), has ordered a 94-year-old man, Elder Ikpomwosa Akewe, to appear before the committee over land-grabbing accusations in Edo state The committee headed by Justice Alero…
There was an intense drama as one of the Commissioners in the Federal Character Commission (FCC) exposed the Chairman of the Commission, Muheeba Dankaka before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative…
A Federal High Court in Kano has fixed September 22 to deliver judgement in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, to stop his…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and others over alleged money laundering. A three-member panel of justices led by Justice…
Some constitutional lawyers have asked President Bola Tinubu to call the Department of State Services (DSS) to order. In a statement, the lawyers led by Barr. Tijani Ahmed condemned the clash that…
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the appointment of heads of agencies, a Special Adviser and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) in the state. The three heads of agencies are Mohammad…
The House of Representatives has begun probe into alleged employment racketeering and mismanagement of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Speaker, Abbas Tajuddeen, stated that…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria has mobilised over half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable and sustainable food systems transformation initiative. The Vice President said this while chairing a…
Grammy award-winning singer Burna Boy in an official announcement has confirmed the release date of a new project by the singer. The long wait for a new song from the Grammy award-winning…
Joy Bishara, one of the schoolgirls who escaped after Boko Haram invaded Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014, recently got engaged in the US. A total of 276 female students…
Here is a list of the seven housemates who were the best dressed of the night at the Big Brother Naija All-Star Edition 2023 premiere. With so much buzz surrounding the A-list…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul Rasheed Na’Allah, says it has become compulsory for every student of the institution to register a company as a pre-requisite for graduation. …
The federal government says 43 percent of Nigerian children between the ages of five and 11 actively participate in economic activities. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Daju Kachollom, said this…
Following the commencement of the Big Brother Naija All-Star edition on Sunday, July 23, 2023, housemates have confirmed people up for eviction. The housemates up for eviction for the first week of…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says since Nigeria got its independence 63 years ago, the country has not lived up to expectations. He spoke in Abuja yesterday during the public presentation of a…
The Federal Government yesterday officially confirmed the first case of anthrax in the country. A statement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, signed by Dr Columba Vakuru, Chief Veterinary Officer…
Bauchi State government has constituted a steering committee on flood to map out modalities and solutions to prevent flooding as predicted by Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) in eight local government areas in…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, on Monday, said eight persons perished in the petrol tanker explosion that occurred in the commercial town of Ore, in Odigbo Local Government…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said what Nigeria needs from the rest of the world now are mutually beneficial partnerships and not handouts. He said this on Monday while speaking at the…
Jigawa State government has petitioned the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) seeking the commission’s assistance in recovering several property belonging to the government that had been encroached upon in…
Bakers in Lagos have increased the price of bread, citing the rising cost of production, Daily Trust can report. Our correspondent learnt that the price adjustment ranges from N50 to N200 for…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday eulogised the first female professor of Yoruba Studies in the world, Prof. Omotayo Olutoye, for her important contributions to the Yoruba language, culture and tradition. Tinubu, in…
Federal Road Safety Corps has apprehended 8,592 traffic offenders for committing 179,165 offences between April and June. Corps Public Enlightenment Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement yesterday, said within the same period,…
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners yesterday alleged exclusion from the federal government’s plans to provide palliatives for Nigerians in order to cushion the effects of the recent fuel price increase. NUP President,…
The Trade Union Congress has described as “empty policy laced with lies”, the Federal Government’s directive to state governors to draw plans on the palliatives to mitigate the impact of the recent…
The Senate yesterday assured traditional rulers of constitutional role in governance which it said would be effected through constitution amendment. Senate President Godswill Akpabio gave the assurance when royal fathers across the…
The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, yesterday said it would take collective efforts of all stakeholders to bridge the 16.9 million deficit in the country. He said the…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and employment racketeering in ministries, departments and agencies yesterday summoned the Accountant-General of the…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a medical doctor, Dr. Msuega Asema, in Ugbaam Council Ward, Biam in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Witnesses said, Dr. Asema, who works at the General…
The Nigeria Police Academy has opened an online portal for applications for its 10th regular course cadet degree programme by interested and qualified Nigerian candidates. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa…
The Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CefTIW) has demanded accountability and transparency as the Federal Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC) has recorded increase in revenues. The federal government in June…
TV host Ebuka has reacted to the shocking and unexpected turn of events in the Ilebaye and Tolanibaj alliance in the Big Brother Naija All-Stars 2023. Host of the reality television series…
Arsonists have burnt down the Social Democratic Party (SDP) campaign office in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state. It was gathered that suspected thugs invaded the party office located around Paparanda Square on…
A 6- month-old baby, Chinedu Chukwueke, has reportedly been stolen at his mother salon shop in Kure Ultra Modern Market, Minna, Niger State capital. The father of the boy Chikezie Stanley Chuks…
Troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with Vigilante Group have destroyed camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, and apprehended nine suspects in Anambra. The…
The Management of Bingham University has expressed its profound sadness over report of three suspended students of the University being paraded by the authorities of the Abuja Police Command on the alleged…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said more Nigerians are being plunged into poverty due to good policies poorly implemented, bad ones and absence of policies. Although no name was mentioned, Obasanjo’s comment…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved palliatives to cushion the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demography of the state. On top of the…
A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigrations, Barr. Okey Ezugwu, has cried out over the demolition of his hotel building by forces he alleged has the backing of the Enugu State Government. The…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of cloning electoral fraudsters as leaders and wasting the time and resources of the country.…
The 10th House of Representatives has released its six-point legislative agenda for the 10th Assembly to drive progress, prosperity and inclusivity across the country. Rep Julius Ihonvbere, the House Leader and Chairman…
The Osun State Police Command has banned commercial motorcycle operators, popularly kmowm as okada riders, from wearing fscemasks and hoods, warning residents not to board motorcycles with hooded riders. The Police Public…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, known as Davido and Logos Olori over their controversial video, which…
By Idris Momoh The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the victory of Ngozi Okolie of Labour Party (LP) who was declared winner of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed a NAF recruitment advert being circulated on social media platforms as fake and an attempt to defraud applicants. A statement by the Director, Public Relations…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the third respondent in the ongoing Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, has closed its case without calling any witness as the trial came to an end.…
The Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC) has called on the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to recognize the Islamic Personal Laws system known as Shariah in the state. The President of OSMC,…
Bella Shmurda has opened up on how he lost a child and has also announced his son’s birth amidst so many past struggles. Talented singer and performer Bella Shmurda took fans on…
Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Bola Tinubu does not have magical solutions to the nation’s problems. The Senator representing Edo North said this when…
The ambience of Alasia, a community in Ijanikin, Ojo area of Lagos, has become tense following the murder of a police inspector by suspected cult members. It was learnt that the policeman…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Rome to represent President Bola Tinubu at the United Nations Food Systems Summit. The event will hold from Monday, July 24, to Wednesday, July 26.…
Following the confirmation of 20 housemates for Big Brother Naija All-Stars edition 2023, former housemate Tacha has revealed why she did not return to the house. With social media buzzing about season…
Following the premiere episode of Big Brother Naija 2023, the announcement of the housemates has been met with different reactions on social media. On Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 7 pm West…
The Federal College of Education (FCE) Jama’are has matriculated 350 pioneer students admitted into the National Certificate in Education (NCE) for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the maiden matriculation ceremony in…
The Executive Director, Centre for 21 Century Issues, Titilope Ngozi Akosa, has stressed the need to sensitise people in the rural communities on Net-zero project to help protect their communities and the…
The supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu under the auspices of South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) have appealed to Nigerians to remain calm amid the hardship occasioned by the removal of…
Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections scheduled for 10th October 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have deployed a joint pre-election fact-finding mission…
Nigerian music star David Adeleke, fondly known as Davido, has come under fire from many Muslims on social media for posting a 45-second trailer clip of his upcoming musical video on Twitter.…
Kano State has lost two former commissioners who served during the past administration of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to death within the last three days. Alhassan Muhammad Dawaki and Barrister Zubaida Damakka who…
Three people, including a nursing mother and her child, have been abducted, while two security operatives sustained injuries in a fresh attack in Garin-Gabas in Rafi LGA of Niger State. Garin-Gabas has…
Tukur Sale, a jealous husband, and his younger brother, Ibrahim Sale, have been accused of killing a man over suspicion of having an illicit affair with Tukur’s wife. The 20-year-old Tukur and…
The convoy of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State at the weekend reportedly got stuck in the mud on the Benin-Sapele road in Benin City following the bad state of road which…