The residents of Moriki town, located in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have successfully persuaded the bandit leader, Bello Turji, to lower the ransom he set from ₦50 million to ₦30...
Nigeria and other African countries have been advised to be mindful of strategic national interest and take a more strategic approach to Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, from China and other global investors. This is...
Leading socio-cultural organizations, including Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, and Arewa Youths, have issued stern warnings to the Nigerian government over the recent hike in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump prices, urging an immediate return to...
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president, has decried plans by the current administration to increase the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. In a social media post on Sunday, Atiku described the...
Ajuri Ngelale stepped down as the Spokesperson of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday over medical and personal issues. The Presidency in a statement later confirmed and accepted Ngelale’s decision to exit as President Tinubu’s...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday, tackled President Bola Tinubu’s administration over its lavish spending. Primate Ayodele said the lavish spending of Tinubu’s administration was destroying and killing...
The Nigerian Army has denied reports of soldiers’ mass resignation due to allegations of corruption and low morale. The Authority of the Nigerian Army has debunked reports of mass resignation of its soldiers from...
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination and the National...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, 6th September, concluded his official visit to China and headed for London, United Kingdom. According to the Special Adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President would...
In a recent address to members of the Nigerians In Diaspora in China, President Tinubu defended the recent fuel price increase, stating that it is a necessary measure to fund infrastructure development in Nigeria....
Amaka Sonnberger has refuted recent media reports circulating in Nigeria claiming she was arrested, detained and charged. According to Amaka who spoke with Beadyswordblog on a phone conversation, ‘I was not arrested nor charged...
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has vehemently rejected the recent fuel price increase by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, warning the Federal Government to urgently reverse the increase. Condemning...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said the recent Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) pump price increase will cause social unrest in Nigeria. This was as TUC kicked against the increase in the...
The Chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates are currently attending the ongoing National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. Naija News reports that the meeting is presided over by Vice President, Kashim...
Burkina Faso has officially removed the logo of the Economic Community of West Africa state (ECOWAS) from its new biometric passports, a move that underscores the country’s decision to withdraw from the 15-member regional...
Ola Olufunmilayo Foundation (OOF) is an organization that places high value on children’s education. The foundation in conjunction with Odogbolu Local Government Education Authority organized a quiz competition for primary schools in Odogbolu Local...
The Yobe government donates N30 million to the families of the slain persons in Mafa. Over 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) attacked Mafa ward on more than...
The visit is aimed at bolstering efforts in key sectors such as health, agriculture, and nutrition Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation arrived in Nigeria on Monday as part of...
The Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications at the Department of State Services (DSS) National Headquarters in Abuja, Peter Afunanya, has been reassigned. Afunanya disclosed his redeployment during a press briefing in Abuja...
The Abia State Government has concluded plans to train 2000 master trainers for teachers in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the journalists on the outcome of this...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of qualified Nigerians to the board of the Bank of Industry (BoI) Limited Tthis was made known in a statement on Monday signed by the President’s Special...
In a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Dangote Refinery, a $20 billion project led by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has officially started producing petrol. This development is expected to significantly ease the ongoing...
A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Patience Sunnberger has been arrested by the Canadians after the Nigerian government and the House of rep members asked them to persecute her by police for threatening...
The defendants while taking their pleas before the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, pleaded not guilty to the six counts filed against them. The Nigerian government on Monday arraigned 10 youths arrested in Abuja,...
The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has emphasized the need for reforms to reduce the overwhelming caseload at the Supreme Court. Speaking at his valedictory session at the Supreme Court...
The federal government has offered a $500 million FGN bond for subscription at $1,000 per unit to interested investors. In a statement on Monday, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said the offer is a five-year domestic...
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has stated that it was pressured to get the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to either halt collation of results or cancel the 2023 Presidential Election which brought President...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has once again criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the continued payment of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This follows Tinubu’s approval of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has accused the National Assembly of contempt and illegality over the revelation that Nigerian Senators are receiving a monthly “running cost” of ₦21...
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter,...
Some of the protest leaders still in detention are Michael Adaramoye, also known as Micheal Lenin; Mosiu Sodiq, Angel, and Opaoluwa, who were arrested for participating in the protests and demanding good governance...
The Supreme Court has rejected an application by Yakubu Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the last governorship election in Kogi State, asking the court to await the outcome of his...
The Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion Ibagwa, has urged residents of Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State not to panic as it has commenced the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and explosives at 6Bn...