The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwo Soyinka, the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa and an investigative journalist, after detaining him upon his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in...
The Kaduna police command says two suspects have been arrested for “supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers” operating in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states. In a statement released on Sunday, Mansir Hassan, police spokesperson...
According to its kerosene price watch released on Tuesday, this shows an increase of 13.81 per cent compared to N1,555.11 recorded in June. “On a year-on-year basis, the average retail price per litre of...
President Tinubu has approved N10 billion grant to the National Broadcasting Commission to actualize the country’s Digital Switch-Over (DSO) process. The Director-General of NBC, Charles Ebuebu disclosed this yesterday in Abuja and promised that...
The senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has distanced himself from different controversial remarks made by the Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Okey Ezeala He warned the publicity secretary...
Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed, on Friday, that over 22, 500 Nigerians are parading fake certificates obtained from Benin Republic and Togo between 2019 and 2023. He said that over 21, 600...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the police’s request to remand 124 protesters in custody for 60 days, pending the completion of investigations. The court’s interim order...
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly detained Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and West African regional editor of The Conversation Africa. Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was reportedly...
The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufia Abubakar on Saturday tendered his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu. Abubakar tendered his resignation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday at...
LIST TERRIBLE CONDITION OF THE STATE, BETRAYAL, BOGUS CONTRACTS AS PDP KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Edo youths on Sunday reaffirmed their unflinching support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. ‘’Senator Monday...
About 100 sacked staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have sued the apex bank at the National Industrial Court seeking payment for damages. About 200 bank staff of the CBN were sacked,...
The Huma Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the widespread insecurity in the country. The Association urged President Bola Tinubu to tackle the situation or step down from office Speaking via a...
This situation highlights the ongoing tensions between the government and those advocating for reform in Nigeria. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has raised concerns about the welfare of detained #EndBadGovernance protesters...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, swore in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). She was sworn in at about 11:38 am at the State House in Abuja, making her...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest. They are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku,...
A Chinese firm, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd., has finalised the repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. Peoples Gazette reports that Zhongshang recently received a change of custodian paperwork for...
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the development of a new oil refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, aiming to establish Ghana as a significant petroleum centre in West Africa. However,...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) request to use 2023 dividends to pay the petrol subsidy. The 2023 dividends were supposed to be paid into the federation account,...
The Bauchi Emirate Council has revoked the traditional title of Senator Shehu Buba Umar representing Bauchi South senatorial district in the National Assembly for allegedly ‘insulting and criticizing’ the State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed....
The Executive Chairman of theNational Haji Commission Of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of mismanagement...
A rights advocating organization, The Take It Back Movement, has announced its intention to initiate a new nationwide protest in response to the recently proposed legislation concerning the national anthem This threat comes days...
disturbed by the growing insecurity in the Akoko area of Ondo state, a group of concerned women staged a peaceful protest, with some of them partially naked, to condemn the ongoing violent killings and...
Celebrating Senator. Anthony, Adefuye’s Person, Personality & Impact @ 80 Senator Anthony Adefuye; A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, engineer, and founder of a top-flight indigenous contracting company which carved a niche...
The federal government and state governors have agreed to a three-month moratorium on the implementation of Local Government financial autonomy, following concerns about its potential impact on salary payments and operational viability. According to...
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension on the operations of Arik Air. Michael Achimugu, the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced the development in...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has condemned the government’s response to the ongoing nationwide protests against hardship and bad governance. Falana in a statement he signed and released to newsmen on Sunday, accused...
Makurdi: Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has accused those he described as Abuja politicians of being behind the armed banditry and killings in the Sankera axis of the state comprising Katsina-Ala, Ukum and...
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has cautioned his supporters against attacking veteran actor cum politician, Kenneth Okonkwo. Obi, in a statement via his X account in the early hours of...
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has called on residents and indigenes not to partake in the nationwide protest. Some groups and citizens had scheduled a nationwide protest for August 1 in response...
The decision of President Bola Tinubu to establish the Minister of Livestock Development has continued to generate divergent views from stakeholders. While a constitutional lawyer, Madubuachi Idam sees Tinubu’s decision as a duplication of...
The Federal Government has said the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service would begin in August. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire...