Residents of Chikaji in Sabon-Gari Local Government, Kaduna State, have called on the government and philanthropists for assistance with the flood that washed away cemetery, houses and properties in the area. It was gathered...
A former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), George Moghalu, on Tuesday, dumped the ruling party. Moghalu while giving reason for resigning his membership from the party, cited personal reasons. The resignation...
Family rolls out burial activities for Wilson Santa Ebireri A notable family in the Niger Delta on Sunday described the death of business magnate, Wilson Ebireri, as sad and painful. Santa, as his friends...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has initiated a seven-day warning strick Tthe nationwide industrial action by the Doctors association is aimed at advocating for the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a member of NARD...
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, have clashed with the police in Abuja The brawl occurred on Sunday at the Wuse area of the federal capital territory...
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,...
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...
A former relationship manager at First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) says loans worth billions of naira were transferred to companies related to Oba Otudeko, then chairman of the bank, even though they were granted in the...
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...