A former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark, has described as provocative the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari on the ban on open grazing by the...
An angry mob on Tuesday set ablaze a mentally challenged woman for allegedly being in possession of a stolen baby and three AK 47 rifles at...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the opposition of the federal government to the ban on open grazing by some Southern governors. The Presidency...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna, Alhaji Muhammadu Murtala has said that the party’s decision to open its 2023 presidential ticket will...
Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba has accused Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun of harassing and traumatising him for 16 years after he left...
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, raised concerns about the country’s rising debt, describing it as worrisome....
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has described constitution review as an opportunity for the people to own the process of making a true Nigerian constitution,...
The Kano State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly confined to a room for 10 years by her parents. The spokesman of...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of Persons Affected by Leprosy and Chairman Nippon...
A Nigerian and five Thais have been detained in Bangkok following police raids earlier this week in connection with a multi-million baht romance scam which police...
The federal government has appealed to electricity consumers to cooperate with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in the price review of electricity to be implemented...
Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday asked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to stop running the state like his hamlet. APC said that it...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Jigawa State has expressed concern over the rising rate of hard drugs consumption, especially among students of tertiary...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said all the states that benefited from the bailout loans will pay back just as it has agreed that...
The Ebonyi State police command has explained that an explosion which happened in the Afikpo area of the state was caused by a grenade detonated by...
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) on Tuesday accused the Southern Governors Forum of building “ethnic monsters” and using them to whip up sentiments against the north....
The Federal Government has begun to administer the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to eligible persons in the country. A total of 4,683 people...
An 18-year-old teenage girl identified as Nafisa Yusuf Laila has been declared missing. Naija News understands that Nafisa, who is set to wed this weekend, left...
Lawmakers in the health sector say they have begun a review of the country’s health sector with a view to strengthening it with requisite laws following...
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has declared support for the ban on open grazing by governors of the southern states. About 17 southern governors had held an emergency...
Fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) are sustaining their assault against the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram. Shekau, leader of the Jama’tu Ahlis...
Two suspects believed to have masterminded the attacks on the Police Command Headquarters and Correctional Centre in Imo State have died of gunshot wounds. The Police...
A tanker driver has reportedly lost his life in a head-on collision involving two articulated trucks, that occurred on Tuesday, along the Benin-Auchi highway. The accident...
Prostitutes in Zimbabwe are now reportedly accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment for their services. This special form of trade by barter...
A 34-year-old man in Nigeria allegedly confessed that he killed and dismembered his roommate in order to sell his body parts to a pastor for “ritual...
The widow of Flt Lt Alfred Olufade, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft that killed eleven military officers, Jennifer Olufade, has disclosed that the late pilot...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in the Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Yakubu Ibrahim, was on Monday beaten up by aggrieved members of...
Four days after the Kaduna air crash that claimed the lives of Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has accused Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari of degrading the office of...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that Nigeria will get 12 fighter planes from the United States of America to...
An officer of the Nigeria Army has been arrested by the police in connection with the alleged murder of a businessman in Ikot Abasi Local Government...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, faulted the position of the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, on...
The Lagos government has sacked a graduate and Masters Degree holder from Lagos State University, LASU, Mr Toyemej Joseph Juwonlo, for disclosing his salary. According to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Mohammed Umar, a politician and businessman based in Bida, Niger State, for alleged employment scam. EFCC spokesman, Wilson...
Seventeen students of Greenfield University are still in captivity one month after their abduction. Gunmen had broken into the school campus located at Kakumi village along...
Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as unfortunate the statement by Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike...
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has insisted that politicians seeking public office and students seeking admission into higher institutions must undergo...
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency, CESJET, has said the move by the House of Representatives to scrap the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC,...
More than 150 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kuje Area Council, FCT. The defection took...
As Nigerians continue to mourn the shocking death of Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, the nation’s Chief of Army Staff, there seems to be a growing concern...
The future of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is in the balance as the House of Representatives considers a bill to scrap the scheme. The...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has expressed delight at the 6.47 per cent contribution by the ICT sector to the nation’s Gross...
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State said he is the only Nigerian governor who does not receive a monthly salary. The governor explained that after his...
A young Nigerian lady, Bunmi Oladuntoye, has penned a very emotional note about her fiancé, Olufemi Taiwo Asaniyi, who was among those who lost their lives...
A young man has tragically died after allegedly being poisoned by his best friends during his birthday celebration. Though the reason for their action is not...
As the search goes on for the next head of the Nigerian Army following the demise of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim...
The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its 57...
A stepfather has been arrested in Edo State after he reportedly tortured his stepson for stealing N20. The incident happened at the Erediuwa Quarter off Sapele...
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday bemoaned the death of military officers at a time the country is battling security challenges, saying last Friday’s plane crash has increased...
Modern-day witch hunt in Africa targets children who are branded as witches and wizards. Human rights organizations and non-government organizations are working tirelessly to rescue these...