Labour party explains why it would be “out of place” for Obi to work with Tinubu government
The leadership of the Labour Party has said that there is no way its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would work…
FG to start home delivery of passports next year
The Federal Government has announced that Nigerians will have the option of getting their passports delivered to them at home,…
No fuel subsidy whatsoever- NNPCL
The Federal government has dismissed reports claiming it has restored subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol.…
NYSC laments about employers rejecting corps members in North-East
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has lamented about corps members being rejected by some employers in the North-East region…
Tinubu certificate: I am ashamed to see Lawyers on Television arguing on the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University matter – Former NBA President Olisa Agbakoba
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, has said he is ashamed to see Lawyers on Television arguing…
Politicians are intimidating our personnel in Kaduna – FRSC Sector Commander
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Command, Kabir Yusuf Nadabo, has disclosed that some officials…
We’ve reprimanded the official who issued withdrawal letter on Kano governorship appeal – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the official who issued a letter claiming that the electoral umpire…
FG suspends N-Power program indefinitely
The N-Power program has been suspended indefinitely by the federal government. This was disclosed on Saturday, October 7, by Betta…
FG bans use of laterite for road construction
The federal government has announced a ban on the use of laterite as a base for road construction across the…
Tinubu means well for Nigeria – Shettima tells North East leaders
Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Thursday, Oct. 5, that his principal President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for Nigeria.…
Over 110,000 passports uncollected across Nigeria – Immigration Service
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants as of…
Insecurity: Senate to summon service chiefs as they demand special military operations in Nigeria
The Senate on Thursday, October 5 have resolved to summon the service chiefs. The Senate took the decision after deliberating…
Army court martials general for stealing $1,476,200 and forgery
Former Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties, Major General Umar M. Mohammed, has been found guilty of forgery and stealing…
Atiku to hold World Press Conference after Chicago State University disowned certificate Tinubu presented to INEC
Atiku Abubakar will hold a World Press Conference today to address Nigerians after the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to…
FG to increase enrolment quota for medical schools to tackle brain drain in medical sector
The Federal Government has put in place strategies to double the population of medical and dental doctors so as to…
Public opinion can never override the constitution of Nigeria – CJN warns judges
Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has stated that public opinion “no matter how serious or weighty it may…
Ministerial nominee Balarabe Lawal blames exhaustion for collapse at screening
Balarabe Lawal, the ministerial nominee who collapsed during screening yesterday, October 4, has blamed the incident on “exhaustion.” The native…
Supreme Court fixes Dec 15 to determine Nnamdi Kanu’s fate
The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal filed by embattled leader of the…
Senate probes alleged killing of 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia
The Senate has commenced investigation into the alleged imprisonment and killing of over 250 Nigerians in Ethiopia. The investigation followed…
Applicants will now get passports in two weeks – Minister of Interior
Nigeria’s minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stated that Nigerians would have to wait more than two weeks for an…
Popular Edo socialite, Mama Masha sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and N24m fine for trafficking girls to Belgium for s£xual exploitation
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has sentenced a 62-year-old high profile human trafficker, Mrs. Felicia Osaigbovo,…
Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of three Ministerial nominees
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking its confirmation of three more ministerial nominees. Senate President Godswill Akpabio…
Bowen University officials captured on video cutting hair of students for being long
Bowen University officials have been captured on video cutting the hair of students for being long. While it is unclear…
First-time Senators barred from senate presidency contest
First time senators have now been barred from contesting the positions of the senate president and deputy. This came after…
NAF airstrikes neutralise terrorists in Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force says its air strikes have killed several terrorists on the fringes of Lake chad in Borno…
One killed, four injured as suspected herders attack road users in Benue
One person has been killed while four others sustained injuries after gunmen suspected to be herders attacked commuters along Naka-Agagbe…
Apologise to Tinubu and Nigerians – Festus Keyamo knocks Atiku after Chicago State University released President’s academic records
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fetus Keyamo has mocked Atiku Abubakar after Chicago State University, CSU, released President…
NULGE set to join nationwide strike
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Mr Ambali Olatunji, has said the union is ready…
Dollar is now the underground currency of Nigeria’s economy – Peter Obi
Businessman and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented the ‘dollarisation’ of…
CJN Ariwoola to swear in 23 Federal High Court Judges on Wednesday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, swear-in 23 new Judges of…
Ekiti police arrest couple for burglary, recover N3m stolen items
. Detectives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a couple, Mr. Ajayi Opeyemi and Asake Opeyemi, who specialize…
5 dead, vehicles razed as fuel tanker explodes in Delta
Five persons died in the early hours of October 1 when a petrol tanker fell and went up in flames…
Court order asking Chicago State University to release Tinubu’s record is a national disgrace – Osita Chidoka
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has said that the order from a United States court directing Chicago State University…
FG increases provisional wage increment to N35000; removes VAT on diesel for six months
President Bola Tinubu has approved an additional N10, 000 to the provisional wage increment he announced for workers earlier today,…
FG and Labour resume last-minute talks
In a bid to stop the scheduled October 3 strike by workers across the country, the federal government is currently…
Cry as much as you want – Wike slams workers protesting sack of Abuja Mass Transit MD
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that protests over the sack of agencies and parastatals’…
FG did not reach any plea bargain arrangement with Emefiele – Justice Ministry
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has debunked claim of the federal government reaching…
Fuel subsidy hardship:” I have a heart that feels and eyes that sees”- President Tinubu says as he announces N25,000 wage increase for low-grade workers for the next six months
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that an additional N25,000 will be added to the salaries of an average low-grade…
Independence day: President Tinubu to address Nigerians by 7am on Independence day Oct 1
President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday October 1, as the country marks its 63rd…
Mandela’s granddaughter, Zoleka, wrote a list of people not allowed at her funeral including her ex-husband and relatives who s3xually abused her
Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, made a list before her death of those not allowed at her funeral…
22 oil thieves arrested as military intercepts N388m stolen crude oil
The military high command said that troops on operation in the Niger Delta area foiled the theft of crude oil…
FG declares Monday October 2 public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday October 2 as a public holiday in commemoration of the 63rd independence celebration. The…
Police arrest notorious kidnap kingpin, recover deadly weapons in Yobe
Detectives from the Crack Squad of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested a notorious kidnap gang leader, Mohammed Wada,…
False and misleading- Ministry of Labour debunks rumor President Tinubu plans to announce new minimum wage on Oct 1
The Ministry of Labour has described as false and misleading reports claiming President Bola Tinubu would announce a new minimum…
Bank customers paid N154bn fees for e-banking services
Customers of nine leading commercial banks paid N154 billion as fee for using electronic banking services in the first half…
Wike sacks 21 heads of FCTA parastatals, agencies and companies
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate termination of the appointments of 21 heads…
25 states and FCT to experience heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday – NiMet alerts Nigerians
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that twenty-five states and the Federal Capital Territory will experience heavy rainfall on…
Ondo lawmaker sacked by tribunal
The election of an All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing the Ileoluji/Okeigbo constituency, Hon. Nelson Akinsuroju, has been nullified by an…
Senate confirms appointment of CBN Governor-nominee Yemi Cardoso and his deputies
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Yemi Cardoso as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and four…
Africa will remain in chains if it fails to break drug enterprises – Tinubu warns
President Bola Tinubu has given out a warning about the future that awaits Africa if it fails to break drug…
Your claim is misleading – FG replies Zamfara Governor on claim of negotiating with bandits
The federal government has reacted to Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal’s claim of negotiating with bandits. Lawal who has consistently ruled…
FG approves purchase of 12 attack helicopters for Army
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja said the Federal Government has approved the purchase of 12 MD…
Tinubu asks US Court to limit release of his University Records to Diploma Certificate
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has objected to the release of his Chicago State University (CSU) records to the candidate of…
NLC, TUC declare indefinite strike from October 3
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria have declared an indefinite strike starting from…
453 people die from Diphteria In 18 States – FG
The Federal Government has recorded 11,587 suspected cases of diphtheria in the country, with 7,202 confirmed cases from 105 local…
FG declares Wednesday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023 as public holiday in commemoration of Eil-ul- Maulid celebration which signifies…
Supreme Court gutted by fire (photo/videos)
A section of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja is currently on fire. According to reports, the offices of…
President Tinubu orders security agencies to rescue abducted Zamfara students
President Bola Tinubu has mandated security agencies to rescue the female students abducted from the Federal University of Gusau in…
Nigeria: An Economic Misnomer for Sixty-Three Years- Enajite Enajero Ph.D.
By Enajite Enajero, Ph.D. African Association for Evolutionary Economics His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President Federal Republic of Nigeria Dear…
Asaba 2023 National Youth Games: Promote Spirit Of Friendship, Tinubu Urges Athletes
By Onomiguren Agbamu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on all Athletes competing in the ongoing National Youth Games to…
World Bank approves another $700m loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a fresh $700m loan for Nigeria. It disclosed this in a statement published on its…
CBN confirms Emefiele’s resignation as Cardoso assumes office
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the resignation of Mr Godwin Emefiele as its governor, three months after…
Punch reporter corrects Presidential media team for claiming President Tinubu is the first African leader to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ (video)
Punch senior reporter, Eniola Akinkuotu, has corrected men of the Presidential Media team who claimed that President Tinubu is the…
Oil marketers forecast N900/liter as dollar rises to 990/1k in the Black market
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have said that the pump price of petrol should be between N890 to…
`US Judge adjourns Chicago University records case till Monday following Tinubu’s appeal`
Nancy Maldonado, a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has halted the…
Nyesom Wike revokes 165 plots of land in Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 165 plots of Land in the serviced Districts of…
Nigerian doctor gives possible reasons why “fresh blood” was found in late Mohbad’s grave after he was exhumed today (video)
Popular Nigerian doctor on Twitter, Aproko Doctor, has given possible reasons why ‘fresh blood’ was found in the grave of…
Fuel Subsidy reportedly back as FG pays N169.4 billion in August
The federal government reportedly paid N169.4 billion as subsidy in August to keep the pump price at N620 per litre.…
Police exhume Mohbad’s body for an autopsy to be carried out
The police in Lagos state have exhumed the body of singer Mohbad today September 21. Recall that the 27-year-old singer…
Minister of Works, David Umahi passes vote of no confidence on the construction of the East-West Road; orders contractor to stop work (video)
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has passed a vote of no confidence on the contractors handling the East-West Road…
Tribunal sacks NNPP’s Abba Yusuf, declares APC’s Gawuna winner in Kano
The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,…
NCC announces new numbering format for fixed telephone lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines (landlines). The Commission announced that Nigeria’s…
Judges of the Kano governorship election tribunal absent in court as they opt to deliver judgement via zoom
Judges at the Kano state Election Petition Tribunal have opted to deliver judgment via Zoom in the petition filed by…
13 suspects arraigned over murder of village head in Niger state
Thirteen suspects arrested over alleged involvement in the murder of the village head of Lammbata, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulsafur, have been…
US Court gives Chicago State University 48 hours to release Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku
Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of the U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois, USA, has ordered Chicago State University to release…
Full text of President Tinubu’s first address at UN General Assembly
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 20, delivered his first address at the 78th session of the United Nations General…
National grid collapses again as electricity drops to 42.7WM
The national power grid has collapsed again. On Tuesday, September 19, the power generation dropped from a peak of 3,594.60…
NNPC retires employees with 15 months to statutory retirement
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced the compulsory retirement of all management staff with less than 15 months…
Subsidy Removal: NLC demands 200% wage award for workers as Palliative
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has proposed a 200 per cent Wage Award to workers as part of measures to…
DHQ probes video of soldiers in dialogue with bandits in Katsina
The Defence Headquarters has launched a probe after a video of soldiers having a dialogue with bandits somewhere in Katsina…
Gov Sanwo-Olu mourns Mohbad, invites DSS to join in probe of singer’s d£ath
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned 27-year-old singer, Mohbad, who passed away on Tuesday, September 12. In a statement…
How can a state government that doesn’t issue mining permits know the legal and the illegal miners?’ – Nigerian Miners urge FG to stop states from banning mining activities
The Miners Association of Nigeria, (MAN) has called on the federal government to stop states from banning mining activities. According…
Rivers State Assembly member, Dinebari Loolo is dead
A member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Dinebari Looloo, is dead. Loolo, who represented Khana 2 State…
“It gave me psychotic illness” Man sues hospital for $642M after watching his wife’s C-section
A man in Australia sued the hospital where he witnessed his wife give birth via cesarean-section in 2018, claiming it…
Nigerian woman gives birth to quadruplets after 9 years of waiting
A Nigerian woman, Chinwendu Igboesorom Odili, gave birth to quadruplets, two boys and two girls, after nine years of waiting.…
Brother of LP’s Datti Baba- Ahmed, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, appointed as Special Adviser to the Vice President
The spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has announced his appointment as the Special Adviser (Political)…
Nigeria spent N2.34 trillion on debt servicing in 6 months
The Federal Government of Nigeria has spent N2.34 trillion on debt servicing within six months. According to a new report…
FG still practicing quasi-subsidy – Petroleum marketers warn of further fuel price hike as crude oil hits $94
Petroleum marketers have told Nigerians to expect further hike in the pump price of petrol. The oil marketers explained that…
Air strikes destroy 7 illegal oil refining sites in Rivers (photo)
Air strikes carried out by the air component of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 7 active illegal oil refining sites…
Nigeria is gradually losing respect for rule of law – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria is “gradually losing…
Old tweets emerge of former Marlian member, 6ix, alleging Naira Marley, Sam Larry and others attempted to drug and kill him
. Old tweets of 6ix, a former member of the Marlian music Label, have emerged where he alleged that members…
President Tinubu nominates Cardoso as new CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the…
Supreme court declines to nullify Enugu gov, Peter Mbah’s election
. The Supreme Court has declined to nullify the election victory of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. In a…
Tinubu graduated from our institution in 1979 – Chicago State University confirms
The Chicago State University (CSU) has again confirmed that President Bola Tinubu attended the university and graduated in 1979 with…
FG to shut 3rd mainland bridge for repairs
The Federal Government in collaboration with the Lagos State Government will on Sunday, September 17, and Sunday, September 24 shut…
Nigerians are not lazy and have no reason to be poor – President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians are hardworking people and have no reason to be poor. President Tinubu said…
UAE visa issues will be resolved soon – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said efforts are ongoing to resolve the issues Nigerians are…
President Tinubu appoints Zacch Adedeji as acting chairman of FIRS
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zacch Adedeji as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland…
Power Supply restored after National grid collapse
Power supply has been restored after the national electricity grid collapsed in the early hours of Thursday, September 14. The…
Nationwide blackout as Nigeria’s electricity grid collapses again
Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)…