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    Nigerian National Arrested In India For Allegedly Duping 70-Year-Old Man Of Over N5m


  • A 38-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Junagadh, Gujarat in connection with a N5m online fraud. The Nigerian identified as Prince Chukwama Hezekaiah
  • 2021-03-01 13:13:41

    Sunday Igboho Is By Far The Most Powerful Man In South West Nigeria Today. He Is Doing What God Sent


  • Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation, has described Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, as the most powerful man in South West Nigeria.

  • 2021-03-01 13:10:11

    Nigerians Who Received Covid-19 Vaccines Abroad Must Get Tested Upon Arrival - Minister


  • Minister of state for health, Olorunnimbe Mamora has stated that Nigerians who received COVID-19 vaccines abroad must get tested upon arriving the country.

  • 2021-03-01 12:53:04

    13.5million Northern Children Are Out Of School And May Never Go To School


  • Development, scientific achievements and social organisation is a function of good education. Education creates the life skills, knowledge and capacity needed to earn a livelihood, participate
  • 2021-03-01 11:26:35

    Ghana President Receives World’s First Free Covax jab


  • Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world’s first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free for poorer countrie
  • 2021-03-01 11:16:21

    2023: Bello’s posters flood Yenagoa, Port Harcourt, Warri


  • Posters and billboards announcing the presidential ambition of Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello have flooded Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states.

  • 2021-03-01 10:37:59

    Stock Investors Lose N1.37tn In One Month


  • Investors in the Nigerian stock market recorded a total loss of N1.37tn in February as market capitalisation tumbled below N21tn amid profit-taking.

  • 2021-03-01 07:52:01

    Tinubu, Buhari Weren’t Arrested For Demanding Jonathan’s Resignation – Falana


  • Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the arrest of Salisu Tanko-Yakassai, a former Special Adviser on Media to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who was arrested
  • 2021-03-01 07:24:08

    Blake: I’d Rather Miss Olympics Than Take COVID-19 Vaccine


  • Jamaican sprint superstar Yohan Blake has revealed his anti-coronavirus vaccine views after making shock comments that he would rather miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics than get the jab.

  • 2021-03-01 07:15:43

    Okonjo-Iweala Resumes As WTO Boss Today


  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled
  • 2021-03-01 07:08:14

    Fuel Queues Spread Over Looming Price Hike


  • The queues for petrol grew worse in some parts of the country on Sunday following the shutdown of many filling stations amid heightened expectations of an increase in the pump price of the product.
  • 2021-03-01 07:02:39

    Can Nigerian Dogs Be Trained To Detect COVID-19 As It’s Done In Germany, Others?


  • As the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, several strategic steps are being adopted the world over to tame the infectious disease. One of such steps is early detection, a multipronged
  • 2021-02-28 22:44:31

    Govt Pays Boko Haram, Bandits But Want Me Dead – Sunday Igboho


  • Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has accused the federal government of planning to eliminate him. He made the accusations on a radio programme, City Talks with Reuben Abati.
  • 2021-02-28 20:58:55

    Jangebe Abduction Will Be The Last Kidnap Case, Buhari Vows


  • The abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, will be the last of such to happen, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Sunday.

  • 2021-02-28 20:52:22

    ‘Bloodiest’ Day Yet In Myanmar


  • The police were out in force early and opened fire in different parts of the biggest city of Yangon Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks
  • 2021-02-28 20:19:35

    Protecting Schools Cheaper Than Paying Ransom – Shehu Sani


  • A former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani on Sunday, said protecting schools and constructing perimeter fence is cheaper than paying ransom.

  • 2021-02-28 15:30:01

    Buhari has no excuse not to act decisively and rescue Pastor Yakuru - CAN


  • If Trump could order the military to rescue one kidnapped American citizen in Nigeria, Buhari has no excuse not to act decisively and rescue Pastor Yakuru - CAN

  • 2021-02-28 13:37:37

    Herders Vs Farmers: Don’t Go To Farm Now – Ogun Peace-Building Committee Tells Yewa Residents


  • The Chairman of Ogun State Farmers/Herders Peace-Building Committee, Hon. Kayode Oladele, on Saturday warned farmers in Yewa border towns to stop going to farm until further notice.

  • 2021-02-28 13:36:34

    Insecurity: When Will Nigeria Itself Be Abducted? – Lawyer Mike Ozekhome Asks


  • Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, says with the spate of kidnapping during the Buhari-led administration, he wonders when Nigeria itself will be abducted.

  • 2021-02-28 12:13:22

    Second Woman Accuses New York Gov Of Sexual Harassment


  • A second ex-employee of powerful New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused him of sexual harassment, charges the governor denied on Saturday.

  • 2021-02-28 12:02:33

    BREAKING: Kidnapped Zamfara Schoolgirls Released


  • The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau,
  • 2021-02-28 11:53:13

    Petrol Price Will Definitely Increase — Realink MD/IPMAN PRO


  • The Managing Director, Realink Oil Nigeria Limited and Public Relations Officer, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr Ukadike Chinedu, speaks about oil sector issues
  • 2021-02-28 11:46:00

    Any State Where Children Are Kidnapped Should Shut Down In Protest — Soyinka


  • Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said henceforth, any state where the kidnapping of children takes place should shut down in protest against the act.

  • 2021-02-28 11:28:34

    We Nearly Died As Bandits Starved, Tortured, Dehumanised Us –Freed Kagara Pupils


  • The 38 abducted schoolchildren and officials of the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State, on Saturday, regained their freedom from bandits, who kept them in captivity for 10 days.

  • 2021-02-28 11:02:34

    We Are Doing Wonderful Job To Rescue Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls – Police


  • The Police Command in Zamfara State has said it is intensifying aerial surveillance for the rescue of the 317 abducted students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe
  • 2021-02-27 20:58:03

    You’re Calling For War – Nnamdi Kanu Reacts As Ipob Lawyer Escapes Assassination Attempt In Abuj


  • Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted angrily after the lawyer to the separatist group, Chukwuemeka Okoroafor, Friday, escaped an assassination attempt in Abuja.
  • 2021-02-27 20:53:35

    Four Killed, Chief Imam, 25 Others Kidnapped In Fresh Attack On Kagara


  • Bandits have resumed operations in Kagara, Niger State on the same day that 42 students and other persons they kidnapped from a school in the town regained fredom.

  • 2021-02-27 20:43:46

    Nigerians Unappreciative Of Military Efforts To Contain Insurgency —Buratai


  • Ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), on Saturday, said the effort to contain insurgents by the Army under his command was not appreciated by Nigerians.
  • 2021-02-27 20:36:38

    Yahoo Boy Recounts How He Uses The BVN On A Stolen Sim Card To Transfer Money


  • In a trending video, the young man recounted he uses the BVN on a stolen sim card to transfer money to an "untraceable" account. He said he looks for the bank code of the bank attached
  • 2021-02-27 20:20:46

    Don't Forget Petroleum Goes From South To The North - Afenifere Reacts


  • The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said Northerners can withdraw their cows from the South but should not forget that the southern states produce petroleum, the country's
  • 2021-02-27 20:10:01

    I Didn’t Collect Salary For 8 Years As Governor Of Osun State - Rauf Aregbesola Says


  • The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he never collected any salary all through his eight years in office as governor of Osun state.

  • 2021-02-27 20:02:22

    Shock Revelation After Qld Vaccine Bungle Mishandle


  • The doctor at the centre of the Queensland COVID-19 vaccine dose bungle was previously sanctioned over inappropriate prescription of medical cannabis.

  • 2021-02-27 08:23:29

    You Can’t Act With Impunity. Be Careful’: Joe Biden’s Message To Iran


  • US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it (Iran) should expect consequences for its support of militia
  • 2021-02-27 08:05:10

    My 71-Yr-Old Wife Denied Me Sex, Stabbed Me Because I Took New Wife—80-Yr-Old Man Tells Ibadan Cou


  • An eighty-and-a-half-year-old man, Muritala Haroon, has dragged his 71-year-old wife, Alhaji Afusat Haroon, before Oja Oba/ Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo Ibadan, Oyo State.

  • 2021-02-27 08:02:23

    Boko Haram, Others Remain A Threat –US


  • The United States has said that violent extremist organisations including Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab remain a threat to the African continent.

  • 2021-02-27 07:31:03

    Seven Of The 317 Abducted Zamfara Schoolgirls Escape From Their Abductors


  • Seven out of the 317 schoolgirls abducted by bandits at Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara state have escaped.

  • 2021-02-27 06:31:26

    ‘Your Words Mean Nothing’ – Aisha Yesufu Slams Buhari


  • Aisha Yesufu, a human rights activist, says the words of President Muhammadu Buhari “mean nothing” Reacting to the abduction of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara
  • 2021-02-27 06:26:23

    OPC Combs Oyo Forests, Arrests Four Suspected Kidnappers


  • The Oyo State chapter of the Oodua Peoples Congress on Friday said it arrested four suspected kidnappers during its search of forests in the Ibarapaland area of Oyo State.

  • 2021-02-27 06:15:06

    Saudi Crown Prince Approved The Plan For Operatives To Assassinate Journalist Jamal Khashoggi-Repo


  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia approved the plan for operatives to assassinate the journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to a previously classified intelligence report

  • 2021-02-26 20:56:18

    Amnesty Programme Changes Empowerment Model For Ex-Agitators


  • The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has changed its empowerment strategy for ex-agitators to reduce their over-dependence on monthly stipends.

  • 2021-02-26 14:39:12

    Security Operatives Launch Manhunt To Rescue 317 Abducted Zamfara Girls


  • The Zamfara State Police Command in Collaboration with the military have commenced a joint search and rescue operations with a view to rescuing the kidnapped 317 Zamfara students.

  • 2021-02-26 14:34:13

    Zamfara Bandits I Met With Are Not Responsible For The Abduction Of The Schoolgirls – Sheik Gumi


  • Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said the bandits who abducted schoolgirls from the Government Secondary School Jangebe in Zamfara on Friday morning, February 26, are not among the ones
  • 2021-02-26 14:24:25

    Repentant Bandits Surrender Their Weapons In Zamfara


  • Three notorious bandits, including Zakoa Buhari, the son of dreaded bandits kingpin, Tsoho Buhari, notoriously known as ‘Buharin Daji’ have repented and surrendered their weapons to the Zamfara State
  • 2021-02-26 14:20:30

    Bandits Sponsored By Those Who Wanted Jonathan Out —Mailafia


  • A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, says many of the bandits terrorising the country were sponsored by persons who wanted to push former President Goodluck
  • 2021-02-26 13:20:25

    Bullets Won’t Solve Banditry —Adamu Garba


  • Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, on Friday, said raining bullets on bandits won’t end the security menace in the country.

    Garba was reacting to the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls
  • 2021-02-26 13:17:48

    RIVERS CP DISBANDS TACTICAL SQUAD AFTER OPERATIVES EXTORTED UNDERGRADUATE


  • The new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, has disbanded a tactical unit of the Command known as Eagle Crack Squad with immediate effect.

  • 2021-02-26 13:10:36

    Zamfara Abduction Violation Of Children’s Rights – Unicef


  • The United Nations Children Fund on Friday expressed concern over the abduction of over 300 students at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area
  • 2021-02-26 13:04:32

    'A miracle' - China's President Xi Jinping Declares Extreme Poverty Has Been Defeated In His Country


  • According to Xi, over an eight-year period, nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty due to the nation's aggressive economic policies.

  • 2021-02-26 09:02:21

    JUST IN: Policemen Flee As Hoodlums Set Station Ablaze


  • There was panic in Imo state Thursday night as hoodlums set the Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze. The Nation gathered policemen on duty fled as the hoodlums who were mobile
  • 2021-02-26 08:50:54

    FG Declares Readiness To Deploy 5G Network


  • Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Ali Pantami, has declared that Nigeria is ready for the deployment of the Fifth Generation Network (5G), as long as the major challenges
  • 2021-02-26 08:46:17

    BREAKING: Bandits Abduct Over 300 Schoolgirls In Zamfara


  • Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Secondary School Jangebe in Zamfara state. The newsmen learnt that the schoolgirls were discovered missing
  • 2021-02-26 08:21:35

    Telecom Workers Threaten To Disrupt Network Services Nationwide


  • Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has threatened to shut down network services nationwide over alleged anti-labour practices by Huawei
  • 2021-02-26 08:15:45

    Nigerian Student Convicted Of Fraud In U.S.


  • A Nigerian woman studying in the United States, Oyindamola Akinrinola, has pleaded guilty in a federal court for her role in Nigerian fraud schemes that targeted Americans.

  • 2021-02-26 08:09:21

    Justice Ministry Has Become ‘Revenue-Generating Entity’ Under Malami – Official


  • The Solicitor-General of the Federation, Dayo Akpata, Thursday lauded the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for transforming the Federal Ministry of Justice into a “revenue-generat
  • 2021-02-26 08:00:04

    Buhari Talks Tough, Says Bandits Should Be Treated As Criminals


  • President Muhammadu Buhari said bandits who are killing and kidnapping innocent Nigerians, are criminals and should be treated as such.
  • 2021-02-26 07:52:46

    Kidnappers Demand N100m To Free UI Student


  • Gunmen, who abducted Emmanuel Odetunde, a student of Sociology at the University of Ibadan,Oyo State, have demanded N100m ransom from his family to free him.

  • 2021-02-26 07:41:35

    N10.7tn Spent On Fuel Subsidy In 10 Years – MOMAN


  • Nigeria spent a total of N10.7tn on fuel subsidy in the last 10 years, the Chairman, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr Adetunji Oyebanji, has said.

  • 2021-02-26 07:39:16

    Nigeria’s Economy Moving In Right Direction But Slow – UN


  • Nigeria is moving in the right direction economically but its movement is not fast, the United Nations stated on Thursday. Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed
  • 2021-02-25 19:35:45

    Criminals Now Demand Ransom In Drugs, Says Marwa


  • The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), on Thursday, raised fears about the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria.

  • 2021-02-25 19:28:41

    Unknown Gun Men Kill Four Policemen In Calabar


  • It was bloody yesterday Thursday in Calabar, Cross River State as unknown gunmen gunned four police officers at a check point. The yet to be identified policemen, two inspectors and two sergeant
  • 2021-02-25 17:03:24

    Biden Revokes Trump’s Immigrant Visa Ban


  • President Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump’s order that limited the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  • 2021-02-25 16:00:43

    FG Plans Supplementary Budget For Covid-19 As Vaccines Arrive Next Week


  • The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would prepare a supplementary budget to be sent to the National Assembly to cater
  • 2021-02-25 15:54:28

    Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Meet In Kaduna Over Insecurity


  • Governors of the 19 northern states and traditional rulers are meeting in Kaduna over the security challenges bedeviling the region.
  • 2021-02-25 14:47:03

    BREAKING: Admiral Aikhomu Dies From ‘COVID-19’ Complications


  • Aikhomu, 65, passed on Thursday morning in Abuja allegedly from COVID-19 complications. Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu (rtd), a former Chief of Naval Administration is dead, according to The Nation.

  • 2021-02-25 14:40:46

    Fulanis Are Not Terrorists And Bandits - Sultan Of Sokoto


  • The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III has again defended the Fulani race by stating that they are terrorists or bandits.

  • 2021-02-25 09:24:44

    No Apology For My Comments On Herdsmen – Bauchi Gov


  • Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that he has no apology for his comment last week, kicking against the profiling of the Fulani tribe as killers and kidnappers.

  • 2021-02-25 09:17:24

    Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts Over Coup


  • Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta’s use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators.

  • 2021-02-25 08:20:05

    Niger State Government Makes Fertility, Genotype, HIV/AIDS Tests Compulsory Before Marriage


  • Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger state on Wednesday February 24, signed the bill against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the bill for Premarital Medical Examination into law.

  • 2021-02-25 08:11:09

    Stop Disrespecting Me Or I Will Work Against You, Fayose Threatens Makinde


  • Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, warned the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to stop disrespecting him or he will “work against” him (Makinde).

  • 2021-02-25 08:03:36

    We’ll Starve Schoolboys To Death – Niger Abductors


  • Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on time.

  • 2021-02-25 07:52:40

    2023: I Have No Interest In Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition, Says Fayose


  • Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, said he has no interest in the rumoured presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, in 2023.

  • 2021-02-25 07:40:04

    China Court Orders Man To Pay Wife $7,700 For Housework She Did During Their Marriage


  • A Chinese divorce court has ordered a man to compensate his wife with 50,000 yuan ($7,700; £5,460) for five years of unpaid labour/housework she did during their marriage.

  • 2021-02-24 14:31:10

    Ghana Becomes First Country To Receive Vaccines Through COVAX Program


  • Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive coronavirus vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine
  • 2021-02-24 14:24:25

    Allow All Nigerians Bear Arms - Miyetti Allah Tells FG


  • The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder’s Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged the Federal Government to allow every Nigerian to bear firearms to protect themselves considering the security challenges
  • 2021-02-24 14:09:02

    Negotiating With Bandits Not Best Solution – Abdulsalam Abubakar


  • Former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar (Rtd) has said negotiating with terrorists and bandits is not the best way to tackle insecurity.

  • 2021-02-24 13:58:48

    Northern Group Disowns Gumi, Says He’s On His Own


  • A coalition of Northern elders on Wednesday dissociated themselves from recent comments credited to an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, who had become an emissary for bandits in forests across
  • 2021-02-24 13:55:56

    Nigerians React As Niger Delta Militants Threaten To Attack Abuja, Lagos


  • Nigerians have been reacting to the threat by Niger Delta militants to attack Abuja and Lagos over alleged marginalisation. A group of Niger Delta militants, Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters,
  • 2021-02-24 11:06:55

    Moment Maiduguri Residents Ran For Their Lives As Boko Haram Attacked Their Community (Video)


  • A resident of a community in Maiduguri captured the chaos that ensured when Boko Haram terrorists attacked their community.
  • 2021-02-24 10:59:36

    Bandits Attack Katsina Communities, Kill Three, Kidnap Women And Girls


  • Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded three communities in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state and killed three persons.

  • 2021-02-24 10:37:19

    Bandits Attack Katsina Communities, Kill Three, Kidnap Women And Girls


  • Gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded three communities in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state and killed three persons.

  • 2021-02-24 10:34:13

    ‘No Treatment’ For Covid-19 Vaccine Overdose


  • There is “no specific treatment” for an overdose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, according to the product guidelines.

  • 2021-02-24 10:25:36

    Epidemic That’s Bigger Than COVID


  • One of the world’s foremost wellbeing experts believes Western countries are heading in an “extreme direction” when it comes to views on vaccination – and it could be “dangerous”.
  • 2021-02-24 10:16:32

    As More Governments Mull Vaccine Passports, Critics Raise Discrimination Fears


  • As vaccinations pick up pace around the world, the idea of “vaccine passports” is gaining traction among governments and industries looking for a way out of shutdowns, curfews and travel bans.
  • 2021-02-24 07:42:28

    You Need Mental Evaluation, Ikpeazu Replies Adeyemi After Senator Called Him Drunkard


  • The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okozie Ikpeazu, Onyebuchi Ememanka, has berated Senator Smart Adeyemi over his comment that drunkards govern Abia.

  • 2021-02-24 06:58:49

    Nigeria Has Highest Number Of Poor People Globally - Governor El-Rufai


  • Kaduna state Governor Nasir El Rufai has said that Nigeria has the highest number of poor people among the countries of the world.

  • 2021-02-24 06:52:18

    We Will Make Nigeria Safer Soon, Service Chiefs Vow


  • The new Service Chiefs on Tuesday vowed to do everything to make Nigeria safer.
    They spoke during their confirmation by the National Assembly.
  • 2021-02-24 06:47:03

    ''It Slipped Out Of My Mouth''- Apostle Suleman Reacts To Viral Video Of Him Praying Covid19 Shouldn


  • Apostle Johnson Suleman who is the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has described as an error in his statement in which he said that COVID19
  • 2021-02-24 06:39:15

    COVID-19 Variant: Experts Seek Mass Testing To Prevent Spread


  • Virologists and other medical experts on Tuesday urged federal and state governments to ensure mass testing to prevent the spread of a new variant of COVID-19 in communities.

  • 2021-02-24 06:32:30

    Miyetti Allah, Others Berate Ortom For Calling Bauchi Gov Terror Member


  • The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State, has accused the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, of being the author of crises affecting Fulani people in the country.

  • 2021-02-24 06:26:54

    Rise In Cyber Terrorism, Online Fraud, Hate Speeches Disturbing –Buhari


  • President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, to coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders to ensure that the nation’s Internet and cyberspace
  • 2021-02-24 06:21:21

    I’m Still Waiting For My Husband’S Call – Crash Victim’s Widow


  • It was with teary eyes on Tuesday as Mrs Omolola Olawunmi, widow of Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi, who died in the Nigerian Air Force plane crash on Sunday, recalled her last conversation
  • 2021-02-24 06:14:29

    Farmers Fault Lalong, Say We Don’t Carry Ak-47 Like Herdsmen


  • Farmers in Plateau State have berated the state governor Simon Lalong for accusing them of moving about with AK-47 weapons like Fulani herdsmen.

  • 2021-02-24 06:09:40

    WAEC Withholds Kano’s 70,000 WASSCE Results Over Debt


  • No fewer than 70,000 candidates who sat the Secondary School Certificate Examination October/November 2020 in Kano have yet to receive their results.

  • 2021-02-24 06:05:16

    Two Ex-Convicts Arrested For Alleged Armed Robbery In Ogun


  • Men of Ogun State police command have arrested two ex-convicts, Abiodun Oshoba and Mustapha Sakiru, pictured above, for allegedly robbing one Aminu Iliyasu of his Bajaj motorcycle with registration
  • 2021-02-23 21:08:10

    Many Reportedly Killed As Boko Haram Members Attack Maiduguri


  • Many persons have reportedly been killed after Boko Haram members attacked Maiduguri, the Borno state capital this evening February 23.

  • 2021-02-23 20:58:58

    Lady Sacked On Her First Day Of Work After Asking Her Boss If 'She Can Sit On His Face


  • A lady has reportedly been sacked on her first day of work after asking a manager if 'she stands a chance with him and can sit on his face'.

  • 2021-02-23 14:19:54

    Oyo Reopens Shasha Market, Victims To Get Palliatives


  • Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered the reopening of the Shasha market. The decision, he said, was taken in the best interest of the traders and for peace and harmony between
  • 2021-02-23 13:58:45

    33-Year-Old Doctor Dies Of Lassa Fever In Taraba Due To Lack Of Specific Dialysis Machine


  • A medical doctor in Taraba state, Dr Ameh Sunday Eneojo has died of renal complications due to Lassa fever he contracted while treating infected patients.

  • 2021-02-23 11:32:40

    Negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure - Governor Matawalle


  • Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has said that negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure. Governor Matawalle said this on Monday, February 22, while receiving
  • 2021-02-23 11:23:37

    Killings By Bandits Mostly Accidental —Sheikh Gumi


  • Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Monday, said bandits were pushed by circumstances and only killed for “revenge”.

  • 2021-02-23 11:07:44

    Niger State Government Confirms It Is Holding Direct Negotiation With Kagara Schoolboys’ Abductors


  • The Niger State government says it is negotiating directly with the abductors of 27 students of the Government Science College, Kagara, their teachers and family members, for their release.

  • 2021-02-23 10:39:28

    Nigerian Professor Who Renounced His Citizenship Expelled From South African Over Bigamous Marriage


  • A Nigerian professor, Edwin Okey Chikata Ijeoma, who previously renounced his Nigerian citizenship, has been expelled from South Africa over bigamous marriage.

  • 2021-02-23 10:34:24

    Covid: Joe Biden Calls United States' 500,000 Deaths A 'Heartbreaking' Milestone


  • An emotional President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19 "heartbreaking" on Monday and urged the country to unite against the pandemic.

  • 2021-02-23 10:02:24

    Bala Mohammed Not Among Terrorist Govs, Fani-Kayode Replies Ortom


  • Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says it is uncharitable for Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to label his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, as a ‘terrorist governor’.

  • 2021-02-23 09:49:03

    Myanmar Generals Under Renewed Pressure After Sanctions, Mass Protest


  • Myanmar's military leaders came under renewed pressure at home and abroad Tuesday, with tightened sanctions from Washington and Brussels, and some of the biggest demonstrations against
  • 2021-02-23 09:40:54

    Why US Has Highest COVID-19 Death Toll -Experts


  • The United States crossed the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Monday, a year since announcing its first known death from the virus on February 29, 2020, in the Seattle area.

  • 2021-02-23 06:59:45

    Wife Of Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Arrested At US Airport


  • US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Monday at an airport outside of Washington on narcotics smuggling charges, the Justice Department said.

  • 2021-02-23 06:50:55

    FG Gas Expansion To Lift 100m Out Of Poverty —Minister


  • The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said on Monday that the Federal Government’s National Gas Expansion Programme was expected to lift over 100 million Nigerians
  • 2021-02-23 06:41:26

    Biden’s Justice Pick Calls Extremism ‘First Priority’


  • President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the US Justice Department said Monday that fighting domestic extremism would be his ‘first priority’ if confirmed as attorney general.

  • 2021-02-22 21:31:52

    Kim Kardashian To Document Her $2.1 Billion Divorce From Kanye West In A New TV Show


  • Kim Kardashian West will reportedly be documenting her $2.1 billion divorce from Kanye West on television.

  • 2021-02-22 16:39:11

    Sheikh Gumi Met With Bandits Near Military Post, Says Ex-DSS Director


  • A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Mr. Dennis Amachree, says the compound where Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, met bandits in Niger State to discuss the release
  • 2021-02-22 16:12:18

    Ugandan Opposition Leader Drops Challenge To Election Loss


  • Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Monday he was abandoning a legal bid to overturn the results of last month’s presidential election, accusing the judiciary of favouring veteran ruler
  • 2021-02-22 14:50:18

    Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers, Abduct Minister Of Health's Brother In Edo


  • Three police officers have been killed in Benin City, Edo State by gunmen who abducted the younger brother of Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Sunday February 21.

  • 2021-02-22 12:19:45

    26-Year-Old Man Allegedly Commits Suicide In Jos Over N300,000 Debt


  • A 26-year-old man identified as Sarki Abdul allegedly committed suicide in Plateau State by drinking a poisonous substance suspected to be sniper.

  • 2021-02-22 12:16:56

    Give Amnesty to Bandits in South And Everyone With Gun - Shiekh Gumi


  • The Nigerian governement has been urged to grant amnesty to bandits in the South and anyone carrying a gun. The Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi said this on Sunday, according
  • 2021-02-22 12:06:28

    Two Nigerian Nationals Arrested In India With Drugs Worth Over N2m


  • The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Karnataka Police has arrested two Nigerian nationals for alleged drug peddling and recovered drugs worth ?5 lakh (N2,630,342.88) from them.

  • 2021-02-22 11:59:22

    Expect To Pay N195 Per Litre For Petrol - Marketers Tell Nigerians


  • Nigerians will pay as high as N195 per litre of petrol, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN has warned.

  • 2021-02-22 11:49:54

    Buhari, Govs To Discuss The Issue Of Fuel Pricing —Ngige


  • President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governors will discuss the issue of fuel pricing Thursday.

    The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this Sunday night after
  • 2021-02-22 11:46:13

    Pandemic Used As ‘Pretext’ To Crush Dissent —UN Chief


  • UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent, reining in the media and suppressing criticism.

  • 2021-02-22 10:39:51

    American Pastor Offers To Replace Leah Sharibu In Boko Haram Captivity


  • An American Pastor Abu Zacharia is in Nigeria to rescue and replace Leah Sharibu who has been in Boko Haram captivity since February 2018.

  • 2021-02-22 10:25:21

    Rivers Monarch, Four Others Kidnapped By Gunmen


  • Gunmen have abducted the monarch of Ikuru town in the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRM Aarom Ikuru, at his residence on Sunday night.

  • 2021-02-22 10:18:26

    We Have Secured Release Of Over 1000 Captives Without Paying Ransom - Governor Matawalle


  • Governor Bello Matawalle has said that his administration has secured the release of over 1000 captives without paying ransom.

  • 2021-02-22 08:53:46

    Bandits Kill Father, Son In Kaduna – Commissioner


  • The Kaduna State Government has said some bandits killed father and son in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,
  • 2021-02-22 08:33:57

    Allow Nigerian Scientists To Develop Vaccines, Maharaj ji Tells Govt


  • President Muhammadu Buhari should allow Nigerian scientists to develop COVID-19 vaccines that will suit Africans, instead of relying on vaccines develop from Europe and America, Founder of One Love
  • 2021-02-22 08:24:31

    COAS Gives Troops 48 Hours To Recapture Marte


  • Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has issued a 48-hour deadline for the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to recapture Marte from Boko Haram terrorists.

  • 2021-02-22 08:12:22

    Cattle Dealers Threaten Strike, Allege Killing Of Members


  • The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address the killing of its members in parts of the country.

  • 2021-02-22 06:13:09

    Governor Hope Uzodinma's Aide Tackles Senator Rochas Okorocha At The Police Station (Video)


  • A mild drama took place at the Imo state police command this evening when an aide to the incumbent governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, tackled the former Governor of the state, Senator Rochas
  • 2021-02-22 06:07:49

    Nigerians Have Shed Enough Blood - Buhari


  • President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday regretted that Nigerians had shed enough blood over issues that could have been peacefully resolved.

  • 2021-02-22 06:00:27

    Niger Secures Release Of Abducted Passengers


  • The Niger State Government has said that it has secured the release of all the passengers abducted from the Niger State Transit Authority bus.

  • 2021-02-21 19:03:57

    Professor Predicts Covid-19 Will Be ‘Mostly Gone’ In Us By April


  • A health professor in the US has made the stunning prediction that the coronavirus be “mostly gone” by April. Professor Marty Makary from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg
  • 2021-02-21 18:58:25

    BREAKING: Police Arrest Ex-Imo Gov Okorocha


  • Some operatives of the Imo State police command have arrested a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. Also arrested were Ijeoma Igboanusi and Lasbrey Okafor-Anyanwu.

  • 2021-02-21 18:52:54

    Football Star, Ronaldinho’s Mother Dies Aged 71 After Contracting Covid-19


  • Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho's mother reportedly passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. Dona Miguelina, aged 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for the virus
  • 2021-02-21 13:39:37

    Football Star, Ronaldinho’s Mother Dies Aged 71 After Contracting Covid-19


  • Clube está de luto pela morte de dona Miguelina: https://t.co/5QAiPYpLag É com enorme tristeza, que o Clube Atlético Mineiro recebe a notícia do falecimento de Dona Miguelina, mãe de @1
  • 2021-02-21 13:37:28

    Bird flu: Russia Detects First Case Of H5N8 Bird Flu In Humans


  • Russia has reported the first case of a bird flu strain, H5N8, being passed from poultry to humans. Russian health officials said seven workers at a poultry plant in the country had been infect
  • 2021-02-21 13:28:17

    Police Invited Us To Abuja Over Killing Of Cow —Ondo Chiefs


  • Ifon community chiefs in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State say they have been invited to Abuja by the police for allegedly killing a cow belonging to a herdsman identified as Abdullahi
  • 2021-02-21 13:06:20

    Bandits In Military Uniform Strike Again In Niger, Kidnap Women, Children


  • Some gunmen believed to be bandits have struck again in Niger State. The bandits were said to have abducted women and children in Gurmana village in the State.
  • 2021-02-21 12:53:50

    BREAKING: Military Aircraft Crashes In Abuja


  • The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced that military aircraft King Air 350 has crashed in Abuja. He disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday, saying the accident appears fatal.

  • 2021-02-21 12:31:54

    2023 Presidency: Kogi Gov Moves To Mobilise 10 Million Campaigners


  • The presidential ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello received a boost on Saturday with the inauguration of Bello Ambassadors Network, a group youth support group, in Abuja on Saturday.

  • 2021-02-21 12:15:42

    Danger Averted As United Airlines Boeing 777 Suffers Engine Explosion


  • A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a safe emergency landing
  • 2021-02-21 11:52:46

    Nigeria May Get COVID-19 Vaccines In 10 Days –Health Minister


  • Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said in Lagos on Saturday that Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days. “We are told that by the end of this month, which is about 10 days
  • 2021-02-21 11:36:51

    COVID-19 Origins: Scientist 99 Per Cent Sure COVID Leaked From Lab


  • More than 14 months after COVID-19 started infecting the world, a German scientist believes he’s cracked the mystery of where it came from. German scientist Dr Roland Wiesendanger claims he is “99.9
  • 2021-02-20 14:21:02

    I Have No Godfather – Makinde


  • Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday said that he has no godfather. Makinde made this declaration while speaking in Ibadan, the state capital.
  • 2021-02-20 14:07:51

    "I Got The Gun From My Married Boyfriend Who Has 6 Kids" Girl confessed


  • The female teenage student who was caught in school with a gun has confessed to being a cultist. She also said she got the gun from her boyfriend, Okon Effingham, who is married with six kids.

  • 2021-02-20 13:40:35

    FBI Links Hushpuppi To North Korean Bank Robbers And Money Launderers


  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has linked Instagram celebrity, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a Hushpuppi, to North Korean hackers said to be the biggest bank robbers in the world.

  • 2021-02-20 11:48:56

    Kagara Abduction: FG won't Pay Any Ransom - Lai Mohammed


  • Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the Federal Government won’t pay ransom to secure the release of the abducted students and members of staff of Government Science
  • 2021-02-20 11:42:01

    Herdsmen: Don’t Set Nigeria On Fire, Akeredolu Warns Bauchi Gov


  • Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has described as “provoking and insensitive”, the comments made by his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, that Nigerians don’t need Akeredolu’s permission
  • 2021-02-20 11:14:59

    Give Us State Police, Resource Control Now, El-Rufai Tells FG


  • The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has called on the Federal Government to immediately implement three specific recommendations of the All Progressives Congress Committee on True
  • 2021-02-20 11:06:35

    Katsina Female Wedding Guests Feared Abducted By Suspected Bandits


  • Residents of Unguwar Rimi in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State are now in fear following the reported abduction of 17 women from the community by suspected bandits.

  • 2021-02-20 10:57:57

    Russia Approves Third Covid Vaccine


  • Moscow announced Saturday it had registered its third vaccine against the coronavirus and promised to introduce the jab to the Russian population by March.

  • 2021-02-20 10:49:13

    Govt May Swap Abducted Kagara Schoolchildren For Arrested Bandits


  • There are indications that the government might consider releasing some arrested bandits as a part of the bargains to secure the release of 27 pupils and 15 workers of Government Science College
  • 2021-02-20 10:38:05