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    Wuhan COVID Origin Investigator Says WHO Team Has Found Evidence About How Pandemic Started


  • A World Health Organisation expert investigating the origins of COVID-19 says his team has uncovered “important clues” about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the pandemic.

  • 2021-02-08 12:19:11

    Fears Over Effectiveness of COVID Jab


  • The Health Minister has played down concerns over the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after South Africa temporarily halted its rollout of the jab.

  • 2021-02-08 12:06:47

    Ebola Virus Resurfaces, Kills One In Congo


  • A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), three months after the country announced an end to the virus.

  • 2021-02-08 11:57:52

    Eviction: We’ve Started Relocating To Kano – Fulani herdsmen


  • The leader of Fulani herdsmen and Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, in Kano State, Zubairu Ibrahim, has disclosed that herdsmen from South West, South East
  • 2021-02-08 11:52:45

    I Owe No One Explanations Over Ambassadorial Appointment, Says Buratai


  • The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has said he performed well as the COAS.

  • 2021-02-08 11:47:02

    Almajiri System Produced Dangote, Rabiu, Others –Adamu Garba


  • Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said the Almajiri system ubiquitous in northern Nigeria produced some of the richest men in the country including Africa’s pride, Aliko Dangote;
  • 2021-02-08 11:36:49

    Cryptocurrencies Breed Illegal Activities, Raise Risks – CBN


  • The Central Bank of Nigeria has said cryptocurrencies promote illegal activities and raise risks, among other reasons.

  • 2021-02-08 11:19:40

    Why Security Forces Can’t Find Bandits Gumi Located —Adamu Garba


  • Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, says security forces in the country are not honest in their efforts to crush bandits terrorising the North-West part of the country.

  • 2021-02-08 11:14:27

    If He Wants To Continue With His Way Of Life, Then He Should Leave Nigeria - NCAC Director, Tells Bo


  • The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called on parents to instill African cultures and values in their children and wards
  • 2021-02-07 20:00:09

    Bandits Kill 19 Persons In Two Separate Attacks In Kaduna


  • Suspected bandits have killed at least nineteen persons and injured several others during two separate attacks in Birnin Gwari and Kajuru Local Government areas of Kaduna State.

  • 2021-02-07 19:48:44

    DR Congo Announces ‘Resurgence’ Of Ebola


  • DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak.
  • 2021-02-07 19:40:38

    Tanzania Says It Has No Plans to Import Covid-19 Vaccine


  • Tanzania's health ministry is urging citizens to practice hygiene and use traditional medicine to treat Covid-19.
  • 2021-02-07 15:40:36

    Coronavirus: 1,064 Infections and 63 Deaths Recorded On February 5 In Tunisia


  • 1,064 more infections with COVID-19 were reported on February 5, until 11 p.m. out of a total of 5,232 tests carried out, the Health Ministry stated Saturday evening in its daily report.

  • 2021-02-07 15:28:27

    Around 150 Missing As Glacier Breaks


  • Some 150 people went missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke in northern India, leading to a massive flood, officials said on Sunday.

  • 2021-02-07 15:14:48

    COVID-19: Data Shows When Pandemic Is Expected To End


  • The COVID crisis has impacted all of our lives, and we all want to see the end of it. Now it’s been revealed exactly when that might be. With the roll out of vaccines around the world, many
  • 2021-02-07 11:48:49

    Sex Party Worse Than COVID-19 – NCAC Chief


  • The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the sex party idea, trending currently in Nigeria is worse than the deadly coronavirus.

  • 2021-02-07 11:07:18

    ‘Comparing Obasanjo To Buhari Is Like Comparing Living And Dead’ – Fani-Kayode


  • Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has said comparing ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo with President Muhammadu Buhari is like comparing the living with the dead.

  • 2021-02-07 10:56:17

    Ambassadorial Nominations For Ex-Service Chiefs: Is Anyone Afraid Of ICC


  • Nigerians have very fertile imaginations and are very quick in reading meanings to every action of the government.

  • 2021-02-07 09:48:36

    End SARS: ‘Justice Must Prevail’ – Nigerians Reject Reopening Of Lekki Toll Gate


  • Some Nigerians have kicked against the decision of the Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry to reopen Lekki Toll gate.
  • 2021-02-07 09:26:46

    Drug Abuse Fuels Insecurity, Says Tambuwal


  • Drug trafficking and the abuse of the substances have been identified as the catalysts of bandits, insurgents and kidnappers who unleash terror and mayhem on hapless citizens in the country.

  • 2021-02-07 09:15:33

    State Police, Best Option To Tackle Insecurity, Senators Insist


  • Worried by the rising insecurity across the country, some senators have insisted that the establishment of a state police system remained the only solution to the unfortunate development.

  • 2021-02-07 09:09:48

    Why Nigeria’ll Work With WHO To Provide Vaccines — Buhari


  • President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday promised that Nigeria would continue to partner with the World Health Organisation and other countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing
  • 2021-02-07 08:19:05

    NDLEA Raids Edo Forest, Seizes N1.4bn Worth Of Cannabis


  • Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State have seized cannabis valued at N1.4bn in Ukpuje Forest, in the Owan West Local Government Area of the State

  • 2021-02-07 08:06:54

    Fulani Herdsman Caught Spying, Recording Yoruba Obas, Traditionalists During Meeting On Insecurity


  • A Fulani herdsman has escaped after he was caught spying on some Yoruba Kings and traditionalists during a meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

  • 2021-02-06 20:55:58

    Crypto: CBN Action Will Help Nigeria’s Fight Against Terrorism –Adamu Garba


  • Information Technology expert, Adamu Garba, says the recent policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria that Deposit Money Banks, Non-Financial Institutions, and other financial institutions should not do
  • 2021-02-06 20:39:16

    It may be difficult for APC to produce a candidate like Buhari in 2023 - Ken Nnamani


  • Former senate president and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Ken Nnamani, has said the party may find it difficult to produce a good candidate like President Buhari to carry
  • 2021-02-06 20:26:27

    Zookeeper, Monkey And Ostrich Mauled To Death After Two Tigers Escape Zoo Facility


  • A zookeeper and two animals have been killed after two critically endangered Sumatran tigers escaped from a zoo on Borneo island in Indonesia.

  • 2021-02-06 20:07:04

    Iran Warns Nuclear Deal In Danger If US Does Not Ease Sanctions


  • Iran’s foreign minister warned that the Iran nuclear deal could be further jeopardized if the U.S. does not ease sanctions against the Middle Eastern power by Feb. 21.

  • 2021-02-06 20:00:04

    Buhari To Flag-Off $2b Kano-Maradi, Kano-Dutse Rail Line On Tuesday


  • The Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, perform the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kano-Maradi, Kano-Dutse
  • 2021-02-06 19:43:54

    Nigeria Expecting COVID-19 Vaccines From China – FG


  • The federal government says Nigeria is making efforts to get the coronavirus vaccines by the end of February.

  • 2021-02-06 19:37:06

    Gunmen Attack Imo Police Headquarters, Kill Two Cops, Injure Others


  • Gunmen on Friday night attacked Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters, located at Umulowe autonomous community area of Imo State and killed two policemen who were on duty.

  • 2021-02-06 13:56:42

    Polygamy Affecting Standard Of Education – Zamfara Monarch


  • The chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Muhammad Ahmed has said that polygamous marriage was responsible for the falling standard of education in the country.

  • 2021-02-06 11:53:10

    WHO Expert Clarifies Report That COVID-19 Started In Wuhan China


  • A Russian expert on Saturday said Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to spread, but it does not mean the virus originated there.

  • 2021-02-06 10:55:19

    Four Amotekun Operatives Hospitalized As Hoodlums Attack Security Outfit In Ibadan


  • No fewer than four (4) operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun have been hospitalized.

  • 2021-02-06 10:45:15

    It Will Be Illegal For SSANU and NASU To Go Ahead With Its Proposed Strike – Ngige


  • Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has described the proposed strike action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities
  • 2021-02-06 10:31:37

    Adeboye: How Boxing Legend, Muhammad Ali, Made Me Cry


  • The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has given an insight into his love for boxing and the legend of the gloves, Muhammad Ali.
  • 2021-02-06 10:08:50

    African Leaders To Tackle Covid, Conflict At Virtual Summit


  • African leaders will open a two-day virtual summit Saturday to discuss the continent’s Covid-19 response as well as security issues that have been overlooked during the pandemic.

  • 2021-02-06 09:57:55

    Venezuela Jails Officials For Giving Us Oil Data


  • Venezuela jailed two officials from the state oil company PDVSA for five years for providing the United States with “strategic and sensitive” details of its sanctions-hit oil operations, prosecutors
  • 2021-02-06 09:43:13

    Atiku Faults CBN Shutdown Of Cryptocurrency Transactions


  • Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to shutdown cryptocurrency operations.

  • 2021-02-06 09:08:18

    Zamfara To Build Ruga Settlements For Repentant Bandits


  • The Zamfara State Government has said it is making efforts to build Ruga settlements for repentant bandits in some states. It said it already granted amnesty to all the repentant bandits who
  • 2021-02-06 08:13:51

    U.S. Backs Okonjo-Iweala, First Woman And African, To Head WTO


  • The United States has finally backed a former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Trade Organisation after several months of delay of the selection process.

  • 2021-02-06 07:00:09

    WHO Disqualifies Nigeria, Eight Others From Global Vaccine Bid


  • The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines following the country’s inability to meet the standard requirement of being
  • 2021-02-06 06:51:58

    Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Could Protect Against Both The Original Virus And The Mutated One -Repor


  • New research into covid-19 has revealed that the new variant B.1.1.7, first discovered in the UK, is likely to be more deadly than the original coronavirus strain.It is well established that the va
  • 2021-02-05 23:12:09

    US Senators Seek To Remove Law Shielding Social Media Companies From Lawsuit


  • U.S. senators are set to introduce a bill aimed at limiting the law that shields companies like Google, twitter, Facebook etc from liability. This bill if passed into law will make these online co
  • 2021-02-05 21:20:21

    MTV Base Postpones 2021 MAMA Awards


  • MTV Base, organizers of the MTV Africa Music Awards has postponed the event indefinitely. The ceremony was scheduled to hold in Kampala, Uganda on February 2021.

  • 2021-02-05 09:07:00

    Joe Biden Declares 'America Is Back' As He Announces Major Foreign Policy Shifts


  • "The United States' moral leadership on refugee issues was a point of bipartisan consensus for so many decades when I first got here. We shined the light of the lamp of liberty on oppressed people,"
  • 2021-02-05 08:57:55

    Gov. Oyetola Orders Council Chairmen, Others To Vacate Offices In Osun


  • Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed all council chairmen and other political office holders at Local Government Councils in the state to vacate offices.

  • 2021-02-05 08:50:46

    Wike: Tinubu Cannot See Presidency Gate In 2023


  • Nigeria under Buhari is a moving corpse’ - wike

    Rivers State Governor Neysom Wike has urged National leader of ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to channel his energy

  • 2021-02-05 07:28:34

    Apostle Suleman Sued By His Former Pastor For N2bn Over ‘Unlawful Interference’ In His Marriage


  • A former Pastor with the Omega Fire Ministries International, Mike Davids, has sued the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Johnson Suleman, and the church for N2bn

  • 2021-02-05 07:16:50

    Trump Quits Union Representing American Entertainers, Media Professionals


  • Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union representing roughly 160,000 professionals, from actors and musicians to media professionals, CNN

  • 2021-02-05 07:10:37

    Tee Mac To FG: "Provide Palliatives For Entertainers"


  • The President, Entertainment Database and a Nigerian Flutist, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as “Tee Mac”, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to provide COVID-19 palliatives

  • 2021-02-05 07:04:25

    UN Reports, Al-Qaeda’S Leader In Yemen Under Arrest


  • The leader of Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough

  • 2021-02-05 06:57:21

    Punch Reporter And Others Abducted By Unknown Gunmen In Abuja


  • A reporter with Punch newspaper, Okechukwu Nnodim, has been abducted by yet to be identified persons at his house in the Arab road area of Kubwa, Abuja on Wednesday night, February 3.

  • 2021-02-05 06:44:36

    Buhari Wrong To Extend IGP’s Tenure –Ozekhome


  • Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was wrong to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

  • 2021-02-04 20:07:56

    ‘Why Fulani Remained Most Pampered Stock’ Says Prof. Olutayo Adesina


  • A Professor of History from the University of Ibadan, Olutayo Adesina, has said that pampering of the Fulani did not start with President Muhammadu Buhari, pointing out that it is historical.

  • 2021-02-04 19:57:18

    I Saw Insurgency In Zamfara Not Banditry —Sheikh Gummi


  • A renowned Islamic Scholar Sheikh Dr Ahmed Mahmoud Gummi has said that “what is currently happening in Zamfara is insurgency and not banditry”.

  • 2021-02-04 19:52:19

    SSANU and NASU Begin Strike On Friday February 5


  • The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has announced they would be embarking on a strike action begin

  • 2021-02-04 19:35:06

    You Are Forgiven, Says Ooni To Sunday Igboho


  • The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted the apology tendered by popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho.

  • 2021-02-04 19:28:06

    Buhari Extends IGP’s Tenure — Minister Of Police Affairs


  • Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, on Thursday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu

  • 2021-02-04 19:22:38

    Maina’S Son Has Fled To The United States, Says EFCC To Court


  • The son of the embattled former chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal, has escaped to the United States of America (USA)

  • 2021-02-04 14:34:13

    Igbo IGP: Why Buhari Must Consider One –Dele Momodu


  • Popular journalist, Dele Momodu, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to appoint an Inspector General of Police of South-Eastern extraction.

  • 2021-02-04 14:27:15

    COVID-19:Saudi Arabia Shuts Movie Theaters And Other Entertainment Centers For 10 Days


  • Saudi Arabia on Thursday February 4, shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants for 10 days amid a spike in COVID-19 infections.

  • 2021-02-04 10:26:09

    "Change My Surname Or I Commit Suicide" - Teenager Raped By Her Father


  • A 19-year-old secondary school girl simply identified as Linda has insisted that her surname be changed after she was allegedly raped by her father.

  • 2021-02-04 10:18:10

    Drama as NSITF GM, Directors Scale Fence To Evade Arrest Over Covid-19


  • A mild drama ensued yesterday at the New MM event center, located beside Nicon Luxury Hotel, Area 11, when members of FCT COVID-19 Enforcement Taskforce visited the venue for the promotion
  • 2021-02-04 09:47:04

    Afenifere, PANDEF tackle NEF Over Alleged Killings In The North


  • The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday said ethnic groups must respect each other’s geographical space and culture to reduce rising tension

  • 2021-02-04 09:42:46

    Allow Nigerians To Carry Licence AK-47 To Protect Themselves – Governor Ishaku


  • This call was made by the Taraba State Governor, DariusIshaku when he received 15 Local Government Chairmen in the State on Wednesday.

  • 2021-02-04 09:38:15

    Court Sentences Man To Four Years Imprisonment For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Sokoto


  • A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Aminu Ibrahim, to four years imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old girl.

  • 2021-02-04 09:22:36

    Supporters Launch N51.8m Fundraiser For Igboho, Raise N4.8m in 15 Hours


  • Supporters of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, have set up a Gofundme page for the purpose of raising £100,000 (N51.8m) for him to buy buses to implement
  • 2021-02-04 08:35:36

    Herdsmen:Security agencies, Not Ethnic Champions Must Fish Out Criminals - Northern Elders


  • The Northern Elders Forum says it is the responsibility of security agencies to fish out criminals amongst Fulani herdsmen and not the duty of ethnic champions to usurp the function of the government
  • 2021-02-04 08:07:15

    Court Remands Nurse For Allegedly Drugging, Rapping Student


  • A Jos High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 32-year-old nurse, Alex Pam, who allegedly drugged and raped a 22-year-old student, be remanded in a correctional centre.

  • 2021-02-04 06:56:28

    Osinbajo Should Leave If He’S Not Allowed To Act, Says Bakare


  • Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, says Prof Yemi Osinbajo should leave if is not allowed to perform his role as the Vice-President

  • 2021-02-03 19:12:22

    Give Herders Money To Establish Ranches, MURIC tells FG


  • The Muslim Rights Concern has asked the Federal Government to give out bailout funds to herders to buy land in states for ranching in a bid to address herder-farmer conflicts and insecurity.<

  • 2021-02-03 16:01:22

    Barber Arrested By Hisbah For Giving Customers Haircuts That 'Offend' Islam In Kano


  • The Kano State Hisbah Corps has arrested a barber from Benue State, Elijah Ode, for allegedly giving his customers haircuts which offend the Islamic faith in the Sabongari area of the state.

  • 2021-02-03 15:46:15

    Suspected Rapist Beaten To Coma In Ondo After Plucking Victim’s Eyes


  • A suspected rapist was beaten to coma by a mob for raping and plucking out the eyes of his victim in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

  • 2021-02-03 15:23:12

    Plant-Based Antiviral Drug May Help Beat COVID-19, Research Shows


  • A plant-derived antiviral medication may be “highly effective” in treating the coronavirus — and could also help fight future pandemics, according to new research in the UK.

  • 2021-02-03 15:17:00

    Ethno-religious Sentiments Affecting Governance In Nigeria – Lawan


  • Senate President Ahmad Lawan says political, ethnic and religious sentiments make governance tough in Nigeria. Lawan stated this in Abuja on Tuesday while delivering a lecture at the National
  • 2021-02-03 14:36:37

    80m Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Expected In 2021 – Fayemi


  • Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi, says Nigeria is planning to procure about 80 million doses of vaccines in 2021 to cover 40 percent of the population.

  • 2021-02-03 14:35:46

    IGP: You’re Trampling On The Law, Lawyers Tell Buhari


  • Adamu, who was due for retirement on Monday on attaining the statutory retirement age of 35 years in service, is staying tight in the absence of a clear directive from the Presidency.

  • 2021-02-03 14:22:53

    Reasons Ibarapa Residents Insist On The Eviction Of The Notorious Fulani chieftain, Iskilu Wakili


  • Iskilu Wakili is a notorious Fulani warlord in Ayete, a town in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State.

  • 2021-02-03 14:20:00

    Truck Kills Pedestrian On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway


  • A pedestrian was crushed to death after a truck carrying sacks of grain derailed off the Lagos-Ibadan road today Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

  • 2021-02-03 13:42:45

    Sale Of Diezani, Badeh, Others’ Forfeited Assets Commences - Reports


  • The inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the federal government, has commenced the process of selling final forfeited assets in 25 locations across the country.

  • 2021-02-03 13:38:25

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun Appeal To Ogun State People To Avoid Violence


  • Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has urged the people of the state to eschew violence and live harmoniously with people of other tribes resident in the state.

  • 2021-02-03 13:28:08

    COVID-19: Saudi Bars Entry From 20 Countries, Excludes Nigeria


  • Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry from 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a jump in coronavirus infections.

  • 2021-02-03 11:47:42

    Herdsmen eviction: Akeredolu Is An Educated Illiterate – Galadima


  • The National Chairman of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Buba Galadima has faulted the Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for issuing eviction order to Fulani herdsmen
  • 2021-02-03 11:40:49

    COVID-19 Vaccine Not Meant To Kill Africans – FG tells Nigerians


  • The Federal Government has said tha the COVID-19 vaccine is not meant to kill Africans as speculated by many.

  • 2021-02-03 11:35:02

    Some Politicians Deny COVID-19 Existence In Public, But Secretly Take Vaccines —Adeyanju


  • An activist, Deji Adeyanju, says some politicians who deny the existence of coronavirus in public take vaccines secretly.

  • 2021-02-03 11:29:35

    Study : AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Shown To Drastically Cut Transmission Of The Virus.


  • The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death but also substantially slows the transmission of the virus, according
  • 2021-02-03 11:12:37

    Attacks On Fulani: Act Now Before We Lose Nigeria, Tofa Tells Buhari


  • Tofa spoke on Tuesday, hours after a fresh attack on a Fulani community in Ogun State that led to the killing of a herdsman and the burning of a settlement and a market.

  • 2021-02-03 07:56:56

    Ooni Failed Yoruba people By Not Telling Buhari The Truth — Sunday Igboho


  • Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, disappointed the Yoruba people when he visited
  • 2021-02-03 07:48:01

    Poor Nigerians: World Bank Predicts Increase By 15 Million Soon


  • Nigeria needs to implement key reforms in order to get the economy out of the current doldrums and achieve sustainable inclusive growth, the World Bank

  • 2021-02-03 07:26:00

    President Buhari Told To Give Fulani Herdsmen Funds To Buy Lands In Southern Nigeria


  • Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has tasked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to do more than it is doing presently to address the burning issue of insecurity in the country.

  • 2021-02-03 07:24:00

    Nigerian Army’s ‘War’ Against Boko Haram, Shiittes, IPOB, Others – The Story Of Buratai


  • It was supposed to be another sunny day in the northern city of Zaria, Kaduna State. Members of the Shiites Islamic sect, known as Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) were out for their ‘normal’ proce
  • 2021-02-03 07:16:24

    Salary Slash: Ondo Doctors Begins Indefinte Strike


  • Doctors working in Ondo State government-owned hospitals have embarked on indefinite strike action.

    The doctors say they chose to down tools over the recent slash in the salaries

  • 2021-02-03 07:15:12

    Panic In NYSC Hqtrs As Resident Officer Dies Of COVID-19


  • There was panic among staff of the National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday after a resident officer died of COVID-19.

  • 2021-02-03 07:07:41

    DJ Tunice Dies While Mopping At His Home


  • A popular Abuja-based disk jockey, DJ Tunice, has died, reports.

    DJ Tunice is said to have died on Monday night, February 1 after suffering a domestic accident.

  • 2021-02-03 06:56:20

    Don't Set South West On Fire - NANS Cautions Igboho


  • The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter has said the strategy adopted by the Yoruba Rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho

  • 2021-02-03 06:52:06

    2023 Poll: Youth Democratic Party Submits Letter Of Intent To Participate


  • The Nigeria Youths Democratic Party (NYPD) on Tuesday submitted its letter of intent to register as a political party and participate in the 2023 elections.

  • 2021-02-03 06:47:09

    2023 Presidency: Atiku, Tinubu Are Not Good Enough Says Deji Adeyanju


  • Deji Adeyanju, has urged young Nigerians to mobilise themselves to take over positions of power in 2023.

    He said this during a live interview with News Men.

  • 2021-02-03 06:41:51

    COVID-19: WHO Team Visits Wuhan Lab


  • World Health Organization experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some US officials said could have been the source of the coronavirus, as global vaccine hopes rose

  • 2021-02-03 06:34:54

    Attacks On Fulanis Is Setting Nigeria On Dangerous Path - Northern Elders Forum Warns


  • The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said that the recent attacks on law-abiding Fulanis in the southern part of the country needs to stop as it will be setting the whole country on a dangerous path.
  • 2021-02-02 20:55:04

    Kidnapped Benue Businessman Found Lifeless


  • A Benue businessman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen last week has been found dead around a forest location in Odokpo village, Okpokwu local government area.

  • 2021-02-02 20:02:01

    Miyyeti Allah To FG: "Give Palliative To Herdsmen"


  • The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has asked the Federal Government to introduce a social support programme to alleviate the huge losses of livestock for herdsmen across

  • 2021-02-02 19:41:31

    Fuel Scarcity: Timipre Sylva Expresses Worry Over Possibility


  • Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva has expressed worry over a possible fuel scarcity in the country.

    Speaking during a late-night meeting between the government and leader

  • 2021-02-02 19:32:15

    2023: The Next President Should Come From The South - Senator Kabiru Gaya Says


  • Senator Kabiru Gaya who represents Kano South constituency in the Nigerian Senate, says come 2023, the southern part of Nigeria should produce the next president.

  • 2021-02-02 17:42:42

    Second Wave: Schools Will Be Shut If… —PTF


  • The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said it won’t hesitate to shut down schools in the country should there be a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria.

  • 2021-02-02 16:17:41

    How Oyo, Ondo, Others States Can Prevent Herdsmen Crisis – Benue deputy gov


  • Benue State Deputy Governor, Benson Abounu, has advised Ondo, Oyo and other states experiencing herdsmen crisis in the country to consider the enactment of the Anti-Open Grazing Law of Benue State.
  • 2021-02-02 15:32:34

    US Election A Lesson For Nigeria -Senator Kabiru Gaya


  • Sen. Kabiru Gaya says Nigeria must learn from the U.S. election by putting in place structures to ensure free, fair, and credible 2023 general elections.
  • 2021-02-02 15:27:49

    Coronavirus: I Can Help FG Procure Vaccines For N150bn, N400bn Budget Is Expensive - Peter Obi


  • Former governor of Anambra, Peter Obi has stated that the federal government's budget of N400bn for Coronavirus vaccines exceeds the amount that can be used to procure vaccines for 70 percent

  • 2021-02-02 14:07:50

    Man Found Alive 18 Days After Funeral


  • A Portuguese man who was reported as dead by his local hospital has been seen alive, 18 days after his supposed funeral and burial.

  • 2021-02-02 11:25:36

    ''I Was Born To Die. Try Something Else''- Aisha Yesufu Reacts After Receiving A Death Threat


  • Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has taken to her Twitter handle to react after she was issued a death threat by an anonymous person.

  • 2021-02-02 11:18:45

    Nnamdi Kanu Is ‘Made-In-China Shekau’ — Aisha Yesufu


  • Human rights activist and co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, as a ‘made-in-China Shekau’.

  • 2021-02-02 11:18:43

    WHO Slams Critics Of Coronavirus Origins Probe In Wuhan


  • A WHO investigative team is in Wuhan, China -- where the first cases were discovered in December 2019 -- trying to piece together how the virus jumped from animals to humans before going on to kill
  • 2021-02-02 11:17:57

    Owolabi Oludipe 'Somori' Shot Dead In Ogun


  • Men of the Ogun State Police Command have killed a suspected cultist, Owolabi Oludipe, aka Somori.

    Oludipe was shot dead on Sunday while he and his gang allegedly engaged policemen

  • 2021-02-02 11:11:19

    Those Calling For Probe Of Ex-Service Chiefs Unpatriotic –Lai Mohammed


  • Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as unpatriotic, Nigerians calling for the International Criminal Court to probe the immediate-past service chiefs.

  • 2021-02-02 11:06:08

    COVID-19 Vaccines Arrivals Shifted From February To April – FG


  • The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that the COVID-19 vaccine would arrive the country by the end of April despite stating earlier that it would arrive at the end of January.

  • 2021-02-02 10:51:25

    You’re a lunatic: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu knocks Aisha Yesufu


  • The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has hit back at human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, for condemning the actions of the Eastern Security Network operatives driving Fulani herdsmen out
  • 2021-02-02 10:40:59

    Nigerian Judge Discovers Three Children Aren’t His After Sponsoring Them To University


  • A Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, says he recently discovered that the three children he had with his first wife are not his.

  • 2021-02-02 10:34:53

    Technology Minister Advocates Electronic Voting System For Nigeria


  • Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says Nigeria needs to reform its electoral system by adopting electronic voting to help eliminate errors caused by a human factor in compiling
  • 2021-02-02 10:25:15

    Panic As Strange Disease That Causes Swollen Legs Hits Bauchi


  • A strange illness suspected to be onchocerciasis or lymphatic filariasis that causes swollen legs has hit Bara village in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State.

  • 2021-02-02 10:10:48

    Ex-Service Chiefs: Lai Mohammed Slams Nigerians Calling For Probe


  • Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described as unpatriotic, Nigerians calling for the International Criminal Court to probe the immediate-past service chiefs.
  • 2021-02-02 09:24:41

    Police Summon Ogun Hotelier Over CCTV Cameras Uncovered In Rooms


  • The Ogun State Police Command said it had commenced investigation into the alleged invasion of privacy of guests at the Pavillion Hotel, Ayepe, in the Odogbolu area of the state.

  • 2021-02-02 09:09:26

    COVID-19 Vaccine: PTF Will Take Necessary Steps To Overcome Supply Challenges – NPHCDA


  • The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, says the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 will take all the necessary steps to overcome
  • 2021-02-02 08:46:19

    FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage By Eight Weeks


  • The ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise has been extended by eight weeks, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday morning.

  • 2021-02-02 08:37:32

    COVID-19: Mike Masamvu Dies At 62, Leaves 12 Wives, 79 Children Behind


  • A former lawmaker for the ruling party in Zimbabwe, ZANU PF, Hon. Luke Phibion Masamvu has died yesterday, January 31 in Zimbabwe’s capital town of Harare.

  • 2021-02-02 08:30:12

    IGP Orders Police Officers To Enforce COVID19 Regulations


  • The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has given a directive to police officers to ensure the full enforcement of the COVID19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed into law

  • 2021-02-02 08:19:51

    Buhari Has Never Clamped Down On Media — Presidency


  • Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said yesterday that the federal government has never clamped down on the media.

  • 2021-02-02 07:57:18

    Myanmar Generals In Firm Control After Coup


  • Myanmar’s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global

  • 2021-02-02 06:53:49

    Glo Announces Start Of NIN Registration At Its Retail Centres


  • Telecommunications company, Globacom, has announced the commencement of registration of Nigerians for the National Identification Number (NIN) at its Gloworld outlets across the country.

  • 2021-02-02 06:45:07

    Tricycle Rider Commits Suicide On Football Pitch In Lagos


  • A widow, Nike Adekola, is yet to recover from the shock of losing her husband, Suleman, who reportedly committed suicide by drinking a local insecticide in the Ikotun area of Lagos State.

  • 2021-02-02 06:38:33

    Herdsman Invites Armed Kinsmen To Dominate Oyo Farms, Says Monarch


  • Fulani herdsmen, who on Sunday seized hectares of farmlands at Ayete in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State, on Monday consolidated their hold on the farms despite the visits of the state Governor

  • 2021-02-02 06:33:14

    Banks’ Non-Performing Loans Rise To N1.5tn


  • The non-performing loans in the banking sector rose by N333bn as of the end of the third quarter of 2020 to N1.5tn at the end of 2020.

  • 2021-02-02 06:16:59

    With State Police, Amotekun Won’t Be Necessary - Olusegun Obasanjo


  • Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind the call for state police, saying the country is ripe for such a change.

  • 2021-02-02 06:11:13

    Iconic Highway Crumbles Into Ocean


  • A gaping hole has appeared along California’s iconic Highway 1 after heavy rain saw part of the road collapse into the ocean. The debris was first discovered at Rat Creek, 24 kilometres south
  • 2021-02-01 20:46:02

    Us Scientist, Andrew Brooks, Who Led Development Of The Use Of Saliva For Covid-19 Test, Dies At 51


  • A research professor at Rutgers University, Andrew Brooks, who led the development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, died suddenly on January 23

  • 2021-02-01 20:37:53

    South-East Governors Ban Open Grazing


  • The Governor of the Ebonyi State and Chairman Southeast Governors' Forum, Engineer David Umahi says the zone had banned open grazing of cattle in the zone.

  • 2021-02-01 20:32:09

    COVID-19 Infection Rates Fall As Millions Are Vaccinated


  • COVID-19 vaccines are already easing the pandemic’s grip on Britain – less than two months after a grandmother became the first person in the world to get a jab.

  • 2021-02-01 20:22:41

    COVID-19: FCT Taskforce Shuts Down Wuse Market


  • The Federal Capital Territory COVID-19 Taskforce has shut down the popular Wuse market in Abuja for failing to adhere to the established health protocols on coronavirus.

  • 2021-02-01 20:09:59

    Yahaya Bello Releases N3.9b For More Road Projects In Kogi


  • Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has approved and released the total sum of 3 billion naira to commence massive constructions of over 30 township road projects awarded across the state.

  • 2021-02-01 19:59:31

    Nobody Is Safe Around The World Until Everyone Is Vaccinated - SGF Boss Mustapha


  • Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has said that no one in the world is safe until everyone gets the Coronavirus vaccine.

  • 2021-02-01 19:30:42

    Sunday Igboho In Oja-Odan, Ogun To Chase Fulani Herdsmen Out


  • Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly know as Sunday Igboho on Monday visited Oja-Odan in Yewa area of Ogun State to chase out Fulani herdsmen living in the forest.

  • 2021-02-01 18:31:18

    Tony Momoh Is Dead


  • Prince Momoh was a veteran journalist, politician and a former Minister of Information and Culture (1986–1990) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.

  • 2021-02-01 18:17:38

    Trump Hires New Defence Team To Fight Impeachment


  • Former US President Donald Trump has hired two new attorneys to head up his impeachment defense team ahead of next week's trial in the Senate.

  • 2021-02-01 13:28:06

    Longest-Serving UI Lecturer Henry Dies At 71


  • The longest-serving lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Mr Nigel Henry, has been reported dead.

    Until his passage, Henry was a lecturer in the Department of Classics.

  • 2021-02-01 13:00:33

    81-Year-Old Man Murdered In His Farm In Delta


  • An 81-year-old father of eight identified as Johnson Ukpali was murdered by unknown assailants in his farm at Owanta community, Ika Northeast Local Government Area of Delta State.

  • 2021-02-01 12:48:47

    Commissioner Who Criticized Obiano's Government Goes Missing After He Resigned; Wife Cries Out (Vide


  • Chioma Madubuko, the wife of Dr Christian Madubuko, a commissioner who served in Anambra state until he resigned last month, has called for help in finding her missing husband.
  • 2021-02-01 12:37:20

    Meet The Five Top 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Nominees


  • Nominees for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize have been named and the winner for the edition will be announced in October.

  • 2021-02-01 12:13:58

    Obasanjo – Buhari Should Wake Up, Fight Banditry In His Backyard


  • Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is worrisome that banditry is happening in the north-west region of the country where the President Muhammadu Buhari hails from.
  • 2021-02-01 10:40:38

    Prince William Calls For An End To 'Despicable' Racist Abuse Of Footballers


  • Prince William has called for an end to the 'despicable' racist abuse of footballers following a series of incidents against some stars.

  • 2021-02-01 10:20:40

    Atiku Declares "Nigeria Needs Urgent Rescue"


  • A former Vice President and 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the country has been badly damaged and broken

  • 2021-02-01 10:10:24

    The Simpsons Writer, Marc Wilmore Dies Aged 57 After Contracting Covid-19


  • The Simpsons writer, Marc Wilmore has died at the age of 57, after he contracted coronavirus while battling other health issues.

  • 2021-02-01 10:03:08