Gunmen kidnap INEC official in Adamawa
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a staffer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Adamawa, Ibrahim Hammawa Waziri, security and…
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Army intercepts 85 bags of smuggled rice in Ebonyi
The Nigerian Army has intercepted 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local…
Miss Kenya wins 4th edition of Miss Africa Beauty Pageant
Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, has been crowned Miss Africa at the 2019 Miss Africa Beauty Pageant in Calabar, the Cross…
Death toll in Somali car bombing rises to 73
Seventy-three people died in a car bombing on Saturday morning in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the head of the Medina…
How NASS barred auditors from verifying ₦1.36 billion capital spending — Audit Report
The verification of ₦1.36 billion worth of capital spending by the National Assembly was unsuccessful as auditors were reportedly denied…
Nigeria risks bankruptcy under Buhari – Obasanjo
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigeria’s current debt situation is closer to the prevalent situation in the…
CCT orders suspension of CAC boss, Azinge Azuka
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the suspension of the Acting Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commission…
Nine inspiring moments in Nigeria’s art scene in the year under review
2019 proved to be a fruitful year in the Nigerian art and culture scene. More than ever, Nigerian artists and…
Ogun assembly passes next year’s budget
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Friday approved the state’s 2020 budget proposal of N449.9 billion largely retaining the…
Top politicians storm Kano for wedding of Senate President’s son
The bigwigs in Nigeria’s politics, top brass in government and captains of industry converged on the ancient city of Kano…
Police, SSS trade blame over Anambra shooting
The police and the State Security Service (SSS) have bickered over the shooting of a middle-aged man at Alor in…
Data breach: NITDA to probe Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, data controllers
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it will investigate the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and other…
FG to raise fund from bond for Calabar-Itu highway
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ita Enang, said the federal government has…
Edo APC: Oshiomhole remains suspended – Obaseki
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole,…
Boko Haram kills would-be bride, friends in Borno village
A young woman, Martha Bulus, and her friends were Thursday killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen who attacked their vehicle…
Turkey unveils first indigenous electric car
Turkey unveiled its first domestically designed automobile prototypes on Friday – a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a sedan. The…
Police kill one, arrest four suspects in foiled Abuja bank robbery
The FCT Police Command said on Saturday that it killed one person and arrested four suspects in a foiled bank…
Executions: Don’t let Boko Haram divide us, Buhari urges Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines, following execution of…
Presidential race: Trump not perturbed by Bloomberg’s spending – Campaign team
U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign team says it is unfazed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s spending in the race for the…
Kogi workers demand implementation of new minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the government to set machinery in…
How $2.2 million New York apartment purchase raised questions over Diezani’s Dominican diplomatic status
A New York apartment hurriedly purchased by a shoddy company registered in the American state of Delaware is raising fresh…
Joseph Makoju retires as Dangote Cement CEO
The Group Managing Director/CEO of Dangote Cement Plc, Joseph Makoju, will retire as GMD/CEO effective January 31, 2020, a position…
Disaster averted in Lagos airport as man charges at taxiing aircraft
Disaster was averted on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos when a yet to be named young…
Top five controversies that rocked Hausa Film Industry in the year under review
The Kannywood movie industry was immersed in several controversies in 2019. Movie producers said the Hausa film industry suffered low…