Buhari returns to Abuja from Egypt
President Muhammadu Buhari has return to Abuja after he participated in the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in…
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins Algeria’s presidential election
Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been elected the new president of Algeria, the Head of the National Independent Election Authority, Mohamed Chorfi,…
Lagos govt. pays N1.63 billion to 321 retirees
The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Friday said it had credited the Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) of 321 retirees with…
Buhari congratulates UK Prime Minister on election victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his election victory at the United Kingdom general election. Mr…
Johnson wins ‘huge’ mandate for swift Brexit in UK election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of…
25 die in Bauchi auto crash – Police
The police in Bauchi said on Thursday that 25 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash along Bauchi-…
Vote Of Confidence Motion: No crisis in Senate – Spokesperson
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Godiya Akwashiki, said the motion on “Vote of Confidence…
Ebola: Death toll rises to 2,209 in DR Congo
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has climbed to 2,209, the…
El-Rufai’s cabinet is mini-Nigeria — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Kaduna town as a melting pot of all the ethnic groups in Nigeria and…
Chile finds ‘human remains from missing plane’
Human remains have been found that could belong to people on board a missing Chilean military plane, air force commander…
Protests as Algeria holds presidential election
Algerians were voting to choose a new president on Thursday, eight months after the resignation of long-time ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika,…
Four Akwa Ibom newspaper workers killed in road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that four staff of Akwa Ibom Newspaper Corporation died in a motor…
Four dead, 26 injured in Ondo road crash
Four people died while 26 were injured in a road accident involving two buses on the Lagos-Ore-Benin highway in Odigbo…
EFCC witness testifies against Naira Marley
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, adjourned to February 27,…
EFCC questions Sokoto NULGE chairman, others for alleged fraud
The Sokoto zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into alleged fraud in…
INEC staff jailed over N362 million bribe
A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has sentenced two officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC…
Jega calls for more foreign students, teachers in Nigerian tertiary institutions
A committee on the review of admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions has recommended a new framework to globalise operations at…
Passenger slumps, dies at Lagos airport
A passenger, identified as Chukwuma Ezeh, on Wednesday, slumped and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. An…
Anthony Joshua to present world championship belts to Buhari soon – Presidency
World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will soon present his belts to President Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aide disclosed on…
Makinde signs Oyo State anti-corruption bill into law
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday in Ibadan signed the state’s Anti Corruption Bill 2019 into law. The…
2,000 runners expected at first Ikogosi Marathon
No fewer than 2,000 runners, including 30 elite athletes, have confirmed participation in the Ikogosi Marathon race billed for Ikogosi-Ekiti…
Army says video of Boko Haram killing soldiers fabricated by IPOB
The Nigerian Army says the recent video clip allegedly released by Boko Haram terrorists portraying capture and killing of some…
8 years after award of contract, work done at Ede power substation ‘unacceptable’ – Commission
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), on Wednesday, expressed dissatisfaction with the level work so far done at the $1.5 billion…
DPR seals 56 petrol stations in Cross River
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Cross River State has sealed 56 petrol stations across the state between January…