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Islamic cleric Usman Idris, aka Rigi-Rigi, has died. He was 57. Nasiruddeen Umar, aka Baharu, a senior disciple of the...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says Lagos is ready to partner with the World Bank Group in energy, agriculture, tourism and human...

The Federal Medical Centre Abuja has explained how a resident of the FCT, Ifunanya Nwagene, died of snakebite in its...

  The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, says he was one of the targets of a coup plot and...

General Musa says minister said the Turkiye collaboration would strengthen Nigeria’s internal security architecture. The Minister of Defence, General Christopher...

Nigeria’s oil exports will fall by 225,000 barrels per day in February following the shutdown of the Bonga FPSO for...

Blessing Odenigbo, the mother of premature triplets recuperating at an Enugu State hospital, has appealed to Nigerians and the Enugu...

The Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), has unveiled plans to expand its academic offerings to include programmes in Maritime...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over 9,939kg of loud, Colos and Skunk in Niger, Edo, Anambra,...

The Federal Government will on Monday arraign suspects linked to the recent killings in Yelwata, Benue State. This is contained...

By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja The people of Gwada community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State expressed their...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has agreed to prioritise sugar as a key product for accelerating industrial development across all...

  The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Philip Agbese, has dismissed claims by Senator Ali Ndume.(Borno South)...

The Parliamentary Watch Initiative (PWI) has dismissed allegations that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a N246.77 billion salaries...

The Nigerian Army, under the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Special Intervention Civil–Military Cooperation Scheme, has renovated the 91-year-old Magajin...

  The pilgrims departed Lagos for Amman, Jordan, 200 intending Christian pilgrims from Lagos State have been airlifted to Israel...

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State and the former Minister of Communications, Isa Ali-Pantami, on Saturday traced the deepening...

  The minister of defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that insecurity continues to thrive in Nigeria when individuals...

  The Nigerian military has recorded another major operational success with the elimination of a high-ranking Boko Haram terrorist (BHT)...

The police command in Niger has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a...

President Bola Tinubu has called for the reactivation of a regional standby force leveraging Nigeria’s National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in...

  Lawmakers in Anambra have called on the state government to direct the head of service, Theodora Igwegbe, to conduct...

  The minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerian youths to seize the opportunities created by...

The Abia government has validated its climate change policy, emphasising disability inclusion, during a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Ministry...

  The federal government, on Saturday, distributed free farm implements to 90 groups of smallholder farmers in Imo, as part...

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, said it intercepted 10 parcels of narcotics of varying...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday exchanged congratulations with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over the successful launch of an Algerian...

By Abasi Ita A popular social media commentator, VeryDarkMan (VDM), has launched a scathing attack on the Ekiti State Government...

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded major operational successes across the North-East,...

  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed airlines to provide mandatory special needs assistance options on their ticket...

  More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic...

The naira on Friday closed the week stronger further appreciating against the U.S. dollar at the official market to trade...

  The Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, says the House has resolved about 55 per cent...

The ministry of communications, innovation and digital economy says it has partnered with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to...

  The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move beyond importing renewable energy...

An Abidjan court on Friday sentenced a Malian politician to three years in prison for insulting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara....

Israel on Friday declared South Africa’s ambassador to Palestine, Shaun Byneveldt, persona non grata and ordered him to leave Israel...

  The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has warned that NAFDAC’s renewed ban on sachet and small bottle...

The Senate on Friday fixed March 17 for final consideration and passage of the N58.472 trillion 2026 budget. The Senate...

Troops killed scores of terrorists, apprehended over 270 suspects and rescued 230 kidnapped victims during sustained military operations across the...