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‎Atiku Abubakar, the presidential standard-bearer of the African Democratic Congress, has blamed the desperation of young Nigerians to sell their...

By Gideon Unazi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda is built around the conviction that Nigeria can make meaningful...

‎The Nigeria Energy Consumers Watch Initiative has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) of failing to...

Nigerian Grammy winning artiste, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the first Nigerian artiste to surpass four...

Senator Shehu Buba Umar (Bauchi South) has provided a detailed account of his relationship with Hassan, the individual who recently...

The police command in Oyo state has arrested six suspected fake currency dealers and recovered 89 counterfeit €100 notes valued...

Nigeria has officially assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, responsible for the Organisation’s budget and...

‎Defence minister Christopher Musa has warned Nigerians against paying ransom to marauding terrorists and bandits in the country, describing it...

Nigeria’s competitive e-hailing market is set for a shake-up with the entry of ProTaxi, a new indigenous ride-hailing platform set...

The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous case against Nigeria over alleged crimes against humanity, attorney general Lateef Fagbemi...

UN General Assembly has approved the merger of two United Nations learning and training bodies, creating a new institution designed...

By Abasi Ita ‎ The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has commended Cross River State Governor, Senator...

By Abasi Ita ‎ The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has commended Cross River State Governor, Senator...

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has rejected what it described as “unsubstantiated and groundless” allegations by Germany linking Russia to...

The Emir of Gumel, Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, has reportedly died on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt, following his 45-year reign...

Zack Polanski, leader of Britain’s Green Party, is set to contest the parliamentary seat formerly held by ex-Prime Minister Keir...

The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently facing a criminal trial in the United...

Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces’ Information Branch have arrested five Lebanese and Syrian nationals for allegedly smuggling individuals from Syria into...

‎The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service year of 27 corps members for various acts of indiscipline...

Drivers and customers of Uber in Abuja have expressed mixed reactions to the reported decision by the ride-hailing company to...

Ukraine is seeking to deepen economic, trade and security relations with Nigeria and other African countries as its economy continues...

‎A Canada-based Nigerian man Olusegun Onidare has been arrested and charged in connection to alleged sexual assault of two women...

A former American NFL cornerback Alphonso Smith Jr. has died. ‎He was 40. ‎The circumstances behind his death suggested that...

By Achile Danjuma A coalition of youth groups from Kogi East under the aegis of Concerned Kogi Youths Against Environmental...

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the shutdown of all Goethe-Institut centres across Russia in retaliation for Germany’s closure of a...

Philip Agbese, Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, has criticised the campaign by opposition figures around alleged United States...

The US Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will begin mandatory testosterone-deficiency screening among active-duty and reserve service personnel aged...

The Dutch central bank has relocated 86 metric tonnes of gold worth billions of dollars from the U.S. and Canada...

Schools have reopened in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after authorities abandoned plans for remote learning...

The Nigerian Army says it has rescued the abducted wife of Brig.-Gen. Basil Adonkie (retd.), who was abducted from her...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) received 173...

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival has opened in Venice, Italy, with US actor George Clooney receiving the Golden Lion...

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has condemned Uber’s sudden exit from Nigeria, describing it as unprofessional....

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has warned that the growing artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses...

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council has cleared Femi Gbajabiamila of...

FCT minister Nyesom Wike has expressed concern about what may befall him if his principal, President Bola Tinubu, loses the...

Veteran golfer Tiger Woods has avoided jail time after reaching a plea agreement with Florida prosecutors following a car accident...

By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has felicitated Vice-President Kashim Shettima on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Nwoko,...

Ride-hailing company, Uber, has shut down its operations in Nigeria. In a statement, the company, which came into Nigeria in...

Governor Uba Sani has fulfilled a 30-year-old promise made to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medalists by giving them plots...