Nigeria on Sunday recorded 28 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 165,181. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian...

Seven people have been killed in a fatal accident that occurred on Lekki-Epe Expressway Alahun Town on Saturday morning after a Lexus SUV ran into a truck. Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety...

Sixteen Niger soldiers have been killed and another is missing after an ambush against a patrol in the Tahoua region near the Mali border, local officials said Sunday. During the attack by “bandits”...

Gunmen have killed a Commissioner in the Kogi State Pension Board, Mr Solomon Akeweje, and abducted the Chairman of Yagba West Local Government, Mr Pius Kolawole. Spokesman of the state police command,...

A local office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State was on Sunday set ablaze by hoodlums. The incident occurred in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state. INEC...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control  (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 in Nigeria. NAFDAC’s approval is coming a few months after it gave a nod for the use...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a closed door security meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Kanamma community in Yobe state on Thursday night. Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force in the state, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed to Channels Television in...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced new appointments in one of Nigeria’s commercial banks, First Bank of Nigeria PLC, and retained Dr Sola Adeduntan as the bank’s Managing Director. The...

The Nigerian Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, made the announcement...

Yet to be identified gunmen reportedly abducted four students of Capro Mission Secondary School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday. However, three of the...

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 81 new COVID-19 infections in 11 states across the country. However,  no new death was recorded from the virus. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a...

National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said, yesterday, that the chances of the party retaining the Presidency in 2023 were very bright. Tinubu stated this...

President Muhammadu Buhari asked the U.S. to support Africa’s efforts in tackling growing insecurity in the region. Washington should consider relocating the headquarters of the U.S. Africa Command to...

Seven persons have been confirmed dead, with many others injured, after armed Fulani herdsmen attacked Abagena community housing Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi Local government Area of Benue...

India’s death toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country’s deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 164,756. The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

Gunmen have attacked a police station in Ehime Mbano, Okigwe South Local Government Area of Imo State, killing five officers while one officer is said to be missing. The attackers stormed the police facility...