The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Chadian, Adama Uomar Issa, in Jalingo, Taraba State, for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement,...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has begun to reap the benefit of its management’s commitment to transparency and accountability with bountiful opportunities of private sector financing...

France will widen strict lockdown restrictions – which have already been in place in several areas including Paris – to the whole country to combat a third wave of coronavirus sweeping Europe. In...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday reported 129 new COVID-19 infections in 13 states across the country. The new figure raised increased the total infection tally to 162,891. One...

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld the 2019 acquittal of former Cote D’Ivoire, President Laurent Gbagbo and ordered all conditions of his release removed. Prosecutors had argued...

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Thursday disclosed that as of Wednesday, 51 million National Identity Numbers have been fully enrolled. Pantami made this revelation...

The Plateau State residence of a former Minister of Sports, Damishi Sango, has been attacked by bandits on Wednesday. Reports say two security details and a boy were shot during the attack at the residence...

A 24-year-old former Nigerian beauty queen, Najeebat Sule, has been found shot dead inside her car parked close to her residence at 8800 block of Frankford Avenue on March 12, Daily Mail reports. Sule’s...

The Senate of the University of Benin, on Wednesday, announced the suspension of members of the three arms of Students’ Union Government in the institution to forestall breakdown of law and order following...

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore...

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Thursday morning commenced a nationwide strike despite Federal Government’s last-minute efforts to stop the action. The strike which was scheduled...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with the support of donor partners like Team...

At least fifteen people were killed while many others sustained varying degrees of injury on Monday night when suspected herdsmen invaded four communities in Íshíelu Local Government Area of Ebonyi...

An Ilorin High Court on Tuesday restrained the Kwara State Government from taking over Ile Arugbo and the landed properties belonging to the late influential Kwara State politician, Dr. Abubakar Olusola...

A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Anthony Dawah has been kidnapped in Kaduna State.alongside his catechist, the catechist’s wife and a few other members of his church.  This comes barely two...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday afternoon departed Nigeria for London, United Kingdom. The president flew in one of the jets in the presidential fleet through the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport,...

The Federal Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021 public holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration...

Ahead of President Mohammadu Buhari’s scheduled trip to London, the United Kingdom for a two-week routine medical check up later in the day, the National Security Council meeting is underway at...

The Tanzanian Police on Tuesday said that 45 people lost their lives in Dar es Salaam during a stampede on March 21 when mourners paid their last respects to the late President John Magufuli. The stampede...

At least six persons have been killed after gun-trotting Fulani herdsmen and operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) had a violent arms clash in the Adani area in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area...