This year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Kano State took on a dramatic tone as two rival monarchs, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, led parallel Eid prayers in a deepening tussle for the […]

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature, received on Thursday at Casa de las Americas the Haydee Santamaria Medal, awarded by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist […]

Commercial crude oil production started in Nigeria in 1956 but local crude oil refining did not start until 1965 when the first crude oil refinery was commissioned. The first set of refineries in Nigeria were […]

Suspected Ritualist Arrested While Attempting To Kill 10-Year-Old Boy Lured Into His Room In Kwara The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist during an attempt to kill a 10-year-old boy. The command said […]

There are indications that the Federal Government’s committee which was set up to ensure the implementation of crude oil sales to local refineries in naira will further discuss the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called […]

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, says the federal government is considering the relocation of the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and other facilities across the country. The minister spoke on Monday during a visit to the Ikoyi […]

A herbalist identified as Ezekiel has been apprehended by security operatives in Anambra State for possessing about 11 different human bones. The suspect, hailing from Ezza in Ebonyi State, was arrested over the weekend by […]

A Palace coup is one in which the sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force is carried out by individuals in positions of authority who are themselves part and parcel of the […]

A raid by the Lagos State Police Command has shut down an illicit internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School”, in the Iju area of the state. Four main operators of the facility, […]

The unexpected resignation of the Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, has further fuelled concerns over the internal crisis rocking the […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a landmark initiative to send its first citizen into space. This pioneering effort was disclosed by Dr Mathew Adepoju, Director General of the National Space Research and Development […]

The Telangana Anti Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) officials caught a key drug supplier, Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna alias Kaleshi, who had been evading police for over a year. According to police officials, the Nigerian national was apprehended […]

The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, has stated that more than 30 million phone lines are not properly linked to a National Identification Number and remain at risk […]

The combined impact of Naira depreciation and high inflation pressure has triggered a 121 per cent rise in the production cost of cement, dimming Nigerians’ hope for lower cement prices. Another factor militating against the […]

The protesters chanted and danced round the company’s fence with placards bearing several inscriptions to drive home their demands. Scores of youths from Ekpan community in the Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State on […]

Profile of Chief (Dr) Ebuka Onunkwo: A Leading Aspirant in the Anambra South Senatorial Bye Election Chief (Dr) Ebuka Onunkwo, also known as Eze Igbo, is a renowned industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has declared […]

Pope Francis has been told by a Filipino Catholic university student to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQ people. Slurs cause “immense pain”, Jack Lorenz Acebedo Rivero said during an online video panel with other […]

The Rivers State Police Command has embarked on a confidence-building patrol across local government areas in the state. The patrol team led by Commissioner CP Bala Mustapha made its first stop at Port Harcourt City […]

The Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to fast-track the implementation of a ¥15bn (about $110m) emergency loan to improve food security across the country. This was disclosed in a […]