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Bukayo Saka will be out for “several weeks” due to a hamstring injury sustained during Arsenal’s 5-1 victory at Crystal Palace, manager Mikel Arteta...
The Ogun State government has announced that the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport is currently the best airport in Nigeria and the West African region,...
IGP Kayode Egbetokun
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has clarified that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, did not order Nigerians to assault officers during stop-and-search operations. In...
FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced job vacancies for experienced professionals to join its team. The announcement was made on FIRS' official 'X'...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), through its Directorate of State (DOS), has extended heartfelt condolences to the people of Okija community in Anambra...
French soldiers have been deployed to Maiduguri in Borno, a northeastern state in Nigeria, to assist in the fight against Boko Haram, as reported...
Peter Obi
Peter Obi has expressed concern that the restriction on the distribution of palliatives will discourage both individuals and organizations from engaging in charitable activities. Following...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed plans to recruit 3,927 new officers to enhance its operations in trade facilitation and border security. This recruitment...
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
The Federal Government has officially declared Wednesday, December 25; Thursday, December 26; and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing...
The embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of interfering in the...
The Benin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the recent suspension of the 18 local government area chairmen and their...
Seyi Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, stated on Sunday that the 36 state governors have called for broader consultations on President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform...
Edwin Clark
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has criticized the opposition from the 19 northern governors to the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. “As...
Siminalayi Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed profound sadness at the passing of Major-General Godwin Abbe (retd.), a former military governor of the state. Abbe,...
Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the proposed 2025 budget, labeling it insufficient to address Nigeria's deep-rooted structural challenges. In a statement released on...
Fuel
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced that the price of petrol will decrease to N935 per litre by Monday, following...
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Argungu, mourning his death as both a personal...
The Obijackson Foundation has expressed its "deep sorrow" over the fatal stampede that occurred in Okija, a community in the Ihiala Local Government Area...
Nigerians were shocked on Tuesday as social media became flooded with reports about Segun Olowookere, an only child, who was sentenced to death in...
Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (retd), the former Military Governor of Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, has passed away. He died on Saturday in Abuja...
Police
The death toll from the stampede in Anambra State has risen to 22, according to local authorities on Sunday. Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesman for the Anambra...
Nyesom Wike
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered all government hospitals to provide free medical treatment to those injured in the stampede...
Former Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (Retired), has passed away. He died on Saturday night in Abuja after a...
Former Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (Retired), has passed away. He died on Saturday night in Abuja after a...
Former Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs, Major General Godwin Osagie Abbe (Retired), has passed away. He died on Saturday night in Abuja after a...
Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for improved crowd management at large-scale events following deadly stampedes at two food distribution programs. The incidents, which...
Peter Obi
Peter Obi has attributed the recent wave of stampedes across Nigeria to hunger and systemic failures. The tragic incidents, which resulted in multiple deaths and...
Photos have surfaced showing moment before tragedy struck during food distribution stampede in Okija, Anambra State. In the photos, people can be seen on the...
Chukwuma Soludo
The Anambra State Government has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in the stampede that occurred during a rice distribution event...
Okpebholo, Ighodalo
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, chaired by Justice Wilfred Kpochi in Benin City, has submitted its pre-hearing reports and outlined the rules...