The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralised notorious terrorist leader Janari, and his criminal gang in airstrikes conducted near Gadar Katako, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Janari and his cohorts were responsible for terrorising communities and carrying out ...

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has revealed that teammate Francis Uzoho remains the team’s first choice shot-stopper at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. Nwabali also revealed what Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro told him before Super Eagles 1-1 draw ...

Labour Party aspirants looking ahead to its February 22 Edo Governorship Primary, on Sunday, rejected the N30 million charged as fees for Expression of Interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, UK-based financial analyst Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen in ...

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has urged Nigerians to report anyone seen with live ammunition to curb arms proliferation in Nigeria. Olumuyiwa stated this on his official X account on Sunday Sharing a picture of bullets, Adejobi said, “These are ...

Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics across the state. This was announced by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a statement he posted on Sunday. Stryrofoam is ...

No fewer than 25 people lost their lives and 20 others sustained injuries in a strike on a market in the Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed leader of the Donetsk region, confirmed the toll on Sunday, stating on Telegram, “At the moment, ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and haziness from Sunday to Tuesday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, predicted a sunny and hazy atmosphere over the northern and North Central states during the forecast period. NiMet ...

Kidnappers, who abducted two people from a Nigerian Army Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have demanded a ₦30 million ransom for the release of victims. LEADERSHIP reports that the incident occurred on Thursday night around 10 pm when the kidnappers targeted the residence of ...

Funmi Ogundare The Principal Partner Ghalib Chambers and Pioneer Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association Section on Legal Practice ( SLP), Prof. Yusuf Ali, SAN, yesterday, called for collaborative efforts from government institutions, civil society, political actors, and the public so that the ...

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two sexagenarians and a female for the alleged stealing of Toyota Camry 2.4 cars valued at N7 million during a crusade at Garrick Memorial School in Benin City. DAILY POST reports that Edo State Commissioner of Police Funsho Adeboye disclosed this ...

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday, condemned the Tuesday explosion in Ibadan and urged Governor Seyi Makinde to bring the culprits to book. Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, described the incident as unfortunate and ...

Fourteen fossil fuel companies in 24 months made profit windfalls of $346.713bn, data by ActionAid has revealed. The report recently disclosed by ActionAid showed that the fossil fuel firms, between June 2021 and June 2022, made $232 billion in net profits, $155.039 billion of which was ...

ABUJA, NIGERIA     — Nigeria's tech startups are facing reluctance from investors, stemming from the shutdown of some prominent young companies last year. Kingsley Eze co-runs Nairaxi, an e-Commerce, on-demand logistics startup in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Despite its record of handling tens ...

Over 200 violent attacks have been recorded across all six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023. The incidents led to the death of no fewer than 87 residents of the FCT, while 176 were kidnapped within the period. The figures ...

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The military high command said troops launched ground and air surveillance in kidnap hotspots in the Federal Capital Territory. It said a joint operation with other security services and stakeholders was afoot  to investigate and gather more intelligence on  ...

The 2023 Social Democratic Party, SDP, presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said President Bola Tinubu, the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, can end the menace of kidnapping in the Federal Capital ...

Nigeria’s mandate for SIM cards to be registered to national digital IDs was intended to erect a major barrier against an epidemic of kidnappings plaguing the country. It has not worked yet. The problem, according to Former Communication and Digital Economy Minister Isa Pantami, is not with ...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Supreme Court decisions in election petitions challenging the outcome of 2023 governorship elections in six states. The apex court affirmed APC’s gubernatorial mandates in Gombe, Ogun, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Kebbi states. In Delta State, ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious kidnapper, Chinaza Phillip, by the Kaduna State command of the force. A statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said the suspect was arrested on Thursday and handed over to ...

Sierra Leone's former president is headed to Nigeria for medical treatment despite being due to stand trial for his alleged role in a coup attempt last year. Ernest Bai Koroma was given permission to leave by the High Court on Wednesday for a maximum of three months. But it is widely ...

The federal government in partnership with Yikodeen Footwear Limited has commenced a free leatherwork training for 100 people in Lagos. The Senior Special Assistant to the President for Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (SSATVEE), Abiola Arogundade, stated yesterday that ...

Real Madrid have been eliminated from this season’s Copa del Rey competition. Los Blancos lost 4-2 to city rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday night. Samuel Lino opened the scoring for Diego Simeone’s men, before Jan Oblak’s own goal made it 1-1. Alvaro Morata then put the hosts ahead ...

  Colin Udoh, Special to ESPNJan 19, 2024, 07:50 AM Close Itinerant writer. Engineer in a previous incarnation. One time Black Belt. Lover of football, flirter with other sports. Nigeria's Super Eagles proved that they are most dangerous when they have their backs to ...

  *Dismisses Omo-Agege, Gbagi, Pela’s appeal for lacking merit Alex Enumah in Abuja The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as Governor of Delta State. The apex court in a unanimous judgment affirmed Oborevwori’s election shortly after it dismissed ...

The Executive Director/Chief Executive, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, on Thursday disclosed that the country attracted the sum of $4.5 billion from non-oil exports last year. She said since her assumption of office in October 2023, the performance of the non-oil ...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, dismissed the appeal filed by David Umbugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging Mr Sule’s victory. In the ...

Dublin, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Nigeria International Remittance Market Business and Investment Opportunities - Analysis by Transaction Value & Volume, Inbound and Outbound Transfers to and from Key States, Consumer Demographics - Q2 2023" report has been added to ...

Elder Statesman and Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari set the country back five decades in his eight years in office. Clark said the Buhari administration failed abysmally, lacked direction, was full of ...

Foreign airlines repatriated N795.48bn from Nigeria in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria have shown. Data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment compilation revealed that airlines withdrew (as debits) $1.76bn (converted to naira at N451/$) in the first and second quarters of ...

Nigeria is sending mixed signals on interest rates even as investors wait to hear from the central bank, which has not held a monetary policy meeting since July. The central bank is offering short-term paper in auctions of its so-called OMOs — which refers to open market operations and are ...

Nigeria backs Shell's decision to sell its onshore oil and gas assets, its junior oil minister said on Thursday, and will give the necessary regulatory approval. Shell on Tuesday announced its exit from Nigeria's onshore and shallow water operations after agreeing to sell the business to a ...

When the journey between former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu began, Betta Edu, the ousted Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation, was barely in secondary school, if the provided information about her education is anything to go by. Typical of midday ...

A Federal High Court has scheduled March 13, 2024, as the date for delivering judgement in a case involving the enforcement of fundamental human rights of an alleged terrorist, Mohammed Ahmadu. The Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Amina Garba, will rule on the matter. The ...

There was a heated gunfire exchange on Thursday as police officers rescued an Abuja resident, Segun Akinyemi, who was kidnapped just as he was driving out of his home. The kidnappers were taking Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State when the police swooped in on them, according to the Kaduna ...

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, His Highness Khaleefa Muhammad Sanusi II has been selected as the Co-Chair of the newly-inaugurated Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council (AGEAC). Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ngozi ...

The Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order prohibiting traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining activities across the state. The Executive Order was signed on Thursday at the Council Chambers, Government House, Gusau, the state capital. A ...

Nigeria has remained the highest African oil producing and exporting nation as its oil output rose month-on-month (MoM) by 7.7 per cent to 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in December 2023, from 1.3 million bpd recorded in November 2023. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, ...

The Federal Executive Council, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N9.8bn as renewal fees for the Group Life Assurance for Federal Government workers. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after Wednesday’s FEC ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its planned barring of Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, as a follow-up to its Pre-Disconnection Notice issued on ...

The Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) has scheduled April 27, 2024, for the chairmanship and councillorship elections in the 11 local government areas and 114 wards of the state. Chairman of the commission, Sa’idu Shehu Awak, announced this on Thursday during an ...

The Nigerian government will pay as much as N1.6 trillion to subsidise electricity in the year 2024. The Chairperson of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), Sanusi Garba, disclosed this while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. NERC also unveiled a new ...

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently in court to seek variation of his bail conditions. The former CBN governor is standing trial on six counts bordering on procurement fraud to the tune of N1.2bn. This was the first time he would be making an ...

    Israel Aye, partner at Commercial and Energy Law Practice, CANDELP, has said that Nigeria needs to do more to be able to increase the appetite that will attract investment in the country. Aye said this in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, while reacting to the ...

The Labour Party (LP) has announced that aspirants vying for the governorship position in the September election in Edo State will be required to pay N30 million for the nomination and expression of interest forms. The decision was made by the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) ...

The Federal Government has assured that its Student Loan Scheme will kick off this January. The government said the Scheme is still on track to commence this month, adding that students who apply through its soon-to-be-completed website, can access the facility within 30 days. The Minister ...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has officially launched the NAFDAC Green Book, a comprehensive repository of NAFDAC-registered drug products with 7,030 entries. The book launch took place in Lagos at NAFDAC’s office yesterday with stakeholders, ...

Nigeria’s federal government on Wednesday warned against crowd funding and payment of ransom to kidnappers by relatives of victims. Defence Minister, Abubakar Badaru, gave the warning while answering reporters’ questions after the maiden 2024 Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided ...

A Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has launched a 1,144-man Nomad Vigilante Group to assist in combating the escalating security challenges in Nasarawa State. The group’s president, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo unveiled the vigilante outfit yesterday in Lafia, the state ...

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka The destruction of goods belongings to petty traders on Tuesday in Awka, Anambra State’s capital, has attracted the condemnation  in Anambra State. THISDAY learnt that there was massive destruction of traders’ wares on  Oby Okoli and Abakiliki Streets by ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Federal prosecutors are seeking any victims in connection with an internet fraud scheme that operated in West Michigan and across the country. This comes after four people are facing charges related to schemes that went on between 2017 and 2022 and defrauded more than $2 million ...