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Nigeria Prepares to Supply electricity to Chad

#EndSARS: Reconstruction of destroyed facilities in Lagos to gulp N1tn

#EndSARS: ‘FG will fulfill commitments made’ – Senate

Looted COVID-19 palliatives not hoarded, meant for the vulnerable citizens – NGF

Plateau gov’t denies hoarding palliatives, blames ENDSARS for delayed distribution

“No hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja” – Minister

Kwara sets up N500m support fund for looted businesses

“Carry out a house to house search for looted property, Arrest looters”- Gov Ayade

ECOWAS Validates Report on Elimination of Child Labour

FG to set up N25bn youth fund to address #EndSARS – Finance Minister

Six feared dead in Taraba’s COVID-19 Palliatives Looting Stampede

‘Buhari is not Nigeria’s problem’ – Zahra Buhari

#EndSARS protests lasted too long – Williams Uchemba

Correctional Service to publish names, pictures of escaped inmates in Edo, Ondo Jailbreaks

State Govts dragged to ICPC over alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives

Palliatives looted from Kaduna Warehouse unsafe for consumption – State Govt

FCT Senator Aduda trains 70 Abuja residents on film, video production

‘It Has No Effect On The Economy’, Ndume reacts to demands for Lawmakers Pay reduction

Why Buhari did not speak on Lekki shootings in nationwide address – Adesina, Dare

Nigeria records 77 new COVID-19 cases

Looting: Nigeria losing investment friendly attraction -NACCIMA

#EndSARS: INEC postpones Lagos, Imo, Bayelsa, other by-elections

Afenifere, Ohanaeze condemn Lekki Shootings, Lootings, Destructions

“You are the cause of our trouble,’ Hoodlums to Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Statue in Onitsha

Edo Jailbreak: ‘Good number of Escaped Inmates have willingly returned’- State Gov’t

Security Operatives thwart attempts to Loot COVID-19 Palliatives Warehouse in Abuja

#EndSARS: ‘Young Celebrities should represent youths to dialogue with FG’ -Ndume

Canada Contributes U.S.$3m to Nigeria’s UN Covid-19 Basket

Ebonyi Proscribes ASUU, releases N500m for Staff payment.

‘Stop Agitating for New Roads, FG owes Construction firms N392bn’- Minister

Senator’s aides conveyed thugs to attack #EndSARS protesters -Ex-DSS director

Handle #EndSARS protests with restraint, maturity- Sultan to FG

Dangote calls for total ban on tomato importation to boost local production

Israel warplanes strike Gaza following rocket fire

Victims of Apo unrest will be “adequately compensated” – FCT Minister

FG Disclaims Discovered Covid-19 Palliatives in Lagos Warehouse

Buhari’s FULL SPEECH on #EndSARS protests

‘I am yet to speak to Buhari since Lekki shooting’ – Sanwo-Olu

African Union ‘strongly condemns’ violence in Nigeria

Lekki Massacre: Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj Sympathize with Nigerians

Grooming cassava entrepreneurs

Lagos Shootings: ‘We have not recorded any deaths’, Sanwo-Olu says as he extends curfew

FG to set up 5-man committee to tackle IPPIS complaints

VIDEOS: Mob sets Tinubu’s TVC on fire following Lekki Massacre

NBA demand identity of killer soldiers of Lagos #EndSARS Protesters

#EndSARS Protesters Massacred, Others Injured as Soldiers Enforce Curfew in Lagos

Senate confirms Dahir-Umar as DG PenCom

How Not to End The #EndSARS Protest

#EndSARS: Hoodlums attack Kogi Prayer Walk, beat and abduct Pastors

Niger State Tanker Explosion Kills 6, Injures 3

2021 Budget: ‘Make Provisions for ASUU and #EndSARS Victims before I Sign’- Gbajabiamila

OIDA dissociates self from mercantilist FCT natives who protested against #EndSARS campaigners

#EndSARS: Sanwo-olu Imposes 24-hour curfew in Lagos

State Governors and Policing Under the Constitution by Dr. Sam Amadi

Nigeria SARS victims on display as protests rock nation

How agritech is changing global food distribution

#EndSARS: Governors Call for Judicial Panel to investigate Police Brutality

‘Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with #EndSARS’- Nigerian Army

#EndSars: ‘SWAT training begins Oct 19 to tackle Ember Months robbery, Violent crimes’- IGP

Police to Sack 37 SARS officers, prosecute 24 others for Misconduct

Maguire will bounce backafter setbacks, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Liverpool face Everton threat as Man Utd bid to stop the rot

Gerrard backs international football despite spike of Covid-19 cases

Serie A: Ibrahimovic set for Milan derby, Ronaldo in quarantine

Bale in line to make Spurs return – Mourinho

NUJ Demands Release of Publisher from Police Detention, Rejects ‘Attempt To Stifle Press Freedom’

APC to senate: Ignore PDP’s ‘Selective Criticism’ of Lauretta Onochie’s INEC Appointment

HRW Demand prosecution of police officers harassing #EndSARS protesters

ASUU Strike: Hope Rises As FG agrees to pay lecturers N30bn earned allowance

‘Nigeria’s Electoral Process too Archaic, Cumbersome and Expensive’- INEC

#EndSARS: ‘We are following the protests in Nigeria’ – UN

‘Stop Harassing #EndSARS Peaceful Protesters’, IGP warns Officers

FG Lifts ban on Football, bars fans

NYSC members must undergo Coronavirus tests as Camp reopens – FG

APC NEC members pass vote of confidence on Buni-led NWC

FG blames ASUU strike for Nationwide #EndSARS protests

Covid-19: All civil servants to resume Oct 19 -FG

Senate begins 2021 budget defence, set passage for Dec. 3

Reconstitute NHRC Governing Council – Falz Tells Buhari

Insecurity: ‘SARS were useful in Northern States’ – Lalong

Senate confirms Nasir Isa Kwarra as NPopC Chairman

#EndSARS: Minister bans protests in Abuja

NYSC Camp to Reopen November 10 -FG

Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 13.7%, food prices soar

‘We regret registering for IPPIS’ – ASUP

Gas Explosions: Senate moves to avert further deaths

774,000 Jobs: Buhari approves Nov 1st for take off

#EndSARS: ‘Stop protests, Allow FG Implement Reforms’- Senate

IPAC Demands Withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner

‘Prof. JP Clark Died an Intellectual Colossus’ -Omo-Agege

ASUU Strike: Senate, FG Delegation Meet Over Lingering Strike

#EndSARS: FG agrees to Protesters 5-Point Demands

CSOs Demand Immediate Withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie’s INEC nomination

Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark dies at 85

Senate Confirms Eight New Supreme Court Justices

Buhari appoints Onochie, three others as INEC Commissioners, seeks Senate confirmation

FG extends suspension of new electricity tariff

‘Pay-As-You-Go is not Possible’ – MultiChoice

Buhari addresses #EndSARS Campaigners

Accident Claims Four Lives on Lagos -Ibadan expressway

#EndSARS: IGP Finally Dissolves SARS, Nigerians rejoice

Buhari directs IG Adamu to reform, tackle SARS after mass protests

Apara, not Tinubu guilty of fraud, Alpha Beta reacts to allegations by ex-MD

Senate begins PIB debate on October 20

Covid-19 Violation: Lagos Gov’t pardons Funke Akindele, husband

Police restricts vehicular movement in Ondo ahead of elections

‘Fake and worn out tyres cause road accidents in Nigeria’- FRSC

Nigerians React to Force PRO Saying SARS operatives cannot be Scrapped.

School Resumption: ‘No School Should Charge For 3rd Term Fees’- FCTA

#EndSARS: Massive Protests Rock Abuja, Lagos, Owerri and Benin

Buhari presents 2021 Budget, says Revenue Generation Remains his Biggest Challenge

#EndSARS: Senate demands arrest, prosecution of security personnel involved in extrajudicial killings

Kaduna Government names Ahmed Bamalli new Emir of Zazzau

Two Lawmakers dump PDP for APC

“Be ready for a long-drawn strike in universities”- ASUU to Students

Why Nigeria Police Force can’t end SARS

Police interview with Singer Naira Marley Springs Controversy

Omo-Agege mourns ex-Delta Attorney General, Dafe Akpedeye

Senate eulogise late Senator Rose Oko for being bipartisan

2020 Teachers Day: Buhari approves special salary scale for teachers

‘Be patient with any law you doubt’, Buhari begs Nigerians

‘End SARS, not Ban SARS’ Nigerians tell IGP

Job Creation: Nigerian Youths learn secret principles to reduce unemployment rate

Nigeria on verge of destruction before Buhari rescued it from PDP – BMO

America’s President Trump, wife test positive for coronavirus

Mixed Feelings as Nigeria Celebrates 60th Independence Anniversary

‘Nigerians, Return to our age-old ethical and high moral values’- Buhari

Buhari’s 60th Independence Day Address

“Nobody can stop our Oct 1st Sit-at-home order” – IPOB

Nigeria@60: “We must become a disciplined society to attain greatness” – Abdulsalami

NERC finally suspends electricity tariff hike

PIB: “NNPC will not be scrapped but commercialised”- Sylva

Durban to host 2023 World Table Tennis Championships

‘Return of Uduaghan is timely, a sort of homecoming’- PDP

Kano-Niger railway construction : ‘Use the funds to fix bad roads instead’, Ayu tells FG

‘Peace Must Return to Borno’, Zulum affirms despite convoy attacks

NLC-TUC suspend strike after new deal with FG on electricity, fuel prices

Nigeria@60: Youths Plant Trees in Palaces around FCT

Gas Explosion: Many injured, few feared dead in Lagos

Nigerians Criticize Buhari’s Approved Kano to Niger Republic Rail Contract

US Election: Mike Tyson Will Vote For The First Time In 2020

APC will not lose Ondo like Edo’, APC Chieftains say

NAFDAC recovers fake drugs worth over N10m, seals factories

FEC approves $1.96bn for proposed rail contract from Kano to Niger Republic

Three Nigerians named among TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020

Apocalyptic tanker fire in Lokoja leaves over 30 students, passersby dead

Nigerian Rape Survivor Wins Bill Gates’ 2020 Changemaker Award

Zulum donates house, N20m to Late Col. Bako’s family

CBN reduces lending rate to 11.5%

Nigerians Should accept the Water Resources Bill -FG

NLC, TUC plans nationwide protest over petrol, electricity price hike

Obaseki receives certificate, commends Buhari for support

‘Tinubu holding fake National Leader position in APC’, Gov. Obaseki says

Edo governorship tribunal ready to receive petitions from Ize-Iyamu, APC, others

Health workers suspend 7-day nationwide warning strike

Emir Of Zazzau Dies at 84

PDP’s Obaseki Wins Edo Governorship elections

Ize-Iyamu casts vote, confident of winning Edo polls

PDP protests siege on Gov. Wike, others by security agents in Benin on election eve

FG to begin work on Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line soon -Amaechi

Buhari signs Police Bill 2020 into law

Landlords outstanding electricity bills should not be enforced on tenants -NERC

Constitution review: Abuja natives submit memoranda seeking State, more federal constituencies, LGA’s

Babalakin resigns as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor

Nurses, midwives set to strike over Fuel, Electricity hike

Kidnappers of ex-US soldier demand N20m ransom

‘Rapists will now be punished with Surgical Castration and death’- El-Rufai

Bill Gates suggests What Nigeria can do to come out of poverty

24m Nigerians so far registered on the National Identity Database – DG, NIMC

‘Kanayo O. Kanayo Becoming a Lawyer is all the Motivation you Need to Chase Your Dreams’- BellaNaija

Nigeria Generates N350m Yearly From Sports – Minister

Messi Urged To Snub Premier League Move

‘Racism is a crime’ Brazilian govt support Neymar in racism row

Confusion as International Flight Passengers Present Fake Covid-19 Results

7,000 people sign petition requesting EU, UK to bar el-Rufai over Killings.

Buhari unveils Nigeria at 60 logo

Nigeria’s Economy will recover in Q1 2021 – FG

Building collapse claims at least 2 lives in Abia

Covid-19: African govt asked to include nutrition financing in recovery plan

Kerosene Price increased by 3.28 per cent in August

Soyinka backs Obasanjo, says Nigeria divided like never before under Buhari

Igbo presidency: Kalu, Southeast lawmakers lobby APC interim leadership

‘Kaduna – Abuja train stoned by hoodlums, not attacked by bandits’ – NRC Managing Director

US imposes visa ban on Nigerians over electoral violence in Kogi, Bayelsa polls

Kim Kardashian answers criticisms on her new Maternity Wear Collection

FG warns of possible flood in all Nigerian states

Udeze calls for Super Eagles’ Hall of Fame Museum

Ndume: Soldiers rebuilding Borno houses, teaching students

Osinbajo, Lawan, others meet to ensure NASS, executive smooth relationship

Don’t release money for food, fertilizer import – Buhari to CBN

Ondo INEC fire is plot to rig, say PDP, Jegede

Benue Assembly passes infectious diseases bill

Kogi PDP gives conditions for participating in LG elections

FG to fix Refineries with Money Saved From Subsidy Removal

Premier League Clubs To Replace Black Lives Matter Logo On Jerseys

Guardiola Hails De Bruyne As World’s Best Midfielder

Real Madrid Worried About Hazard Fitness, Weight

Salaries of 135 health workers suspended in Gombe

At least 1,165 killed, 113 abducted in Northwest Nigeria in eight months – Report

INEC: ‘No Face Mask, No Voting’, plans e-balloting from 2021

Flood Sweeps At least 50 houses, Properties In Niger State

Nigeria to witness an Increased Cost of Bread Nationwide

Covid-19: Nigeria yet to receive Russian vaccine

Mohammed, AGF, NBC dragged to court over broadcasting code

80 Civil Servants Sacked in Niger State

INEC office in Ondo on fire, over 5000 smart card readers destroyed

‘Subsidy removal, a courageous move by Buhari’- Ex-Lawmaker

Nigerians Warned of Possible Disease Outbreak from Cow Lungs consumption

Air Passengers Without Covid-19 Negative Test to Pay $3,500 Fine – NCAA

Nigeria’s Debt Rises to N31trn in 3 Months – DMO

Man kills 17 months old step son over alleged distraction of wife’s love

IGP Finally produces Bayelsa gov candidate after third court order

FG Asks Public Hospitals To Replace Striking Doctors With NYSC Members

Benue Governor attack Army for killing Gana, Benue’s most wanted criminal

Buhari plans to bring joy to Nigerians by addressing class inequality

Imo state signs two developmental bills into law

North-Central Elders demand Sack of Service Chiefs

CSOs demand breakdown of FG’s N30.5bn COVID-19 expenditure

Nigeria bars Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, others as int’l flights resume

Lagos council to auction abandoned containers

Nigerian Governors set to implement tax reliefs for businesses

Sharia Law: Kano judiciary submits Judgment to Femi Falana

Lawmakers, NLC rejects hike in fuel, terms it “unacceptable”.

Hike In Electricity Tariff receive rejection by Atiku, other Nigerians

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson And His Family Recovering from Covid-19

Immigration announces entry procedures as international flights resume Sept 5.

Aviation Minister Shakes Up NCAA, sacks Directors.

Edo Guber: “Enough Is Enough”, Oba of Benin scolds Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu over Pre-Election Violence

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes up American citizenship

FG Declares November 1st as National Youth Day

FG blames COVID-19 for delay in awarding scholarships

12 children rescued from 55 year-old trafficker in Anambra

Canoe Capsizes, claims 8 lives in Kebbi amidst flooding disaster

Tyler Perry now a billionaire -Forbes

Petrol depot price increased to N151.56/litre

FCTA to stop unhygienic meat transportation by 2021

Nigeria’s active GSM subscribers now 199.3m -NCC

FG may extend 774,000 public works jobs

Naira appreciates against dollar in black market

NERC implements Increase in Electricity tariff

COVID 19: ‘Don’t assume that the curve is flattening’- Health Minister

Fani-Kayode demands N6bn, apology from Daily Trust for “Character Defamation”

CBN reduces Interest Rate On Savings Deposits to 1.25%

FG projects committee inspects facilities at Immigration hqtrs in Abuja

Treated WASSCE students return to class after testing negative for COVID-19

2023: ‘I will not hesitate to be Nigeria’s President’- Orji Uzor Kalu

Zoom users quadruple, making its shares to soar

‘Nigeria is witnessing a rise in Rape, incest cases’- IPAS

IG, police hierarchy brainstorm on community policing in Uyo

‘Patronize trains to reduce road Pressure in ember months’- FRSC

‘Nigeria’s Rising Number of Missing Persons’- Human Rights Watch

‘Nigeria paid $14 million for fuel in June despite subsidy removal’ – NNPC

Health workers issue 15-day strike notice to FG, amidst Covid-19

‘Police will be Neutral and Apolitical in Edo, Ondo Elections’- IGP

25 year Man docked for allegedly stealing church properties

Ighalo nominated for Man U awards

Actress Omotola and family recover from COVID-19 as world positive cases hit 25 million

SERAP Drags Buhari to court over Failure to Publish Details of N800bn Recovered Loot

‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of Colon cancer

Buhari gives Akufo-Addo last warning over ill-treatment of Nigerians in Ghana

Coca-Cola to cut 4,000 jobs After COVID-19 hits Q2 profits

Kano elders petition Buhari, say Ganduje’s N300bn Chinese loan slavery

Facebook grants N500m to Nigeria’s SMBs to help lessen COVID-19 impact

Helicopter crash kills two in Lagos, destroys buildings in Ikeja

Chelsea sign former PSG defender Thiago Silva

N-Power: FG approves outstanding payment to exited beneficiaries

We’re ready for Edo election, INEC chairman says

Mali junta says it has freed ousted president Keita

Mental health: Asido calls for youth volunteers

Buhari sacks Amnesty programme boss, appoints Dikio interim administrator

Mosque Massacre: New Zealand gives life sentence to killer

Buhari bans estimated billing, order mass metering for Nigerian electricity consumers

#justiceforUwa: Police parade suspected killers of UNIBEN student

Buhari tasks Lawyers on speedy justice delivery

N10bn approved for transport operators palliatives

Buhari inaugurates new permanent secretaries

‘We will not collapse Amotekun into community policing’- Akeredolu

‘Foreigners Exchange Arms for Gold in Zamfara’- Governor

Coup: EU stops training of Malian army, police until democracy is restored

‘i dont want want to be NFF president’– Fashanu

Nigerian Oshoala unlucky as Wolfsburg defeat Barca in Women’s UCL

17 year old Nigerian, Prosper Nwoko rules Australia youth athletics

NUJ, CSOs slam Fani-Kayode over verbal abuse of journalist

FG to create 12m jobs through gas expansion programme

20 teenage girls benefit from Karu community outreach

Group Condemns Suspension Of Police Recruitment Requirements By IG

‘Don’t Send Your Children to School In Northern Cyprus’- FG

N14.92bn released for Pension Payment to Retirees

Airlines risk $3,500 fine if passengers without COVID-19 test result are airlifted

WHO declares Africa Polio free

No COVID-19 testing infrastructure at airports – NCAA

Stop consuming Australian apple blackcurrant juice, NAFDAC warns

Buhari group says Nigeria’s 6% GDP decline, not a bad omen

Lagos Health commissioner to continue work despite testing positive for COVID-19

Amaechi, Sylva reconciles to reposition APC ahead of gubernatorial elections

FCT Nursing School in need of adequate Water, Electricity

Students React as ASUU threatens to Continue Strike

“Stop Testing Our Will”, IPOB warns DSS, Others

Sports Stakeholders react to Amokachi’s appointment as Buhari’s SA

Nigeria reciprocates, bans EU flights from entry

N13bn approved for community policing across Nigeria

Nigerian Embassy in Canada Shut down

Arotile’s Death: Court frees two suspects

CAN rejects CAMA, says Church can never be controlled by FG

N5.49 Billion approved for Federal Secretariats, FCT Dam projects

Coup d’état: Nigeria Charges Mali to Immediately restore constitutional order

Airforce Kill ISWAP leaders in Borno

Nigerians Remember Ebola Heroine Dr. Stella Adadevoh, 6 years after her Death

774,000 jobs: Reps Minority Caucus reject 30 slots per lawmaker

Imo to establish second state-owned university, prepare indigenes for Post Covid-19 Era

NUJ slams NBC for ‘outrageous’ Nigeria Info fine

Nigeria records highest inflation rate since March 2018

NUC Laments influx of fake foreign University degrees

Bayelsa governor appeals tribunal judgment, seeks stay of execution

Telegram Launch Video Call Service

Fraud Alert : Access Bank Warns Customers to be Vigilant

Fans react to Burna Boy’s fifth album ‘Twice as Tall’

N8.49 Billion approved for COVID-19 Testing Equipment Purchase

Mailafia: NBC Fines Nigeria Info FM 5milion naira, Gov’s Demand Probe

Wenger Turns Down Barca Job After Talks To Replace Setien

Sharia court sentences man to death for blasphemy, rape

Fuel Scarcity Looms as PENGASSAN begins strike

Obasanjo, Ooni of Ife Calls for scrap of BBNaija, urges youth to take over politics

Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington dies at 90

US Ambassador visits Tinubu in Abuja

DSS release Obadiah Mailafia after interrogation

Ronaldinho In Trouble For Hosting Parties During House Arrest

Lille spends $35m To Seal Deal For Osimhen’s Replacement, Jonathan David

Sanwo-Olu leads APC campaign in Ondo ahead of guber polls

Immigration Intercepts Cameroonian with Five Nigerian Passports

US Donates 200 Ventilators to Nigeria

Ashafa set to revamp housing sector, hails Buhari over appointment

US Warns Citizens against Travelling to Nigeria

Edo 2020: More Drama sets in as election draws closer

NBA names Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa

Insurgency war: Equip Police with heavy military weapons, North East Gov’s tell FG

‘Stop Southern Kaduna Killings Now’, Nigerians to FG

Naira Marley fined N100,000 for violating covid 19 travel ban

Robots assist doctors treat COVID 19 patients in Rwanda

2023: Elder Statesmen Clamour for Igbo Presidency

NCC Revises USSD price to N1.63 per 20 seconds session

House of Reps summon ministers over Chinese loans

Insurgency: Buhari set to overhaul national security architecture

Nigerians react to Tiktok ban threat

‘I never approached NDDC for contracts, Akpabio lied’– Uduaghan

Sumner Sambo joins Arise News as Political Editor

Banks implement new guidelines on loan recovery

PDP still number one party in Imo despite setback – Ihedioha

Lagos disinfect schools ahead of students resumption

SPECIAL VIDEO: Temitope Arotile: Ambition, death and burial of Nigeria’s first combat helicopter pilot

‘You can’t scare me out of office’, smoking Buhari tells PDP over calls for resignation

Helicopter pilot Arotile’s suspected killers handed to police for prosecution – Airforce

Police in Lagos rescue asthma patient who ran out of inhaler, buy one for him

Defection: Dogara was only a “circumstancial member”of PDP, Bauchi Chief of Staff says

Gbajabiamila ask House clerk to slam Akpabio with lawsuit over NDDC contract allegations

Abuja Police free Press TV journalists after public pressure

Police arrest Press TV journalists in Abuja for covering Shiite protest

‘I won’t sack service chiefs as directed by Senate’ – Buhari replies Lawan

Buhari cabal member and publisher, Isa Funtua dies of cardiac arrest

FULL VIDEO: How NDDC Acting MD Pondei fainted at House of Reps hearing

‘Security under control despite threat by bandits, insurgents’, Buratai tells Buhari

PHOTOS of railway station in Agbor Buhari named after Goodluck Jonathan

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed visits Babangida in Minna

Buhari commends Premium Times publisher, Olorunyomi over CPJ award

“Why I’m not interested in being President in 2023” – Lawan explains

Nigerian-based African scientists record huge success in Covid-19, Lassa fever research

Nigeria’s BetKing in $11 million sponsorship deal with Kenya league

Buhari eyes $500mn a year from gold mining to boost revenue

Twitter Hack: Nigerians Left Out on High-Profile Account Heist

Buhari mourns young airforce helicopter pilot, salutes Arotile’s bravery

NASS Clerk Omolori, 149 others sacked without notice amidst tension in N/Assembly

Hushpuppi Scam? A special video report by NEWSMAN Nigeria on Youtube

‘Cancel age requirement for job seekers in MDA’s’, Senate tells Buhari

Nigerian veteran Obafemi Martins returns to Shanghai club aged 35

GoKada CEO, Fahim Saleh hacked to death in his New York apartment

Nigerians want airforce to probe death of first female combat helicopter pilot, Arotile

Seven policemen dead, 11 others injured in ghastly accident

CBN set to ban importation of maize, encourages local production

‘We are ready to resume’-Private school owners tell FG

COVID-19: Nigeria set to ban some countries from entry

Nigerian Army redeploys 37 Generals, appoint 5 Colonels

Rice farmers to drop price of Nigerian rice to N12,000 per bag

‘Killings in Southern Kaduna too much to bear’, Senator La’ah tells Senate

BOI provides more loans, moratorium for Covid-19 hit sectors in Nigeria

Lovestruck American defrauded, kidnapped in Imo

‘No aides, workers asked to isolate over Covid-19’, – Delta State govt

Anthony Joshua urges elite athletes to unite in fight against racism

Nigeria develops Covid-19 test kit

Starvation Hits African Refugees amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Customs intercepts 140 foreign rice bags hidden in sand truck

Why Buhari must prosecute Magu if indicted – PDP

Lives lost, property destroyed as Bandits-Military wage war in Sokoto

‘How Buhari Disappointed Shiites, Buharists’ – El-Zakzaky’s son

Covid 19: ‘Reopen Churches Nationwide For God’s Sake’ – CAN

Trump Scoffs Kanye West’s Presidential Bid

Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw identity revealed by critic

Appointments: ‘FCT Must Be Treated As A State’, Lawan Tells Buhari

Abomination: Police arrest CAC Pastor for raping daughter, abortion

WAEC releases timetable for 2020 WASSCE exams

Uzodinma lifts Covid-19 lockdown on markets in Imo state

Aduda protests absence of FCT nominee on Buhari’s list for eleven judges

‘Malami scuttling Buhari’s anti-graft gains’ – Odekunle spits fire, Magu still detained

Nigerians, international students in United States risk deportation over Covid-19

Five Chinese sailors kidnapped in Lagos waters

Magu invited to probe panel, not arrested – EFCC, DSS

NLC rejects fuel price increase, accuse PPPRA of defrauding Nigerians

Alleged scammer Hushpuppi, associate Woodbery extradited to US for trial

Abuja, Lagos airports resume flights on July 8, others July 11 – Aviation Minister

‘Increase in transport fares not our fault’, –NURTW appeals to passengers

Jobs fiasco: NASS right over hearing mode, Keyamo outburst a necessary evil by Sesugh Akume

Wearing facemask during exercise is harmful, WHO warns

Buhari names FCT nominee as career ambassador-designate, sends list of 41 others

COVID 19: Release 74 prisoners qualified for amnesty -Falana tells FG

Nigeria orders DSTV to suspend tariff hike, may enforce pay-per-view

‘Don’t overburden taxpayers, widen tax net’, Senate President tells FIRS

Senate suspends plenary in honour of late Lagos East Senator, Osinowo

‘Beware of fake NIS recruitment sites’- Immigration CG Babandede warns

BBC partners MTN to deliver free news on MyMTN App in Nigeria

Buhari gets new Chief Personal Security Officer, nephew reposted

Buhari Extends Partial Lockdown, Domestic Flights, Interstate Movement Allowed

Burna Boy wins 2020 BET Award for Best International Act

Buhari extends partial lockdown, domestic flights, interstate movement allowed

Atiku mourns late Hama Bachama, Homun Honest Stephen

Nigerian Army unleash special forces against bandits in Katsina

Ten million people affected with Coronavirus, 500k dead

Sixty years since historic Lumumba speech launched Congo independence

Elected opposition-leader forms first cabinet as Malawi President

Wole Soyinka Centre holds webinar on data journalism, Yemi Kale headlines event

Ighalo maintains goal-per-start record, African players perform high

Wealthy men and the pen in Nigeria

‘Tinubu has not been dumped, remains APC leader’, Buhari blasts Fani-Kayode, critics

Becoming the party we were intended to be by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

‘I’m yet to decide on 2023 presidential ambition due to Covid-19’, Tinubu speaks on APC crisis

Abuja Airport reopens with robots guiding airline passengers, check temperatures

VIDEO: NEC, Buhari dissolve APC National Working Committee, Buni chairs Caretaker Committee

Buni Caretaker Committee to deliver new APC National Working Committee in six months

‘Nigeria loses about $28bn annually to power shortages’- World Bank

Why we must not disintegrate, President Buhari admonishes APC members

Shocker: Buhari recognises Giadom faction of APC, will attend NEC meeting Thursday

Covid-19: New report explains how Africa can expand digital economy, lower connectivity costs

Edo 2020: Obaseki gets greenlight to contest PDP primaries, Ogbeide-Ihama withdraws case

Fayemi, Amaechi fingered in APC crisis, attempts to take Giadom to Buhari fails

EPL: David Luiz agrees Arsenal contract extension

‘D’Banj is not our youth ambassador’ – United Nations

VIDEO: Lance Corporal blasts Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, over incessant killings across Nigeria

Ghanaian President apologises to Buhari over demolition of embassy building, suspects arrested

‘ECOWAS Court judgments not being implemented by member states’, President cries out

Onazi ready for Super Eagles return

NIMASA working with NPA to secure anchorage areas over Deep Sea Project

Nigeria’s new polio-free status excites pro-Buhari group

AfDB approves 88m Euros loan to Cameroon to finance COVID-19 response

‘Policemen at APC headquarters to protect building, not seal it’, – Force PRO Mba

Ohanaeze Ndigbo youths disown N50 billion lawsuit against Buhari, FG over nepotism in appointments

Buhari calls for caution on ECOWAS common currency

Police arrest three brothers for impersonating Force public relations officer, Frank Mba

‘No state in Nigeria free of Coronavirus’ – NCDC says

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Apocalyptic tanker fire in Lokoja leaves over 30 students, passersby dead

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Reports say the fire service officials alerted were practically unavailable for hours thereby leading to deaths of many people, some reports say over 30 persons were killed in the raging inferno.Continue Reading

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