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Just In: No intention to increase petrol pump price, disregard speculations – NNPC

Contrary to speculations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) said on Friday that it has not increased pump prices of petrol and...

Supreme Court to decide Nnamdi Kanu’s fate December 15

The Supreme Court has fixed December 15 to decide the fate of the leader of the proscibed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi...

Ceaseless blackmail on NNPCL leadership: Arewa Youth Assembly berates sponsors, petitions Police, DSS

Perceived ceaseless attacks against the top management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) especially its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele...

Just In: Ministerial nominee slumps during Senate screening

One of the newly appointed ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday collapsed during screening by the Senate. The nominee, Balarebe Abbas...

Kevin McCarthy becomes first US Speaker to be impeached

Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was removed from his job as speaker of the US House of Representatives after a mutiny by hard-right members...

Naira Marley in our custody, Police confirm arrest

Nigerian music sensation and Marlian Records founder, Naira Marley, has returned to Nigeria and taken into custody by the Lagos State Police command...

I will make good use of my N120m, BBNaija All Stars winner, Ilebaye declares

In a heartfelt declaration during the presentation of her well-deserved prize, Ilebaye, the winner of BBNaija All Stars, expressed her commitment to making...

Just in: Fatalities in Rivers illegal refinery fire rise to 39

Another 39 people have been consumed in an illegal oil refining site fire at Ibaa forest in Emuoha council area of Rivers State....

Breaking: NLC, TUC suspend planned strike, gives FG 30 days grace 

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have suspended the indefinite strike earlier scheduled to commence on...

After four-month Tinubu Presidency, First Lady Remi Tinubu says husband not a magician

After four months in the saddle by President Bola Tinubu in pursuit of his “Renewed Hope” agenda, his wife, Oluremi, has said her...

FG/Labour meeting: Tinubu’s N25,000 provisional wage increase, N5,000 for vulnerable Nigerians rejected

The N25,000 provisional wage increment announced for average low-grade workers in the federal civil service by President Bola Tinubu on October 1 has...

Tinubu at nation’s 63rd independence anniversary, announces new wage increment for federal workers

“For the next six months, the average low-grade worker shall receive an additional N25, 000 per month. Commencing this month, the social safety...

Nationwide strike: FG invites NLC, TUC to emergency meeting

The Federal Government has invited the leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to an emergency...

Doctors discover bracelet and earphones among 150 objects inside man’s stomach

Doctors were in “shock” after removing earphones, a bracelet, nuts and bolts and safety pins among 150 foreign objects from a patient’s stomach....

Breaking News: Police Arrest Sam Larry, suspect in Mohbad’s death

On Thursday evening, the Lagos State Police Command announced that it has arrested Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, also known as Sam Larry whom many have...

In one fell swoop, Wike sacks 21 heads of FCT agencies, parastatals

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has again wielded the big stick and this time around he has sacked...