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Amotekun, Herdsmen’s Clash Consumes Father, Sons, Houses Razed

  By Boye Ajayi At least seven persons,  including a father and his two sons, have lost their lives in a deadly clash...

New Year electricity tariff raise: FG recants, suspends implementation after public outcry

  After denying a raise in electricity tariff, the Federal Goverment has ordered stop on the tariff by the  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) with...

COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on Buhari, Osinbajo, others publicly, says government official

    As part of efforts to convince Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other...

Destruction of Lagos properties by #EndSARS hoodlums: We have begun rebuilding the state – Gov. Sanwo-Olu

  Aftermath of massive devastations perpetrated by hoodlums during November 2020 #EndSARS protests put at over N1 trillion,  Lagos State Government says it...

National identity card registration runs into hitch as NIMC workers begin strike

    The ongoing registration of Nigerians for the national identity card on Thursday suffered a setback as the workers of the National Identity...

At last, crestfallen Trump accepts defeat, promises “orderly transition” of power to Biden

  After a disgraceful protest by his supporters against democracy and Mr Joe Biden’s popular mandate as U.S. 46th President, outgoing President Donald...

Greed, jealousy possessed me, pregnant woman who killed stepson confesses

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A pregnant woman, Musa Mariam, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command, for allegedly poisoning...

Unpaid salaries: Protesting Cross River magistrate slumps

  A near fatal incident occurred on Tuesday in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as a magistrate who donned his official regalia...

Take full responsibility for your lives, comply with COVID-19 protocols, PTF urges Nigerians

  Worried by rising cases of Coronavirus particularly among health workers, the Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians to stop doubting the existence...

Global economy to expand by 4 percent in 2021

…incomes likely to stay low for extended period The global economy is expected to expand 4 percent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19...

Just in: FG jacks up electricity tariff by 50 per cent

    Effective from January 1, 2021, electricity consumers will start paying 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff. This is because the Nigerian...

Lai Mohammed reacts to Twitter setting up the HQ in Ghana.

National security, sovereignty: lnformation Minister lashes out at ICC, Amnesty International

  …says Nigeria will not surrender its sovereignty   The Federal Goverment has cautioned some foreign organisations particularly Amnesty International and the International Criminal...

Breaking: Unlawful assembly: Sowore, 4 pro-democracy activists remanded in prison

  Omoyele Sowore, the Saharareporters Publisher and four other pro-democracy activists, arrested on January 1, 2021 few hours before President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast, have been...

British Airways Aircraft Suffers Bird Strike While Landing In Lagos

A British Airways passenger aircraft experienced a bird strike while landing in Lagos.  The multiple impacts led to issues such as a hydraulic...

Tinubu, APC leader, ill, flown to Paris 

  National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Chief Bola Tinubu, has been reportedly admitted in a Paris, hospital. He had  travelled to the...

2021 prophecies: Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo, ex-Ghana President John Mahama will take the helm as presidents

  As the year 2021 rolled in today, two Ghanaian Christian clerics, who operate in the office of prophets, have unveiled major, status...