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News Update, Wednesday 16/02/2022
** Buhari sends 2022 supplementary budget to National Assembly ** NNPC distributes one billion litres of fuel nationwide ** 2023 Election: I’m focused on my…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were on Tuesday left stranded at the various bus stops as fuel scarcity worsened in Nigeria’s capital city,…
Some placard-carrying students under the aegies of National Association of Osun Students on Tuesday stormed the command headquarters of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, has mocked ailing National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu. Speaking in the…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says prospective candidates without the National Identification Number (NIN) will be allowed to take this year’s West African Senior…
A woman passing by an uncompleted building in Marabar Kankara town in Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State has rescued a four year old girl kidnapped…
The couple arrested on Saturday for being in possession of human parts at Leme area of Ogun State have confessed how they killed their victim.…
The Nigerian Police Force has released the names of four other personnel arrested alongside disgraced cop, DCP Abba Kyari over their involvement in a cocaine…
ASUU National Executive Council had on Monday resolved to embark on the strike as the government failed to implement the Memorandum of Action it signed…
The Nigerian Police has arrested the suspended head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, for being one of the leaders of…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a national strike. The strike will be total, the lecturers’ union said at a press conference on…
The politician’s security aide was seen constantly holding his nose while looking at the wet area. A video, which has now gone viral on social…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for the failure to publish the Federal Government of Nigeria’s agreement with Twitter.…
A convergence of academics and progressive section of the northern leaders and elders have charged youths in the region to step up and revamp Nigeria’s…
Israel Adesanya has defeated Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision at #UFC271 to retain the middleweight crown. Credit: Twitter | UFC
Chelsea defender, Thiago Silva, on Saturday, won Player of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament (Golden Ball) award and also Player of the match award…
Rescuers on Saturday recovered two bodies from the ruins of a three-storey building under construction, which collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos. This was…
Ghana’s National Identity Card can now be used as an e-passport In 44,000 airports globally. This means the Ghana Card, which is a unique biometric…
** 2023: I told Buhari I want to step in his shoes, not on his toes —Tinubu ** Strike: ASUU begins two-day meeting, takes final…
The residence of Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire outbreak is not known as at…
A Tweep, Oge Kings has shared the letter itemising the things expected of him after his landlord died. Kings, who shared the letter on Twitter…
The Ogun State police command says it has arrested one Kehinde Oladimeji, 43, and wife Adejumoke Raji , 35, for being in possession of fresh…
The National Executive Committee of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will on Saturday commence a two-day meeting at the University of Lagos, Akoka, to…
The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday, said the purpose of its struggle is to end endemic injustice perpetrated against the…
Popular Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has asked Nigerians to grow up and face serious issues in the country. Kuti said this while reacting to the…
Prophet Bisi Olujobi, the General Overseer of Wisdom Church International, Ketu, Lagos State, has warned he sees a shameful end of Primate Elijah Ayodele. He…
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC have arrested 42 suspected internet fraudsters at various locations in Asaba, Delta State. They were…
Kaduna politician, Shehu Sani has called on religious leaders to intervene after a man allegedly divorced his wife following her release from kidnappers’ den. According…
** 2023 Presidency: Sanwo-Olu urges APC leaders to unite for Tinubu ** Don’t interfere with Nigerian politics, Buhari warns new diplomats ** Be a reference…
Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section…
The CEO Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company has revealed plans to go into Keke Manufacturing. He made this disclosure today, while taking a group of Catholic…
FIFA has approved Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman changing his nationality to represent Nigeria instead of England, world soccer’s governing body said Thursday. Lookman, who…
The headquarters of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has been burnt. The fire reportedly started around 11pm on Wednesday night, badly affecting the…
Two mobile police officers were allegedly shot dead after robbers attacked a bullion van in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday. Some residents were also feared…
West Ham player, Michail Antonio has shared his thoughts on the backlash that has trailed the video of his teammate, Kurt Zouma drop kicking his…
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it will intensify efforts to clamp down on internet fraudsters, also known as ‘Yahoo boys’.…
A first-year female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, has died after accidentally falling inside a soakaway in one of the…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has been granted access to commence live broadcast of its programmes, Naija News reports. The service announced on Wednesday…
Northern Elders Forum (NEF’s) Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed on Wednesday lamented the insecurity being experienced in the northwest region of Nigeria.…
The agency said the policy should apply to new and returning students, arguing that such would help the fight against drug abuse among the youth.…
About four persons have been confirmed killed by suspected Fulani militias who attacked Sabon Kaura village in Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of…
Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has gifted his father a car. The singer shared a video of himself on his Instagram…
Nigerians have reacted to the leaked sex tape of fast-rising singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade. In the early hours of Wednesday, footages…
The federal government has stated that it will not interfere with the case of Sunday Igboho while he is still being tried in the Benin…
The young Igbo activist popular known as LISAR NJ KANU has raised a series of questions to IPOB leadership as regards to the illegal abduction…
A Twitter user, Harbee has cried out after her uncle, Femi was allegedly killed at his filling station in Ogun State by men in uniform.…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday, announced the appointment of coaches for the senior national team. The national football administrative body retained Austin Eguavoen…
A group of four teenage girls who are said to be students of a secondary school in Lagos have been reportedly caught with human parts…
Area of Anambra State when an official of the Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) was killed by unknown gunmen. Though details of the incident are…
A former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalong has told politicians beyond the age of 65 to perish the idea of contesting for any executive…
Sylvester Oromoni was beaten by bullies at Dowen College, the immediate elder sister of the late student, Amanda, has told the Coroner’s Inquest Court of…
The student wing of the human rights and pro-democracy group, Take It Back Movement, has directed students across Nigeria to protest against the poor running…
Sheikh Habeebullah Adam Al-Ilory, the administrator of Markaz Agege Arabic and Islamic Training Institute, Lagos, suffered a stroke during a sermon in Ilorin, Kwara State.…
There are concerns over the security situation in Kwara state following the influx of criminal groups from Zamfara, seeking refuge in the state. In a report…
The government of the Republic of Benin has extended the incarceration of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho for six months. This contradicts…
A Senate bill seeking to make it an offence for any landlord to demand payment of advance rent from tenants of residential and office buildings…
** Discourage coups across Africa, Buhari urges AU leaders, as he receives briefing on situation in Guinea-Bissau after coup attempt ** ASUU begins preparation for…
Morocco prepared Monday to bury “little Rayan”, the five-year-old boy who died trapped in a well despite days-long rescue operation that gripped the world. The…
Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 400 million followers on social media platform, Instagram and made history in the process. He is the first…
Senegal on Sunday night won the Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Egypt on penalty kicks. The game ended goalless throughout the regulation time and…
A student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Olanipekun Irenimofe, who was recently arrested by the police has narrated her experience with the…
Students of Mass Communication Department of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin held a rally in honour of Nigerian Soldiers. The rally was tagged, Celebrating the Less…
** 2023: Tinubu is the next Nigeria’s President, no controversy, Igbokwe assures Nigerians ** EndSARS: Implement panels’ reports to prevent another protest, activist urges FG…
Rapper, Olamide has revealed that his next album may be his last album. He also revealed the name of the next album, Unruly, which he…
Some soldiers have lambasted the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, for attacking SaharaReporters over a story about non-payment of their salaries and allowances for January.…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, has said that it will not allow the use of hijab in grant-aided mission schools in the…
Africa’s first floating Basketball court has been unveiled at Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos State, Nigeria. The project was unveiled by NBA Africa and Hennessy. Credit:…
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, on Friday denied kidnapping a businessman, Sylvanus Ahamonu, and collecting a $420,000 ransom from his family. Standing trial…
The Twitter Spaces planned by activist, Rinu Oduala for Saturday with former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has elicited strong reactions from some Twitter users. Some…
The Federal Government of Nigeria have revealed plans to borrow a total sum of 250 Billion Naira (600 Million dollars) from the World bank to…
There seems no end in sight regarding the security challenges in Niger State, as gunmen continue attacks on more communities across the state. No fewer…
Aliko Dangote’s Auto Company, Dangote Peugeot Automobile, Begins Operations In Nigeria The assembly of Peugeot vehicles comes nearly four years after joint owners Dangote Group…
The 21-year-old suspected terrorist, Naziru Sani, working under the camp of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist, on the police wanted list for acts of terrorism…
A student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Mufid Suleiman has graduated with a final CGPA of 4.96 out of 5.00. According to The Abusite, the…
Chelsea will be experiencing the use of ‘robot referees’ when they compete in the Club World Cup. The Blues will be looking to win the…
The Gombe State secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party was on Tuesday morning set ablaze by some suspected hoodlums. The PDP office is situated along…
Following the resumption of the United Kingdom Visa application processing, thousands of applicants besieged the Lagos offices on Monday. The News Agency Of Nigeria reports…
A TikTok user was left in tears over wounds on her face after she went for a laser treatment to remove tribal marks. The user…
A suspected ritualist, Timothy Odeniyi, has been arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State after being caught with human parts. He was…