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Katsina State Government handed over fifteen repaired vehicles to a representative of the police command on Wednesday. At a brief ceremony held at the Katsina…
The Lagos State Government has urged traders to refrain from selling their goods on the side of the road, in front of buildings, or on…
In a desperate attempt to feed themselves, a crowd of people broke into a government-run food storage facility in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, taking large…
Residents of Zaria took desperate measures to obtain food on Friday, when they stopped and looted a truck carrying foodstuffs from BUA company. The truck,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced the suspension of its two-day nationwide protest. The decision was made on Tuesday evening, following negotiations with the…
On Tuesday, in a show of support, police officers were seen handing out biscuits and water to protestors gathered in Alausa, Lagos. Their gesture was…
A building under construction in the vicinity of the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State, has collapsed. The incident occurred on Monday evening, resulting in…
Thousands of people have gathered across Nigeria for the NLC’s nationwide protest against hunger and poverty. The protests have kicked off in major cities, with…
Economic hardship and other grievances have prompted the NLC to stage a protest in Lagos, despite a heavy security presence. The NLC is demanding action…
In a last-ditch attempt to avert a nationwide strike, the Federal Government met with the Nigeria Labour Congress. However, the meeting ended without an agreement,…
In the run-up to the planned nationwide protests against economic hardship, President Bola Tinubu has called an emergency meeting with the leadership of the NLC…
Following a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that President Tinubu has ordered the full implementation…
In the lead-up to the scheduled nationwide protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress, 65 Civil Society Organizations have withdrawn their support, led by the…
Despite a warning from the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, the human rights group ‘Take It Back Movement’ went ahead with its planned…
In a statement, the APC expressed its condolences to the families of Comfort Adebanjo, a member of the party, and six other people who lost…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore met with Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) leaders to discuss plans for nationwide protests against hardship and inflation in Nigeria, which…
Residents of Dormanlong Bridge in Fadeyi, Lagos, expressed their fear and frustration as an oil tanker overturned in the area, spilling engine oil and disrupting…
Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, has returned to Nigeria to bury his mother, who passed away recently. Igboho’s spokesman Olayomi Koiki announced…
The Lagos State Government has explained that the Ikeja Computer Village was originally designated as a residential area, and that the proposed relocation to Katangua…
The Nigerian government has reportedly blocked foreign exchange access for Binance, OctaFX, and other foreign exchanges. This action is intended to prevent the alleged manipulation…
On Wednesday, the body of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, was flown to Akure from Ibadan ahead of his funeral. The governor’s death…
The Nigerian government has warned cement companies to lower prices or risk losing their monopoly, as it considers lifting the ban on cement imports. This…
AEDC has announced that it may disconnect power to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, as well as several ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), due to…
The African Action Congress (AAC) party has formally requested an apology from President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its treatment of AAC’s 2023 presidential candidate, Omoyele…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed charges against journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore and co-defendant Olawale Bakare, who were accused of treason by…
Tragedy struck in Plateau State on Sunday when the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sylvanus Namang, was killed by suspected gunmen. According…
The African Movement for Freedom and Justice has called on the Osun State Government to immediately reverse its decision to charge job seekers a N2000…
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that eight individuals suspected of kidnapping children and teachers of the Apostolic Faith School in Emure-Ekiti have been…
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a two-day mass protest on February 27 and 28, 2024. The protest is in…
According to Omoyele Sowore, the leader of the #RevolutionNow movement, the August 2019 protest marked a turning point in public understanding of the need for…
The Federal Government says Nigeria does not need to import food items from other countries, and that it can achieve food self-sufficiency and even become…
The House of Representatives has called for an end to the practice of sports betting in Nigeria, citing concerns about its harmful effects on society.…
Elders from the Eastern Region of Nigeria converged on the gravesite of Nnamdi Kanu’s parents in Umuahia, pleading for his release. Their prayerful vigil at…
In a surprising turn of events, the Nigerian government has decided to drop the case against activist and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore had been…
Residents of Ughelli in Delta State have taken to the streets en masse to protest against police brutality and the extortion of Nigerian youth by…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has said that it is an insult to Nigerians for the Federal Government to…
The Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and his wife, Chizoba, have died after a Chopper they were commuting in crashed in California on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three…
Group of youths staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government…
Nigerian nurses and other health workers have kicked against the conditions imposed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) on all applicants seeking…
The leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday issued a 14-day strike notice to the President Bola…
A legal practitioner identified as Eze Victor Agala reportedly slumped and died outside a courtroom in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Peaks News reports.…
A yet-to-be-identified number of persons died and several sustained severe burnt injuries in a gas explosion that happened at Iyana Isashi, Ojo area of Lagos.…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned alcoholic beverages produced in sachets less than 200ml. The director-general of NAFDAC,…
The exorbitant cost of living in the country sparked a demonstration on Monday morning in Minna, the capital of Niger State, when citizens blocked major…
A baby sold for N800,000 after being abducted by a housemaid has been rescued. According to reports, the baby was found in a market in…
The Oyo State government has revealed the reason for the suspension of Onido of Ido, Oba Gbolagade Muritala Babalola, Prince Dotun Oyelade, commissioner for information,…
Eighty-two-year-old Dr. Nangolo Mbumba has been sworn in as the fourth Namibian President. Mbumba is Namibia’s former Vice President and has held the position since…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has verified reports of election process disruptions caused by incidents of thuggery and material hijacking in certain areas of…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has suspended Oba Gbolagade Babalola (Gbadewolu I), the Onido of Ido in Ido Local Government Area of the state.…
Twelve members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the production of fake dollar notes have been arrested between Bajoga and the Duku axis of Gombe…
Operatives of the FCT Police Command attached to Asokoro Police Divisional Headquarters in a coordinated operation rescued 2 kidnapped victims in the early hours of…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has said that the agency uncovered how a religious sect is laundering money…
The Lagos State Government is pushing to resume tolling at the Lekki tollgate despite strong objections raised by residents, SaharaReporters revealed. The tollgate was the…
Billionaire Femi Otedola appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Bank Nigeria, FBN Holdings. Otedola who succeeds Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi was elected…
Libya on Tuesday deported no fewer than 320 Europe-bound stranded Nigerians with the International Organisation for Migration coordinating moves to help the migrants return to…
Two traditional rulers have been reportedly murdered in Ekiti State. According to LIB, the incident happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area…
There was a commotion on Monday afternoon at Ire Akari Estate Area of Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State as a furniture shop was gutted by fire.…
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of an Osun prince, the son of Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Eniola Oyeyode in connection with the accidental…
Lagos PDP Chairman Regains Freedom After Abduction on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Photo Credit – LIB
The military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The countries’…
A local hunter has killed United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Richard Idowu Adeoriokin, in Osun State. …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State has confirmed a fire incident at its Ibadan South East Local Government Area office. This was…
A private jet carrying 10 individuals, including Very Important Personalities (VIPs), has crash-landed in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. According to reports, the jet…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced that shortage of power supply across country was caused by decrease in power generation. TCN explained…
Oyo State government has set up a platform to receive public donations for victims of the deadly explosion that rocked Ibadan on Tuesday, January 16.…
Saheed Wahab, a Nigerian man reportedly died a day after moving to the United Kingdom to pursue his master’s degree. Wahab hailed from Ilorin, the…
The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has revealed that his administration intends to lend N1 billion to the state-owned Cooperative and Micro-Credit Agency on…
The Nigeria Police Force has issued a warning about the alarming new trend of “false kidnapping,” or self-kidnapping, stating that it is illegal and subject…
Veteran Nigerian Fuji musician, Alhaji Kolawole Rasaq Ilori, popularly known as Kollington Ayinla, is lying ill and has been hospitalised for days. Those close to…
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has opined that Barbarians have taken over social media space in Nigeria. While speaking at a function in Ogun state…
The Lagos State Government has announced a ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam packs, popularly called ‘takeaways’, with “immediate effect.” This was made known by…
One of the victims of the Tuesday explosion that occurred at the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State whose name has not been revealed will…
The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have regained freedom. PurpleWorld earlier reported that the victims were abducted on Tuesday night, January 2, 2024,…
Nine children have reportedly been injured in an explosion in Kidandan, Giwa Council Area of Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria. The incident which occurred on Saturday…
The Abuja Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a kidnapper named Chinaza Phillip in Abuja by the Kaduna State Police Command operatives on Thursday.…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that some investigators in the anti-graft agency receive bribes and compromise the fight…
The Osun State Government, has ordered for a new selection process for the positions of Aree of Iree and Owa of Igbajo, revoking the initial…
The federal government has relocated the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos. This was revealed in a memo signed by the…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificate of a mining company responsible for Tuesday night’s explosion in…
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has cautioned consumers of fried plantains popularly known as “Plantain Chips” to be aware of any unwholesome practices…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has said that two people were killed in the explosion that rocked Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday evening. He…
The Oyo State government has released a statement concerning the loud bang that shake the city on Tuesday evening. It has been revealed that all…
There was a loud bang said to be as a result of an explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday evening. A loud…
A female soldier in the Nigerian Army has accused senior army officers of oppressing her and threatening her life for rejecting their sexual advances. According…
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has sacked his legal team just after losing his bid to be freed from continued…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) through his law firm, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, has reacted to Mr. Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer,…
The Nigerian police Force has warned Nigerians against the use of the viral new slogan ”No gree for anybody”. The spokesperson of the police force,…
American-based Nigerian singer Osazuwa Agbonayinma popularly known as Zuwa has been shot and killed in the United States of America. Channels TV reports that Zuwa,…
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, has arrived Nigeria. According to a source, the plane conveying…
An American actor, Christian Klepser, 51, who went by the stage name Christian Oliver, his daughters Madita, 10, and Annik, 12, have tragically died alongside…
The young man fatally shot by Winnipeg police on New Year’s Eve has been identified as 19-year-old Nigerian student Afolabi Stephen Opaso. Reports revealed that…
The Federal Ministry of Work and Housing has begun the process of reviewing sales of houses under the National Housing Program, calling on interested Nigerians…
The convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday, lamented that what a lot of workers earn in oil-producing countries around the world per hour –…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has debunked that there are alleged plans to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit, popularly known…
Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has stepped down as the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road…
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