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A group of South Africans calling themselves Only One SA are demanding that Nigerians and Zimbabweans leave the country. The group have claimed that despite their inflammatory tags, they are not xenophobic. According to the Only…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to forward the names of 11 lawyers nominated for appointment as judges of the High Court of The Federal Capital…

Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared October 1, 2020 as sit-at-home across Biafraland. The group said the decision followed credible intelligence alleging…

Several people, including school children, were on Wednesday morning killed as a petrol tanker exploded in Felele, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. The victims of the tanker explosion, which…

National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered schools to conclude arrangements for reopening. This followed federal government’s approval for resumption. NUC directed Vice Chancellors to ensure that resumption plans are…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari of the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician sentenced to death in Kano for allegedly singing a song deemed blasphemous against Prophet Mohammed.…

The Sokoto State Hisbah (local police) on Tuesday said it has arrested three persons for sharing a video in which one of them was having sex with his former girlfriend. The suspects allegedly shared the video on social media…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday began probe on the 2019  Auditor-General’s Statutory Report on the accounts of the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Chairman of…

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has asked cabinet members and heads of agencies to deploy their physical and mental resources into bringing his development vision to reality. According to him, Lagos has all the…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says there is no going back on the water resources bill. The bill seeking to regulate water resources has generated criticism, with many, …

Did you travel to the UK and urgently need some FX to fund your debit card? Sorry, you now have to return to Nigeria, buy the dollar, pay into your card and return to the UK to continue…

Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday announced a donation of a befitting house and 20 million Naira to the widow and children left behind by late Col. Dahiru Chiroma Bako. Bako died on…

Here is the full statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari, from Aso Rock to the 75th virtual UN General Assembly on Tuesday, 22 September, 2020: Let me on behalf of the Government…

The Nigerian High Commission in Canada said it will resume in-person immigration and consular services on Thursday, 24 September. It shut its doors in mid August because of shortage of…

The Air Force 2, the aircraft carrying US Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to turn back and land in Manchester-Boston regional airport shortly after it took off on Tuesday. Several reports…

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has penned down emotional and golden words for Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, popularly known as King Sunny Ade…

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday said all is now ready for a nationwide protest over the refusal of the Federal Government to reverse recent increase in prices fuel and electricity…

Suspected internet fraudster on watchlist of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Felix Osilama Okpoh has surrendered himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He…

Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in his bid to wrest the White House from President Donald Trump. She is the latest…

Prisca Chikwendu-Nduka, sister to Precious Chikwendu, former wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-Nigerian Minister of Aviation, has said that the reason the marriage collapsed was due to domestic…

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has paid off $20million in debt for more than 31,000 felons in Florida so that they can vote in the state where just 537 votes decided the presidential…

Nigerian superstar, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy has become the first Nigerian artist with a certified silver album, “African Giant” in the UK. The renowned singer, who said he was so excited over the…

Two former Nigerian presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were probed for years by the United States authorities, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network…

After months of casting former Vice President Joe Biden as decrepit, verbally stilted and incapable of winning the upcoming presidential debates, President Trump on Monday predicted that Biden will win them thanks to his…