The 2022 Committee has resolved to mobilise Nigerians across party lines and social strata for quality leadership  of the country at all levels as the elections to choose new leaders in

The Emir of Daura in Katsina State, Dr Umar Farouq Umar, on Saturday stated that the emirate does not confer chieftaincy titles on personalities within and outside the country because

Oil prices continued their surge on Saturday, sending one of Nigeria’s most valued grades, Bonny Light to $95 and Algeria’s Sahara Blend to $97.48, in an obvious push towards the

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the stakeholders in the southern region would soon take a position concerning the 2023 presidential election. Wike spoke on Saturday at a reception

Former Nigerian military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has said that the country needs younger people to lead it as from 2023. He said that the Nigeria of

Russia has assembled at least 70 percent of the military firepower it likely intends to have in place by mid-month to give President Vladimir Putin the option of launching a

Egbin Power Plc on Saturday stated that its power plant at Egbin, Ikorodu, Lagos State, had partially resumed operations, after a recent fire incident, which led to the shutting down

A former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before President Muhammadu Buhari, where he has gone to seek his intervention

In a big hindrance to Nigeria’s hope of raising its poor daily oil production, Shell has said it would delay expansion work at its Nigerian offshore Bonga field by another

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said Africa records about 1.1 million new cases of cancer every year resulting in 700,000 deaths. In a message to commemorate this year’s

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the explosion of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in Warri,

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has begun moves to transfer assets belonging to the defunct Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the newly established Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in line

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to officially communicate its plan to hold a national convention on February 26. The letter dated

Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final, ending the hosts’ hopes of glory on home soil. Thursday’s second semi-final finished goalless after 120

The president of Guinea-Bissau has said he survived a coup attempt after being under heavy gunfire for five hours. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the attackers tried to kill him and

It’s 2 p.m. and Hannah Mgbede asks her husband if she can take her first break of the day from threshing rice so she can breastfeed their 18-month-old baby girl

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to neighbouring

At least 32 people have died of Lassa fever since the beginning of the New Year, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The agency disclosed

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, has narrated how he received several death threats when he undertook some reforms in the banking sector.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has denied placing Nigeria above the United States in terms of infrastructural development. Fashola was recently quoted widely in the media