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A 17-year-old girl identified as Michelle Chika Emenike, who was declared missing by her family six days ago, has reportedly been found safe in a hotel room in Port Harcourt, ….

  Suspected terrorists have bombed a regional convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses in India, leaving tears and blood at the religious gathering.

  The confident Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has taken the surprising decision to suspend the ₦195 billion Port Harcourt Ring Road project, which he had commissioned earlier this year.

Loyalists of Governor Similanyi Fubara have stormed the Rivers State House of Assembly amid the alleged plot to remove him.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Oyedepo, a top prosecutor for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and six new aides.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to skip its meeting with the Federal Government on Monday, October 30, 2023, if Labour Minister Simon Lalong attends.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday his country was willing to invest in gas and critical minerals in Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, as he started a two-nation visit to sub-Saharan Africa.

President Bola Tinubu expressed his unwavering commitment to changing the prevailing perception of Nigeria’s struggling economy.

A female lecturer at the Federal University of Technology (FUT) in Minna, Niger State, Dr. (Mrs) Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat, has been found sl@ught£red in her residence in the Gbaiko Area of the town. 

Mixed martial arts fighter Francis Ngannou in a reaction after his defeat in a split decision says his opponenet, Tyson Fury should thank the judges for his victory.

 The Police and Lagos state police command have been asked to either charge musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, to court if he has any case to answer regarding the death of Nigerian singer, Mohbad, or free him unconditionally.

  The youths of the New Layout area of Kanshio in the outskirts of Makurdi town almost lynched them to death for the alleged disappearance of the genital of a young man.

  An explosion rocked the Rivers State House of Assembly complex on Sunday night.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested two businessmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with consignments of cocaine and heroin going to Hong Kong and France concealed in their bellies.

 Immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, opened up on the efforts of its then government to ensure that Nigeria did not lose out in the arbitration dispute with Process & Industrial Development (P&ID).

  The national woman leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, is dead.

One of the suspected notorious thugs in Kano, Abba Burakita, has surrendered himself to the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday began a full-scale probe of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, with alleged $15 billion foreign debts topping the investigation.

Barely eight months after gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded Grow Homes Estate in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and abducted no fewer than nine residents, they returned on Thursday night and captured three persons.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has assured Nigerians that Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi off-cycle governorship elections would be conducted without any form of interference.

A former deputy governor of Kogi State, Simon Achuba, and former lawmakers in the state have vowed to dismantle the political dynasty which they alleged was being created by Governor Yahaya Bello.

The Commander General of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Dr. Usman Mohammed Jahun has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday.

  Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has slammed Nigerians, saying they do not react to anything.

 Ailing Nigerian actor, John Okafor fondly known as Mr Ibu, has been advised by his medical doctor to cut off two toes as a result of diabetes that affected his leg.

A prominent Delta-born politician and business magnate, Andrew Anirejuoritse Aganbi, is dead.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says residents of Kano, Funtua, Zaria, among others, would witness power supply disruption on Sunday and Monday as a result of major relocation works.

The Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani,has urged Nigerians to put aside their grievances and accept the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, as the completion of the 2023 presidential election cycle.

Barely 24 hours after losing his case challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 25 February presidential election, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday appeared at a wedding ceremony in Abuj a 

Kano State House of Assembly has approved Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf’s request to access a loan of N4 billion from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for the completion of Tiga and Challawa Hydro-electric power project.

  Barely 14 days after Nigeria’s Shiite leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has called on the federal government to cut ties with Israel, amid the ongoing war between the country and Palestine.

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the re-election of Umaru Fintiri as duly re-elected Governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election.

Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to regain his freedom from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

  No fewer than 17 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) from Kogi State have called for the suspension of appointment of new Judges into the state judiciary until certain criteria are met, SaharaReporters reported.

Terrorists have attacked the Nasarawa area in Maru town, the headquarters of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The House of Representatives has summoned singer Azeez Fashola, who goes by the stage name Naira Marley, to appear before it.

 Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in the Enugu metropolis, Enugu state.

The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons In Nigeria, COSROPIN, has organised a Golf Kitty for Veterans as part of its activities to commemorate this year’s United Nations Day for Older Persons.

 ⁣ President Bola Tinubu is currently in talks with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.⁣

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested one Obioma Okafor-Ama, popularly known as Alagbon who has been torn in the flesh of people of Nise Community in Awka South Local Government Area.

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has said as a sitting governor, there was nothing unusual in his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday, October 26.

Dauda Kahutu, political singer better known as Rarara, has criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming that he “crippled every sector of the country” before handing over to President Bola Tinubu.

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, is currently being detained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, PM news reported Friday. 

 The African Independent Television (AIT) has lost its first Kakaaki presenter, Jika Attoh, and current presenter, Perry Tukuwei.

Osun governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday met with ‘Iyaloja General’ of Nigeria, Folasade Ojo-Tinubu, the daughter of President Bola Tinubu in Ede, his hometown.

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has decried the nature of President Bola Tinubu’s appointments.

A Nigerian Islamic group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on the main opposition candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, to congratulate the winner, President Bola Tinubu.

President Joe Biden has sent a rare message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning Tehran against targeting U.S. personnel in the Middle East, the White House said on Thursday after a spate of attacks on American forces in the region.

The Federal Government has condemned the deadly attack on a Nigerian man, Chibuike Chukwuneke, in Philippines.

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has been appointed as the new Chairman of Board of Directors of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS). 

Court awards N8bn damages to Kanu, says IPOB’s proscription illegal