Nigeria

The Nollywood community has been struck with sadness as news broke of the passing of actress Sharon Okpamen following childbirth.Popular movie producer, Stanley Ontop broke...

An anonymous whistleblower in Nigerian cyberspace, PIDOM Nigeria, has gone missing, and his social media accounts have been compromised, an exposé by Investigative Journalist,...

Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when the economy is experiencing...

Nigeria's 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs for gasoline production, with full operation expected by mid-September, according to a note by industry monitor...

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu travelled to France on Monday for a “work stay” on a newly acquired private jet, sparking criticism as the West...

Following the invitation of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, by the police on allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable...

A Nigerian police command says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demise of a 21-year-old student of the Kwara State...

At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north-central region, police said Friday.The students were...

Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, Liya’u Sa’adu sees himself as the "guardian" of the...

The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria...

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has described the seizure of aircraft in Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet as...

A French court has seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing dispute with a Chinese company.The row stems from a...

Chidimma Adetshina, the pageant hopeful who was forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa due to a nationality row, has accepted an invitation to...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday said it has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing...

Tensions are flaring between the Okoye twins, Peter and Paul, of the renowned Nigerian music duo PSquare.The discord erupted after Paul Okoye's recent interview,...

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”.The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman...

Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh has been invited by Police in Abuja.The Police in a letter accuses the actress and politician of multiple offenses, including...

Nigerian afrobeat singer, Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema, has opened up about the profound impact his father’s death had on his childhood.The 24-year-old...

The family of Onyeka Onwenu has revealed that the iconic singer will be buried before the end of August.The family announced this on Tuesday...

About 40 people have been arrested in northern Nigeria for waving Russia's national flag during protests against the high cost of living and what...

Six persons said to be family members have died after consuming cassava flour suspected to be contaminated in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi...

Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre after serving six months for abusing naira notes...

Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food bound for United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National...

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity...

The Abia State University, Uturu, has suspended a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Udochukwu Emmanuel Ndukwe, for three months over allegations...

WhatsApp may suspend its operations in Nigeria due to regulatory demands.One week ago, Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a $220...

A curfew has been imposed in Nigeria's second-biggest state, Kano, after protests against the high cost of living were "hijacked by thugs" who engaged...

At least three protesters were killed in Nigeria's Kaduna state on Thursday, Reuters reporters and eyewitnesses said, as demonstrators rallied across the West African...

A man, Abdullahi Idris, has been arraigned in a Kano State Sharia court for allegedly setting his girlfriend, Sa’adatu Ibrahim, ablaze for turning down his...

Afrobeat multi-award-winner Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has broken his silence over the nationwide hunger protest.Recall, Nigerians on Thursday hit the streets...

A tense standoff between angry youths and Police officers has erupted at the Kurudu Axis in Abuja, with protesters blocking the road using burning...

“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC.He is part of the Take It Back Movement, one of...

Legendary Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has tragically passed away at the age of 72.The music icon reportedly died on Tuesday night, July 30, at...

Fuel queues lengthened across major Nigerian cities on Monday after state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. faced problems supplying gasoline to local traders...

A national protest to demand good governance and a better standard of living led by civil society groups, trade unions and human rights activists...

A 300-level Computer Science student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Naja’atu Salisu, died on Friday morning, July 26.Leadership reports that Naja’atu entered...

A man posing as a lecturer was apprehended for stealing phones from first-year students of the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Bichi, Nigeria.The...

Afrobeats superstar, Burna Boy has achieved a remarkable milestone, becoming the first African artiste to surpass two billion streams in the United Kingdom.At his...

A thief has been caught on CCTV stealing a new church member's phone at the RCCG Christ Ambassadors Youth Church, Nigeria.In the video, the...

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal...