A fire outbreak in the early hours of Wednesday destroyed several shops in a storey building located beside the Ikotun Roundabout area of Lagos State, with electronics and other valuables worth millions of naira reportedly lost. Naija News learnt that ...
There was palpable tension in the nation’s maritime sector on Thursday, as freight forwarding practitioners expressed fears over the implementation of the Federal Government’s new tax regime, which took effect on January 1, 2026. Some freight agents who spoke with ...
Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.” “China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. ...
Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo has praised the Mambas for reaching the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco and has offered a substantial financial incentive if they can defeat Nigeria in the knockout phase. ...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has urged his supporters to remain calm amid the face-off between him and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Speaking at the New Year banquet held on Thursday at the government house ...
The Nigerian Army has said that the continued detention of two separatist leaders, Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa, has bought relative peace in the Southeast region of the country. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said this ...
Nigerian singer cum songwriter, Abolore Adegbola Akande, popularly known as 9ice, has sparked reactions from Nigerians over a viral clip of him picking up dollars at the Lagos’ Rewind Flashback Concert. Naija News reports that during the event, which took ...
A political economist, Prof Pat Utomi, has demanded a review of the age of political aspirants running for public office in Nigeria. Naija News reports that Utomi made this known on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ...
Manchester United midfielder, Toby Collyer has returned to the club after the Red Devils recalled him from his loan spell at Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Collyer is now expected to bolster Man United manager Ruben Amorim’s midfield options at ...
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the attacks by bandits on Maikogo and Maiaya’a communities of the state where bandits abducted several villagers after unleashing attacks. It was also gathered that the Command is making frantic efforts to confirm ...
Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered intensified security patrols across communities and forest areas of the state. The directive was issued on Thursday during a meeting with security chiefs in Akure, the state capital. The meeting was held ...
The defection of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has triggered a sharp war of words between the Presidency and the opposition, with an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accusing Aso Rock ...
The Lagos State government has begun compiling a list of missing persons following the recent fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, January 1, by ...
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami will today, December 2, begin bail battle in the N9bn corruption charges brought against them by the federal government. Malami, his ...
Heavy gun battles erupted between the Nigerian Military and heavily armed bandits riding over 50 motorcycles in Yankwada, Babanduhu, and other villages in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday night, continuing until 5 a.m. on Friday. Confirming ...