By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA-The presidency on Thursday confirmed the release of 21 Chibok girls hitherto in the custody of their abductors, Boko Haram. The girls were among the 219 students stolen from their dormitory bed in Chibok community, Borno State on April 14, 2014. One of them, Amina had earlier this year escaped from their […]

Jihadist group Boko Haram released 21 kidnapped Chibok girls to the government, an official in the president’s office said Thursday. The Chibok girls were exchanged for four Boko Haram prisoners in Banki offical of Ministry of Information said “It’s true. Ministry of Information will release a statement on the issue later,” the source said . […]

British boxing world champion Tyson Fury has vacated his three heavyweight titles to focus on his recovery from “a serious medical condition’’ his management said in a statement late on Wednesday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that there is no truth in a report that seven Nigerian banks are undercapitalised.

Mr Akai Egwuonwu, a rice miller in Anambra, on Thursday said Nigeria could be self-sufficient in rice production if the Federal Government maintained a stable policy in rice business.

Omu-Aran (Kwara) – A 20-year-old senior secondary school student, Moji Agboola, died on Wednesday in Omu-Aran, Kwara, after taking poison. The deceased, an SS1 student died at Adeyemo Hospital in the town due to complications in her body system as a result of the poison. The girl was rushed to the hospital by her mother, […]

The fear that several persons and organizations had repeatedly expressed over the growing extremism of the Shiite sect in the country was finally proven on Wednesday October 12, 2016 when sectarian violence left as many as dozen persons dead across several cities in the north.

MANUFACTURERS Association of Nigeria, MAN, described yesterday, Central Bank of Nigeria’s approval of 60 percent foreign exchange allocation to manufacturers to bring in their raw materials, plants and machinery, as a hoax.

There are reports that twenty one of out of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been released. A government official said the ‘insurgents group released the 21 Chibok girls to the Nigerian government’ Other sources revealed that the Chibok girls were rescued in Banki area of […]

A group, the Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre, HRDAC, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to change its name and slogan from ‘Nobody is above the law’, since its could not probe and prosecute Patience Jonathan the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has has demonstrated his seriousness to the State Anti Grazing law by arresting a cow in Ikole Ekiti on Wednesday.

The Chairman, Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries of Imo State, Chief Hyacinth Onyekwere, has cried out for help, as hunger and disease is depleting their ranks.

Two Turkish schools in Nigeria have changed their names, following the coup attempt in that country three months ago.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, declared Goodie Ibru wanted for alleged capital market fraud, money laundering, and diversion of funds.