The new governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has appointed Akwarandu Izuchukwu as his senior special assistant on new media. Akwarandu, 29, was the pioneer director-general...
Federal government is considering proscribing the Al-majiri system of education in order to tackle insecurity, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, who disclosed this at...
Notable columnist and media practitioner, Festus Adedayo has promised to continue holding politicians to account “no matter whose ox is gored”. Reacting to the cancellation of...
Ex-commissioner for urban and physical planning in Ondo state, Sola Amodeni has revealed that Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, instructed all his cabinet members to...
Nigeria’s deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege has approved the appointments of Otive Igbuzor and Yomi Odunuga as his chief of staff and special adviser on media...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mele Kyari to head the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), TOPNAIJA.NG reports. This is the second appointment the president will...
Federal government has filed a three-count charge against Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta north, for alleged false declaration of his assets, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The charges were...
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the N400m alleged money laundering...
Not less than 44 people were killed when a bus in India’s mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh plunged into a gorge on Thursday, according to officials....
On Thursday, an American identified as Marco Ramirez, was re-arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for allegedly defrauding some Nigerians of $565,000...
On Thursday, National Youth Service Corps, said it had withdrawn corps members posted to areas affected by bandit attacks in Niger State, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The state...
Rivers State Police Command has revealed the circumstances surrounding the death of Prof. Emmanuel Amadi, who was murdered on Tuesday by some unidentified gunmen, TOPNAIJA.NG reports....
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the...
United States President Donald Trump left journalists guessing on Thursday over whether the United States would hit Iran in retaliation for the shooting down of an...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), will start the issuance of 10-year validity e-passport at the Ikoyi passport office on June 25, 2019, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. A statement in...
Festus Adedayo, who was appointed Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President of the Senate on Tuesday, has been dropped, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. A statement from...
Fast developing nation, India may overtake China as the world’s most populous country in less than a decade, says the United Nations. According to the UN’s 2019 World...
The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has commended the All Progressives Congress administration under President Muhammadu Buhari for stepping up...
Nigerian police have announced the arrest of the kidnappers of Mahmoud Abubakar, chairman of the Universal Basic Education (UBEC). Abubakar was abducted alongside his daughter on April 29, 2019,...
Kaduna State High Court has declared the state Religious Bill recently passed by the former State House of Assembly as void and illegal, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Ahmed Idris as the accountant-general of the federation. Wunmi Ogunmosunle, director of communications at the office of head of the...
On Wednesday, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission said it had withdrawn and reissued over 70 certificates of return after the 2019 general elections, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. Mr...
Dayo, the son of the immediate past Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has been released, TOPNAIJA.NG can exclusively confirm. It could, however, not be confirmed if...
The fierce battle against insurgency suffered yet another setback after Boko Haram invaded a military base in Borno state on Monday. At least 28 soldiers were...
Nigerian professor identified as Austin Nwagbara based in Ghana, has accused the Ghanaian government of maltreating Nigerians. In a viral video, Nwagbara urged a group of...
United Nations Population Fund has said that no fewer than 110 women die daily in Nigeria as a result of pregnancy-related causes, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The organisation...
Federal Government has called on Nigerians to disregard rumour of a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, saying that effort had been heightened...
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Senate President, has stated that his leadership as Nigeria’s ninth Senate President was not for personal reasons. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja...
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has revealed that the sale of Forte Oil Plc, has been completed, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. Last year, Otedola, who was chairman of...
The chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai has attributed some attacks on military bases to insufficient commitment of soldiers, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The Nigerian army has suffered...
Son of Isaac Adewole, former minister of health, has been abducted in Afijio local government area of Oyo state around 6pm on Tuesday, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. The victim...
Catholic archbishop of Kaduna diocese, Mathew Ndago-Manoso has said the Boko Haram sect is controlling parts of Borno state. Speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM)...
The governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed that there is no gorilla in the state-owned zoo where it was alleged that N6.8 million was swallowed...
Two children and a teenager have been shot dead after suspected herdsmen attacked Unguwan Rimi village in Kauru local government area of Kaduna state. The attackers...
Federal Road Safety Corps has urged drivers seeking to renew their licences to make use of the corps’ Bypass Capture scheme, TOPNAIJA.NG reports. FRSC made the...
Nigerian Ports Authority said the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing prevented it from fixing some parts of the deplorable Apapa port access roads, TOPNAIJA.NG...
At least two policemen have been killed late Tuesday when gunmen attacked a police station on the northern edge of the Niger capital Niamey, a security...
Telecommunication company, Airtel Nigeria has officially filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the listing of its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the problem of extreme poverty in Nigeria keeps him up at night. Osinbajo disclosed this at a dinner and...
Nigerian lawmaker who represented Kaduna central senatorial district between 2015 and 2019, Shehu Sani, has recommended a book titled: “How to sleep Better” to Vice-President Yemi...