Stakeholders have renewed calls for the independence of the legislative arm of government, warning that its subservience to the executive threatens democratic growth and good governance in Nigeria. This position was made... Read more »
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, bringing it down to ₦825 per litre from its previous rate of ₦835.... Read more »
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has rejected claims that he plans to return to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, describing the PDP as a failed platform with... Read more »
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, as its new president. Piwuna, who also serves as the... Read more »
Three hundred and twenty athletes, 65 coaches and 36 officials are set to depart Oyo ahead of the forthcoming National Sports Festival tagged; “Gateway 2025” in Ogun State. The Oyo State Commissioner... Read more »
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003. Oyetola made this known on Sunday... Read more »
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians living abroad to return home and channel their expertise and resources into developing their communities. Speaking at the second edition... Read more »
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl (name withheld) in the Ayobo area of Lagos State. Spokesperson for the command, Chief Superintendent of... Read more »
Nollywood actor Ibrahim Chatta has finally addressed his absence from the 2025 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), stating that he holds no resentment over being overlooked. Speaking as a guest on... Read more »
The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to return to office. Fubara disclosed this at the service of songs held in honour of the late... Read more »
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele was named the Ligue 1 player of the year on Sunday, after leading the club to a 13th French title and the Champions League final. Dembele is... Read more »
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has arrived at the venue for the crucial Peoples Democratic Party stakeholders meeting. Wike, who arrived at the... Read more »
An unbelievable tale springs up as a candidate who scored an aggregate of 314 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) surprisingly... Read more »
Air Peace has successfully repatriated 78 Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under the false pretense of employment. The airline deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BQV) from Murtala Muhammed International Airport... Read more »
Olugbenga Edema, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate in the upcoming November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election, has formally resigned from the party. Edema announced his decision in a letter... Read more »
Nigerian actor and film-maker, Abdullateef Adedimeji and his wife, Mo’ Bimpe Adedimeji, have won the Best Indigenous Language (West Africa) for their movie, Lisabi: The Uprising, at the ongoing 11th edition of... Read more »
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has ordered nine electricity Distribution Companies to compensate Band A customers living in 557 streets across its franchise areas for failing to meet the minimum power supply requirement... Read more »
Nigerian televangelist and Senior Pastor of Jesus Dominion International, Timothy Omotoso, has been rearrested by the South African Police Service on Saturday morning. Omotoso was rearrested in a church at Commissioner Street, East... Read more »
Three years after releasing his hit album titled, EBCD (Everybody Can Dance), Fuji Scorpido crooner, Sir Shina Akanni, is gearing up for another musical release. According to a statement sent to Sunday Scoop,... Read more »
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday protested against what they described as imposition of candidates in the Lagos Mainland Local Government and Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos... Read more »