CHELLE DROPS OSIMHEN, NWABALI AHEAD OF SUPER EAGLES CLASH AGAINST IRAN
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that coach Chelle has selected a 23-man Super Eagles squad ahead of this month’s international friendlies against...
NUPRC SHORTLISTS FIRMS FOR NIGERIA’S OIL BLOCK LICENSING AUCTION
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has formally notified successful applicants in the 2025 oil licensing round, the agency announced in a statement...
CRUDE, REFINED OIL DRIVE £8.1BN UK-NIGERIA TRADE
Trade between the United Kingdom and Nigeria reached £8.1 billion in the year leading up to Q3 2025, marking an 11.4% increase from the...
FOREIGN INVESTORS DRIVE 28% OF BANKING SECTOR RECAPITALISATION -CBN GOVERNOR
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele Cardoso, has revealed that foreign investors contributed about 28% of the total investment...
UK STATE VISIT: NSIA SIGNS MAJOR DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asset Green Ltd, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, to...
News
KAJURU ABDUCTION: ADARA PEOPLE DEMAND APOLOGY OVER ALLEGED POLICE, COUNCIL COVER-UP
Kaduna — The Adara Development Association (ADA) has raised serious concerns over the reported abduction of 166 worshippers by armed bandits in Kurmin Wali...
3 DEAD, 40 INJURED AS TRUCK RAMS INTO ROADSIDE SITTERS
At least three people have died and around 40 others were injured after a canter truck lost control and rammed into individuals sitting by...
KATSINA AMNESTY FOR BANDITS SPARKS REACTIONS AS 70 BANDITS SET FOR RELEASE
Prominent socio-political and regional organisations, including Afenifere, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), have strongly condemned the Katsina...
Tinubu in Abu Dhabi: Positioning Nigeria’s Reform Agenda on the Global Investment and Energy...
A Vision for Nigeria’s Place in the New World Order.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday delivered a far-reaching and strategically calibrated address at a...
FED GOVT BOLSTERS NATIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH NPA
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), continues to strengthen the national economy via record trade facilitation, infrastructural development, and enhanced operational...
Politics
APC MEMBERSHIP IN ZAMFARA HITS 158,697 – SSG
Membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has surged to 158,697, just three days after the party reopened its electronic membership...
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ALLOW PERSONAL CHOICE ON USE OF OWN BLOOD IN MEDICAL CARE
Jehovah’s Witnesses have updated their guidance to allow members to decide for themselves how their own blood is used in medical and surgical procedures....
APC NATIONAL CONVENTION: A CALCULATED SHOW OF UNITY, CONTROL AND POLITICAL DIRECTION
The upcoming National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not just another political gathering—it is a carefully calibrated exercise in power consolidation,...
SOLUDO BACKS TINUBU FOR 2027, SAYS APGA WON’T FIELD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has openly declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections, saying...
EID-EL-FITR: SULTAN FELICITATES MUSLIMS, URGES WORLD LEADERS TO DE-ESCALATE IRAN–US/ISRAEL CONFLICT
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and around the world on the successful completion of the 1447 AH...
Economy
NUPRC SHORTLISTS FIRMS FOR NIGERIA’S OIL BLOCK LICENSING AUCTION
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has formally notified successful applicants in the 2025 oil licensing round, the agency announced in a statement...
CRUDE, REFINED OIL DRIVE £8.1BN UK-NIGERIA TRADE
Trade between the United Kingdom and Nigeria reached £8.1 billion in the year leading up to Q3 2025, marking an 11.4% increase from the...
FOREIGN INVESTORS DRIVE 28% OF BANKING SECTOR RECAPITALISATION -CBN GOVERNOR
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele Cardoso, has revealed that foreign investors contributed about 28% of the total investment...
US JURY FINDS ELON MUSK LIABLE FOR MISLEADING TWITTER INVESTORS IN $44BILLION DEAL
A federal jury in San Francisco has held billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk responsible for misleading Twitter shareholders during his $44 billion acquisition of...
NIGERIA EYES AVIATION HUB STATUS TO BOOST ECONOMY
Key players in Nigeria’s aviation sector are set to gather in Lagos on March 26, 2026, to discuss strategies for establishing the country as...
Entertainment
NORWEGIAN-NIGERIAN SINGER TOLOU CELEBRATES LAGOS IN ‘BODY’ VIDEO
Norwegian-Nigerian singer Tolou has released the official video for her hit single, Body.
Written by Theron Thomas and produced by Tricky Stewart, the track is...
‘THE PALACE IS NOT FOR CONTENT CREATION’: BENIN TRADITIONAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS CHIEF, QUEEN TO...
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), acting on behalf of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has sanctioned a palace chief, a queen, and...
HE’S BLENDING’: VIDEO SHOWS GOV. SANWO-OLU STRUGGLING WITH SONG LYRICS AT THE LAUNCH OF...
Popular Nigerian Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has officially launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, an initiative aimed at empowering and nurturing emerging music talents...
APPLE USES FELA KUTI’S SONG FOR MACBOOK AIR M5 LAUNCH (VIDEO)
Apple Inc. launched the new MacBook Air powered by the M5 chip on March 3, 2026, featuring Fela Kuti’s 1971 track “Let’s Start” as...
CONTROVERSY BREWS OVER VIRAL REMARKS ON PASTOR JERRY EZE’S NOISY PRAYER PATTERN BY LADY.
A Nigerian lady identified on X as @Queenie_Bim has sparked widespread reactions after publicly sharing her personal opinion about Pastor Jerry Eze’s prayer style,...
Entertainment
CHELLE DROPS OSIMHEN, NWABALI AHEAD OF SUPER EAGLES CLASH AGAINST IRAN
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that coach Chelle has selected a 23-man Super Eagles squad ahead of this month’s international friendlies against...
HOW SUPER EAGLES STAR BOUNCED ME FROM IHEANACHO’S ROOM IN 2017 — OSIMHEN
Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has shared an early-career experience where a senior Nigerian international turned him away at a hotel room...
ILLEGAL STADIUM ENTRY NOW PUNISHABLE BY FIVE-YEAR BAN – FA
Entering a football stadium without a valid ticket is now a criminal offence in England and Wales, with offenders facing up to five years...
WAKAMA SEEKS D’TIGRESS’ IMPROVEMENT AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
Nigeria’s D’Tigress head coach, Rena Wakama, has highlighted key areas that need urgent improvement as the team gears up for the 2026 FIBA Women’s...
OSIMHEN RISKS SIX-WEEK LAYOFF FOLLOWING FRACTURED FOREARM
Galatasaray are concerned over the condition of striker Victor Osimhen after he suffered a fractured right forearm during Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League match against...
Health
4.9 MILLION CHILDREN DIED BEFORE AGE FIVE IN 2024 – UN REPORT
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has offered the most detailed look yet at global child mortality, revealing that millions of...
NIGERIA RECEIVES 11,520 DOSES OF GROUNDBREAKING HIV PREVENTION JAB
Nigeria has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against HIV with the arrival of the first batch of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug...
KEBBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING EXPIRED RICE AS RAMADAN PALLIATIVES
A resident of Kebbi State has accused Deputy Governor Umar Abubakar Tafida of distributing expired bags of rice to vulnerable communities during the Ramadan...
UN WARNS 45 MILLION MORE RISK ACUTE HUNGER IF MIDEAST WAR PERSISTS
The United Nations has raised fresh concerns over the global food crisis, warning that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could drive millions...
SALLAH AND EASTER GIFT TO THE NATION: TINUBU ORDERS NATIONWIDE RICE DISTRIBUTION FOR MUSLIMS...
HEADLINENEWS.NEWS | NATIONAL PATRIOTS REPORT
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed a nationwide distribution of rice across Nigeria in a humanitarian gesture designed to support...
World
CHELLE DROPS OSIMHEN, NWABALI AHEAD OF SUPER EAGLES CLASH AGAINST IRAN
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that coach Chelle has selected a 23-man Super Eagles squad ahead of this month’s international friendlies against...
NUPRC SHORTLISTS FIRMS FOR NIGERIA’S OIL BLOCK LICENSING AUCTION
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has formally notified successful applicants in the 2025 oil licensing round, the agency announced in a statement...
CRUDE, REFINED OIL DRIVE £8.1BN UK-NIGERIA TRADE
Trade between the United Kingdom and Nigeria reached £8.1 billion in the year leading up to Q3 2025, marking an 11.4% increase from the...
FOREIGN INVESTORS DRIVE 28% OF BANKING SECTOR RECAPITALISATION -CBN GOVERNOR
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele Cardoso, has revealed that foreign investors contributed about 28% of the total investment...
UK STATE VISIT: NSIA SIGNS MAJOR DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Asset Green Ltd, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, to...
Opinion
MAKOKO RELOCATION DEBATE: WHY EPE MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT RESETTLEMENT OPTION
HEADLINENEWS.NEWS — Lagos
A recent proposal by the Lagos State House of Assembly to relocate displaced Makoko residents to the Epe axis has triggered growing...
NEW ELECTORAL ACT: TEMPERING EBULLIENCE WITH REASON.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the newly amended Electoral Act 2026 into law, shortly after the National Assembly concluded harmonisation of the bill. The...
FMC REVEALS HOW SINGER NANYAH DIED IN ABUJA HOSPITAL, DENIES CLAIMS OF ANTI-VENOM SHORTAGE
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, has refuted social media claims that it failed to provide proper care to Ifunanya Nwagene, who died from...
ISRAEL SPLIT OVER PLANS TO BRING BACK DEATH PENALTY FOR DEADLY ATTACKS
Israel has used the death penalty only twice in its history, the last time more than 60 years ago, when Nazi war criminal Adolf...
LAGOS CP JIMOH REBUTS TORTURE CLAIMS, DEFENDS LAWFUL CROWD CONTROL IN MAKOKO–OWORONSOKI PROTEST [VIDEO]
Headlinenews.news | Lagos Security Desk.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has issued a firm rebuttal to allegations of brutality and...
Religion
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ALLOW PERSONAL CHOICE ON USE OF OWN BLOOD IN MEDICAL CARE
Jehovah’s Witnesses have updated their guidance to allow members to decide for themselves how their own blood is used in medical and surgical procedures....
EID-EL-FITR: SULTAN FELICITATES MUSLIMS, URGES WORLD LEADERS TO DE-ESCALATE IRAN–US/ISRAEL CONFLICT
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and around the world on the successful completion of the 1447 AH...
LAGOS APC, ABIRU, JANDOR FELICITATE MUSLIMS ON EID-EL-FITR, PREACH UNITY, PEACE
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Tokunbo Abiru, and 2027 Lagos APC governorship aspirant Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly...
EID-EL-FITR: APC URGES NIGERIANS TO SUSTAIN PRAYERS FOR PEACE, UNITY
The All Progressives Congress has extended heartfelt felicitations to Nigerians, particularly the Muslim community, on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, urging citizens to uphold the...
EID-EL-FITRI: SOKOTO GOV SEEKS POST-RAMADAN SUPPORT FOR IDPS
Governor Ahmed Aliyu has urged Muslims in Sokoto to continue acts of charity beyond Ramadan, particularly by supporting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the...
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