Edwin Clark, foremost Niger Delta leader and convener of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has called for the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People...
Reacting to the planned protest by a coalition of civil society groups led by entertainer, Charly Boy, and other personalities like Nollywood star, Jim Iyke, Special...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday threw his weight behind the Not Too Young To Run campaign, stating that age should not preclude anyone from leading...
Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that Nigeria’s real problem was not structural but rather one of values, arguing that advocates of the...
Amidst rising incidence of suicide attacks in Nigeria’s northeast, the Nigerian military has noted a disturbing trend of parents giving their daughters to Boko Haram to...
The much-debated inciting and divisive October 1 quit notice issued Igbos resident in the north has assumed a new frightening dimension as a hate-filled audio targeting...
The tensed atmosphere created by the quit notice handed to Igbos living in the North may soon be doused following the outcome of the Friday meeting...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday called on the Federal Government to stop condoning the situation in Kogi State, which it said was sliding into a...
Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho grabbed an assist in his first game for Leicester City, as they beat German side, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2-1 on Friday. The 20-year...
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted elaborately to charges of marginalization from sections of the country thrown at the Buhari administration over alleged bias especially on...
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that, in the light of divisive and hateful separatist agitations in the country, the bulk of those heating up the...
By the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (being remarks made at the Institute for Security Studies seminar themed: Unity in Diversity, On August 2, 2017)… Let me...
Suicide bombing attacks in a residential area of Dikwa, Borno State, are reported to have killed at least eight persons and injured 15 others on Friday....
Indications have emerged that the Nigerian military may not have provided the accurate facts on what actually transpired in the Lake Chad Basin when Boko Haram...
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, has dubbed the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Senate, ‘the worst in Nigerian history’. He said...
Amid Neymar’s transfer speculations, his Barcelona teammates, Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez, have told the Brazilian that they want him to stay at the club. The...
After sixty-four days in captivity, the six kidnapped boys of Lagos State Model College Igbonla have been freed in Ondo State. The traumatized boys who had...
On Thursday, it was the turn of the House of Representatives to undertake the clause-by-clause debate of proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. The House fared...
Nigeria has been drawn with Sierra Leone in the first round of the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations scheduled to hold in Ghana this September. The...
With Cameroon joining the league of sub-Saharan African countries producing Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG), there is the fear of stiffer competition between it and Nigeria, as well...
Weeks after 97 Nigerians were reportedly killed by Cameroonian gendarmes in Bakassi Peninsula, the Senate has commenced moves to probe the circumstances surrounding the attack. The...
Nigerian Army on Wednesday disclosed that it has rescued the 10 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) staff abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno. It however said that...
Although calls from various quarters across the country have intensified in recent times in support of restructuring, the Senate, on Wednesday, in what will be interpreted...
The senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the widely popular age criteria reduction for political offices. The amendment votes read thus: 86 in support, 10 against, 1...
The Senate at about 12.35pm today, voted against devolution of powers to States. Forty eight voted against it, while 46 voted in favour. It however voted in...
The Peace Corps bill which has been the subject of intense controversy over the years, was Tuesday finally passed by lawmakers after a heated debate. The...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday, warned that Nigeria’s economy may relapse into a protracted recession, citing the N2.5 trillion budget deficit recorded by the...
The Lagos State Government says it has issued a new 48-hour abatement notice to owners of illegal structures in the Obalende area of the state to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said threats by pro-Biafran groups would not stop it from continuing to conduct elections in the South-East. This position was...
By Dr Anthony Akinola… When Gen. Yakubu Gowon was asked what he thought was the solution to the crisis situation in the 1960s, he replied rather...
Former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has said that the 1999 Constitution is too flawed and is beyond redemption,...
Speculations that another delegation of political leaders including some PDP governors would be visiting President Buhari in London have been confirmed. Senior Special Assistant to the...
The planned constitution amendment debate, expected to commence Wednesday may face a major setback, if plans by northern senators to halt the process succeed. It was...
A prominent youth voice and coordinator of the Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights Advocacy, John Danfulani, has said that should Nigeria break up, Southern...
More than 10 days after the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) petitioned Attorney-General and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, to recover about N40 billion from ex-governors...
July 24, 2017. It’s exactly 60 days today since six students of Lagos Model College Igbonla were abducted. Exactly a week ago, we took a stand as...
A coalition of over 52 ethnic nationalities in 14 states in the Middle Belt region of the country under the aegis of the Middle Belt Patriotic...
The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives on Thursday to defend his decision to suspend the...
The account of Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (retd.) has been frozen by a Federal High Court in Abuja sequel to an ex parte application filed by the...
The Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Samuel Uche, has condemned the agitation for the disintegration of the country, stating that those advocating it were...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reportedly ordered the arrest of some primary school teachers over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice. This development followed Governor...
As part of its efforts to unravel details surrounding the $43m discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, the House of Representatives has identified the Central...
Nigeria’s desperate attempt to climb out of its woeful position (169 out of 189) in the global ranking of Ease of Doing Business may receive a...
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Abia State has expressed its disapproval over the imposition of Religious Operation Permit on churches in the state. Chikezie...
The controversy surrounding Nigeria’s concession of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) to Indian firm, Global Infrastructure Holding Limited (GIHL), on Friday assumed...
Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, said when his boss returns to the country, “filthy dreamers” will hide their heads...
Nigerian auto manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has concluded plans to begin the export of made-in-Nigeria cars to Mali. The Charge‘d Affair of Nigera in Mali, Yara ...
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, has told personnel of the service to not get distracted by disgruntled Nigerians calling for war in the...
Guinean President, Alpha Condé, has asked all Muslims in the country to observe a 24-hour prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. This order was issued...
In its bid to attract more foreign investments and meet its projected 30 per cent increase in dollar supply in the forex market, the Central Bank...
