President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has cried out over an alleged plan by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to implicate him. Saraki...
The total value of Currency-in-Circulation in Nigeria rose by N289 billion to N1.957 trillion at the end of April, the latest Money and Credit Statistics of...
Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi west, was on Wednesday granted bail by a high court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State. The Court, presided over by Justice...
Three policemen have been shot dead in Sokoto State, by unknown gunmen who have also kidnapped a foreign national believed to be a Syrian. The death...
Former governor of Ekiti State and first runner-up in Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Segun Oni, is not happy...
Embattled Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is currently in the Senate chamber, where lawmakers are having an executive session. Omo-agege, who was expected to attend plenary yesterday (Tuesday),...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has withdrawn the charges against a former governor of Plateau State, Senator David Jang, saying it is...
The governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has recocilled the the two conflicting factions of the Kano state House of Assembly. According to the...
The Nigerian Insurance Association (NIA) has said the increase in fraud claims in the insurance industry is affecting the survival of the business. Director General of...
By Daniel Ezeigwe… Before the emergence of the present regime in May, 2015, there had been calls and wails for leadership sanitation by the over one...
The long arm of the law has caught up with a herdsman who allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl in Ebonyi State. Reports say the suspect is...
After failing in last ditch efforts to convince the US not to pull-out of Iran deal, European powers have vowed to keep the pact alive without...
Except the National Assembly include the payment of royalties to oil producing communities in Petroleum Host Communities Development Trust unrest in the Niger Delta will persist....
President Muhammadu Buhari may have rebuffed the threat from the new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, bloc in the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the seven-day ultimatum...
As the ultimatum given by members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC) expired yesterday, the group has...
There are indications that bickering between the federal and Ogun State governments over what accrues to the state on the palliative done is delaying the take-off...
The joint Senate and House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the invasion of the Senate chamber and the snatching of its mace has invited Senators...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerians that the 8th Senate, particularly the House of Representatives, would ensure the passage...
By Chima Christian and Oseloka H. Obaze… Introduction The beauty of democracy and indeed its attractiveness to many is the broad participation as well as the...
Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday reacted to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is corruption free. The Speaker while acknowledging the...
Reports emanating from North Korea has cast doubt on whether next month’s summit between Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump would go ahead as planned....
By Louis Odion… Were Ehiogie West Idahosa not a familiar name, one would have been tempted to dismiss the graffiti credited to him recently in the...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says President Muhammadu Buhari does not require the support of the nPDP bloc within the All Progessives Congress (APC) to...
The Nigerian Navy has acquired 173 assorted boats, including Epenal boats, Rigid Hull Inflatable boats and Hydrographic Survey boats to bolster maritime operations, the Chief of...
The fallout from the theft of the mace of the Nigerian Senate continues with a potential new crisis phase on the horizon as the Senate and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N10 billion for the rehabilitation of communities destroyed during recent herdsmen-related attacks in Benue State. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this on Tuesday during...
Pro-Iranian cleric, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who has been in custody since 2015 after clashes between troops and his followers was Tuesday finally arraigned to face criminal charges....
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed into law the repeal and re-enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), which, according to the Senate, “is...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that his government has since inception in 2015 made notable progress in corruption fight and that he would not spare...
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who only not long ago dubbed President Muhammadu Buhari’s government incompetent on the floor of the Senate, has lambasted the All Progressives Congress...
The recent proposal by former vice-president Alhaji Abubakar Atiku to privatize oil and gas sector, especially the country’s refineries, has been described as “callous and anti-people”....
The National Assembly has raised the figures of the 2018 Appropriation Bill from N8.612 trillion earlier presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to N9.120 trillion. The breakdown...
By Reuben Abati… Each Governor was reportedly asked by the ruling APC party to bring N250 million ahead of the party’s National Convention. When the public...
Senate, on Tuesday, urged the the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to call off the over three weeks strike it embarked on which has affected the...
A mobile blockchain-based platform known as Agricore which has served more than 7 million farmers across the continent, has received financial boost to better help farmers...
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Tuesday, failed to attend Senate’s plenary, despite series of boasts that he will storm the chamber. At about 10.50am, the Senate resumed...
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who has been standing trial for false asset declaration, was on Tuesday freed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). In its ruling...
A male suicide bomber on Tuesday hit a military post at Mandariri in Konduga local government area of Borno State killing at least five people. Officials...
Kogi State High Court on Tuesday gave its ruling on the case of assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye. The court in its ruling freed all...
Uber said on Tuesday sexual harassment or assault victims will have the option to settle claims with the ride-hailing service without a confidentiality provision that prevents...
A group of 24 lawmakers of the Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the speaker, Yussuf Abdullahi Ataa. Others allegedly impeached alongside the speaker...
The Nigerian Customs Service, Zone B, says it generated over N9billion between January and April 2018. Mr Udo Emmanuel, An assistant Comptroller General, and the zonal...
The 2018 budget report by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation would be laid today, Ripples Nigeria has learnt. According to a...
As unemployment rate in Nigeria continues to soar to new highs, the Federal Government’s Economic Management Team (EMT), on Monday, met at the Presidential Villa in...
The Minister for Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, on Monday, said some Indian businessmen have shown Interest to invest $4 billion into Nigeria’s manufacturing sector. Mr. Shittu...
The Bishop of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Awka diocese Dr. Alex Ibezim has condemned the manner in which President Muhammadu Buhari is handling the...
A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a disorganized party which is driven by greed....
Nigeria’s inflation rate further dropped for the 15th consecutive month in April, creating a positive outlook for interest rate cut to drive growth. This is contained...
It is estimated that the African continent loses about $148 billion every year due to corruption and money laundering. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, gave the estimate...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that no less than 39 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola have been recorded in the Democratic Republic...
