The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered restriction of all vehicular movements on Saturday. The presidential and parliamentary elections will take place across Nigeria...
Last week, the presidency distanced itself from rumours peddled by politicians that an interim government is being planned ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s handover date –...
At least eight students of Madonna University in Rivers State died in an auto crash along the Trans-Saharan Road in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Saturday. The...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, declared on Monday that the people of the state would not vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors for rejecting the redesign of the naira notes...
Last week, the Senator representing Enugu West senatorial district, Chimaroke Nnamani, dismissed his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as both illegal, and a nullity....
A civil society group, the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy, on Saturday described as a treasonable offence, the counter directives by the All Progressives Congress...
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a tanker explosion at Idanre community, Idanre local government area of Ondo State on Saturday. An eyewitness told...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Saturday at least 24,254 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are still uncollected in Sokoto State. The state’s Resident Electoral...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday told the people of the state not to vote for any presidential candidate that will jail or kill...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has set up a special investigative panel to investigate the alleged high-handedness, unprofessionalism, and extrajudicial killings by officers attached...
Police operatives in Adamawa State have arrested one Sgt. Aliyu Yusuf for the alleged murder of 80-year-old Maryam Yerbure Abdullahi in the state. The Adamawa State...
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, said on Thursday Nigerians have identified the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the cause of their...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that his administration had delivered on its promises to Nigerians. Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday wondered if the All Progressives Congress (APC) wants the country’s general elections to go ahead as scheduled amid...
Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Toyin Adeniji. Gbenga Ogunleye, the media aide to the PDP...
As part of efforts to fulfil his promise of conducting a free and fair general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, charged academics involved in the...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday, dismissed a claim that he gave N2 billion to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to mobilise...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday urged the Nigerian government to stop the recruitment of children by armed groups in the country....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed insinuations on the planned postponement of the country’s general elections. There were reports at the weekend that INEC...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained why he didn’t pay a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, during the party’s...
The leader of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Saturday, alleged that the popular “Emi Lokan” chant by the All Progressives Congress...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday unveil new equipment acquired by the Federal Government to improve the capabilities of the Nigeria Police Force on crowd control...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Saturday the redesign of the naira notes was initiated to make Nigeria’s monetary policy decisions more effective, and...
The Nigerian armed forces on Saturday dismissed claims that some of its officers met with one of the presidential candidates in this month’s election with a...
The former Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, on Friday dismissed his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a joke. The PDP National Working Committee...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Friday the Federal Government has concluded plans to establish a tourism academy in the country. Mohammed,...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the credible conduct of this month’s general elections. The CAN...
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday decried the alarm about the usage of bleaching creams by Nigerian women. The Director-General...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the people of Kano to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this month’s general elections. The Director-General...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday ruled out another extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). INEC initially fixed...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed optimism that the current scarcity of the naira notes would soon be a thing of the past. The...
Last week, the Presidency slammed the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for spreading what it described as “false stories” about the alleged stoning...
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, last week, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari was deceived into approving the Central Bank of...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has applauded the Supreme Court over its ruling which temporarily stopped the Federal Government from ending the use of the...
The Federal Government Wednesday night asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by three governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the redesign...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday expressed hope that this year’s general elections would take place as scheduled despite the current situation in the country. Obasanjo,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing of 16 Nigerians by soldiers in Burkina Faso. The victims were members of the Jam’iyyatu Ansaariddeen Attijjaniyya (JAMAA)....
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or...
Lawyers and judges in Imo State on Monday began a three-day strike to protest the murder of a Magistrate in charge of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in...
The pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the naira scarcity before seven days The Progressives Governors’ Forum met with...
A group under the auspices of the North Central Youth Stakeholders Forum (NCYSF) on Saturday asked Nigerians to prepare for a “Bring Back Our Old Notes”...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday warned Nigerians against embarking on any form of protest over the scarcity of new Naira notes, saying such...
Last week, the Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson, faulted the redesigning of the N200, N500 and N1000 Naira notes by the Central Bank...
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari revealed the reason why he approved the redesigning of Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Two other stories...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday expressed concern over the hardship faced by Nigerians due to the scarcity of the new Naira notes. The Central Bank...
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Friday alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge of his administration. Lawal,...
The Atiku/Okowa campaign organisation alleged on Friday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was in the presidential race for personal...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the nomination of the Labour Party’s...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members of their safety in this month’s elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof....
