The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, said the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenged the Executive Order 10 in court to prevent arbitrary removal of state...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said on Saturday President Mohammed Buhari was reluctant to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill because of fears the...
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said on Saturday he told President Muhammadu Buhari he wanted to succeed him as President...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday expressed disappointment that he was stopped from seeing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by security agents in Makurdi, the...
On February 4, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Basic Education called for a state of emergency in schools in the country. This call – though...
The Lagos State government has launched a smart multi-purpose identity card for residents of the state. The General Manager of Resident Registration Agency (LASRRA), Ibilola Kasunmu,...
The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), an umbrella body of Civil Rights Organisations (CSOs) in the country, on Friday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission...
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on February 2, registered his discomfort with the existence of several regulations that hamper the growth of businesses in Nigeria....
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Monday there was no justification for the Transparency International report on Nigeria. Transparency...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Monday, explained why the trial of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial...
Police operatives in the United States have arrested a 41-year-old woman, Gloria Ann Jordan, for allegedly killing her roommate. She had been charged with manslaughter for...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, on Friday decried the inability of the Nigerian military to rid the country of bandits and other criminal elements...
The Director-General of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu support group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, said on Friday at least 14 state governors have declared their support for the 2023...
A bill on the establishment of a commission to take care of poor, aged and vulnerable Nigerians scaled second reading in the Senate on Wednesday. The...
The Presidency, last week, revealed that it had uncovered over 500,000 secret bank accounts where some civil servants allegedly kept monies stolen from the Federal Government’s...
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, on Monday sentenced a security guard, Blessing Okon, to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, said on Monday he would join the 2023 presidential race if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to zone the...
CLAIM In December 2021, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Barr. Eze Chikamnayo, shared a Facebook post from one media/political analyst, Kingsley Maduforo, which claimed that...
Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, called for a review of the academic qualification for presidential aspirants, and others seeking...
On January 18, the Presidency celebrated President Muhammadu Buhari for supposedly forsaking the old ways of his predecessors who allegedly maximised the privileges of their exalted...
The Imo State Police Command said on Saturday that it has uncovered a terror camp of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militia arm of the...
Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, said on Friday that he is not interested in contesting for Nigeria’s presidency in the 2023 election. Sheriff,...
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, last week, expressed deep-seated worries over the raging insecurity sweeping across different parts of the country. We also...
Security agents clashed during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Kaduna State on Thursday. The President began a two-day working visit to the state on Thursday and...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commended the Super Eagles for winning all its group matches at the ongoing Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) in Cameroon. Two second...
The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed report on the relocation of bandit leader, Bello Turji, and his gang from Zamfara to a forest in the...
The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, said on Wednesday he would vie for the presidency in 2023 if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones the...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, last week, linked Nigeria’s retarded development to the failure of civil servants in effectively implementing government plans and policies over the years....
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said on Saturday his consultations on his 2023 presidential ambition were yielding good results....
The Borno State Police Command on Friday described as fake news the reports on the abduction of mobile police instructors at a training school by Boko...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, last week, boldly demanded that the Federal Government publish the names of those sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria....
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, said on Thursday the people of South-East preferred a political solution to the travails of the leader of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a car importer, Muhammed Sani Dauda, at the Kaduna State High Court for alleged N264 million...
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Thursday accused the Federal Government of intimidating the Benin Republic to put Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka...
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Wednesday the Senate would tackle the country’s revenue challenges and reduce the Federal Government’s dependence on external borrowings. Lawan, who...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday he would not relent in the fight against bandits causing mayhem in Zamfara and other states in the country. The...
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari, without mincing words ruled out the possibility of releasing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu...
A former federal commissioner for information, Edwin Clark, on Monday described as unconstitutional and authoritative President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of state police in the country. The...
The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo said on Saturday Nigeria would not disintegrate despite its current challenges. Nigeria has been torn apart by several challenges, including insecurity in...
The Osun State Police Command said on Saturday the ban on all forms of carnival in the state was still in force. The command’s spokesperson, Yemisi...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, last week, harped on the need for the political class, including all Nigerians, to eschew all...
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Thursday called for a total boycott of all businesses operated by Igbos in the Northern part of the country...
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Wednesday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on state police. ‘ The President had earlier on Wednesday declared that state...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday those pushing for the restructuring of Nigeria lacked the basic knowledge of the process. The President, who stated this in...
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari indicated strong interest in recovering every stolen fund at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). His moves are currently engendering interesting...
A former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Austin Akobundu, on Monday urged the Federal Government to embrace dialogue in resolving the crisis in...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday charged the security agents to completely flush out the bandits from their hideouts in the North-West. The governor,...
The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday blamed the opposition for the worsening insecurity in the state. In his New Year message to the people...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday he remained committed to the security of lives, and property of Nigerians. Buhari, who stated this in his New Year...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday urged Nigerians to be hopeful despite the myriad of challenges confronting the...