The Terrorism (Prevention) Act of 2013 has been passed by the Senate, outlawing ransom payments to kidnappers in Nigeria. The bill was passed after the Senate...
The extradition suit brought by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari has been set for hearing on June 2 by a...
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education, has obtained the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket at a cost...
The number of aspirants from the South-West geo-political zone hoping to fly the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections has...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a submission by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State that the Continuous Voter Registration program had resumed in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all political parties in Nigeria to put elections and election-related disagreements aside and join the administration’s fight against insecurity. Buhari’s spokesman,...
The Federal Government said on Tuesday that the entire Lagos National Theatre complex, which was completed in 1976 to host the 1977 Festival of Arts, or...
President Muhammadu Buhari is to meet with leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today....
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday, issued a warning to the public about the need to remain vigilant in the face of anticipated new...
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has joined the debate for which zone should produce the next president of Nigeri. He stated that it was the North-Central...
Afenifere, a Yoruba sociopolitical organization, demanded on Monday that the Igbo produce the president of Nigeria in 2023 for the sake of equity, justice, and fairness....
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group warned on Monday that a fertiliser crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine might jeopardize more than $10 billion in...
After the screening of 12 aspirants by 19 party leaders, the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced Tonye Cole as its...
A Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Ogun, on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari at the Federal High Court, Lagos, over the fuel scarcity recorded in...
The Nigerian Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma to stop being hypocritical about the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday reported the arrest of a Nigerian “billionaire drug baron”. The suspect is Mallinson Group Chairman Chief Afam...
A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, declared on Sunday the consensus arrangement bandied by some presidential aspirants from the north was not the answer...
The presidency on Sunday, accused a Catholic priest, Bishop Matthew Kukah, of harboring animosity towards President Muhammadu Buhari and conspiring with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party...
To protect residents’ lives, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the nation’s security and intelligence services to step up the crackdown on illegal refineries. Malam Garba Shehu,...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to unblock “the phone lines of over 72...
A presidential aspirant, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, on Saturday, appealed for funds from Twitter users in order to purchase...
A fire which engulfed an illegal crude oil refinery complex in Abaezi forest, in the Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has killed at least...
On Friday, an explosion occured in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, injuring at least five people. The incident was said to have occurred outside the district...
Police authorities in Imo State on Friday announced the arrest of a 50-year-old man suspected of making bombs for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According...
A tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), often known as petrol, on Friday burst into flames on the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway, killing a teenager. The...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State chapter has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for accusing Governor Hope Uzodinma over the recurring attacks on critical...
No responsive administration, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, can overlook the role of religious and traditional rulers in combating insecurity in the country. The President said...
Aisha Buhari, the First Lady, has invited all presidential aspirants yearning to take over from her husband to join her for Ramadan Iftar. The event will...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the confusion surrounding the alleged expiration of the Permanent Voters Card. Prof Mahmood Yakubu made this clarification on...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday, explained the rationale behind the decision of its National Executive Committee (NEC) to vest its powers on the...
Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political group, has criticised the high cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for presidential contenders of the ruling All Progressives Congress...
The Presidency on Wednesday explained its reason for granting pardons to former Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, stating that it was in accordance with constitutional...
The Kaduna State government has approved the payment of N18 million to the relatives of nine people murdered in the terrorist attack on the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday ruled out using a consensus process to select its presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 general election. The...
The ruling All Progressives Congress’ (APc’s) National Executive Committee (NWC) on Wednesday announced the date for its presidential primaries. The primaries to pick party candidates for...
The All Progressives Congress’s (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has decided to delegate its powers to the National Working Committee (NWC) for the next three months....
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday clarified that it has no official Twitter handle, despite the presence of some accounts named after the...
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday rejected the call by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, for an installation of an interim...
Nigerians should abandon their search for a consensus candidate in favor of “problem solvers” as presidential candidates in 2023. Mr Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party’s...
A group, Igbo Board of Deputies, a Non-Profit Company, on Tuesday, issued a one-week ultimatum to Pastor Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer Of Citadel Global Community...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, on Tuesday expressed concerns, that the Easter celebrations in most parts of Orlu, Orsu, Oru East, and West...
In the aftermath of the presidential pardon granted to former Governors, Senator Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State by President...
According to the World Bank, raising fuel subsidies puts the Nigerian economy at risk since subsidy payments might have a substantial impact on public finances and...
Magnus Abe, a Rivers State chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has indicated that he will run for the seat of governor in 2023. Abe,...
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has once again taken a swipe at Nigerian political leaders for allegedly being unjust in their dealings, adding that they made...
Labaran Maku, the former Minister of Information and Culture under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed why he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after abandoning...
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, used his Easter message on Sunday to warn mysterious gunmen terrorising the state, stressing that no inch of...
Abdul Aziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara State, and Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara, together with their supporters have abandoned the All Progressive Congress (APC) to join...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has stated that cash stolen during his predecessor, late Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s government, would be recovered. He stated that he...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Saturday he would remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) irrespective of the outcome of the party’s presidential...