The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that there are 2,467,088 registered voters set to exercise their voting rights during the November 16 governorship elections...
The House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary on Monday said there was an urgent need for Nigerian Judiciary to be reformed in order to encourage fast...
The political atmosphere in Bayelsa State is about to get heated up ahead of the November 16 election, going by comments made by the incumbent Governor...
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied ordering security agents attached to him to shoot anyone who blocks his convoy. The governor, in a statement...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the interim forfeiture of N116 million, alleged to be proceeds of crime in relation to the...
The Nigerian Army was on Monday ordered by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to pay the sum of N20 million as damages...
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has said that lack of proper maintenance of facilities over the years was...
The Edo Police Command on Monday insisted that there was no attack on the person or residence of a former Governor of the state, Comrade Adams...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Monday, sacked all political appointees in all the eight local government areas of the state in what is believed...
A Federal High Court in Abuja Monday ordered the temporary freezing of 45 bank accounts belonging to three companies allegedly involved in smuggling of rice into...
The Katsina State Police command has discovered and shut down another Islamic home, where they rescued some children and youths who were reportedly subjected to abuse,...
Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the under-recovery of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly referred to as fuel subsidy, would gulp...
The Jos Division of the Appeal Court has set aside the judgement of the Bauchi State National Assembly election petition tribunal which nullified the election of...
The Nigerian Consulate in New York has denied reports that it charges an extra 200 dollars for same-day E-passport service. Consul-General, Benaoyagha Okoyen, dismissed such claims...
After a meeting of representatives of the federal government with the leadership of organised labour held on Monday, it has been announced that there would be...
Retired civil servants on Monday laid siege to Abia State government house in Umuahia over their unpaid 20-month pension arrears. The pensioners, clad in mournful attires,...
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court Monday fixed December 4 for ruling on the consolidated suits challenging the continued stay of Mr. Ibrahim Magu...
The Supreme Court on Monday blasted the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) for alleging that the Federal Government was mounting pressure on the Chief Justice...
Workers in Osun Monday pledged their readiness to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the proposed nationwide strike on October 16 if the Federal Government...
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the abduction of nine children in Kano State by suspected kidnappers. Sani in...
For a nation to develop rapidly, its citizens must learn the act of questioning settled political answers and demand answers to unsettled political questions-analyzing both formal...
According to a report released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, financial inclusion rate has increased to 63.2% as at the end of...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) may be about to rebound from its losses as it closed on a positive note Monday. The NSE All Share Index...
An alumnus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), John Otema,who is standing trial for having unlawful sexual intercourse with students of the institution has denied voluntarily...
A former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, on Monday quit the Young Progressives Party, (YPP). The YPP presidential candidate in...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has cried out over fraudsters’ use of his name to open different social media accounts to defraud unsuspecting members of...
At least two people have been killed and several members of opposition parties arrested in Conakry, Guinea, following a crackdown on anti-government protesters. Reports said authorities...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, threatened to deal with propagators of false information across the country. The CJN issued the warning...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, confessed on Monday that unemployment in Nigeria was growing into a “very vicious disease condition” and that...
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hammed Ali (retd) on said on Monday that operatives of Joint Border Security had intercepted items worth N1.4bn...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday alleged that the violent attack on the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, by members of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arrested 94 suspected internet fraudsters at a night club in Osun State. The suspects, according to the...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned the reported abduction of nine children in Kano State, describing it as act of wickedness. The vocal...
A clash between the Federal Government and state governors may be in the offing after a report emerged at the weekend that governors of the 36...
Social media giants, Twitter, has removed President Donald Trump‘s campaign video from his account after singer Queen complained about an unauthorized use of her band’s song...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to cut down expenses on his frequent travels in order to save money to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Sunday warned Nigerians to desist from patronizing money doubling activities of some faceless people called wonder banks. The...
A caravan carrying no fewer than 1,000 migrants and asylum seekers from various African, Caribbean and Central American countries has been blocked by heavily armed Mexcan...
The arrest of prominent Egyptian journalist cum blogger, Esra Abdel Fattah has been confirmed by human rights activists. Reports say Ms Fattah, who played a significant...
There has been a lot of uproar from Nigerians about the amount budgeted for debt servicing (N2.75 trillion), recurrent(N4.88 trillion), and capital expenditure (N2.14 trillion) in...
Last week was a bearish one for the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), with the market shedding 1.68%. Out of the traded stocks we have carefully curated...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Monday morning. 1. Oshiomhole’s life under threat —APC The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed reports...
Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Sunday described education in Nigeria as horrifying. Soyinka, who spoke at the University of Lagos, Akoka, during...
The political landscape of Nigeria has been hijacked by selfish politicians, so says a former governor of old Kaduna state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. According to him,...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has frowned at the comment by a northern leader and a Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed on the South-East part...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected supposed moves by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government to “gag the media, subjugate Nigerians and...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has praised the qualities of former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. The state governor who made the comments on Sunday...
Nigerian Naval operatives attached to the Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State on Sunday said some suspected rice smugglers had...
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said that no less than 141 officers would be promoted to the rank of Major soon, that is, if they are...
Who blinks first? This is the question on the lips of many observers as the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigerian government brace for a nationwide...