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...
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday said the Nigerian Constitution does not recognize local governments in the country as the...
A report by Amnesty International has revealed that 119 Nigerians are among a total of 1,281persons currently on death sentence in Malaysia. The Nigerians, according to...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Sunday that it is embarking on massive construction and repairs of major highways and inner roads in the...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has thrown out a petition against Justice Akon Ikpeme, of allegations of collecting bribe to deliver judgement in favour of Senator...
The Bayelsa Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the effect of lastinute defections from the party, boasting that it would win the November 16 governorship election...
A 12-member ministerial interim Committee on the Nigeria Police Trust Fund has been inaugurated by the Minister for Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi. A statement by...
A staff of Auchi Polytechnic, Samuel Okolie, who was reported to have been kidnapped on October 9 has been found dead. The body of the deceased...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed reports of an attack on the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole by political thugs. Some youths had stormed Oshiomhole’s...
The South East Revival Group (SERG) has condemned the plan by the Nigerian government to re-introduce toll gates to federal roads across the country. SERG said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that it remained vibrant as a major opposition party in the country. This was in reaction to the statement...
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has been reported to have turned down the advice to embrace peace, stating that the war was just beginning. The new...
The Presidency Sunday expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would lose woefully at the Supreme Court. The party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku...
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Sunday carpeted the Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Anglo Abdullahi, for claiming that the North would rule Nigeria for long....
The death toll arising from the deadly typhoon Hagibis which caused a land fall in Tokyo, Japan earlier today has risen from 18 to 33 victims....
Ekiti state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday granted parole to eighteen prisoners serving various jail terms in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado-Ekiti and Kirikiri Maximum...
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State is of the opinion that only diabolic governors would resort to stealing public funds. The governor who stated this on...
South East youth group under the umbrella of the Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has insisted that the region should be supported to produce the...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has been directed to step up moves to recover over...
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, said on Sunday she stayed abroad for too long because of “doctor’s instruction.” She disclosed this during a chat with...
A group has urged the government of Lagos State, under Babajide Sanwo-Olu to probe all loans and funding for existing water system and infrastructure in the...
Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11, has reportedly sacked the Maja Siddin Sarkin Kano, Alhaji Auwalu for participating in the grand reception organised in honour of...
One man can induce rippling change in a system. One man can stop illegal detention, arrests, and govern the impulse to clamp down on free speech...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for a strike on October 16 if negotiation on the implementation of the minimum...
The United Kingdom is sending its first-ever moon rover into space. The spider-like robot, which moves on four legs rather than with wheels, is the first...
Japanese authorities have confirmed the death of at least 18 people and a dozen others injured as typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan. Rescue efforts are...
Security forces in Burkina Faso are now on the hunt for terrorists who opened fire on a mosque in the northern part of the country. The...
Report by a committee established by the state government to find solutions to banditry and other security challenges in Zamfara State and headed by a former...
A former Attorney -General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State, Anthony George-Ikoli said on Saturday he would never swap certainty for uncertainty in his political...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Saturday the country hopes to reduce the number of visually impaired people by 25 percent before the end...
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of at least nine children who were abducted at different times in the state. The development was...
Several losses had been recorded in the heavy downpour that ravaged many parts of Lagos between Friday and Saturday. Checks by our correspondent revealed that the...
At least $1.7 million has been found in the Niger Republic home of a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. The Nigerien...
BUHARI & SADIYA FAROUK So, we heard Aso Rock Mosque became a Mecca of some sort on Friday when an unprecedented crowd of Muslims trooped in...
Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has assured pensioners in the state of his administration’s preparedness to commence payment of their pension areas. He stated this on...
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, returned to Nigeria on midnight of Saturday, after spending about three months abroad. Aisha had left Nigeria in August...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Sunday morning, October 13, 2019. 1. PDP TO SAGAY: At your age, be bold enough to...
A councilor, Gambo Yarliyau, his wife and one-year-old daughter have been freed alongside two other unnamed victims by bandits who abducted them, the Katsina State Government...
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has kicked against Operation Python Dance 4 planned by the Nigerian Army in the Southeast geopolitical zone, insisting that...
A former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, has said that Nigerians would be willing to pay more tax if they can...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday threw his weight behind increased participation of women in politics, calling for a special fund...
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, is expected to appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)...
The Ekiti State Government has said that the huge debt it inherited from the previous administration inhibited it from paying emoluments and salary arrears owed workers...