Policemen and soldiers on Wednesday morning laid siege to the office of an online news platform, SaharaReporters in Lagos state. Detained presidential candidate of the African...
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Tuesday said Nigeria would take advantage of its position in the Forum of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to...
A former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Ibim Seminitari, on Wednesday led women and civil society organisations in Rivers State in...
A 20-man group of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) under the aegis of the Justice Reform Project (JRP) on Tuesday warned Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)...
The Middle Belt PDP Progressive Youth Forum, a socio-political pressure group made up of PDP youths in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria has slammed the...
The building housing Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic mission in Istanbul where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed last year, has been sold, to apparently cover the murder...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, boasted that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) could not attack him outside...
The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has revealed that ongoing negotiations between his government and bandits were yielding positive results. Governor Tambuwal made the revelation...
The presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 election, and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, on...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday took the bull by the horn to recover the N5 trillion debts owed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). This...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Wednesday morning. 1. Buhari Media defends 7.2% increase in VAT, tackles PDP The Buhari Media Organisation...
The newly introduced charges on bank deposit by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to kick off today. According to the new policy, bank...
Former Senator representing Rivers Southeast Senatorial District, Magnus Abe, has lamented over what he described as “miseries, humiliations and attacks” he has allegedly suffered in his...
Three men have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly impersonating the staff of the commission and officials of the Independent...
Niger state government on Tuesday revealed that it paid N200 million to the National Examination Council (NECO) to ensure the release of results of 30,000 students...
The Nigerian Army has begun the trial of former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Sokoto, Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Otiki, over an alleged N400 million stolen by...
The quarterly meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been rescheduled to Thursday and Friday this week. The meeting was...
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa got a chilly reception at the burial ceremony of the Great One, Robert Mugabe. He was booed for Afrophobia exhibited against...
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has said it would give no further notice to the federal government before public servants commence strike over...
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally dismantled the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) headed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla. The panel has...
The suspended chairman of Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Imoh Williams, has been reinstated by the State House of Assembly, effective September 17. Speaker...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has tackled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the opposition party’s rejection of the planned increase in Value Added Tax (VAT),...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has regretted the rate of bandits’ attacks in the state even after spending over N470m combating banditry and insecurity. He noted...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has restored full accreditation status to the School of Nursing Sciences of the College of Medical Sciences of...
‘’What will Osinbajo do now?’’ I asked a senior colleague. He blurted: ‘’He has his role cut out for him already. He is in charge of...
Going by the counter, trans, cross and to some extent intercalary conversations coming from the court of public opinion over the simple decision rendered recently by...
Democracy is freedom; freedom to exist and to exercise the full catalogue of natural rights. The quality of democracy in an ordered system is assessed by...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed its greatest worry yet, over the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi State, scheduled to be staged on November...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed shock at President Muhammadu Buhari’s response to the South African envoy that was sent to Nigeria over...
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday blamed the immediate past governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, for the N57billion unpaid salaries and emoluments by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged members of the Police Service Commission to redouble their efforts in ensuring that the Nigeria Police Force delivers on its responsibilities....
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musliu Smith and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu have taken their misunderstanding concerning the recruitment of...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has stated why he thinks Southerners should be blamed for the many problems plaguing Nigeria instead of the belief in some...
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates has decried Nigeria’s low domestic revenue, describing it as one of the lowest in the world at just six per cent of...
Kebbi chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC), on Tuesday, suspended a member of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Habubu Gwandu. He was suspended over alleged...
Three Australian citizens have been arrested, detained and charged by authorities in Iran after they were all accused of espionage, an official cited by Iranian local...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the consumption of non-iodised salt, declaring that its ingestion is “dangerous to...
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday forwarded the name of a 26-year-old Coprs member, Joana Nnazua Kolo, for consideration as a commissioner in the state....
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has ordered adhoc committees of the House of Representatives to handover to standing committees of the House. The...
The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has called on Nigerians to hold the senior officials in the immediate past government of President Goodluck Jonathan and the People’s...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been given September 26, 2019 to rectify all improperly registered subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in the country. Minister of...
Hackers compromised personal data of almost the entire population of Ecuador which was leaked online, in what security experts said on Monday was a massive breach...
Prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo over post-electoral violence that killed around 3,000 people. The appeal was tabled...
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump insists that Iran is behind the attack of two oil facilities in the Abqaiq and Khurais...
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the House of Representatives, on Monday, implored the Federal Government to approve the operation of the Lekki and...
Association of Cross River Professionals in Diaspora (ACRPD) on Monday faulted alleged intention of the state governor, Ben Ayade to create 11 additional ministries, bringing the...
The Chairman and members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) on Monday dragged the state governor, Seyi Makinde to court. They sued him for...
The governor of Katsina State, Bello Aminu Masari has cried for help to put a stop to the increasing spate of kidnapping, banditry and other related...
Trust Aso Rock with intriguing events. Like preceding weeks, last week did not pass without fascinating stories from Nigeria’s seat of power. Among the stories that...
Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Monday returned Christ’s School, Ado- Ekiti to its original owner, the Anglican Communion. He said the action would assist...