The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has painted a gloomy picture for the Nigerian economy under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying...
A group, the Southwest Consensus Group, SCG, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the North to be wary of the expansionist agenda of the National...
A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, insisted its order restraining Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje from giving effect to the appointment of new Emirs was...
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to the federal government’s accusation that...
The Federal Government has warned that the opposition being played by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party could be toxic for the nation’s democracy, if...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved another $1 billion loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the Gurara II Hydropower project, aimed at generating 360...
By SOC Okenwa… Dear Miss Leah Sharibu, Ordinarily I should be sending you a happy sixteenth birthday wish but that should not be the case...
In a fresh attack on the state, gunmen invaded Kanoma village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, killing two and abducting seven persons, including a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a Judge of the Federal High Court, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Godwin...
Despite their unfortunate crashing out of the Champions League, Netherlands giants, Ajax bagged a domestic double to cap a memorable season. Ajax were almost through to...
Just two weeks to the end of his tenure, Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Wednesday swore in 11 Permanent Secretaries. The swearing-in ceremony was held...
The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Kombowei Benson, has held the lawmaker representing Brass Constituency 1, Isreal Sunny-Goli, responsible for the Code of...
In preparation for his exit from office come May 29, Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-Makura, has disengaged all his political appointees. This was announced by the...
Four persons have been killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary destroyed in an attack on worshippers during a religious procession in Burkina Faso. Church...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has explained that the closure of the road leading to the Court of Appeal, venue of the Presidential Election...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Wednesday, ordered that a 40-year-old man, Abiodun Fatunmise, accused of killing his 11-month-old baby, be remanded in prison....
Four lives have been claimed in a suspected clash between two rival cult groups in Asaba. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, Delta...
The Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, on Wednesday threw the House into commotion as he disappeared with the Assembly’s mace. Consequently, 21...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai has said that he is very sure that some politicians who lost in the last general elections are...
The Ekiti House of Assembly has lifted the suspension placed on its former Speaker, Mr Kola Oluwawole and four other members of the Assembly suspended in...
President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be preparing to travel to Saudi Arabia two times before the end of this month. The trips are coming despite...
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has refuted rumours making the rounds that he is making plans to return to the fold of his former...
Lauretta Onochie, the Personal Assistant on Social Media matters to President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted cynically to calls to stop the inauguration of her boss on...
The outgoing governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha has apologised for what he described as his crazy style of governance. He however, said that his mode...
Two friends, Samson Shittu and Ramoni Animashaun have been remanded in Kirikiri prison by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 21-year old woman....
The Senate on Wednesday commenced the screening of Dr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a second term. The CBN...
A traditionalist, Dada Oluwafemi, has been arraigned before a grade 1 area court sitting in Nyanaya, Abuja for allegedly swindling his client of N635,000 after performing...
Governor Atiku Bugudu of Kebbi State has urged residents of the state to be security conscious. The governor gave this advice on Wednesday following a foiled...
A Kano State High Court sitting at Ungogo on Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as...
A 40-year-old labourer, Sani Ibrahim, was on Tuesday, remanded in Katsina Prison for allegedly raping his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter. The police prosecutor, Sgt. Lawal Bello, told...
The Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to...
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that Nigeria is not a nation but “an occupied territory of slaves, vassals and quislings.” He said most of...
Embattled rapper Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is still in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) despite the release of his colleague...
Security operatives including the Army, Police and Civil Defence on Wednesday morning barricaded the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The appellate court serves...
Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has dissolved the state executive council. He however retained six of the commissioners out of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the decision to shift the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office from the traditional...
It is a known fact that Nigeria is peopled with highly ‘religious’ adherents, who somewhat become bigotry and fanatical; marked by excessive enthusiasm and intense devotion....
The Federal government has warned contractors handling the remediation of oil spills in Ogoniland against substandard work. The minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, in a...
An Agreement has reportedly been made between Sudanese military leaders and the opposition alliance for a three-year transition period to civilian administration. According to BBC, the...
A light-activated adhesive gel also known as a “bio glue” which can rapidly seal wounds to arteries and the heart has been developed by a group...
The Lagos State Government has announced a plan to demolish no fewer than 69 buildings within Ojodu-Berger community in the state. The decision, according to the...
The efforts by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to stop his ongoing probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday yielded a positive...
Oyo State government has announced the renaming of roads and institutions after the outgoing governor, Abiola Ajimobi and traditional rulers in the state. The state Commissioner...
The Ogun state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has lambasted its outgoing governor, Ibikunle Amosun, over what it described as the governor’s greediness in paying...
Workers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) on Tuesday grounded activities at the Abuja office...
Kingmakers in Kano State have employed the services of 7 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANS) and 17 other lawyers to challenge Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano State...
In an effort to end crime in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, secured the conviction of two illegal gold dealers,...
Following a ten months suspension on the recruitment of personnel into the two para-military service, the Federal Government has given approval for the continuation of recruitment...
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said that it has realized the sum of $1.6bn from some companies swindling one of its subsidiaries. The Group Managing Director of...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, have reacted to President Muhammadu...
