President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Folashodun Shonubi as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) subject to Senate confirmation. The nomination...
President Muhammadu Buhari has invited some of the major stakeholders in the struggle for the revalidation of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election to the...
The presidency has reacted to an allegation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Buhari administration was plotting his arrest on trumped-up charges. Obasanjo had made...
The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday closed the trading session for the week on a negative note after four consecutive bullish sessions, indicating the return...
Relief has come the way of state houses of assembly and judicial arms as President Muhammadu Buhari has granted them financial autonomy. Buhari on Friday is...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday raised the alarm over alleged sinister plans being hatched against him by President Muhammadu Buhari. He alleged that his life...
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has declared his intention to vie for a sit in the House of Representatives as he hopes to represent Ahiazu/...
Days after Falz was criticised by Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) which gave him a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw his controversial video titled ‘This Is Nigeria’, the...
A group, Citizens Centre for Democratic Governance (CCDG) has called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to concentrate on working towards winning votes of electorates, rather...
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir…. Dear M. Haniyeh and Sinwar; I am writing this letter to you in the wake of the latest confrontation between Palestinian demonstrators...
NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected organic compounds on the surface of Mars which offers some of the strongest evidence yet that the Red Planet may once...
“Finally, the National Assembly will not hesitate to invoke its constitutional powers (against President Muhammadu Buhari led executive) if nothing is done to address the above...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that he appreciates the position of the Nigerian Constitution that allows for a two term leadership tenure. This was even...
West African giants, Ghana has dissolved its national football association after its president, Kwasi Nyantakyi, was filmed apparently accepting a “cash gift”. According to the BBC,...
By Alon Ben-Meir…. Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, The latest demonstration of Palestinians along the Gaza border with Israel that turned violent was no surprise to me...
Former band leader of the Remedies, Eedris Abdulkareem has once again attacked former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo over the travails facing the country. The...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it recorded a total sum of N100.1 billion as monthly revenue collection in May this year, making it the highest...
Abubakar Mustapha will spend time behind bars pending further hearing into his case after a sharia court ordered his detention for allegedly seducing married women. While...
US President Donald Trump has fired back at the European Union and its neighbour Canada over the backlash which followed the imposition of new trade tariffs....
Four people who were found guilty of having links with Iran and conspiring to kill ‘prominent figures’ in the predominantly Sunni Gulf nation have been sentenced...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Oye, has asked those desiring to vie for elective positions in the 2019 polls on...
Members of staff of the Customary Court of Appeal, Anambra State are now living in fear as plans to scrap the state Customary Court of Appeal...
After years of exploitative charges by shipping companies operating in the country, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has concluded arrangement to introduce flexible rates in port...
The Federal Government has remained docile over the need to review the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) signed about 25 years ago between the Nigerian National Petroleum...
AHEAD of the July 14 local government elections in Imo State, aspirants yesterday met with Governor Rochas Okorocha. Vanguard gathered that the meeting which was held...
Vice President (VP) Yemi Osinbajo abandoned his chopper at an event on Thursday and had to return to the Presidential Villa by road. His spokesman, Laolu...
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Guaranty Trust Bank to pay about N14 billion illegal charges allegedly deducted from the account of Innoson Nigeria Limited pending...
By Reuben Abati… There are three aspects – the strategic, the political and the legal – to the Federal Government’s decision to replace May 29 with...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his decision to declare June 12 Nigeria’s new Democracy Day...
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he has sent his written response on allegations concerning the Offa robbery to the police. The police had invited Saraki over...
Mohammed Fawehinmi, first son of Gani Fawehinmi, late human rights lawyer, says his family is appreciative of the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Niger...
The National Assembly has embarked on a four-week recess. The leadership of the two chambers of announced this after their respective plenaries. The lawmakers are to...
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buhari is well within the law to confer national honours on deserving Nigerians, dead or...
In what was the third of its kind in a single week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with service chiefs and other heads of security...
The family of the late MKO Abiola has written to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for awarding the nation’s highest honour to their patriarch who is the...
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. William Stuart Symington, Thursday, announced additional donation of $102m in humanitarian assistance to help address shelter, health and food security...
The National Conscience Party (NCP) on Thursday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, and the proposed posthumous award to the...
The Senate on Thursday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to honour the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kashimawo...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said it has given “No Objection” approval to another set of nine firms seeking to procure and install meters for...
In furtherance to the recent bilateral currency swap deal signed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the CBN...
By Prince Singa Edward Zhattau… The President was at it once again when he pronounced that “…after due consultations, the Federal Government has decided that henceforth,...
Defending champion Rafael Nadal turned around his quarter-final clash against Diego Schwartzman to advance to the last four of the ongoing French Open. Top seed Nadal...
Worried by the recent resolution of the Senate against him, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja. He...
The House of Representatives was on Thursday thrown into a rowdy session as members disagreed with the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari declaring June 12 as...
The National Industrial Court (NIC) on Thursday ordered the Yaba College of Education (Yabatech) to immediately reinstate Mr Olu Ibirogba who was sacked for exposing alleged...
Management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday called for more partnerships with Dangote Cement in terms of Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) projects. The call...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposed national honour to be conferred on the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped one spot from 47th to 48th in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. Formerly on sixth position in...
Former Nigeria international Garba Lawal has pointed out a recent trend of beginning poorly in games by the Super Eagles as a factor that could ruin...
The duo of Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Ibukun Awosika, and Managing Director, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, both risk going to jail. A Federal High Court...
