The Senate has turned down a fresh request of $434.7m from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, for projects already captured in the borrowing plan...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, as an INEC Commissioner, as a sign of desperation by...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, declared that he is not aware of the reported appointment of a governor over some territories in the state...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stressed the need for countries in Africa to unite against instability on the continent. Buhari, according to a statement issued by...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Monday he had received the approval of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to vie for...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Monday he would never be part of any bill to gag the media in Nigeria....
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has met with the legal team of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday officially received the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade; and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello Matawalle; at a meeting held at...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin its congresses across the country on July 31. The party disclosed this in a letter dated July 11, 2021,...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed July 16 for hearing in a suit challenging the defection of the Zamfara State...
The Federal High Court will begin its 2021 annual vacation on July 26. The court’s Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, disclosed this in a circular on...
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has dumped the Peoples Redemption Party (PDP). He disclosed this in a letter dated July 9, 2021, and addressed to...
In the first half of 2021, a total of 2,371 persons were kidnapped and N10 billion demanded in ransoms. This is contained in a report released...
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has advocated the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to reflect a single-term rotational presidency. Ekweremadu made the call...
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has slammed reports of a brewing feud with the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, over the return of stolen...
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against the appointment of his aide, Lauretta Onochie as...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, if she fails to...
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) have started a campaign tagged “Information Blackout,”...
The former senator representing Kaduna South, Shehu Sani has stated that it is very important for government and security agencies in the country to effect the...
The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has set up a legal team to monitor the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of...
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu (AMEN) Fr Ejike Mbaka, has once again defended the agitations of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of...
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on Nigerians to intensify prayers for the nation as that is the only way the country can overcome its...
Former Zamfara State governor, Sani Yerima, has insisted on entering the race for the 2023 presidential election despite calls for it to be zoned to the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday knocked the Nigeria Police Force over attempts to undermine the statutory powers of the Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Mahdi...
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has faulted the National Assembly’s decision to exclude the electronic transfer of results from...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has dissolved the party’s executive committee in Zamfara State. Consequently, it has constituted a three-member committee...
The Middle Belt Forum on Sunday decried the deteriorating security in the country, particularly in Kaduna State, where the killing of harmless people by bandits had...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to ensure a slash in the salaries and allowances of politicians...
The Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Igboho, has denied alleged plans that he would drop his agitations and go for dialogue with the...
Former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, has urged Nigerian youths to use their influence and negotiate their way into power come 2023. Speaking at...
The political permutations regarding the emergence of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu for the 2023 Presidency may be scuttled...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has taken the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus, to the cleaners following the internal crisis within...
Ahead of the governorship elections in Anambra State, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) has slammed the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives...
A Fulani group under the aegies of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN) has kicked against any attempt to ban open grazing in Southern Nigeria,...
The umbrella body of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has lambasted governors in the southern states over their resolution to ban open...
With preparations for the 2023 elections already afoot, a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has implored the youth to be more involved in the political process...
The proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has named a Finland-based Immigration lawyer, Simon Ekpa, as the new Director of Radio Biafra in...
The National Leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Saturday, labeled the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, a betrayer of...
A socio-political group, the Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), said on Saturday zoning of the presidency to the region in 2023 is constitutional. The group...
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala-Buni, has promised to reconcile the aggrieved party members in Kwara State....
The Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru, said on Saturday President Muhammadu Buhari has done well for Nigerians by ensuring infrastructural development to fast track sustainable socio-economic...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo, Mr. Hillary Ugochukwu, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ugochukwu, a former...
The Lagos House of Assembly has commenced an audit of all the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on Saturday decried the prevalence of poverty in Nigeria. Adesina, who addressed guests at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its wards, local governments and state congresses indefinitely. The party disclosed this in a letter dated July 6, 2021,...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Saturday he would announce his decision on the 2023 presidential election at the appropriate time. The governor stated...
A former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) has lamented that the insecurity in the northern part of Nigeria has taken education in the...
The frequent accumulation of foreign loans which had led to an increasing debt profile has elicited a reaction from the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria,...
Against the backdrop of the screening of Lauretta Onochie as a commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Coalition of United Political Parties has warned...
Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday distanced its leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, from controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. The cleric had been holding talks with...