The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Wednesday questioned the country’s readiness to check the spread of coronavirus. He expressed disappointment over the poor state of...
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved a loan request for N2.9 billion from Governor Douye Diri “to buy operational vehicles for the governor, deputy...
The suspended National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, declared on Wednesday night he was still the party’s helmsman despite his suspension by...
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Jamoh, who is...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday signed the state Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corp, Bill 2020 into law. The governor, who signed...
Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged...
Ekiti State First Lady, Bisi Fayemi, has said that despite strict legislation in the state, gender-based violence and other forms of discrimination still exist in the...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Wednesday declared that the bandits committing atrocities in North West are terrorists. Adamu, who spoke at a meeting with...
The Senator representing Taraba North, Emmanuel Bwacha, on Wednesday called for the replication of the southwest security outfit, Amotekun across communities in the country. Bwacha, who...
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, said on Wednesday the military era was better than the current democratic dispensation in the country. Adeyemi,...
Moves by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki to sack Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of...
The United States Department of State has offered a reward of up to $7million (N2.5billion) for information leading to the arrest of the leader of Boko...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo‘s commitment to Nigerian nationhood as outstanding. The President stated this in his birthday message to the elder...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday accused the Supreme Court of endorsing electoral fraud with its verdict on the Imo State governorship election. The apex...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode said on Wednesday the story of the Italian who supposedly brought the coronavirus into Nigeria, was suspicious. Since the...
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the alleged refusal of the Anambra State police command to arrest two Fulani boys that openly displayed AK-47...
Israel on Tuesday declared its readiness to help Nigeria tackle the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Shimon Ben-Shoshan, who...
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday dissolved the administrative councils of 21 local government areas in the state. The governor said a statement issued...
One dominant issue around the presidency last week was President Muhammadu Buhari’s order for an immediate withdrawal and replacement of security officials found to be sabotaging...
A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Tuesday dismissed reports that he is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. Supreme Court affirms Uzodinma as Imo Gov, dismisses Ihedioha, PDP application The...
A former Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Jack, was on Tuesday arraigned at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo,...
Some ex-militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta had protested the suspension of the Special Adviser to the President on the Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo. The...
Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives on Tuesday decried the menace of imported substandard drugs into the country and called for action to curtail it....
The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekewazu, on Tuesday, dismissed reports that he is being quarantined for coronavirus. Ihekweazu told...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday dismissed reports that it has suspended plenary for two weeks over the possible spread of coronavirus. The House said in...
President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Tuesday the country has benefitted hugely from the partial closure of its land borders. He said the partial closure of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to join it as a respondent in a suit filed by aggrieved 14...
Lagos and Ondo States Houses of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Bill on the South West security outfit, Amotekun. In Lagos, the bill was passed after...
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on...
The fear of coronavirus has forced the Presidency to embark on a preventive measure to keep the country’s seat of power free of the deadly disease....
The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to account for the huge cash...
Lagos State government on Tuesday quarantined and tested a Chinese man who arrived in the country via an Ethiopian Airline plane for suspected coronavirus. The state...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the stance of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai who declared that there will be no negotiations with...
The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of the Ogun State Security Network and Amotekun Corps on Tuesday. The state...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed Hope Uzodinma as the governor of Imo State. The apex court sacked the application by the state’s former governor, Emeka...
The fear of the spread of Coronavirus to the National Assembly has forced the House of Representatives to adjourn for two weeks. The green chambers took...
The sum of N263,327,800 out of N8.5 billion recovered from suspected Kwara State treasury looters has been returned to the state government by the Economic and...
Tension has gripped the camps of Governor Hope Uzodinma and former Governor Emeka Ihedioha ahead of the return of the seven-man panel of the Supreme Court...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to obey the court ruling stopping compulsory blood donations in the...
The Supreme Court is set to finally hear the application by Emeka Ihedioha asking it to review its earlier ruling that sacked him as the governor...
The Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration of Abia State has inaugurated a committee to manage the issues around the reported outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria, which first...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Tuesday morning, March 3, 2020 1. Sacked Bayelsa deputy governor-elect planning suicide – Sylva The...
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for an immediate reset of Nigeria’s national security architecture following renewed attacks on some...
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has reacted to the deadly attacks suffered by residents of Igabi and Giwa Local Government Areas in the hands...
A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Monday condemned the bandits’ attacks that killed 50 people in Kaduna State. In a statement he personally...
The sacked Bayelsa State Deputy Governor-elect, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, is thinking of committing suicide, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said. The minister...
Osun State Government, on Monday, scrapped the same uniform policy introduced by ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday warned the bandits and other criminal elements in the country they cannot be lucky always. The President, in a statement issued...
The Osun State House of Assembly said on Monday the state “Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corp Establishment Bill 2020″ would be passed on Tuesday. The...
