Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Friday warned the National Assembly on the implications of passing Hate Speech Bill currently before them into law. The Nobel...
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has expressed concern over reported cases of vote-buying ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. In a statement...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning, November 16, 2019. 1. BAYELSA/KOGI DECIDE: The candidates, intrigues and how Bayelsa, Kogi may...
A riot police inspector, whose name was not revealed, has reportedly died of gunshot wounds he sustained during a clash between thugs loyal to the Peoples...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has claimed that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and the former national security adviser...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of sending armed thugs to attack its leaders, including Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,...
Plateau State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Damishi Sango, has resigned his post and handed over to his deputy, Amos Gombe. His resignation was...
The Nigerian Government has revealed that it is set to make an Executive Order to punish individuals who indiscriminately defecate in the open. Minister of Water...
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the Supreme court’s explanation on the ruling on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s presidential election petition....
Oyo State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council in Kogi state, Seyi Makinde, was on Friday reportedly attacked at the hotel where...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday adjourned hearing in the suit challenging the eligibility of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for Saturday’s governorship...
A Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to retain the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday kept Nigerian guessing on the fate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election, David...
Lawyers representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, were conspicuously absent a hearing called by the Supreme Court...
The Supreme Court on Friday explained it dismissed the appeal filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against...
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Lukman, said on Thursday that his demand for the resignation of the National Chairman of the All...
The state chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have condemned the call for the resignation of the party National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. Consequently, the...
The Engr. Musa Wada/Sam Aro Campaign Organization has accused Governor Yahaya Bello and his All Progressives Congress (APC) of importing mercenaries to cause violence during Saturday’s...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has approved the removal of 19 permanent secretaries in the state after they failed a competence test conducted by...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described as disturbing signals the political thuggery and killings ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. He decried...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the withdrawal of all security aides attached to governors, their deputies, public office holders, politicians and other personalities...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s decision to kneel down to publicly apologise to Kogi people ahead of Saturday’s...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Friday morning, November 15, 2019. 1. Buhari harps on fairness, transparency in Kogi, Bayelsa elections...
The Nigerian government has maintained its stance on the regulation of social media, stating that it would not back down on the proposal. Minister of Information...
After spending two weeks in captivity, a kidnapped judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme has regained her freedom. Some gunmen had on October...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, claimed Thursday that the Court of Appeal, Abuja, had...
After the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa disqualified the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa and barred the party from presenting any candidate...
Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, David Lyon, has declared that he would still participate in the November 16 election in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) after its governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, was ruled out of...
In a move that suggests desperation, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday, knelt before the electorate in Kogi State, begging them to forgive...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River, Thursday nullified the victory of Okon Asukwo in the March 9 House of Assembly election into Mbo...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday adjourned its plenary after discovering that many seats were empty in the chamber. A senator representing Benue South in the Red...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for fairness and transparency during Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. The President made the call in a statement...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday rejected the judgment that sacked its governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon. A Federal High Court sitting in...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States, the Nigerian Police Force said on Thursday that anyone caught snatching ballot box would not be...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of importing armed thugs from Edo, Delta and other states into Kogi to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told an FCT High Court on Thursday that it would ask to separate the trial of former National Security...
A bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission has scaled the first reading on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. The bill was...
Senator Abiodun Olujimi has returned to the Nigerian Senate to represent Ekiti South senatorial district. This followed her swearing-in by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who administered...
Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has been told to forget any ambition of becoming the president of Nigeria in 2023 by the Bishop of Zaria Diocese...
Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) may have been thrown into a serious confusion with the disqualification of its governorship candidate, David Lyon, two days to...
The Supreme Court has fixed Friday to give the grounds for its judgement in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecution witness, Bashir Mohammed, has allegedly contradicted himself in his testimony on how he took $ 140, 000 to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday lamented that indiscriminate court orders are hampering its activities. The INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and...
As the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) show no signs of abating, Governor Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday highlighted three...
The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki has faulted the proposed introduction of a bill to tackle hate speeches and other social media related contents,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Thursday morning. 1. Osinbajo responds to journalist who claims he prayed for Buhari’s death The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Hate Speech bill which passed the first reading at the Senate on Tuesday. The party asked the National...
As the Kogi governorship election draws closer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made yet another allegation against the State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who is also...
