Category: Nigeria

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected plan by former governor Ayodele Fayose and some

Mismanagement of resources meant to salvage critical public health burden has been responsible for persistent loss of mothers and newborn

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the Boko Haram attack on Garkida in Adamawa State, extending his sympathy to families of

Plain-clothed operatives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State police command are mourning the death of their colleague.

After the crisis that erupted last Thursday following the shooting of two persons at Olomoore market, Abeokuta by men of

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed date for party primaries and nomination of candidates for the Edo and

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has commended troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) for their recent feat

Some shop owners at the Ikotun market have lamented the demolition of their shops in spite of notification by the

WASHINGTON — Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher confirmed in a new interview that during a three-hour meeting at the

Some House of Representatives members on Thursday said the member representing Obi Federal Constituency in Benue State, Samson Okwu, be

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two separate appeals filled by the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and Freedom

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to appoint more justices to the Supreme Court to accelerate determination

The Federal Government has said there was no going back on its move to regulate social media in the country.

A proposal before the Senate for the rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram members has been described as “risky”, although not

All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election in Bayelsa State Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo on

Those calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising insecurity in the country should hold their breath.

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has revoked the right of occupancy granted to a former Delta State Governor James Ibori

The European Union (EU) has announced the allocation of €80,000 (N32 million) in humanitarian funding to assist in Lassa fever

Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHIN) has won the technological breakthrough award at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS). The firm

The United Progressive Party (UPP) has announced the collapse of its structures nationwide into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

The Enugu State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has since its inception in 1999 produced various chairmen. They include

As Edo State 2020 governorship election draws nearer, stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and

World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, will bag a chieftaincy title in his hometown, Sagamu when he returns to Nigeria

For allegedly failing to remit the five per cent of staff wage to the Nigerian Pension Commission (PENCOM) in the

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and former Governor Segun Osoba yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday backed the South-West Security Outfit, code-named Amotekun, and has fixed a public hearing

Homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos State are investigating the circumstances

The Police in Jigawa has arrested a 33-year-old man over alleged possession of fake currency in Kazaure Local Government Area

Nigerian Customs Service has warned off supermarkets and shops in some parts of the country to stop patronising foreign rice

The Senate on Thursday introduced a bill to establish an agency to de-radicalise repentant Boko Haram insurgents. The bill christened

LAGOS State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Wednesday that his administration would strive to preserve the sanctity of judiciary, for

CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday held a church service and a peaceful march to mark the second year

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians perceive Federal lawmakers as collecting a lot of money for which they do little

THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has a new Acting Managing Director. He is Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei. He replaces Dr

THE World Bank has approved a $250million fund for developmental projects in Ogun State. Ogun is one of the six

THERE is no on-going recruitment of cadet assistant superintendents and cadet inspectors, the Police Service Commission (PSC) said on Wednesday

Indications emerged last night that the Senate had asked the Federal Government to disclose the sources of its proposed $22.6billion

The apex decision-making body in Iwoland, the Iwo Board of Trustees, comprising Iwo elders, has said the altercation between the

At 85, Akintoye urges sober reflection President of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, his Ohanaeze Ndigbo counterpart, Nnia Nwodo and Aare

A man, John Onyema, who allegedly beat his wife, Esther to death, was yesterday docked in an Ebute Meta Chief

The Military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has denied invasion and razing of

The crisis in the power sector took the front burner during deliberations yesterday at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC)

A political support group, Tinubu Transformation Agenda 2023(TITAN) has hit back at the former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s

The Deputy Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Abraham Ngobere, has been confirmed the new Speaker of the

President Muhammadu Buhari has reorganised the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barr Joy

Operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, on Tuesday clamped down on members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers who

It is no longer news that Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has joined the league of governors that

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigative Panel on Tuesday sentenced two Abuja-based Doctor, Mr. Ikeji Nwabueze and Mr. Terhemba Lan

Fuel scarcity maybe looming in Kano as petroleum tanker drivers vowed to embark on industrial action over alleged extortion and

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Femi Joseph, debunked the rumours while speaking with newsmen in Akure on Tuesday. News Agency of

With the world fast-evolving, and nations gradually becoming less oil dependent, experts have canvassed the importance of data mining for

Nigeria rakes in between N5 billion and N6 billion daily from imports since the closure of its land borders with

The visa ban placed on Nigeria and other countries was a temporary measure, the United States (U.S.) said on Tuesday

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has criticised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for stipulating Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a

Economic experts have agree with some of the observations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), leading to its downgrade of

The Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) Youths Vanguard for Real Change has said the party leadership led by Adams Oshiomhole

On Friday, 14 February 2020, history was made in the oil-rich Bayelsa State, when Senator Douye Diri was sworn in

President of the Lagos Polo Club, Ayo Olashoju, who described the just-concluded GTB Lagos International Polo Tournament as one of

• Corruption deadlier than Coronavirus, Ebola, says Magu President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that very soon all government financial transactions

The Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) has blamed rising oil theft and proliferation of illegal refineries in the Niger Delta on

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has denied that he punched his fellow monarch, Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to an investigative journalist, Tobore Ovuorie, in her N15million suit against

A non-governmental organization, The Centre for Equality and Equity (CEE), has identified dialogue as a solution to the lingering lawlessness

Former secretary to the Nigerian government Babachir Lawal said states governors in Nigeria are “parasites” eating up resources that are

The murder trial of the wife of Lesotho’s prime minister, accused of murdering his previous wife, is set to start

Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has described Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as a consistent and reform-minded performer. In a

Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says that constitutional amendment is needed before Nigerians in diaspora can

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on the application filed by the sacked governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Road Traffic Service, has disclosed that it realised over N3.5billion from Internally Generated Revenues (IGR),

Former Arsenal midfielder, Santi Cazorla has admitted that the Gunners have contacted him to share his opinion on the possibility

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the current revenue sharing formula in the country is far from being

• Claim private investors more efficient in project costing, delivery • New VAT to affect the economic viability of vulnerable

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), said it has disbursed about N238billion in 27 years, which has helped to

In its efforts to give a legal framework for the South-West Security Network Outfit, code-named Amotekun, Ondo State House of

Okomu oil confirms death of six employees in weekend’s accident Eight persons were burnt beyond recognition after the vehicle they

The Nigerian Communication Commission While exploring every means, the Commission said it is also not ruling out broadband satellite services.

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has reiterated the Federal Government’s resolve to activate functional rail system that would not only

CrossRiverWatch publisher Agba Jalingo has been released after spending about five months in detention. Jalingo’s release comes after a federal

The Presidency on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over the increasing cases of fake news being propagated against President Muhammadu

The Kogi State Police Command on Monday said it has rescued one of the six kidnapped Joint Admission and Matriculation

Travellers in Nigeria may continue to experience flights disruption until the end of February due to harmattan haze, president of

More international flights have resumed at the Murtala Muhammed International (MMI) Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, following the improvement in

Those waiting for the Service Chiefs to be fired by President Muhammadu Buhari will have to tarry a while. The

Houses of Assembly in the six Southwest states will on Monday simultaneously conduct public hearings on the Operation Amotekun Bill.

The military on Sunday confirmed that an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to infiltrate Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, was

The promise of pay rise, which President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law on April 18, 2019 (2019 Minimum Wage Bill),

Nine suspected cult members, including an alleged Aiye kingpin, Sikiru Samuel, aka Samora, have been arrested by the police in

MTN Sunday announced the start of a new musical reality television show, ‘Y’ello Star, two years after its popular Project

• Warns against extortionate taxes, rates • Moves to reconstruct Ijebu Ode-Epe road • Ogun police warn Ilaro poly students

Just last week in Uwheru, a community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, the notorious Fulani herdsmen

The Federal Government has ruled out refunding the N20 billion the Governor Ben Ayade administration is spending on the Tinapa-Odukpani

About 24 hours after three siblings were burnt to death in a fire incident at Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa yesterday commended military and police personnel for their prompt intervention in the clash between suspected herdsmen and

Besides Egypt, which already has a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), researchers and the World Health Organisation (WHO)