Category: Nigeria

Olonisakin, Jonathan, others eulogise fallen female combat pilot The authorities in Nigeria have been advised to halt the practice of

Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied referring to members of the Ahmed Lawan led 9th National Assembly

Mrs Titi-Victoria Monde, the former Information Commissioner in Nasarawa State, died in the early hours of Thursday at the age

Law experts have argued that President Muhammadu Buhari is acting in direct confrontation with the Constitution by his insistence in

Niger Deputy Speaker Bako Kasim Alfa has resigned. He announced his resignation during the ongoing plenary session. His resignation was

Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has described late Nigeria’s first female helicopter combat pilot, Tolulope Arotile as a brave patriot

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs has indicted 14, 020 N-Power beneficiaries of being the cause of the delay in the

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six per cent stamp duty on

Former attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS ) has said the prices of foods increased in June 2020. In its report

The House of Representatives has declared a ‘war’ against Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio. It wants Senator Akpabio to,

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over governorship campaigns and rallies in Edo State.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government’s business reforms, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC),

Governor Udom Emmanuel has said the provision of 7 blocks of Residential Quarters, Portable Water and other facilities to the

Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I took my third Covid-19 test

Twenty-four hours after 21 youths were shot dead at a wedding in Kukum Daji Village of Kaura Council, Kaduna State,

NO fewer than 12 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials were suspended indefinitely on Monday. More officials were quizzed

AJIA Hasana Garuba, wife of the late Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, was on Monday released

WIFE of the slain immigration officer in Nasarawa State, Salisu Usman Maku, Mrs. Asma’u Salisu Maku has been released by

A CENTRE where the almajirai are reportedly tortured in dehumanising conditions has been discovered in Niger State. Fifteen of the

The sitting, yesterday, in Abuja by the House of Representatives committee probing the alleged misuse of N81bn by the Niger

The Lower Anambra Irrigation project sponsored by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda support Programme of

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has urged Nigerians to support the military and other security agencies to end

The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Umar Ahmed, 46, of Unguwar Gwari, Suleja for alleged perpetrating cruelty on

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has urged Nigerians to support the military and other security agencies to end

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stepped down from the

A group, Global Integrity Crusade Network, on Monday, dragged Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, and three others before the

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it is collaborating with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW),

Northern Professionals in Edo State are rallying support for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The

The Director of Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Old and Tramps (RECDOT) at Ozubulu in Anambra State, Dame Rosemary Odunukwe,

PRIVATE school teachers have taken to the social media to beg Nigerians for alms to feed their families. For most

Edo State Media Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the news conference in Benin by 35

Tens of protesters demanding ‘justice for lottery operators’ have besieged the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The protest is

No fewer than 19 persons have been reported killed in an attack by gunmen on Kukum Daji village in Kaura

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has sent emissary to the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido to appologise

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all tertiary institutions to begin the conduct of the first and

Barely three days to the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has extended the

The founder and CEO of Gokada Fahim Saleh died of multiple stabs, New York medical examiner said on Thursday His

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and former Liberian president, Ellen Johnson, will be part of a line-up of prestigious panellists and

A GOVERNORSHIP aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr. Jimi Odimayo, on Thursday slammed Kogi State

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for the Edo Governorship Election has rejected the request by the All Progressives

KOGI State Governor Yahaya Bello has been appointed by the Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) of the All Progressives

Imo State government on Thursday said former Governor Emeka Ihedioha intended to return to the office to avoid being probe

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, says it has secured 67 convictions out of the 97

Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has said his boss has no reason to

The six Southwest states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month

•Bandits demand N20m ransom on bereaved wife •Governor warns Fulani leaders to tame subjects Salisu Maku, the kidnapped son of

• She was hit by an excited friend reversing to greet her, says NAF • Mother devastated, forced to sleep

Nigerian Senate is currently in an emergency closed-door session over the decision of the federal government to proceed with the

The Federal Government on Wednesday opened a fresh bid to select contractors to provide portable water in oil spill impacted

The Kano State House of Assembly has began a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12), law

Tributes have continued to pour in to mourn the death of Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh who was brutally murdered in

About 12 directors and top staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended with immediate effect.

Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile is dead. Spokesman to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF)

Police Tuesday said a man believed to be Fahim Saleh, the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur who founded Gokada in Lagos, has