Category: Nigeria

Senator Magnus Abe has described politicians wishing him dead as evil and undemocratic, saying it was time to stop such

No fewer than 2,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etsako West Local Government are set to defect

Teachers in Edo State have described as unprecedented, the achievements of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the education sector. They said

Some detectives yesterday combed the office of Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Although 14 political parties nominated candidates for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, the contest is essentially a rematch

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has approved a major shakeup in the Nigerian Army with the

The embattled former acting chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, yesterday, in Abuja, appeared before

The Lagos State Government has urged striking doctors under its employment to suspend their three days warning strike and return

Mass dropping out of school by kids in nine African countries, including Nigeria, is imminent going by a report released

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has approved new postings/deployment and appointments of 37 Generals and five Colonels

Real Madrid needs one victory to secure La Liga after they held off a second-half comeback from Granada on Monday

A 12-year-old boy, Abdulkareem Mu’azu, has been arrested for allegedly defiling four brothers at Sabon Gari quarters in Kiyawa Local

Jihadists shot dead 10 Nigerian soldiers in two incidents in the country’s restive northeast on Monday, security sources said. The

A non -governmental organization, the South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO), has donated food and non-food palliative items worth million

Against the backdrop of the 2020 Annual Flood Outlook that 28states are at high risk of flood, the Director-General of

THREE men have been arrested by the cybercrime unit of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, in relation to

SOME of Nigeria’s strategic partners in the anti-corruption battle have taken more than a passing interest in the ongoing probe

FORMER National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has denied campaigning for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the

THE standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has announced the beginning of an online series on

TEN thousand jobs will be created as a result of the renovation of the National Arts Theatre, the Federal Government

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has faulted the recent Bill passed by the National Assembly on sexual harassment

With the shutdown of public and private educational institutions across the country, as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), students

• Hails judiciary on rule of law, integrity • State APC asks Ajayi to resign or be impeached • Expels

There are three voting blocs in Anambra South Senatorial District of Anambra State. They include the old Aguata Union, comprising

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said that security agencies have dislodged suspected criminals in Baruten local government area

Joint session of the National Assembly in September this year while the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has challenged his counterpart in

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, who is under investigation by a presidential panel,

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Kosofe Constituency II, Hon. Tunde Buraimoh is dead. Confirming his

Former governor of Oyo State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adebayo Alao-Akala recently clocked 70. In an

• ‘I moved for Oshiomhole’s suspension to end godfatherism in Edo’ • ERA/FoEN expresses concern over flooding, environmental hazards Candidate

Group says Magu’s ordeal vindicates 8th senate, demands arrest of cohorts The presidential panel investigating sundry allegations against the suspended

There is a possibility that bands of fleeing terrorists from the North East are migrating to the North West and

Some stakeholders in the education sector have expressed support for the Federal Government’s decision not to allow students to sit

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADP) in Edo State, Ibio Emmanuel, has been abandoned by the State

A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday how audio and video recordings were made of the interactions between

Legislative workers under the auspices of the Concerned Staff of National and State Houses of Assembly (CSNSHA) have condemned the

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has said Nigeria and its image abroad should not be judged by the actions of

Gunmen have killed the Bajida district head of Fakai Local Government Areas of Kebbi State, Alhaji Musa Muhammad-Bahago. An older

EKITI State Government has begun recruitment of personnel into its security network called Amotekun Corps. Governor Kayode Fayemi in March

THE Abia police command has arrested one Mrs Rose Uwaga for allegedly strangling her 83-year-old husband, Alhaji Isa Uwaga, in

As part of its corporate social responsibility, the African Natural Resources and Mining Limited (ANRML) has handed over two transformers,

• Ajayi tasks CJ on sanctity of law, integrity The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Iroju

A socio-political group, Anambra Ekunie, has cautioned Governor Willie Obiano against succumbing to the temptation of using traditional rulers in

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva says the deregulation of the downstream oil sector was to

It was a fairly impressive turnout at both Lagos and Abuja local airports, yesterday, as four of the eight operating

The ongoing Administrative probe of the embattled acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu will give

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended some aircraft in the fleet of private charter carriers for non-compliance with

An Army officer attached to the 353 Artillery Regiment, Ojo Barracks, Lagos, was on Sunday, reportedly shot dead by suspected

Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has urged the leadership of the National Assembly to revise

The International Human Right Commission (IHRC) has endorsed Justice Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory to represent