MRS Adejoke Orelope, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) says the…
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SERAP asks African Commission to order Buhari govt, NASS to withdraw bills to gag the media
SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’…
Breaking: Chadian President Idriss Deby dies
IDRISS Deby, president of Chad, has died fighting rebels, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, a military spokesman…
NCC releases growth statistics for 2020
RECENTLY released statistics on the trends in the telecoms sector by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has…
Sports minister orders refund of IAAF money wrongfully paid to Nigeria
NIGERIA’S sports minister Sunday Dare on Wednesday approved the refund of monies wrongfully paid into the account of …
Breaking News: Buhari redeploys two Ministers
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate redeployment of two Ministers…
Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria recalls High Commissioner to South Africa
IN a swift response to the Xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, the Nigerian High commissioner to …
Breaking: MTN Nigeria closes shops nationwide
Breaking: MTN Nigeria closes shops nationwide…
Breaking:Gunmen attack police station in Enugu
Breaking:Gunmen attack police station in Enugu…
BREAKING: Another pastor kidnapped in Kaduna
BREAKING: Another pastor kidnapped in Kaduna…
INEC provides Atiku, PDP with requested documents
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) cartons of documents as reque
Breaking: Mikel retires from Super Eagles
Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has announced his retirement from the national team.
Breaking: Senate confirms Tanko as substantive CJN
The appointment of Justice Muhammad Tanko as Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN) has been confirmed by the Senate.
Senate begins screening of CJN
The Senate on Wednesday began the screening and confirmation process for Justice Tanko Mohammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (
Tribunal issues subpoena on INEC Chair over Atiku, PDP’s complaints
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has ordered the issuance of subpoena on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
Breaking: Bayelsa Govt House Photographer shot during Election dies
Reginald Dei, Government House Photographer, who was shot by men in army uniform in Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area òf Bayelsa State, during the last Presidential and National Assembly elections has died.
BREAKING: Saraki, Melaye, Murray-Bruce sue IG, demand N500m Damages
PRESIDENT of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce have sued the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over their invitation by the Nigeria Police.
APC suspends Adamawa EXCO, 4 days to governorship primaries
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the Executive Council of Adamawa State, indefinitely, four […]
Timi Frank uncovers fresh plot to arraign Saraki
…Says Presidency, APC out to embarrass, Frustrate Presidential Ambition Barely few days after the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, declared…
Buhari to inaugurate largest brewery in West Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other eminent Nigerians to inaugurate a $250m brewery owned by International Brewe
BREAKING: Imo Assembly impeaches deputy governor
Imo State House of Assembly complex as Assembly members on Monday evening impeached Deputy Dovernor, Eze Madumere …
Dino has been abducted by unknown persons –Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce on Thursday raised an alarm that Senator Dino Melaye has been abducted by known persons, while he was on his way to Kogi …
BREAKING: Nadal ends seven-year wait, return to Wimbledon quarter-finals
World number one Rafael Nadal reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011 with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Jiri Vesely of the CzechWorld number one Rafael Nadal reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011 with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech …
Breaking: PDP signs MOU with 33 political parties to defeat President Buhari
THE agreement was signed at the Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja on Monday, July 9. Buba Galadima led members of the R-APC to the event…
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns
Boris Johnson, British Foreign secretary, resigned on Monday, July 9, in a major blow for Theresa May, prime minister, hours after her Brexit minister stepped down …
BREAKING: Supreme Court frees Saraki, dismisses remnant assets declaration charges
THE Supreme Court on Friday finally laid to rest the trial of a Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on assets declaration and sundry charges …
BREAKING: Gunmen kill 15 herdsmen in Zamfara
GUNMEN believed to be cattle thieves killed 15 herders in the latest bout of violence in northern Nigeria’s herding …
18-year-old nursing mother drags lover to court for declining marriage
AN 18-year-old nursing mother, Maryam Magaji, on Wednesday dragged one Badamasi Salihu, 20, whom she claimed …
Release of 101 Dapchi school-girls reassuring – ACF
THE Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Wednesday described the release of the abducted Dapchi …
[BREAKING] Kogi INEC fixes date for Dino Melaye’s recall process
THE Kogi state Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced dates for the commencement …
I’m happy my daughter didn’t denounce Christ, says father of only Dapchi schoolgirl in captivity
“All of them were released. They said some were dead there and my daughter is alive but they cannot release her because she is a Christian,” he said.
“They gave her the option of converting in order to be released but …
FG confirms release of 76 Dapchi girls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday …
Trump sacks Rex Tillerson as state secretary
PRESIDENT Donald Trump of United States has sacked Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, replacing him with Mike Pompeo, the director …
Breaking: Court Stops INEC from Recalling Senator Melaye
THE Independent National Electoral Commission has been restrained by the Federal High …
Suicide Bombers Kill 17 in Borno – Police
AT least 17 persons were killed after five suspected female suicide bombers attacked Kofa …
Reps Reject bill to Establish South-East Development Commission
THE House of Representative was, Thursday, thrown into a rowdy session after members, …