Immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the probe of his administration embarked upon by his successor, Governor Nyesome Wike is a sham...
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously considering that idea of doing away with the subsidy programme, and privatizing the nation’s refineries, gong by a...
Against the background of the divisive wrangling in the ruling APC, a former Vice President and chieftain of the party, Atiku Abubakar says some people within...
In from Nifemi Daniel…. U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has come out to set the record straight on his marriage that has been an issue in...
The hope of Chairman, Board of Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji to have musician, Onyeka Onwenu pay him N750 million for what he said...
In what seemed a departure from his usual hard talking stance, former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo, made a plea to the Federal Government to...
There seems to be an impending showdown between the federal government on the one hand, and marketers of petroleum products that have been benefiting from the...
In from Ali Smart…. An industrial group has raised the alarm that Nigeria’s solid minerals sector is being held hostage and prevented from contributing meaningfully to...
The cumulative salaries owed workers by ten states of the federation are now approximately over N110bn. They are Osun, Rivers, Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Ondo, Plateau,...
In from Ali Smart…. The argument has always been that the civil service across all the tiers of government has an over bloated workforce, which often...
Bilfinger SE, the foreign majority investor in Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, is concluding to sell its entire equity stake in the Nigerian company on or before...
An attack by the Boko Haram terrorist sect in Niger Republic on Wednesday night has left about 38 people dead. A member of the local parliament,...
A recent report that the Delta Steel Plc, Aladja, Delta State has been sold to Premium Steel and Mines, a company owned by billionaire businessman, Sunil...
The DSS has continued its probe to unravel the circumstances surrounding crude oil swap deals that did not seem to benefit Nigeria much, by extending the...
There was a mild drama as the residence of a former commissioner for information in Rivers State, Mrs. Ibim Semenetari as government officials stormed the place...
To reduce the over N12 billion spent annually to maintain the presidential fleet of jets, President Muhammadu Buhari has issued directives that nine of the VIP...
The police in Bayelsa state on Thursday fouled a kidnap attempt on Mr. Egedegu Agamal, a brother to the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs....
In from Nifemi Daniel…. Nigeria’s Super Falcons match against the United State of America in Vancouver at the Women’s World Cup has set a record as...
Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Thursday willingly surrendered himself for questioning almost the same time former Imo State governor. Ikedi Ohakim was brought...
In from Ify Chiemeziem…. After much speculation earlier in the year, Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to star in the upcoming Marvel movie, “Doctor Strange”. After his...
The 36 states chairmen of the ruling APC met with the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday behind closed-doors where they reportedly complained about...
A decision by Senator representing Bayelsa East and media mogul, Ben Murray Bruce of the PDP to donate his wardrobe allowance to unpaid workers in Osun...
Billionaire industrialist, Aliko Dangote is still keen on his hope of buying over English football team, Arsenal, and believes he will have enough resources and time...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the bank account balances of all federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, with a subtle threat that there would be...
For over billing electricity consumers within the months of October to December, 2014, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would probe the circumstances surrounding how the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan conceived, and proceeded to fly $9.7million into...
Policemen involved in the terrorist attacks that took place in Gwoza, Borno State in August last year, and who are still missing, will not be declared...
Following the outcry of how about N1.45billion was allegedly paid out as legal and consultancy fees, by the management of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, the BPE...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) among other income generating government agencies have been operating over the years without...
President Muhammadu Buhari says he wishes he had become president at a younger age, as there is a limit to what he can do now at...
The immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi was a guest of the EFCC on Tuesday as he was grilled over allegations that he misappropriated...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc to disclose details of the loan facility it granted the Nigerian Civil...
As part of a general divestment plan, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has sold the multibillion naira Warri airport to an indigenous energy firm,...
The Gani Adams faction of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has said it would pull out its men currently guarding NNPC pipelines because the corporation had...
Edo State chapter of the PDP has lamented a situation, in which it says only 30 per cent of the federal allocation meant for local governments...
The hope of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State to shield himself from arrest by the EFCC or any other government agency has been dashed...
Senator representing Ogun-East, Buruji Kashamu says he has withdrawn the N20.1 billion libel suit he instituted against former President Olusegun Obasanjo based on “an ongoing settlement...
Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Dr. Sam Amadi, has stated that electricity distribution companies cannot unilaterally increase tariff on electricity supply without full...
The 10 CBN and other banks’ workers charged in the N8bn mutilated currency fraud are to be remanded in custody, as Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the...
While the 7th assembly lasted, a number of members of the House of Representatives seemed oblivious to the goings on in the chamber. As their contemporaries...
With increased investment flow from China, India and South Africa, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria and some other African countries are expected to reach $73.5...
About 40 candidates would this morning (Monday) be seating for the selection examination to pick a new Accountant General of the Federation. They consist of all...
Three children of the same parents were on Saturday night burnt to death in a fire incident when their residence went up in flames sparked by...
Barring unforeseen circumstances, President Muhammadu Buhari may this week make the names of people who will serve in his cabinet as ministers known. An anonymous source, told...
Discrepancies surrounding the payment of N1.45billion legal and consultancy fees, by the management of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has generated an outcry, and calls...
Funds recovered from money looted by the late military ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha is now the cause of rancor between the Offices of the Attorney-General of...
It may sound naïve, especially for a person who is obviously a partisan, but my concern and alarm have little to do with the who won...
Against the ruling of Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday muted that it is...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s proclaimed zero tolerance for corruption may have got its first victim as the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Mr. Jonah Otunla was...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has reviewed the salaries of the President, Vice President, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives...
