At the continuing trial of the CBN officials and commercial bankers involved in the N8 billion currency scam on Friday, the court was told that some...
The plight of Osun workers who have not received salaries for about seven months is not about to end soon as the state’s Governor Rauf Aregbesola...
A man, simply identified as Benjamin has been stabbed to death by cultists in the mile 2, Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The cultists...
The PDP wants the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) to come to the aid of civil servants in Osun State by donating relief materials to them,...
The Nigerian Customs on Thursday commenced implementation of the Economic Community of West African States’ Common External Tariff (ECOWAS CET) under which all ECOWAS member states,...
According to the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Dr. Peter Jack, the country’s Information Technology sector is growing at a fast rate,...
The acrimony among federal lawmakers over the emergence of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara may soon be put to rest as the legislature...
Troops in the front-line of the fight against the Boko Haram sect, on Thursday got a morale booster, when the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General...
In from Ali Smart…. Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to...
In from Ali Smart…. In line with Islamic teachings, Jaiz Bank says it has transferred the sum of N502 million for charity, being monies realised from...
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil by the end of this month, Group Managing Director,...
In from Ali Smart…. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged state governors to go ahead and borrow in order to augment their allocation but...
The stage may be set for a battle of wits between Rivers State governor, Nyesome Wike, and local government chairmen in the state over the dissolution...
Officials of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps may have been drafted to take up the responsibilities traditionally assigned to officials of the Department of State Services...
A report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday, indicates that a growing number of skilled Nigerians unable to get employment in the...
The Niger State government claims former Governor Babangida Aliyu allegedly embezzled about N2.9bn belonging to the state, and therefore asked him to refund same. A statement...
A Psychiatrist and former Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Dr Femi Olugbile, says at least 20 per cent of Nigerians...
Sanusi Imran Abdullahi, head of the Lake Chad Basin Commission security grouping that includes Nigeria and nearby countries, on Wednesday said that the base of a...
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the N19.2bn fraud charges instituted against former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva...
Local Government workers in Edo State on Tuesday embarked on a protest to ask for the payment of their salaries, which they said they had not...
Over ten thousand people employed under the Edo Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES) who were on Monday sacked by the state government on Tuesday stormed the Government...
The River State government says security operatives in Rivers State have recovered 10 vehicles allegedly stolen by officials of the immediate past administration in the state....
Obviously pained by the outcome of the leadership election that took place on Tuesday at the National Assembly, the Lagos State chapter of the APC has...
Some domestic airlines in the country may be heading for another round of distress, as they groan under the weight of aviation fuel bills, which has...
President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC are not in agreement over the choice of lawmakers that emerged to lead the 8th Assembly. Senator Bukola Saraki was...
Chiefs of defence staff from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin met in Abuja on Tuesday to determine strategies for a new, African Union-backed regional force...
Senator Ike ekweremadu has been elected to retain his position as deputy Senate president in the 8th Assembly. He has subsequently been sworn-in. He garnered 54...
Senator Ahmed Lawan, a strong contender for the position of the Senate president and 51 other Senators-elect were missing from the floor of the Red Chamber...
Senator Bukola Saraki has emerged the new Senate president. He was elected unopposed, and was sworn in accordingly. Saraki got the PDP lawmakers’ support when he...
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, says he plans to retire from the nation’s national football team, the Super Eagles and give way to others, after the...
The leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations met for a two-day summit in the Bavarian Alps with a heavy agenda including global terrorism, Ukraine...
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mike Okiro has said that there was an attempt to blackmail him over an allegation that he defrauded the PSC...
The PDP has adopted Senator Bukola Saraki for the position of Senate President, and Yakubu Dogara for position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives....
In line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, military authorities have put in motion steps to move the control and command centre in the fight...
Contrary to popular perception, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase says among public institutions in the country, the Nigerian Police has the least number...
An advocacy group, Friends in the Gap Initiative Advocacy, say that the last constitution amendment exercise embarked upon by the seventh Assembly which was not seen...
The deposed Deji of Akure, Prince Adesina Adepoju, has faulted the nomination a prince from the Osupa Ruling House in Akure, Ondo State, Prince Kole Aladetoyinbo,...
Tragedy was avoided in two separate events in Lagos at the weekend that could have led to the death of hundreds of Nigerians. In one instance,...
The senator-elect for Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, posted a tweet that President Muhammadu Buhari locked out an ambassador who arrived 15 minutes late for...
This power couple, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are out to give their daughter, North West a fairy tale birthday party, and they intend to make...
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has called on the newly inaugurated members of the state’s House of Assembly to learn from history, and not try...
Wale Adenuga, chairman of Wale Adenuga Production (WAP) says film producers can beat pirates at their game by first taking their products to cinema houses, thereby...
Four communities in the former Bendel State, on Friday had their prayers answered by the Supreme Court in a 32-year-old case filed against the Shell Petroleum...
Save for the fact that he decided to consult with close associates, on the best way to approach the issue so that he is not viewed...
The Federal Government and oil marketers came out of a meeting on Friday in Abuja with a promise to Nigerians that the current fuel shortages being...
The Rivers State Government has banned the sale of a local gin popularly known as kai-kai or ogogoro in any part of the state. This is...
Former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, who was quizzed for about two days by the EFCC over allegations of embezzlement involving about N300 billion, was...
The fate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) meant to deregulate the nation’s petroleum industry was effectively put to rest by the 7th Assembly, as the...
Military authorities have dismissed allegations of widespread torture and extrajudicial killings by the Amnesty International (AI) against some senior military officers serving and retired. Defence Headquarters...
Reports indicate that a former Inspector-General of Police and Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Mike Okiro, may have been questioned by the ICPC...
