In a bid to rest the ghost of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12, Democracy Day. The then Military...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Friday morning. 1. Nigeria beats its single-day record with 681 new cases of COVID-19, taking...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday the 9th Senate had approved foreign loans in excess of $28 billion for the Executive in the last...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of the 2020 Democracy Day. The party in a statement issued in Abuja by...
At least 12 founding members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Thursday accused the party’s National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of subtly supporting the party’s...
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, said on Thursday the commission had impounded several private jets belonging to some...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday address the nation in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President,...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Thursday he would soon inaugurate the Inter-Ministerial Gender-Based Violence Management Committee to...
The Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, lamented on Thursday that the Boko Haram has metamorphosed from a group of religious zealots to an industry operated by people...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday accused the current administration of eroding all the virtues that June 12 symbolised in the life of the nation....
The Lagos State Government on Thursday directed operators of event centres in the state to register their facilities pending the release of further directives on their...
The House of Representatives on Thursday decried the continued killing of innocent people by Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in the North-East and North-West parts of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has hinted at it’s readiness to begin the prosecution of the former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha....
A joint suit by 32 political parties challenging their deregistration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, turned out as an exercise in futility....
Borrowing without end Nigeria appears to be in a chokehold, and struggling for breath, as President Muhammadu Buhari leads a borrowing spree with the National Assembly...
The Bauchi state government has confirmed that no fewer than 15 new cases of the dreaded COVID-19 disease have been recorded in the state. Governor Bala...
The Cross River State government has revealed plans to reopen schools in the state after unveiling no fewer than 300,000 Personal Protection Equipment, PPE to be...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 409 new cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s total to 13,873; death toll rises...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said on Wednesday his ministry had taken several steps to improve the immigration system in the country. Aregbesola, who disclosed...
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, said on Wednesday nine persons had died from COVID-19 in the state. Obiano, who disclosed this in a statewide address, said...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved stiffer penalties for rape and child defilement in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen,...
Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has approved the release of N949 million for the completion of the new state secretariat complex in Birnin Kebbi,...
Justice Jude Okeke of an FCT High Court Wednesday fixed July 6 for ruling on the eligibility of witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The nomination of Lamido Yuguda as the Director-General (DG) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been approved by the Senate. While the Senate confirmed...
A son of late General Sani Abacha, Sadiq has said that funds traced to his father and kept outside the country were done for a reason....
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has accused the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole of sponsoring protests in Abuja against...
Edo government has discharged five more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centers. The state Governor Godwin Obaseki said they were discharged after they tested negative for...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. Nigeria records highest ever single day COVID-19 figure as 663 new cases...
Blowing hot air The seeming free reign of bandits in the north of Nigeria got President Muhammadu Buhari blowing hot air last week. The most recent...
The army officer who allegedly masterminded the killing of policemen by some soldiers and others, and setting free a notorious kidnapper in Taraba State last year...
The Human Rights Writers Association, HURIWA, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to put a stop to what it said, is the rising cases of deliberate...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 315 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 12801; deaths now 361 The...
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Uwajiuba, said on Monday no date had been fixed for the reopening of schools across the country. Uwajiuba, who...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday reacted to a claim by the presidency that the group was using...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Monday denied awarding contracts worth N500 million to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. The commission was...
Justice Ambrose Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Kano, has given the state government the go-ahead to probe the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, for...
Barely 24 hours after the presidency reacted to criticism trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s delay in confirming the appointment of Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as President of Court...
A joint Committee of the House of Representatives has engaged the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to account for funds allocated and donated to the...
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin on Monday granted an order restraining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and its chairman, Adams Oshiomhole from conducting...
The federal government of Nigeria has commenced the naming and shaming of offenders who have been convicted of rape. This came to light after Julie Okah-Donli,...
The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) has confirmed that it has recorded 40 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections. This was revealed on Monday in a post...
The government of Kano State has discharged 35 COVID-19 patients who recovered from the virus after treatment at the isolation centres. The state health ministry announced...
Son of of Atiku Abubakar has revealed that his father would again run for the office of Nigerian president in 2023. The former vice president’s son,...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has queried President Muhammadu Buhari over the non-arrest of the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello...
Ahead of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship election primary, Governor Godwin Obaseki has said he had no reason to be afraid of his...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Nigeria records 260 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 12486; death...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night confirmed 260 new COVID-19 cases in the country. In the daily update on the pandemic situation...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Sunday night 31 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. The governor, who disclosed this in...
The presidency said on Sunday night no individual, group or organization would stampede President Muhammadu Buhari into carrying out his constitutional duties. In a reaction to...
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, said on Sunday a fleeing CoVID-19 patient had been arrested by the state Task Force on COVID-19....
