Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has defended the decision to site the transportation university in Daura, Katsina State. Speaking during the groundbreaking of the university on...
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday blasted the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the continued detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday accused the Nigerian security agents of trying to assassinate his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor....
Nigerian Governors, as custodians of the people’s mandate at the state level, have so much expectations placed on their shoulders. These range from policy formulations to...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Nigeria has taken more loans under Buhari —Atiku Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar...
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has appealed to one of the party’s governorship aspirants in Bayelsa, Heineken Lokpobiri, to...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the first lady, Aisha Buhari’s comment on the situation of the country was not targeted at governors only....
The Defence Headquarters Sunday dismissed reports that the Nigerian armed forces was recruiting some ex-Boko Haram fighters and urged Nigerians to ignore the information in some...
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke has written the general secretariat of INTERPOL in France to demand his release. Adoke, who is on...
Newly elected senator for Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, Sunday stated that Dino Melaye was unable to manage his earlier election into the senate but decided to...
The senator sponsoring the controversial hate speech bill, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has described opponents of the bill as ignorant of the inherent dangers should the lawmakers...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ibrahim Danjuma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s by-election into the Sabuwa State Constituency,...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the report he tried to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from carrying out its functions...
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, has, like the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), taunted Senator Dino Melaye over his loss...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi West senatorial election, Dino Melaye, has said he would challenge his defeat in court. The...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday described President Muhammadu Buhari as an embodiment of religious tolerance. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Opening of the General Assembly...
A report has emerged, suggesting that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, may have bought her way out of being arrested, or prosecuted for...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Saturday night confirmed that a presidential team met the detained co-convener of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Sunday morning. 1. KOGI WEST POLL: Dino Melaye finally loses senatorial seat to Smart Adeyemi...
Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has finally lost the Kogi West senatorial seat to Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
The daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Zahra Indimi, has expressed support for the controversial social media regulation bill being referred to by many as anti-social media...
Magnus Abe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has cited politics of bitterness and division as the greatest challenge troubling the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with politicians to put an end to killings for the sake of gaining political offices. Speaking against the backdrop of...
For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian Government has explained why it closed the nation’s land borders. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who spoke...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s supplementary election in Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has vowed to challenge the outcome of the election...
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi State, Prof. James Apam, said poor mobilization by political parties was responsible for the low turnout of voters in...
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Plateau State In the 2015 election, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (retd), has dragged Governor Simon Lalong to...
The ongoing trial of former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has opened up more can of worms following a fresh revelation by Mairo Bashir,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning, November 30, 2019. 1. Buhari arrives hometown of Daura on 5-day visit After arriving...
A coalition of activists has frowned at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to condemn “executive tyranny” of some of its governors it accused of...
The House of Representatives on Friday said it would go ahead and host the interim management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the...
The Nigerian Senate on Friday said it has not taken any decision regarding the removal of the death penalty from the controversial Hate Speech Commission Bill...
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has dismissed recent moves by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remove Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman...
The Kogi State government has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Senator Dino Melaye to disrupt...
Seven serving local government chairmen and 42 councillors in Ekiti State Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that the Federal Government would soon commence the construction of the 600-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline to move gas from the...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the former governor of Zamfara state Abubakar Yari to refund to the state coffers what it called the illegal...
“Nigeria is rich in petroleum resources, but the challenges confronting the country are so enormous as to render the oil earnings insignificant”, President Muhammadu Buhari said...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning, November 29, 2019. 1. Hate Speech Bill would have been dead on arrival if...
A former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, has condemned the controversial Hate Speech Bill being considered at the Senate. Osoba, a Chieftain of the...
The House of Representatives has moved to end the burning of seized bunkered petroleum resources due to its impact on the environment. Following a motion moved...
Tekena Zephanian-Altraide Thursday resigned his appointment as the Senior Special Adviser to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Physically Challenge Matters. In a fifteen-page resignation...
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, began the distribution of election materials for Saturday’s Kogi West supplementary poll and the Ajaokuta Federal Constituency rerun election....
The House of Representatives Thursday passed the 2019 Finance Bill presented by President Muhammadu Buhari after it passed its third reading. The Senate had earlier passed...
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman said Thursday that despite achievements recorded in power generation and transmission capacity, the Distribution Companies (DisCos) had not done enough...
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend a section of Nigeria’s current Companies and Allied Matters (CAMA) law. He made the request in a...
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to leave Abuja on Friday for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday returned to the Senate with the Federal Government’s 2016-2018 external borrowing plan. In a letter addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday urged Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to reject the application for bail variation...
The immediate past Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosu, has poured cold water on his purported 2023 presidential ambition by describing the poster that has gone...
