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Why Buhari extended his vacation indefinitely – Presidency

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President has said the period for the extension of…

Wole Soyinka condemns Police for stopping protest

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has condemned the Nigeria Police for planning to stop the protest being organized by popular…

Catholic Bishop seeks prayers for Buhari

Bishop Martins Uzoukwu, the Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, on Sunday urged Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion or political differences…

Travellers rush to board U.S. flights while Trump ban blocked

Travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries affected by the initial immigration order by President Donald Trump have started rushing to…

President Buhari extends vacation, writes NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly (NASS), informing of his desire to extend his leave in order…

Customs seize Toyota Prado worth N15m

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, said it had seized a 2016 Toyota Prado, worth N15 million, in enforcing Federal…

Travel ban: Trump loses at Appeal Court

A San Francisco court has rejected a motion by the U.S. Justice Department to immediately reinstate U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

SERAP writes Trump, demands return of Nigeria’s stolen assets

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) wants the United States to release $500m proceeds of corruption…

Rousing welcome for Ibori in Oghara, his hometown

The ancient town of Oghara in Ethiope West local Government Area of Delta was in a carnival mood on Saturday…

2017 AFCON: Burkina Faso win bronze after beating Ghana 1-0

Alain Traore scored a stunning free kick against Ghana in the 89th minute to enable Burkina Faso finish third on…
DSS raises alarm over plan to disrupt peace in Nigeria

Kano SSS Director dies

Abdullahi Bello-Charanci, the Director, State Security Services (SSS) in Kano State is dead. The Commissioner of Police in the state,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno sacks 27 LG Caretaker Committees

The Borno Government on Saturday announced the dissolution of the state’s 27 Local Government Caretaker Committees. Alhaji Usman Zannah, the…

Deported James Ibori arrives Benin Airport

The Former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori who was deported by the British government after serving half of his…

Lukaku scores 4 goals in Everton’s 6-3 win

Romelu Lukaku helped himself to four goals as Everton extended their unbeaten Premier League run to seven games with a…

US suspends travel ban after judge blocked Trump’s order

President Donald Trump’s government moved swiftly Saturday to comply with a federal judge’s order halting his immigration ban — even…

Thousands protest in London against Trump’s refugee temporary ban

Thousands of protesters on Saturday demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy in London against American President Donald Trump over his temporary…

DSS arrests, queries ex-convict Ibori

Operatives of the Department of State Services picked up deported former Governor of Delta State, Mr. James Ibori in Abuja…

Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 to move 12 points clear at the top

Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 at Stanford Bridge to move 12 points clear at the top of Premier League on Saturday.…

James Ibori arrives Nigeria

Former Governor James Ibori of Delta State arrived the country on Saturday. An official of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…

Skye Bank announces resignation of four Executive Directors

Skye Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the voluntary resignation of four of its Executive Directors…

Police order Tuface, others to cancel protests

The Police High Command has ordered popular musician Tu Face Idibia and others to shelve their planned protests against the…

Police arrest 5 suspected killers of Custom Officer in Lagos

The Nigeria Police have arrested five suspected killers of Mr Aliyu Dayyab, Assistant Superintendent in the Nigeria Customs Service. Force…

Those wishing Buhari dead are wicked, callous

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the persons behind the rumoured death of President Muhammadu Buhari as “wicked and callous.”…

Awo and Hannah: Their sizzling love story (2)

Why did Chief Obafemi Awolowo describe HID, his wife, as a jewel of inestimable value? Here are the reasons By…

8.8 million people die from cancer every year-WHO

New World Health Organisation, WHO figures released this week indicate that each year 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly…

CBN sells N400 billion Bill to mop up money market liquidity

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, sold about N400 billion ($1.27 billion) of Treasury bills on Friday, lifting the interbank…

Seun Egbegbe arrested for attempted forex fraud

Popular Yoruba film producer, Seun Egbegbe, was yesterday arrested for an alleged N10 million fraud. This is happening barely two…

N19.7b NIMASA fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Akpobolokemi, 3 others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former NIMASA boss Patrick Akpobolokemi and three others before a…

Hundreds, including, babies, children, women killed in Myanmar crackdown

Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned down villages since October in…

Local govt chairman slumps, dies in Ondo hospital

The Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Coucnil in Ondo State, Mr Agunola Omomowo, has been confirmed dead. Mr Bode Omoyoloye,…