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VIDEO: Nigeria too broke, cannot afford 36 ministers – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has dropped hints that his government would prune the number of ministries in the government bureaucracy because…

Survivors’ Stories: Documenting the human cost of Boko Haram

Ibrahim fled his home in Gwoza, northeast Nigeria, in August last year, when invading Boko Haram fighters took over the…

Emir Sanusi after graveyard of past emirs, says Bayero’s lawyer

Counsel to Alhaji Salim Bayero, the Kano prince who took Emir Muhammadu Sanusi to court has explained that the Emir…
Godsday Orubebe

False Assets Declaration: Orubebe to be arraigned before CCT

Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Peter Orubebe will be arraigned at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over allegations…

High Court to Emir Sanusi: Don’t tamper or demolish palace structure

A High Court in Kano on Friday restrained the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from demolishing or tempering…

Nigeria gives MTN two weeks to pay $5.2bn fine

Nigeria’s telecoms regulator on Friday gave MTN Group two weeks to pay a $5.2 billion fine imposed on Africa’s biggest…

Cross River: Six arrested for selling two-week old baby for N19,800

Six people have been arrested in south-eastern Nigeria for allegedly selling a two-week old baby. Police in Cross River state…

Saraki fights back, heads to Supreme Court

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has stated that he will head to the Supreme Court in search of justice after…
The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

False Asset Declaration: Saraki’s trial to continue November 5 – CCT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal will continue the prosecution of Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki on November 5 after an…

Appeal Court gives CCT go ahead to try Saraki for corruption

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Moore Agumanen, reading a majority verdict of the Court of Appeal this morning upheld the trial of…

Boko Haram: NAF conducts 1448 air sorties in four months

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has between July and October 2015 conducted a total of 1448 air sorties in support…

CCT: Court of Appeal rules against Saraki

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Court of Appeal, Abuja has started to deliver judgment in the appeal by Senate President, Bukola Saraki,…

Cancer: WHO says people can eat meat

The World Health Organization stressed Thursday that an explosive report this week linking the consumption of processed meat to cancer…

Two-thirds of people under 50 have herpes – WHO

More than 3.7 billion people under 50 have the highly-infectious and incurable herpes virus that causes sores around the mouth…

Why Buhari will not devalue the naira – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that devaluation of the naira is not an appropriate option in the…

In India, Buhari proffers solution to Africa’s problem

On Thursday, Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari in faraway New Delhi declared that Nigeria and other African countries must work harder…

Senate confirms Amaechi as PDP senators walkout

Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday overcame stiff opposition from senators elected on the platform of opposition Peoples Democratic Party,…

Senate in rowdy session over Amaechi’s confirmation

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday was thrown into a rowdy session over the confirmation of former governor of Rivers State,…

Senate confirms Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman

The senate has confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman and successor of…

Sanusi sacks Bayero’s son for refusing to pay homage to him

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has sacked Chiroma of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Bayero after he refused to…

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N389.9bn in September

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Wednesday said that N389.9 billion was shared among the federal,…

NLC slams Sanusi, says he’s fronting for IMF

Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigerian Labour Congress on Wednesday warned Emir Muhammadu Sanusi of Kano state to avoid turning traditional institution…

40 families of deceased officers get N53m from Police

The Nigeria Police on Thursday presented cheques worth N53 million under the Police Life Insurance Scheme to families of 40…

I’ll deal with corrupt persons, recover stolen funds – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New Delhi reaffirmed his administration’s resolute commitment to curbing corruption, plugging all loopholes in…

Tribunals’ verdicts against Wike, 20 Rivers lawmakers won’t stand — OCJ Okocha

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Onueze C. Okocha,…

Senate concludes screening of ministerial nominees

Nigerian Senate has concluded the screening of ministerial nominees following Wednesday’s screening of Dr Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah(Abia), Anwuka Anthony (Imo),…

Nigerian troops rescue 338 people held by Boko Haram

Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mainly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamists around the group’s Sambisa forest…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

N1trn: Reps to probe Lamorde, EFCC

Nigeria’s lower chamber, the House of Representatives on Tuesday asked its committee on Financial Crimes to probe the alleged non-remittance…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

Dakuku condemns Wike, PDP’s attack on judiciary

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State in the April election has…

NAF destroys Boko Haram dumps in Sambisa forest

In a renewed drive to further degrade the Boko Haram’s ssets, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jets have successfully…
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