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Buhari forwards 2019-2021 MTEF to National Assembly for approval

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the 2019 to 2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to…

How Nigerians rush for Ghanaian sealed “soup”

Some Nigerian women on Tuesday at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair were seen picking made in Ghana “soup” sealed…

I’m distressed, depressed by ethno-religious killings – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is distressed and depressed by the ethno-religious killings in the country, appealing to Nigerians to…

Air Force destroys Boko Haram camp, neutralises insurgents

The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram camp…

Ebonyi Govt increases corps members allowances

The National Youth Service Corps members in Ebonyi are currently receiving the increased monthly allowances granted them by the state…

Taliban attacks kill 56, injure 379 on Afghan election day

Taliban attacks on the Afghan parliamentary elections left no fewer than 56 civilians dead and 379 wounded, the UN Assistance…
Nigerian Immigration Service

Immigration arrests, prosecutes 3 over passport racketeering

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has arrested a Passport Officer, Peter Ethan and two others, over an attempt…

Kogi Govt. donates relief materials to flood victims

The Kogi Government on Monday, donated foodstuff and other relief items to victims of 2018 flood in Idah and Igalamela/Odolu…

INEC begins voter register clean-up in Delta

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that it has started the clean-up of the voter register so as to ensure…

2019 Budget: Gov. Bello presents N159.5bn to Niger Assembly

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Tuesday presented N159.52 billion budget for the 2019 fiscal year to the State House…
Nigerian Senate

Senate passes bills establishing Federal Polytechnics in Aba, Silame

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja passed two bills establishing Federal polytechnics in Aba, Abia and Silame, Sokoto State.

Bus conductor allegedly stabs man with broken bottle

A 20-year-old bus conductor, Sani Iliya, on Tuesday appeared in a Karu Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stabbing…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Arizona's voting curb law

U.S mid-term election: Control of Congress at stake

After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began voting on Tuesday.

Tor Tiv sues for peace, unity

The Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse, has sued for peace and strong unity among the Tiv people to enable them…

Lagos Lawmaker hails FG, NLC, OPS over minimum wage truce

A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Olusegun Olulade, on Tuesday commended the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Organised…

6 people arrested over ‘loose’ plan to attack Macron

Six people have been arrested as part of a preliminary investigation into a suspected plan to attack French President Emmanuel…

Ogun Assembly: 7 bills scale 1st reading

Seven bills on Tuesday sailed through first reading in the Ogun House of Assembly.
Social Democratic Party: Chairman of SDP in Delta, Mr Oke Idawene, says Southern leaders should lobby their Northern counterparts to get presidency in 2023.

SDP promises to tackle insecurity, unemployment in Nasarawa

Alhaji Isa Ibraheem, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), candidate for the Umaisah/Ugya seat in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly,…

Minimum wage: Mix reactions trail suspension of strike

A cross-section of workers on Tuesday in Abuja expressed mixed reactions on organised labour ’s suspension of the Nov. 6,…

Sokoto Assembly receives nominees for principal offices

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday received letters of nomination of Principal officers from both Peoples Democratic Party…

Fishermen decry disappearance of some species of fish

Some Fishermen on Tuesday lamented the disappearance of some species of fish in the Kangami Dam, River Kaduna.

Gunmen kill father, abduct daughter in Katsina

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shot and killed one Alhaji Nasiru Maimasara before kidnapping his daughter at Gachi quarters in Kankia…

2019: Buhari will defeat Atiku – lawyer

Mr Realwan Okpanachi, a legal practitioner and political analyst, says President Muhammadu Buhari will defeat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate…

ATBU lecturers defy ASUU strike, conducts exams

As the nationwide industrial action embarked upon by the Academics Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enters day two, students of…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

4 lawmakers dump APC for opposition parties

Four members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to four other opposition…
Airline-Operators-of-Nigeria

Strike suspension excites airline operators, others

Airlines and other aviation services providers expressed relief over the suspension of the nationwide strike planned by organised labour on…
NYSC corps members

2019: Corps members will not work in volatile regions – NYSC

To ensure safety of corps members during the 2019 elections, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure,…
Police arrest five suspects for murder of Muhammad Tukur, a motorcyclist and stealing his motorcycle in Kangere village of Bauchi State.

FCT Commercial motorcyclists deplore robbery attacks on them

Commercial motorcyclists popularly known as `okada` operating in Karu area of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the incessant attacks…

Russia plans to create long-term base on moon

Russia plans to create a long-term base on the surface of the moon as part of its lunar programme and…

Ebola virus infects 300 people in Congo

The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the…