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Appointments: Yorubas are not cannon fodder, Afenifere warns Buhari, APC

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for failing to make a strong ‘first impression’…

Abuja lawyer drags Buhari to court over ‘lopsided’ appointments

Ayorinde Olukoun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to court over the 25 appointments he made so far which excluded…

Nigerian troops recapture Gamboru Ngala

The Nigerian Army said its troops has retaken the economic and strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, from the…

PMB’s 100 Days In Office: Nigerians React – Poll

When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power on 29 May, he did so with loads of expectations on his shoulders. But…

Oil price crash prompts scramble for storage tanks

Reuters – Demand for crude storage in the Caribbean, one of the world’s most important oil hubs, is rising as…

Buhari’s appointments based on merit, says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Against the backdrop of the widespread criticism that trailed the 29 appointments made so far by President Muhammadu…

We must work hard to be finally certified polio-free, Buhari tells Governors

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja reaffirmed his determination to ensure that Nigeria is finally certified polio-free by 2017 and…

Fashola’s Scandal: Tinubu is laughable, jittery, says PDP

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described a statement credited to former Lagos State…

$6.9m campaign stage contract: My hands are clean, says Obuah

Gordon Obuah, former Chief Security Officer to former President‎ Goodluck Jonathan has denied accusations that he initiated a memo for…

Buhari swears in SFG, NSA and SA Media

President Muhammadu Buhari will today, August 31, 2015, preside over the swearing-in-ceremony of the Secretary to the Government of the…
Nigeria's basketball team, D'Tigers celebrate their victory

Buhari congratulates D’Tigers, assures full support ahead of Olympics

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on their victory over Angola in yesterday’s final of the…

Kanye West to run for US presidency

Kanye West said that he is running for president in 2020 during his acceptance speech for the MTV Music Video…

London’s colourful Notting Hill Carnival kicks off

London (AFP) – London’s Notting Hill Carnival kicked off with a riot of colour despite grey skies on Sunday, in…

“What are Jonathan’s Ministers afraid of?” Presidency asks

The Presidency has asked Ministers who served under former President, Goodluck Jonathan, what they are afraid of in President Muhammadu…

Diezani, Okonjo-Iweala, others say Jonathan is not corrupt

Ministers who served under the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, have condemned what they described as concerted effort by the Buhari…

Donnier 228 crash: Buhari commiserates with families of victims

President Muhammad Buhari has commiserated with the families of victims of the ill-fated Donnier-228 which crashed in Kaduna on Saturday.…

UK, US legislature more expensive to maintain than Nigeria – Institute

The National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) says it is much more expensive to maintain legislators in the U.S. Congress…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Frequent recess by NASS not unusual, says NILS

The National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) says the frequency with which members of the National Assembly go on recess…

Boko Haram trying to hit Lagos – DSS

Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram are trying to extend their violent campaign across the country including Lagos, the country’s…
DSS raises alarm over plan to disrupt peace in Nigeria

DSS arrests Boko Haram members that executed Potiskum, Kano, Zaria, Jos bombings

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has arrested some members of the ruthless Islamist sect, Boko Haram that…

APC lists new cases of massive looting

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has listed new instances of the insane looting of the treasury by some officials of…

Parents of Chibok girls get N100k each, materials from Borno Govt

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno on Saturday presented N100,000 cash assistance and clothing materials to each of the parents of…

Wike used to pose as a Muslim, says Amaechi

Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has hinted that his successor, Nyesom Wike might have converted from Islam to Christianity.…

Don’t play down Buhari’s achievements – Presidency tells PDP

The presidency on Saturday advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing down achievements so far recorded by President…

Once formal corruption trial begins, PDP might have no moral legs to stand on – Presidency

The Presidency has stated that once it fully commences its corruption trials, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might have no…

Wike was a notorious bribe collector, says Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has stated that his successor, Nyesom Wike has no basis…

Jonathan, Dieziani in $6.9m “presidential stages” scam

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Details of the financial heist committed under former President Goodluck Jonathan is gradually coming to the open as…

Amaechi denies criticizing Buhari over appointments, arrives Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi has rubbished the rumour that he flew to London on…

Nigeria Air Force Chief sets up panel to probe copter crash

Nigeria Chief of Air Staff, CAS Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar has set up an investigation panel headed by an Air…

Nigerian Army destroys Boko Haram explosives factory in Borno

The troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, Nigerian Army, on have discovered and destroyed another Improvised Explosives Device- (IED) making…