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Osun Guber: Security beefed up at INEC, CBN in Osogbo

Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, security has been beefed up around the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

Boko Haram insurgents burn 3 villages, kill 7 people

Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night burnt down three villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno, in an attack…

Gov. Ortom confirms receipt of N14.9 billion Paris Club refunds

Gov.Samuel Ortom of Benue has confirmed the receipt of N14.9 billion, being the last tranche of the Paris Club Refunds…

China launches new platform to hear from public

The Chinese General Office of the State Council on Thursday launched new services on Wechat and Alipay, two of China’s…

Power: Nigerian Govt urged to allow complete private sector participation

Some stakeholders on Thursday urged the Federal Government to allow private investors’ full operation of the power sector in order…

U.S-China trade war: Oil prices approximately $80

Asian stocks followed global indexes higher on Thursday as investors took a less bearish view on the impact of the…

Netherlands train collision kills 4 children

Four children were killed in the South-East Netherlands on Thursday when a train collided with a carrier bicycle, police said.

Flood: No cause for alarm over safety of corps members – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that there was no cause for alarm over the safety of corps…

1,488 migrant children missing in U.S. – Official

Twice in less than a year, the federal government has lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children after placing them…

Thailand drops royal insult charges for burning royal portraits

A Thai Appeals Court has dropped royal insult charges against six people jailed for setting fire to portraits of Thai…

Uganda tightens security ahead of Museveni Critic’s return

Security Forces sealed off roads and erected barricades around Uganda’s main international airport on Thursday ahead of the expected return…

U.S. intensifies strikes on Taliban

U.S. has intensified strikes on Taliban after its decision to partake in a settlement meeting in Moscow, Mr Delawar Aimaq,…

China dispatches 100 Peacekeepers to DR Congo

A team of 100 Chinese Engineering and Medical Troops left for a one-year peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of…

China to unveil World’s tallest Confucius statue

The World’s tallest statue of Confucius will be inaugurated in Eastern China’s Shandong Province during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival on…

Nigeria Air: Stakeholders, citizens express divergent views on suspension

Stakeholders in the aviation industry and other Nigerians have expressed divergent views in reaction to the announced suspension of the…

Flooding: Anambra Govt. to partner Nigerian Army

Anambra Government said on Wednesday that it would collaborate with the Nigerian Army Emergency Response Team to tackle flood challenges…

Osun Guber: Nigerian Govt did not pay constables N50,000 – Police

The Nigeria Police Force has denied that the Federal Government paid N50,000 to police constables on election duty in Osun…

APC to screen House of Assembly aspirants in state capitals

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) says screening of aspirants for State House of Assembly who bought…

Lagos Govt recovers N829.11m through peace mediation

The Lagos State Government says it has recovered a total of N829.11 million in brockering peace as it relates to…

Osun Guber: INEC promises free, fair and credible election

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reiterated the commitment of the commission toward conducting free,…
Zamfara boat mishap claims 40 people

27 dead in Congo boat mishap

At least 27 people were killed when a boat capsised on the Mongala River in the Northern Democratic Republic of…
David Mark urges citizens to elect credible leaders

David Mark promises to turn around Nigeria’s economy if elected president

A former Senate President and PDP presidential aspirant, David Mark, has promised to turn around the country’s economy if elected…
EFCC witness links Sagir, son of ex- governor Attahiru Bafarawa to N4.633bn in the ongoing trial of his father, 4 others for fraud in ONSA

Why I want to be president – Bafarawa

A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, on Wednesday said the he was seeking to…
NLC says its members arrested and detained during protests will now be paid allowance for the period of time their freedom are curtailed.

New minimum wage: Labour insists on strike after 14-days ultimatum

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will commence nationwide strike after the expiration of its 14 days ultimatum given…
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says Nigeria's national carrier, Air Nigeria will soon be launched with a Boeing 737.

New aviation bill will increase funding of NiMet – Minister

The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the new civil aviation bill before the national assembly…

Obasanjo, Sachs to speak on “Trade Wars: Implications for Africa”

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and leading development economist, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, will…

12 Kwara APC guber aspirants present manifestoes

Twelve of the 13 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara on Wednesday in Ilorin presented their manifestoes…
Adeleke warned against violence among transport workers’ unions in the state.

Exam Malpractice: PDP advises I-G to call his officers to order

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Inspector General of Police (I-G) to call his officers hounding PDP Candidate…

Nasarawa governor sets up committee to probe activities of predecessors

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has set up a 10-man committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the…
National Emergency Management Agency

Flood: Emergency Agency commends Delta Govt. for setting up IDP camps

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has lauded the Delta Government for taking proactive measures on flood mitigation by setting…