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APC not witch-hunting Saraki, says Oyegun

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday distanced the party from Mrs Toyin…

Some state govts lost bailout money to bank loans – Gov. Yari

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans…

I promise to pay backlog of salaries – Aregbesola

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has promised to pay the backlog of salaries owed civil servants. This promise was contained…

Lagos vows to prosecute 70-year old woman, others over child abuse

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a 70-year old woman for applying pepper in a 12-year…

Blind man, woman defraud accommodation seeker of N550,000

A visually-impaired man, Sule Akinyemi and a woman, Olajumoke Awosika, were on Wednesday charged with defrauding an accommodation seeker of…

PH, Warri refineries begin work, to produce 335, 000 barrels daily

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after…

Akpabio suffers setback in bid to retain senate seat

The newly appointed Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday suffered a setback in…

Boat Mishap: Ambode Receives 2,400 Life Jackets Donation

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has received 2,400 life jackets donation from Total Exploration and Production Nigeria…

Atiku hails peaceful resolution of House leadership crisis

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the peaceful resolution of the House of Representatives leadership crisis, which…

Bayelsa govt empowers 600 market traders

As part of efforts to grow micro and small enterprises, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday disbursed the…

Nigerian sets record, scores 5.0 GPA in Russia

The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr Victor Olalusi who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average…

Buhari lands in Cameroon, strategises against Boko Haram

YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe…

Anambra to commence free registration for motorcycle, tricycle operators

Anambra State Government will commence free registration and issuance of identity cards for all commercial and private motorcycles and vehicles…

Ambode urges compliance with safety laws

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged health, environment and safety practitioners, as well as enforcement agencies, to…

Herdsmen bag 3 months imprisonment for stealing chickens

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced two Fulani herdsmen‎, Ali Yusuf and Buhari Saleh, to three months imprisonment…

Plateau assembly constitutes committee to investigate gas explosion

The Plateau House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of gas explosion at the Laminga water…

Buhari, APC will not fail Nigerians, says Sokoto Chairman

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari…

Senate to screen Service Chiefs Thursday

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, announced that the Senate would commence screening of newly appointed Service…

Ile-Ife mourns Ooni of Ife, markets shut, commercial activities halted

Nicholas Ojo-Awo/Ile-Ife As news of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade demise continues to circulate, his subjects, admirers and…

Zamfara Govt. donates N450 million to university

Zamfara Government has donated N450 million to the Federal University in Gusau for the construction of additional lecture theatres and…

UN expert urges FG to ban importation, use of asbestos

Mr Urs Wagner, Senior International Environmental Expert in the United Nations, has called on the Federal Government to ban the…

Follow due process in corruption fight, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to follow due process…

Reckless soldier responsible for Damaturu sporadic shooting, says Nigerian Army

ni usman The Nigerian Army said the sporadic shooting heard around Damaturu metroplolis on Tuesday was due to an action…

NBA, ICAN, others necessary in fight against Boko Haram – Osinbajo

*says judicial reforms needed Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has stressed the importance of the professional elite in the current…
Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governo

Nigeria spent $2.1billion on rice import in 3 years – CBN governor

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said the Federal Government spent 2.41 billion…
Toyin Saraki

We questioned Toyin Saraki for six hours, says EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday interrogated Mrs Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President for about…

Man electrocuted by high tension wire in Kano

A resident of Gadun Albasa quarters in Kano, Musa Lalaji, 39, has been electrocuted by high tension wire at Kano…

Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade Dies At 85

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has passed on. He died on Tuesday evening at the age…

Under Jonathan, billions of dollars stolen by pathologically corrupt public officials – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that during the immediate past administration led by former president, Goodluck Jonathan, billions…

Army rescues 30 abducted persons from Boko Haram in Borno

The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had rescued 30 persons forcefully abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists as…