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Ahmad Lawan, Senate President

Senate moves to rename Federal Poly, Daura after late Senator

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill which seeks to rename the Federal Polytechnic in Daura, Katsina…

‘I am sorry,’ Fayose begs aggrieved PDP members

A former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party…

Pastor jailed one year for N60,000 fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi zonal office, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, secured the conviction of one…

EFCC arrests Vice Principal, NECO supervisor over exam malpractice

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested three persons including a Vice Principal…

Oyo North: INEC meets stakeholders over location of collation centre

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, organised a stakeholders’ meeting over the location of Oyo North Collation Centre…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested man who broke into dead herbalist's home

Ogun NSCDC seeks Media Synergy

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command, Mr Hameed Abodunrin has appealed to…

Teenager sentenced over sexual encroachment on stepmother

A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Tuesday, sentenced a teenage student, Anas Sidi-Baba, to one-year imprisonment…

Bill for Imo lotteries board scales 2nd reading

A Bill for a law to establish Imo State Lotteries Board, on Tuesday passed second reading at the state House…
Abdulrasheed Maina

Inability to use screening shield hinders Maina’s trial

The inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to use the screening shield for its second witness in…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau

How Plateau became Nigeria’s 2nd least corrupt state – Lalong

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Tuesday, expressed delight at the Second Corruption Survey Report released by the National Bureau…

NUC approves 29 new programmes for Lokoja Federal Varsity

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 29 new undergraduate programmes for the Federal University, Lokoja commencing from the 2019/2020…

Kogi Guber: Police parade suspected killers of PDP Women leader

The Kogi State Police Command has finally paraded six suspects allegedly behind the killing of PDP Women Leader, Mrs. Salome…

Nigerian Prophet bags Honorary Doctorate award

The General Overseer of Shiloh Word Chapel, Abuja, Prophet Ikechukwu Samuel, has bagged a Honorary Doctorate Award from the Institute…

Osun needs N27bn to fix damaged infrastructure – Commissioner

The Osun Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Mr Remi Omowaye, on Tuesday, said that the ministry would require N27 billion…
The Nigerian Senate

Senate passes Petroleum Tankers Safety Bill for Second Reading

A bill seeking to reduce frequent accidents by petroleum trucks on Nigerian roads on Tuesday scaled through the second reading…

Buhari kicks out another Lagos boy Banire from FG agency

President Muhammadu Buhari has removed senior advocate of Nigeria, Dr Muiz Banire as chairman Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, just…

Photos: President Buhari departs Abuja for Egypt

President Muhammadu Buhari has left the country for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Peace and Development Forum.

Alleged fraud in Presidential Amnesty Office: Court summons Prof. Dokubo

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Tuesday summoned Prof. Charles Dokubo, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Office, to appear before it…

Sowore: Reps order immediate investigation of DSS’ court invasion

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called for an investigation into the invasion of an Abuja Federal High Court by…
Rep Francis Ottah Agbo hails judgment of Appeal Court which restored him as the PDP candidate for Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency,

My people are marginalised – Benue Reps Member cries out

A member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadigbo Federal Constituency, Benue State, in the House of Representatives, Francis Ottah Agbo, decried the marginalisation of…

He starves me of sex – Divorce seeking lady tells court

A 72-year-old retiree, Mr. Funsho Amos, has lost his marriage for starving his wife of sex for three years.
Pauline Tallen speaks on sexual offenders

I’ll sponsor the bill to stop early marriage – Minister of Women Affairs

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, said the ministry is sponsoring a bill to ban…

Updated: Gunman kills 6 in hospital waiting room, then commits suicide

A gunman who opened fire today in the Technical University hospital in Ostrava in the Czech Republic killing six people…

Ask ‘old people’ for advice – World’s oldest PM says to the youngest

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest serving premier, said on Tuesday it would be a good idea for the world’s…

Sowore: Journalists, don’t peddle rumours – Falana

Mr. Femi Falana, the counsel of the #RevolutioNow covener has warned journalists not to peddle rumours in their quest to…
Qatar

Qatar Emir shuns Gulf Summit in Riyadh

Qatar's emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will not attend the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit today, in the…

WAEC fees not in my free education policy – Makinde tells parents

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, insisted that payment of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination fees…

Hilarious: Read one Nigerian’s new definition of government

A Nigerian has abandoned textbook definition of 'government' and instead invented his own definition that will crack your ribs.

Nigerian arrested in Uganda for holding hostage 3 ladies

Police in Kampala, Uganda have detained a yet-to-be identified Nigerian on allegations of holding hostage three female students of Makerere…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Jega’s advice on corruption

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has advised Nigeria to be more determined in…