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US to name ambassador to Sudan, the first in 23 years

The United States and Sudan have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties by exchanging ambassadors for the first time in…

Impeachment: US law professors split 3-1 against Trump

Three constitutional experts on Wednesday bolstered Democrats' efforts to impeach Donald Trump by saying the president's actions seeking foreign interference…

Police officer under investigation for allegedly fondling corpse

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation after his body camera allegedly caught him fondling a…

Gulf of Guinea pirates kidnap 19 sailors on a supertanker near Nigeria

Pirates have kidnapped 19 sailors after waylaying a Hong Kong flagged supertanker, Nave Constellation, loaded with oil. The ship owned…

Buratai’s wife donates relief materials to less-privileged

Umma-Kalsum Buratai, National President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), on Wednesday donated food items, clothing materials and tricycles to…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom Gov., Udom loses father

Father of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel is dead.

New York bishop resigns amid controversy

The Vatican said on Wednesday that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, New York,…

Smugglers hide 385 litres of petrol in 2 caskets

A smuggler trying to spirit 385 litres of petrol across the Nigerian border, that he concealed in two caskets have…
Masquerades

Anambra community bans masquerades, secret societies

The Oraifite community in Anambra has proscribed all forms of night masquerades and cult groups following a violence that erupted…

Osinbajo inaugurates committees for GRID3 Nigeria

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, inaugurated the Nigeria National Steering Committee(NNSC) and Nigeria National…

Five Internet fraudsters jailed in Abuja

Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Bwari, has convicted five Abuja-based internet fraudsters to different…

Alleged N1.4bn fraud: How Usoro was paid N700m – Witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC prosecution witness, Udom Idongesit, in the case of an alleged N1.4 billion money…
The Nigerian Senate

Senate condemns Boki killings

The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the incessant spate of killings as a result of militancy, cult activities, boundary disputes and…

Seyi Makinde makes 18 fresh appointments

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed a Kano indigene, Alhaji Ahmed Murtala as a Special Assistant on Community…
APC

Edo Assembly Speaker declares seats of 12 members-elect vacant

The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, on Wednesday, declared vacant the seats of 12 members-elect for…

Why INEC must work with National Assembly – Lawan

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with the National…

IPPIS brouhaha: AGF, Idris a frustrated account clerk – ASUU

Following a threat on the Vice Chancellor of the federal universities in Nigeria against their resolution not to participate in…

Buhari’s farewell message to Tam David-West

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday paid glowing tributes to his long-time ally and friend, Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, who served as…

Mama Boko Haram Aisha Wakil charged with N66m fraud

Aisha Alkali Wakil, a lawyer better known as Mama Boko Haram, has been charged before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the…

Lawan urges Service Chiefs to repel attacks, assault by bandits

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Service Chiefs and security agencies in the country to immediately…
The Nigerian Senate

Senate to pass 2020 budget on Thursday

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Public Procurement Act 2007 amendment bills before the National Assembly, even as its President,…
Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris

UCH boycotts IPPIS, as FG threatens VCs

The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, has continued to cause ripples in the country with the recent issuance…

Trump abandons NATO press conference after mocking video

A flustered US President Donald Trump cancelled his scheduled press conference at the NATO summit in London and said he’d…
Ibrahim Magu dropped from AIG list by Police Service Commission

Judge dismisses case against Magu’s appointment

Two suits challenging the position of Ibrahim Mustapha Magu as Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC were…

Stanbic IBTC attracts highest capital inflow into Nigeria for third quarter of 2019

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as the financial institution that attracted the…

Ecobank Nigeria gets applause for supporting Young Entrepreneurs

Ecobank Nigeria has been commended for supporting budding entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

Oyo govt issues road contractors three months  to deliver

Oyo State Government has ordered the contractors handling various roads projected awarded by the last administration to execute the projects…

EFCC arraigns ‘Mama Boko Haram, one other for N66m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Tahiru Saidu Daura and Aisha Alkali Wakil…

Busted: EFCC storms Yahoo-Boys’ den, arrests kingpin, 26 others

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday raided a Lagos hotel believed to…

Hate Speech Bill: Senate will not pass any anti-people laws – Ahmed Lawan

Senate President Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President has said the house would not pass the proposed anti-free speech bills following…