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High cost of governance, bane of Nigeria’s economy — Expert

The Executive Director, African Centre for Leadership and Strategy and Development, Dr Otive Igbuzor has advised the Federal government to…
Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state: says no negotiation with bandits

Kaduna residents task El-rufai on job creation

Residents of Unguwar Mu’azu, Kinkinau, Tudun Wada and Kabala West area of Kaduna have tasked Gov. Nasir El-rufai to create…

Suspend planned convention, group urges ACC secretary

  A group, Take It Back Movement, the African Action Congress (TIB/AAC) party has called on Mr Leonard Nzenwa, the…

Buhari in no-show at inauguration dinner

President Muhammadu Buhari who will jet out to Saudi Arabia for the OIC summit Thursday was absent Wednesday night at…
Peter Obi

Inauguration: Obi urges Buhari, new governors to increase development tempo

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the 29…

Inauguration: There is hope ahead – PDP stalwart

A Stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and governorship aspirant in the forthcoming election in the state, Dr Idris…

Buhari leaves for Makkah tomorrow for OIC Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Thursday to attend the Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in…

Man sets self ablaze on White House lawn

A man has set himself on fire on the White House lawn, leading to adjoining streets being condoned off by…

I’ll waste no time in signing death warrant of kidnapping convicts – Dickson

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Wednesday vowed that he would not hesitate to sign death warrants of convicted kidnappers.

Kwara women demand 50% appointments in new government

Women in Kwara State have called on the Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to have mercy on women…

Makinde appoints Ilaka as Chief of Staff

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Chief Oyebisi Ilaka as his Chief of Staff.

I won’t run a family govt, Dapo Abiodun assures Ogun residents

The newly sworn in Governor of Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun has vowed not to run a family government, as…

Makinde sworn-in as Oyo Governor, cancels school fees

The joy of the crowd that filled the ancient Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty Road, Ibadan, knew no bounds as they…

Mueller resigns, not confident Trump didn’t commit a crime

Special counsel Robert Mueller has quit as special counsel, issuing at the same time his first public statement on his…

Stampede at Ihedioha’s inauguration, pregnant woman, 9 others injured

A stampede has occurred at the inauguration of Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State, with 10 people, including a…

Wike takes oath of office for second term

Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, re-elected Governor of Rivers State, on Wednesday, in the presence of thousands of Rivers people and other…

Read Sanwo-Olu’s inaugural address

INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY H.E. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE ON WEDNESDAY 29TH MAY 29, 2019 “AWAKENING A GREATER LAGOS”…

Sanwo-Olu must respect people’s wish – CDHR

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Lagos State Council, on Wednesday called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to…

Bala Muhammed laments Bauchi’s N136b debt burden

The Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday took his oath of office on Wednesday at Abubakar Tafawa…

Outlaws’ Paradise: Kidnappers, Bandits Terrorise Nigeria

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This popular saying must have been at the mind of Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, the…

Shettima bucks the trend, hands over to successor Zulum

Former governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima bucked the trend of bad behaviour by Nigerian politicians by staying till today to…
Members of opposition parties in Ogun declare support for reelection of Gov. Dapo Abiodun ahead of governorship and Assembly elections

Abiodun, Zulum, El-Rufai, Ihedioha sworn in

Governors of Ogun, Imo, Kaduna and Borno have all taken their oaths of office to run their states in the…

Emir Sanusi snubs Ganduje’s show

Emir of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II was absent at the inauguration on Wednesday of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for…

Photos: Faces at the swearing-in of Governor Sanwo-Olu in Lagos

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat on Wednesday took the oaths of office at the Tafawa Balewa…

Saraki sues for peace, development

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to use democracy to institutionalise peace and genuine development in…

Photo: Sanwo-Olu arrives TBS for swearing-in

Incoming Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrives the Tarawa Balewa Square, for his swearing-in as governor at about 10:30am.

Watch Live Buhari, Osinbajo’s inauguration in Abuja

The inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for another term of four years is ongoing at…

Photo News: Kwara governor-elect ready for swearing-in

Kwara State governor elect, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his wife have arrived the council chambers for the swearing in.