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Labour unions set to shut down Kaduna Wednesday, beg Sen Sani for support

Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahead of Wednesday’s planned protest by labour umion in Kaduna, Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of…

Bizman sent to prison over dud cheque

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man, Mustapha Rasak, has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing N4m…

Optometrists meet in Lagos for capacity building

As the nation strives to stem cases of visual disorder that ultimately leads to blindness, Nigerian Optometrists gathered in Lagos…

13 dead, 35 injured in Brussels explosion

Two explosions have rocked Zaventem airport, in Brussels, Belgium as people queued to check in, the first one going at…

El-Rufa’i lambasts labour, warns workers

The Kaduna State Government on Monday chided the organised labour on threats to proceed on strike if the government failed…

Buhari support group condemns Rivers violence

The Buhari Media Support Group on Monday condemned the violence that characterised the legislative re-run elections in Rivers on Saturday.…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Second victim dies in Ogun, 216 contacts certified free

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The second victim of Lassa fever who has been at the isolation centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching…
Okupe

Why I wanted Wike out of Rivers – Okupe

Eromosele Ebhomele Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Tuesday morning explained why he…

Why I wanted Wike out of Rivers —Okupe

Eromosele Ebhomele Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Tuesday morning explained why he…

EFCC arraigns Sani Abubakar for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on March 21, 2016 arraigned one Sani Abubakar, and Bishong Obi Akatcha (now at…

Boko Haram destroyed 956,453 houses, 5, 335 classrooms in Borno

Some 20,000 people have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, according to a…

Lagos Assembly begins sensitisation for made-in-Nigeria goods

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced an enlightenment campaign for Nigerians to commence patronising made-in-Nigeria goods,…

Queens College PTA probes sexual harassment by teacher

The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), of Queens College, Lagos said in Lagos on Monday that it had set up panel to…

Medical students to study for 7 not 11 years – NUC

Medical students are required to do seven years in the universities and not 11 as erroneously reported in some news…

NNPC owes FG N4.9trn not N3.2trn – RMAFC

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) said on Monday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was yet…

17 ships laden with petroleum products, food items to arrive Lagos

Seventeen ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports…

Buhari assures of additional 10,000 megawatts in next three years

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that his administration would ensure steady power supply before the expiration of his tenure…

Maritime expert decries leadership instability in NIMASA

The Chief Executive Officer of Ships and Ports Communication Company, Mr Bolaji Akinola, on Monday said the Nigerian Maritime Administration…

Clinton vows unwavering U.S. support of Israel, blasts Trump

Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said in Washington on Monday the U.S. can never be neutral in its support of…

NYSC confirms killing of corps member during Rivers re-run elections

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Monday, confirmed the killing of a corps member, Mr Okonta Samuel, during the…

Zaria clash panel again adjourns sitting

Femi Ad/Kaduna The Judicial Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Kaduna State Government to look into the clashes between the…

APC calls for total cancellation of rerun polls

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state has called for outright cancellation of the whole elections…

Army kills Shekau look-alike, 18 others

Nigerian Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19…

Finally, DSS to grant lawyers access to Zakzaky

Nigeria’s Shiite leader, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky incommunicado since 13 December, 2015 when he was arrested by the military authorities will…

Arrest Wike for assassination attempt on Peterside, others – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed outrage over the assassination attempt on the Director-General of the…

Number of high court judges to double in Abuja

Funsho Balogun Towards reducing the workload of judges in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, courtesy of…

El-Rufai’s religious bill can set Kaduna on fire, PFN warns

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Monday said Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s religious bill before Kaduna State House…

African leaders to blame for conflicts – Obasanjo

Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their…
Ex- President Boni Yayi

Buhari cogratulates Benin President-elect

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Benin Republic, Mr Patrice Talon, on his electoral victory in the presidential…