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RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Anti-Social Media Bill: Before they Enter Yaba Left by Adewunmi Emoruwa

My people, My People! Seven days in Nigeria make one weak. In Nigeria we are accustomed to madness, like Prof.…

Votes counting commences in Kogi supplementary governorship election

Votes counting has commenced in many of the 91 polling units where the supplementary governorship election was held in Kogi…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Triple bombings in Lake Chad kills 27

A triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and left more…

Bayelsa Poll: Police arrest suspects during clash

The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that normalcy had been restored in Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government…

Nigeria, Angola to cooperate on increasing oil price

Nigeria and Angola on Saturday agreed to cooperate and also reach out to other oil producing countries in an effort…

Nigeria imported 159 million toothbrushes from China in 2014

Here are seven surprising numbers from China-Africa trade

Why I enlisted Obasanjo to solve Guinea Bissau’s crisis – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…

Buhari: Why I enlisted Obasanjo’s help on Guinea Bissau crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…

Insecurity will be brought under control, says CNS

The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Adm. Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, on Friday night said that insecurity would be brought under…

Presidency promotes 907 FRSC officers

The Presidency has approved the promotion of 907 Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officers between the ranks of Deputy Corps…

4 houses, 5 vehicles burnt as tanker falls off Ojuelegba bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least four houses and five vehicles have been burnt as another fuel tanker fell off Ojuelegba bridge,…

#BayelsaDecides: It is a great day for us – Jonathan

…sues for peace Jethro Ibileke/Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the conduct of the Bayelsa state governorship election as…

Kogi Polls: Low turnout in Ankpa, Igalamela/Odolu LGs

A low voter turnout was recorded in the Kogi governorship supplementary election in Ankpa and Igalamela/Odolu local government areas of…

Adamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prison

A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed…

Nasarawa CJ pardons 18 inmates, urges them to shun crime

The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 18 inmates of federal prisons in Lafia,…

Ogun MDAs begin budget defence Monday

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In consonance with the provisions of Section 121, sub-section II of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended), the…

Kogi Supplementary Poll: Accreditation begins early in Yagba West, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu LGs

Accreditation commenced early in some polling units in Saturday’s governorship supplementary election in Kogi with voters turning out for the…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

DSS discovers Boko Haram cells, says sect plans to attack Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Saturday alerted residents of Abuja, the Federal capital territory…

Army holds COAS conference tomorrow

The Nigerian army will begin its annual Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference tomorrow. The one-week conference will take place…

Kogi peaceful as accreditation of voters begin #KogiDecides

Accreditation of voters for the supplementary governorship election in 91 polling units in Kogi has commenced amid peace. A correspondent…
Senator David Mark speaks on Ortom attack

We are ready for David Mark in rerun election, says APC

The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between…

China, a dependable partner in my ‘Chnage’ agenda, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in South Africa said that the Peoples Republic of China remains a strategic and dependable…

#BayelsaDecides: Accreditation in progress in Ogbia LGA

Jethro Ibileke/Elebele The people of Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State trooped out in their numbers this morning to…

Four confirmed dead in Southern Ijaw #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The alleged exchange of fire between opposing political thugs in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State…

Dickson gets accredited, slams APC, security operatives

Idowu Ogunleye/Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has slammed the main opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and security operatives…

Army arrests Boko Haram chief cameraman, others

The Nigerian army says it has arrested Boko Haram chief cameraman in a tweet posted today. He was identified as…

Tale of four deaths By Victor Ndom-Egba

First, it was Senator Donald Dick Etiebet, Senator in the Second Republic – 1979-1983, Governor of old Cross River State…

Bayelsa Election: Card Reader denies Jonathan again

Just like it happened during the March 28 presidential poll, the Card Reader failed to recognize the fingerprint of former…

Heavy shooting in Nembe, Brass as #BayelsaDecides

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The much awaited governorship election in Bayelsa State took off this morning under much apprehension and anxiety as…

US embassy warns of possible ‘terrorism’ attacks in Nigeria

The United States Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday it had received information that groups “associated with terrorism” may be…