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Meet the 8 female senators in 8th National Assembly

Only eight out of the 109 senators who will serve in the 8th National Assembly are women, NAN reports. Five…

Fashola presents Handover Notes to Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola presented handover notes to governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode ahead of the official inauguration ceremony…

Court dismisses DStv price increase suit

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed the suit filed by some disaffected subscribers challenging the recent 20…

Buhari Receives Handover Notes From Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Outgoing Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to receive accolades over gesture of swiftly conceding defeat with a…

Akinwunmi Adesina wins AfDB presidency

Nigeria’s agriculture minister, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been elected president of the African Development Bank, according to reports from Abidjan,…

Boko Haram: 290 Soldiers Dismissed

The Nigerian Army has dismissed 290 soldiers for allegedly refusing to fight the Boko Haram insurgents. Human rights lawyer and Senior…

46 Oshodi Hoodlums Arrested Again

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested another 46 suspected…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

EFCC arraigns businessman over stolen crude oil

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday arraigned one Elder Christopher Andrew Isibor before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the…

There are more Nigerian professionals in Europe than in Nigeria – EU

The European Union (EU) says there are more Nigerian professionals in Europe than there are in Nigeria, warning that the…

All set for Buhari’s inauguration

Nigerians are literally in the mood of ‘change’ with a new administration to be headed by General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)…

Oshiomhole to Okonjo-Iweala: Tell Nigerians how you mismanaged economy

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has urged Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance to tell Nigerians how she…

N19.2bn fraud: Court to rule on Sylva’s case June 8

A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice A. Y. Mohammed, on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 adjourned the…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

NASS removes controversial clauses in constitution amendment

The National Assembly has agreed to remove the controversial clauses in the amendments to the constitution under the Fourth Alteration…

Court bars army from harassing electricity workers

A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Mararaba, has restrained the Nigerian Army from harassing and preventing the Abuja Electricity…

Fashola to Parents: Shower children with love, care

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday urged parents to always fulfill their obligations to their children and shower…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

167 trucks of petrol supplied to Abuja – DPR

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday that 167 trucks of petrol were supplied to Abuja on Tuesday…

EU asks member states to admit 40,000 asylum seekers

The EU blocs executive has proposed that the 40,000 asylum seekers in Italy and Greece should be taken in by…

Lagos cancels sanitation for inauguration ceremony

The Lagos State Government has cancelled restriction on human and vehicular movement for the May monthly sanitation exercise coming up…

Bayelsa plans grand reception for Jonathan

The Bayelsa Government will organise a civic reception for President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Dan…

Again, Buhari restates he’ll work with any Senate President

Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his willingness to work with any leader of the National Assembly that the process…

Nigeria to deport 5 Chinese multi-billion naira textile smugglers

The Chinese businessmen behind the massive illegal importation of textiles to Kano are to be deported from Nigeria. The fate…

Gov. Gaidam dissolves cabinet, sacks all political appointees

Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council after a marathon meeting and relieved all political…
Patience Jonathan

Patience Jonathan hosts children to last party in office

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Wednesday in Abuja hosted Nigerian children to a party to mark this year’s…
Tony Blair

Tony Blair resigns as Mideast peace envoy

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has submitted his resignation as Middle East peace envoy after eight years on the…

If Buhari probes me, he must probe past administrations, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja on Wednesday that those calling for the probe of his administration should ensure that…

Govt pledges to pay marriage expenses of serving NYSC members

Kaiama Local Government Council of Kwara has pledged to finance the marriage of any serving female National Youth Service Corps…

Gov. Yero dissolves cabinet, seeks forgiveness

Governor Muktar Yero of Kaduna State on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council and terminated the appointment of all other…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Extra Time: Jonathan appoints five new VCs

With less than 36 hours to leave office, President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to approve new appointments. The latest was…

Boko Haram penetrated Northeast due to illiteracy – Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday in Cotonou urged African nations to provide quality education to ensure peace and tolerance…

Presidential Inauguration: IG orders closure of roads around Eagle Square

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the closure of all roads leading to the Eagle Square, Abuja,…