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Bola Tinubu holds secret meeting with Buhari

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently holding a meeting with President Muhammadu…

Breaking: Khashoggi was strangled, cut into pieces inside Saudi consulate – Prosecutor

Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled immediately he entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey and his body was ‘cut…
Adeleke vows to sack special advisers caught fomenting trouble

Adeleke, four others arraigned for exam malpractice

Ademola Adeleke,  the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate for the Osun Election was on Wednesday arraigned at the Federal…

Body of missing Army General found

The body of the missing Army General, Retired Major General Idris Alkali has been found, the Army said on Wednesday.

Minimum Wage: FG can’t accept governors’ N22,500 offer

Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Wednesday said the Federal Government cannot accept the N22,500 minimum…
Congo Army spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC.

Top army commander, 24 others killed in another air crash

An army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people on board, including a top commander. Taliban insurgents…

India unveils world’s tallest statue

India on Wednesday unveiled the world’s tallest statue in the western state of Gujurat in celebration of her unity.

Nigerian doctors successfully separate conjoined twins

A team of Nigerian doctors has successfully separated a set of conjoined twins at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital…

Boko Haram in trouble as Nigerian Army receives large cargo of arms

Nigerian Army said it has received a large cargo of ammunition to enhance its operational capabilities and combat efficiency.

Buhari dines with aggrieved APC aspirants

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday hosted aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded party’s primaries…
Senator Abdulaziz Yari unveils plans to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff to people of Zamfara state ahead of Ramadan fasting

Governors to Labour: We can only pay N22,500 as new Minimum Wage

Nigerian governors met in Abuja on Tuesday night and told the Organised Labour that they can only pay N22,500 as…

Photos: Ambode meets Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat at GAC meeting

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday met with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu…

Police arrest 400 Shi’ite members

Police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said 400 members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, had…

Edo’s ready to pay N30,000 new minimum wage – Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured workers in the State that his administration will pay the new minimum…

Four policemen, 3 LASTMA officials arrested for extortion

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested four policemen and three officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management…

German ex-nurse admits killing 100 patients

An ex-nurse in Germany has admitted at the start of his trial that he murdered 100 patients, making him one…

Buhari in closed-door meeting with South-South governors

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with four governors from the South-South geo-political zone at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Buhari lays foundation of Nigerian Army University, Biu

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday laid the foundation of the Nigerian Army University project in Biu, Borno.

Ex-Lagos Speaker arraigned for allegedly aiding escape of murder suspect

A former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Jokotola Pelumi, was on Tuesday in Lagos arraigned for allegedly receiving into…

Buhari visits Kaduna, directs security agencies to hunt down perpetrators

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the recurring killings in Kaduna State must stop and directed security agencies to hunt…

Another Professor kidnapped in Adamawa

A Professor with Crop Production Department of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Prof. Allan Kadams, has been kidnapped.

26 Agodi prison inmates to sit for 2018 NECO exam

No fewer than 26 inmates of Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State, are set to write the 2018 National Examination Council…

Governors hold emergency meeting on Minimum Wage Tuesday

The Nigerian Governors' Forum, NGF, has summoned an emergency meeting on the new Minimum Wage on Tuesday in Abuja to…
Senator Abdulaziz Yari unveils plans to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff to people of Zamfara state ahead of Ramadan fasting

FG, States yet to agree on new Minimum Wage

The Federal Government and State governors are yet to agree on a common figure as the minimum wage.

Former Lagos speaker, 49 others arrested for killing policeman

The police have arrested a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Jokotola Pelumi, and 49 others…

Police launch ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads’

Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Lagos State Police Command has launched a joint operation with other sister agencies to tackle the upsurge…

NHIS: Boards have no power to suspend CEOs of parastatals appointed by President- Boss Mustapha

 Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on Monday declared that no governing board of a Federal agency…
Indonesian traders displeased with government's new e-commerce ban

189 feared dead as Indonesian plane crashes into sea

A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 189 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking…

Society is to blame for upsurge of Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab – Farah

Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah has blamed the society for upsurge of the dreaded terrorist groups, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and others in…

Campaign: We are learning `Shaku Shaku’ dance steps – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, jocularly said he was learning the `Shaku Shaku’ dance steps for campaigns ahead…