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Buratai, army chief survives Boko Haram ambush

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja It was a narrow escape for Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS ), Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai…

Don’t charge Nigerians for electricity not consumed, NERC directs Discos

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to urgently restructure their fixed charges…

Service Chiefs: Obasanjo lauds Buhari over Boko Haram ultimatum

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for given ultimatum to the service chiefs to end the Boko…

Regional military chiefs finalise plans to end Boko Haram

Reuters – Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a joint force to…

I’ll work for the success of this current dispensation, says Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that he will work for the success of the current dispensation in…

Boko Haram strengthens ties with ISIS, fights in Libya

AP — Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are strengthening ties with the Islamic State group, as shown by reports that Nigerian…

I’m not married to Buhari’s son, says INEC chairman Amina Zakari

The acting INEC Chairman, Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari speaks on her new responsibilities, the preparations for the governorship elections in…

OAU ranked best Nigerian university

For the fourth year, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, western Nigeria, retained its rating as the best Nigerian university in academic,…

Why FG suspended Comptroller General of Immigration – Femi Adesina

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has disclosed that the Comptroller General of…

Chad: Around 40,000 displaced by Boko Harm in two weeks

Reuters – Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist…

FG suspends Comptroller-General of Immigration

David Paradang, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service has been suspended from office by the Federal Government with immediate…

NASS not answerable to anybody – ex-RMAFC Chairman

Eromosele Ebhomele Former Chairman of Nigeria’s Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Hamman Tukur, is not happy with the way…

Excess Crude Account now at $2.207billion

The National Economic Council (NEC) has been told by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, that the Excess Crude Account…

Power generation to hit 5,000mw by December

The National Economic Council (NEC) said on Thursday that power generation in Nigeria will reach 5,000 megawatts by December, noting…
Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

We are on six weeks working leave, Senators tell Nigerians

Some senators on Thursday said in spite of the current six-week recess by the National Assembly, the lawmakers were engage…

Boko Haram will be defeated soon, Buhari reiterates

President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday reaffirmed his conviction that the end of the Boko Haram insurgency is in…

Go ahead and probe Amaechi, Court tells Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt today dismissed a suit instituted by former Rivers governor,…

Shut up and lick your wounds, APC tells Bode George

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has asked Chief Bode George to keep quiet…

Buhari appoints Babatunde Fowler as FIRS chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. William Babatunde Fowler as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).…

BREAKING: Tunde Fowler set to be named FIRS chairman

By Seun Bisuga Babatunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue and Chief Executive Officer Lagos State…

Buhari appoints Gusau new DG of Budget Office

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Aliyu Yahaya Gusau as the new Director General of Budget office of the Federation, Nigeria…

Fayemi betrayed Tinubu who helped him to power – Fayose

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has revealed that his predecessor, Kayode Fayemi is a serial betrayer who betrayed his party,…

I’m still cleaning up Fayemi’s mess, Fayose declares

Eromosele Ebhomele Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose said on Thursday his government was destroying the legacies of huge debt, unpaid…

Work closely with indigenous oil producers, Buhari tells NNPC

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured indigenous companies operating in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector of the…

Auditor General insists N183 billion is missing from NDDC accounts

The Auditor General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, on Wednesday affirmed that over N183 billion was missing from the accounts…

Briton uses rescue of Chibok Girls to lure women to bed

A conman, Beau Plantard, 49, who claims to be a veteran paratrooper in Britain lied to women that was once…

Buhari calls for comprehensive report on sale of NITEL

President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded for a comprehensive report on sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunication…

Buhari will get weekly report on NNPC, says Kachikwu

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has stated his resolve…
Chibok girls

Buhari gives us hope for rescue of Chibok girls – BringBackOurGirls group

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The #BringBackOurGirls group, a movement which has been campaigning for the release of hundreds of girls kidnapped from…

150 drowned, shot dead while fleeing Boko Haram in Yobe

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen…