At ‘Easter of War’ Pope seeks peace
World leaders, statesmen, politician, top government officials, religious leaders and other organisations yesterday renewed the global call for peace and unity as Christians
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Neimeth to raise N5bn fresh capital
Shareholders of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc have approved the plan of the board to raise the sum of N5 billion through a hybrid offer
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Probe begins as Lagos lady narrates robbery, attempted rape in Tanzanian hotel
The Zanzibar Commission for Tourism, Tanzania, has commenced investigation into allegations of robbery and attempted rape made by a Nigerian tourist, Zainab Oladehinde.
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Buhari’s critics divided Nigeria with unguarded words, says Femi Adesina
The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has absolved his principal, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),
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Kidnapped FCT monarch, two others regain freedom
The traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, Hassan Shamidozhi, has regained freedom 18 days after some bandits abducted him.
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ASUU strike and lamentations of Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, is not someone who hides his mouth to say something he feels strongly about. Recently,
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Fuel subsidy puts Nigerian economy at high risk –World Bank
The World Bank says increasing fuel subsidy puts the Nigerian economy at a high risk as subsidy payments could significantly impact public finance
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Security architecture under reformation, says Presidency
An end to terrorism and banditry in Northwest is in sight, the Presidency assured Nigerians yesterday. Pointing to the success recorded in the
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You lack understanding in parliamentary procedures, Senate tells ex-deputy leader
The Senate has berated Abdul Ahmed Ningi for lacking understanding in parliamentary procedures in spite of being a ranking senator who was a one
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Insecurity: Imo will overcome current travails, says Uzodimma
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has expressed optimism that the state will overcome its current travails. The governor’s Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku,
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Kukah Easter message: Nigeria is broken, he insists
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah yesterday criticised the Federal Government’s handling of security, saying it had broken the country. According
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Osinachi: Nigerians await autopsy report
Anxiety has gripped some Nigerians as they eagerly await the outcome of the autopsy conducted on the corpse of the late gospel singer, Osinachi
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Obi, Sule, Ugwuanyi, Uzodimma, other govs, clerics felicitate with Christians at Easter
In the spirit of the redemptory work of the risen Christ, former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi has urged Christians to translate the teachings
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Delta hotel manager, workers arrested as lady’s corpse is recovered
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have recovered the corpse of a society lady from a hotel room in the Ozoro community,
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2023: Ugwu, attorney, estate developer, declares for president on the platform of PDP, urges ‘our Northern brothers’ to concede 2023 ticket to the South.
A distinguished attorney, entrepreneur and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Enugu State, Chief (Barrister) Charlie Ugwu has joined the 2023 presidential race,
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FG begins talks with terrorists who bombed Abuja-Kaduna train
There are indications that the federal government may have begun talks with the gunmen who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train late last month, killing
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Presidential pardon: How EFCC spent 11 years, millions to prosecute Dariye, Nyame
We’re demoralised, says EFCC prosecutor The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spent hundreds of millions of naira prosecuting the pardoned former governors of
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…Igbo youth leaders condemn attack
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has condemned in strongest terms the killing of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff, Nwokorie
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2023: Again, PDP extends sale of nomination forms
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has further adjusted its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections. The PDP announced the
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Businesses man kills ‘best friend’ in Niger, absconds with car, N3.5m
THERE was outrage in Tudun Fulani, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday with the discovery of the lifeless body of
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Suspected herders invade Enugu communities, kill three villagers
Residents of Imama Ugbawka in Nkanu East and Umuhu Eha-Amufu in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State have been thrown into
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Suspend census, secure Nigeria first, ex-milad, SAN, CSOs tell Buhari
An ex-governor of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Umar (retd.); a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ahmed Raji, SAN, and some civil society organisations have
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IPOB: We’re not involved in killing of INEC staff
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied its involvement in the killing of the INEC staff at Ihitte Uboma iun Imo State. A
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Electoral Act: Buhari’s ministers must resign before primaries -APC
Pressure appears to be mounting on Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi to resign following his last weekend’s formal declaration for the 2023 presidential race.
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Osinachi: Suspect says wife ill before death, police visit house
Police officers from the Federal Capital Territory Command on Tuesday visited the residence of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, in the Lugbe area
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INSIDE STORY: ‘He used to lock her out’ — neighbours speak on Osinachi’s marital woes
On April 8, Osinachi Nwachukwu, the gospel singer known for her collaborative hit track ‘Ekwueme’, died at an Abuja hospital where she was being treated
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More appointees resign in States over Electoral Act
A gale of resignations is sweeping through states following governors’ directives to political appointees interested in vying for offices in next year’s general
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2023: Politicians who don’t mean well for Nigeria are against zoning -PFN
The Christian Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said that politicians who don’t mean well for the country are against zoning, just as
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PDP zoning committee submits report to NWC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee on Tuesday submitted its report to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) without disclosing its recommendations.
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Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol -Moscow
Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday that more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol, a strategic port city in eastern Ukraine
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