VP Shettima, Gbajabiamila, Ganduje, others arrive PEPC
Vice President Kashim Shettima; the National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila are among top officials
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Live updates: Judges arrive courtroom
Justices of the Election Presidential Tribunal arrived at the court at about 9:27 a.m. to deliver judgment on three petitions that are seeking
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Timeline of Presidential election petitions in Nigeria since 1999
Elections in Nigeria have been marred by controversy, violence, and subsequent petitions since the country reverted to civilian rule in 1999, and held
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FG orders illegal miners to vacate sites
The Federal Government has ordered all illegal miners across the country to vacate sites immediately otherwise they will be seriously dealt with. Minister
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Tinubu replaces Ondo, Cross River nominees on NDDC board
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate replacement of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC’s) Ondo State representative nominee, Victor Akinjo, with Hon.
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Why I have a fleet of private jets, Bishop Oyedepo reveals
Bishop David Oyedepo, Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide AKA Winners Chapel has opened up on why he acquired a fleet of
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Domestic airlines commend aviation minister for suspending Nigeria Air
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for ordering the suspension of Nigeria Air,
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My five-year absence from football terrible, Siasia laments
Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has admitted how terrible he feels being away from football, Saturday PUNCH reports. Siasia was banned from all football
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Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje, 189 others to lead Kogi governorship campaign
The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has released a fresh list of 191-man council to drive the national governorship
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North needs re-engineering, re-strategizing to fast rack development – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stressed the need for the north to go back to the drawing board, re-assess the state of affairs
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Building fire in South Africa kills more than 70
A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s
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I dare anyone in PDP to suspend me — Wike
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, yesterday, bragged that he is yet to see the party chieftain, who will
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Ozekhome seeks deployment of technology to check crude oil theft, piracy
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Mike Ozekhome has called for the deployment of ”strong technology” to stop crude oil theft and piracy
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Nothing wrong with holding leaders accountable – Kate Henshaw
Actress Kate Henshaw has said it’s within the rights of the governed to hold their leaders accountable for unfulfilled promises. She said the fact that
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IPoB to FG: Meet us at S-Court, stop hiding under endless adjournments
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of abandoning its case against its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hiding under
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UNRESTRAINED ABUSIVE MOB, NOT IN OUR CHARACTER says Evang. Ugochukwu-Uko
The elections held over six months ago, but ugly abusive culture of mob attack deployed by certain folks during the elections are getting
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CJN earns more than VP, Sen. President, says RMAFC
The Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN) earns more than the Vice President and the Senate President, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RAMFAC) said
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Confusion as APC, PDP name Wike as member for Bayelsa Campaign Council
Confusion has dogged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over their decision to name Minister of the Federal Capital
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Coup: Gabonese President overthrown by the military. Why we sacked President Ali Bongo – Gabonese army
Gabonese army officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Wednesday morning announced on national television
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Court jails UNIZIK ex-lecturer for defamatory comments on Facebook
A former lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Peter Ekemezie, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment
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Wike: Treat manhole thieves as ‘armed robbers’, FCT NSCDC boss charges personnel
Federal Capital Territory FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu has ordered personnel of the Command to
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Illegal money movement, major threat to achieving SDGs in 2030 -ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has identified Illicit Financial Flows as a major threat to the achievement of of the Sustainable Development Goals
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BREAKING: UK police charge Diezani with bribery
British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had
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Alleged misconduct: NBA to investigate suspended Unical Prof, Adamawa REC, others
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said it has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of Faculty of
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Guardiola to miss next two Premier League games after back surgery
Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, will be absent from the next two Premier League games after undergoing minor back surgery in Barcelona. This
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Nigerians slam FG for dismantling ‘All Eyes on Judiciary’ billboards
•Say, it’s beginning of dictatorship in Nigeria•Nothing wrong with the message–Nwoko, Ogwuche, Mudiaga-Odje, others“It’s badly chosen, threatening–Emiaso, Ikimi, Omare, Morris In a bold
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Chelsea sign 19-year-old Southampton midfielder, Lavia
Chelsea have completed the signing of 19-year-old Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia in a deal worth £58m According to the club statement, Lavia signed
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Amotekun nabs ex-convict who allegedly stole students’ phones in Osun
Men of the Amotekun Corps in Osun have arrested an ex-convict, Emmanuel Popoola, aged 30, who allegedly stole phones belonging to some secondary
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We’ll invade Niger if diplomacy fails — ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said yesterday in Accra, Ghana, that it will not hesitate to invade Niger Republic, if
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Palliative: FG doles out N185bn to FCT, 36 states
The Federal Government, yesterday, dolled out N5 billion to each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of palliative
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