President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, to take visible measures and end xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. Buhari had sent a special
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Barrister Adesina Ogunlana, former chairman of Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association and convener of Citizens Rally against Oppression, has called for mass actions against Ogun and Lagos states
The Department of State Services (DSS) has claimed that some people were planning to set the nation on fire. Spokesman of the agency, Peter Afunaya, said this in a statement
One person died on Sunday when suspected hoodlums attacked an electoral officer for announcing Mr Abdullahi Suleiman Chukuba as the winner of chairmanship primary for Shiroro Local Government Area of
As Nigerians await the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on suit by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, their lawyers
Astrid, a 42-year-old woman with Nigerian and German parents suffering from leukemia or blood cancer, may die any moment from now over her inability to get a stem-cell donor for
The governorship election tribunal sitting in Kaduna state has struck out Isa Ashiru’s petition and has now declared Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of the All Progressive Congress, APC as substantive governor
The Aare Ona Kankafo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has partly blamed Nigerians for the xenophobic attacks unleashed on them by South Africans. Adams who declared support for the actions taken
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Shadrach Haruna as the new Secretary of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. This was contained in a statement by the
The Super Eagles arrived in Dnipro for their international friendly against Ukraine without their kits. This is because Turkish Airline, which flew the team from Istanbul to Dnipro, did not
Arsenal have struck an agreement with Spanish second division side, Huesca, which will see them given the first option to re-sign Kelechi Nwakali. Nwakali signed a three-year deal with Huesca
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has solicited the support of the World Bank in establishing an effective medical emergency transportation network in rural communities. Ehanire, who made the
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s men basketball team, D’Tigers for a successful outing at FIBA World Cup 2019. A statement to AREWA.NG, on Monday signed by his Spokesperson, Femi
Six people have been reportedly kidnapped on Kaduna-Abuja expressway. They were said to be from Offa and were abducted at Rejana along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Sunday. The spokesman for
The Zimbabwean government plans a state funeral for longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a sports stadium in Harare next Saturday, with a burial ceremony a day later, it said in
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has stated that political ambition of some politicians can be attributed the religious crises in the country. Disclosing this on Sunday while meeting
The special envoy sent to South Africa by President Muhammadu Buhari, has returned to Abuja after meeting with South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, according to a report by Channels TV.
Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, has led a delegation to Niger Republic for discussions on a solution to activities of bandits now making life difficult for many residents of the
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, on Sunday has frowned at the fresh killings of nine persons in Ukwagba Ngbo in Ohaukwu LGA of the state. The governor
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the commission’s members requesting
