Barely two days after a woman and her step-son were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Osi community area of Akure North Local Government, Ondo state, the monarch of the town
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Barely two days after a woman and her step-son were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Osi community area of Akure North Local Government, Ondo state, the monarch of the town
The Igbo Renaissance Forum, IRF, has expressed sadness over what it described as the total exclusion of the people of the South East from government positions by the present administration.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has criticized those trying to reduce the worth of the June 12, 1993, presidential election struggle to ethnic project. Soyinka in a statement on Tuesday
The Convener, ‘To Build A Nation’, and former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari over the official recognition of June 12
European clubs will urge UEFA to make a huge change to the Champions League, to avoid it becoming a mainly closed competition, the UK Times reports. If accepted, the new
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Tuesday continued in a losing streak, dropping by N98 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation which
The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, convicted for fraud in the United States of America as the speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila was
The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the emergence of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila as the president and the speaker, respectively, of
Rochas Okorocha, senator-elect of Imo west senatorial district has been issued a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Okorocha was initially denied the certificate by the
The Marine Transport Average (MTA) Zibima referred to is a 15kobo Nigerians pay on every litre of petroleum product they purchase. The purpose of this surcharge is to make sure
The Warri Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Mohammed Mukta Garba, Tuesday said criminals should handle over guns and other weapons in their positions to the Police or
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an FCT High Court, on Tuesday fixed July 1 for commencement of trial for former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and Amb. Bashir
Former Technical Director, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Tunde Disu, on Tuesday recalled moments with presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election. He described him as a sports philanthropist
Nigerian Governors have again failed in their bid to stop the implementation of guidelines issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), directing banks not to allow transactions in States/Local
A teacher (name withheld) of a Catholic Secondary School in Lagos, has narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how an armed robber raped her in her
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, says President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders must refocus their efforts and passion on creating value, wealth and should stop fighting corruption endlessly. Speaking at
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has appointed Hon. Sanusi Rikiji as his new Chief of Staff. Gbajabiamila announced Rikiji’s appointment Tuesday in Abuja shortly after his emergence
Troops of 121 Battalion in conjunction with hunters have neutralized one terrorist in an ambush and also rescued 2 women with 6 children in Borno State. In a statement released
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the anti-corruption war will continue in the second term of his administration. He said that Nigeria had sufficient legal framework in place to
Brigadier General David Bonaventure Alachenu Mark (Rtd) has finally been replaced in Benue South Senatorial district after occupying the senatorial seat for 20 uninterrupted years. Mark, who has been occupant