Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he appointed Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Minister of Finance. Obj, as fondly called, also stated that Africa needs sound...
Leaders from Southern and the Middle Belt regions under the auspices of Southern and Middle Belt Forum have jointly condemned the unchecked killings that have gone...
At least four soldiers were feared dead on Tuesday in an operation to rid Toru Ndoro, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State of militants who...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally issued detailed timetable of activities leading to the next general elections in 2019. According to the time table...
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, has inaugurated an investigative committee to look into the causes of the recent fire incidents at...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, has said that President Muhammed Buhari was working hard to rebuild the foundation of...
Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), on Tuesday, said that the party was working to present the best presidential...
Mr Sesan Tunde Ogundeko, who was recently appointed and sworn in as Permanent Secretary by Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the Lagos State Governor, has assumed office as...
Troops of 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army stationed in Takum, Taraba, have arrested nine members of alleged sponsored armed militia known as Civilian JTF at...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos South West Nigeria on Tuesday ordered that a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of labour and Productivity, Dr...
A mild agitation ensued among members of the latest batch of illegal immigrants evacuated from Libya, otherwise known as Libya Returnees, at the Plaza Motel, in...
Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, which is made up of social activists, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), artisans and political groups have described recent call by the Peoples Democratic...
The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged the federal government to act in time to stop the killings in Benue State and others...
Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake news on the Internet, a minister...
The Delta Government said on Tuesday that it was committed to rehabilitating the 78 returnees from Libya who are from the state. The state Commissioner for...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba says the congress is set to protest against the sack of about 36,000 workers by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of...
Media magnate Oprah Winfrey is “intrigued” by the possibility of running for the U.S. presidency in 2020. Winfrey confidante Gayle King, however said on Tuesday after...
The Presidency has urged the Senate to lift the embargo on confirmation of nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. It would be recalled that...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday stormed three filling stations in Asaba, Delta, and compelled their attendants to sell fuel at the official...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday said that he washed dead bodies as a youth to pay his tuition fees while schooling abroad. Ajimobi...
Japan said on Tuesday it can “by no means” accept South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, (girls and women forced to work...
The Ebonyi Government says it will stop street hawking to eradicate the abuse of school-aged children in the state. Mr Godwin Igwe, the Head of Child...
The second batch of 487 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport at about 10.43 p.m. on Monday in Max Air. On Friday, the...
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has commended the Federal Government for reviewing the Operating Weather Minima in 18 airports in the country.- The airline’s Communications Manager, Mr...
A Tunisian man was killed on Monday during clashes between security forces and protesters in a Tunisian town, the government said, as demonstrations over rising prices...
The National Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned women against drug abuse. Mrs Roseline Ajayi, the Deputy Director and Kwara State Coordinator of...
A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea was still on fire on Tuesday morning, the Chinese...
Sen. Magnus Abe, representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, on Tuesday condemned the killing of 20 persons in some communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers....
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to be cautious and avoid traveling when visibility is blurred. The Ogun Sector Commander of the corps,...
No fewer than 416 people lost their lives in 593 accidents involving 882 vehicles and 4,688 people in Kaduna State from January to December 2017. Umar...
A former military governor of Katsina state, Colonel John Yahaya Madaki, is dead. Madaki born in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger state, was Katsina governor...
Isreali parliament passed on Tuesday a controversial law limiting trade on the Jewish Sabbath, following a marathon debate. The bill, denounced by Israel’s secular centre and...
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday offered to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French companies, warning that...
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, has stated that Ayodele Fayose became Governor again by accident. Otunba Adebayo said this yesterday in Abuja...
Leaders of the Iranian anti-government protests have already been identified and will face severe punishment, Deputy Head of Iran’s Judiciary System Hamid Shahriari said. “I assuredly...
The police in Taraba on Monday confirmed the death of three persons while no fewer than six others sustained injuries in another overnight attack on Maisamari...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that Government will amend the State Anti-kidnapping Law to prescribe death sentence for those involved in cultism, robbery and...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday threatened to sue a leader of the Northern Elders...
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has said that the new minimum wage will be announced earlier than the third quarter as stated by...
Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, has said terrorists may be among Nigerians being evacuated from Libya. Also, leader of the Federal...