Fourteen governors belonging to the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC] are angry that they were deliberately not invited to two meetings organised by Kaduna State Governor...
Pirates have kidnapped 10 sailors from a merchant ship off the coast of southern Nigeria in the latest attack in the restive region, the International Maritime...
Catalan pro-independence parties have held their absolute majority in snap regional elections, dealing a severe blow to the Spanish government, which had called the polls in...
The Adamawa House of Assembly on Thursday approved the 2018 budget of N177.9 billion. The approved budget was over N15 billion higher than the initial amount...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday called on people in the north east to be security vigilant to guard against suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram insurgents...
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N96.5 billion to the state legislature for 2018 fiscal year. While laying the estimates...
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Thursday launched the Ogun Ofada rice christened Mission To Rebuild Ogun State (MITROS) Ofada rice. Ofada rice is a...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday approved three bills on revised National Bio-Safety Management Agency, Copy Rights and the Separation of Piracy and Maritime offences....
The Nigerian Army has called on people in the north-east to be vigilant to guard against suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram insurgents during this yuletide...
A truck operated by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company rammed into an aircraft belonging to Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, disrupting its flight...
The Federal Government has announced plans to commence a Gold Purchase Scheme early next year, aimed at increasing revenue accruable from the country’s abundant gold deposit....
The coalition of Niger Delta militants have sent a protest letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over his alleged double standards in the handling of security issues...
The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has commiserated with the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on the death of his senior wife, Olori Kudirat...
The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The...
The Rule of Law Development Foundation (RODLDF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reshuffle his cabinet for improved performance. Mr Joseph Daudu...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday presented an Appropriation Bill of N147.8 billion for 2018 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for approval....
Anti-kidnapping unit and the special anti-robbery squads of the Rivers State Police Command are on the manhunt for the gunmen who kidnapped a medical doctor in...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has assured residents that all legislative activities of the House in 2018 will be...
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday said they rescued four Chinese men from kidnappers around Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC),...
The Ogun state government says it has paid the December and the 13th month salary to its workers since Wednesday ahead of the festive period. Mr...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thursday in Abuja says fuel queues will `normalise’ by Friday and disappear by weekend. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the NNPC...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Ondo State has sealed 10 filling stations for hoarding fuel and selling above the official pump price of 145...
The Ethiopian government on Thursday said it has repatriated over 14,130 undocumented citizens residing in Saudi Arabia over the past month. Meles Alem, spokesperson for the...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit one million, ICRC said in a statement....
The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 25, Tuesday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 as public holidays for the Christmas, Boxing Day and New...
The Borno Government on Thursday declared that the state is cholera free sequel to the successful control of an outbreak of the disease. The state Commissioner...
Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday screened and confirmed the All Progressive Congress (APC) Acting Chairman in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas as Commissioner. The...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the UN as a “house of lies” ahead of a vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling on the United...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted 60 per cent chances of wittiest season ever in history over Nigeria in 2018. NiMet disclosed this in its...
The Senate on Thursday, postponed deliberation on the proposed withdrawal of one billion dollars from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) by the Federal Government, to fight...
Another member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the House of Representatives. He is Mr. Johnson Agbonayinma...
Alhaji Popoola Ogundoyin, the Group Chairman, Osun State Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN), has warned the masses against storing petrol at home. Ogundoyin gave the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ejigbo Depot, has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for pumping petrol into the depot. Alhaji Ayo...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has advised the running mate to the late Abubakar Audu in the 2015 governorship election, Abiodun Faleke, to wait...
Herdsmen have fired at the Alpha Jet and the EC 135 Helicopter deployed by the military in the troubled communities of Numan and Demsa LGAs of...
A 40-year-old man, Femi Adewale, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate B. B. Adebowale of an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State for allegedly collecting N1.1...
The Nigerian Army, yesterday said its troops had killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin. Timothy Antigha, the Deputy...
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has lost one of his queens, Olori Kudirat Aduke. A statement by the monarch’s Director, Media and Publicity,...
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will sustain the gains recorded with the massive campaigns mounted in the...
Another member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Johnson Agbonayinma has just defected to the All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives. The lawmaker who...
