Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has allayed fears of a possible take-over of the government by the military, saying officers with perceived political ambitions have since been flushed out of the...

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thursday adjourned the trial of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki indefinitely. The adjournment is to allow the Supreme Court determine salient aspects of the trial...

After more than eight years of legal fireworks, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and Obi Nwabueze to life imprisonment after pronouncing them guilty for the October 1,...

The Rivers State Police Command says it has begun the mopping up of  firearms used by the State Neighbourhood Watch Corps and other vigilante groups in the state. In a statement released in Port Harcourt,...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday warned that the incessant incidences of alleged state- sponsored political violence in Kaduna, Kano, Kogi and other states was capable of inviting a military coup which...

The immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has advised the Federal Government to tackle the plethora of problems facing Nigeria instead of lamenting along with the citizens of...

At least 23 migrants are feared dead after two boats– a rubber dinghy boat and a wooden one– which reportedly set off from Libya en route Italy through the Mediterranean Sea were almost sinking...

The Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) has launched a manhunt for Mohammed Dauda, the country’s Ambassador to Chad who slipped into hiding after claiming that his life was in danger following a testimony...

A governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume has condemned the recent attack on Archbishop Anthony J.V. Obinna of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese...

The United States government has earmarked about $533 million in humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and other countries in the Lake Chad region. The US Secretary of State,...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Mr. Tony Ezimakor, the Abuja Bureau Chief of the Daily Independent newspapers after a week in detention. All through the period of his detention, civil...

A second, 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Wednesday. It hit close to the epicenter of last week’s disaster that killed 55 persons, toppled houses and had   resultant landslides...

Following Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to help the Ghanaian government in its fight against graft, Senator Ben Murray – Bruce has said  Buhari should start by proving that he was...

Renowned lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has expressed regret that bad leadership has virtually turned most Nigerians into beggarly elements. He made the disclosure in Ado-Ekiti on Monday when the leadership...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his delays in visiting violence – hit areas and trouble spots was his own way of monitoring developments instead of rushing there to make noise. Buhari stated...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources on Monday said more than 46 million Nigerians practice open defecation, a figure which is considered to be the highest in the world. The Minister of Water Resources,...

A former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau says the incessant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers across the country was seriously threatening the continued existence of Nigeria as a single...

A retired Zimbabwean general and a close ally of former President Robert Mugabe has launched a political party to challenge President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the country’s presidential polls scheduled...

Group Managing Director of The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru says Nigerians were being hindered from benefiting from the N145 per litre pump price of petrol because...

Wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari has called on all women leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to be committed towards enthroning peace and unity among party members. Mrs. Buhari...