The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuff Lasun has disclosed that the National Assembly will reconvene next week Tuesday to consider  President Muhammadu Buhari’s supplementary...

Mali’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected the appeal filed by some opposition parties in the country challenging the results of the July 29 presidential election which was marred by violence...

A fresh attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Borno State has claimed the lives of 17 Nigerian soldiers and a staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). According to military...

Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha on Thursday said that he stands the best chance of becoming the first Nigerian democratically elected president of Igbo extraction. Speaking during a breakfast...

At least 12 persons were reportedly killed on Thursday  when armed men attacked banks located in the northern Edo State town of Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. Residents of Igarra...

  The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party , Senator Walid Jibrin says Wednesday’s defection of  Senator Godswill Akpabio was the opposition party’s sympathy donation...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has not frozen any account belonging to the Akwa Ibom State Government in any bank. The commission cleared the air on the matter following claims...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris to arrest and produce the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor...

Following Tuesday’s sack of the Director General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has vowed that all persons within the law enforcement apparatus...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Jabi on Wednesday ordered the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police not to  interrogate,...

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki , this Wednesday, held a press conference where he condemned Tuesday’s invasion of the National Assembly by armed operatives of the Department of State Services,...

The United States president, Donald Trump has slapped down a bid by the European Union to shield European businesses from the impact of the new US sanctions against Iran. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that...

President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire has declared amnesty for Simone Gbagbo, wife of the country’s former leader who was convicted of offences against the state during a brief civil war 2011. In...

Experts have warned that uncontrollable climate change could be just decades away from rendering parts of the planet uninhabitable when temperatures reach 2℃ above pre-industrial levels According to...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned Tuesday’s invasion of the National Assembly by security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Police without authorization from...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday terminated the appointment of the Director General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura with immediate effect. The news of Daura’s...

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have said they will begin administering an experimental vaccine following a new Ebola outbreak in the country last week. The drug was previously...

Operatives of the State Security Service (DSS) on Monday took over the premises of Nigeria’s National Assembly, preventing lawmakers, staff and journalists from gaining access into the complex. The...

Less than a week after an earthquake killed 16 persons in Lombok, Indonesia, another 7.0 magnitude earthquake  on Sunday rattled the same popular tourist island located near Bali, killing at least 91...

Former Akwa Ibom governor and Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday,...