Acclaimed Nollywood star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has appealed to the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in places plagued by insurgencies, armed banditry and kidnappping. Omotola, who...

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has said that the Federal Government is taking measures to provide free access to the internet in public places across the country. Speaking in...

The insistence of Senators Danjuma Goje and Ali Ndume to contest the Senate presidency in the 9th National Assembly has dealt a major blow to the resolve of the party to field Senator Ahmed Lawan from...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that Nigeria’s aggregate public debt grew 12.25 percent as at December 31, 2018, totalling ₦24.387 trillion ($79.437 billion) as compared to ₦21.7 trillion...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s economy is recovering as President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic initiatives have been able to greatly strengthen the country’s reserves.  According...

The convoy of the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Wednesday afternoon foiled an attempt by armed hoodlums to kidnap motorists along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. According to a statement...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the 8th National Assembly will pass both the Police Reform Bill and the Police Trust Fund Bill before the legislative body winds down in June...

Former Olympic swimming champion, Michael Phelps and his wife, Nicole on Wednesday announced that they were expecting a third child. The 33-year-old retired swimmer who won a total of 28 medals (13 of...

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Ahmed Lawal has cautioned the national leadership of the party against power rotation saboteurs within the party. Speaking with...

Business mogul and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has said that 60 percent of the people living in the North-West and North-East regions of Nigeria are living in extreme poverty due to bad leadership. Speaking...

The ruling All Progressives Congress  has again vowed to supplant the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party  in the emergence of principal officers of the 9th Assembly. The Deputy National Publicity...

   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to end fuel subsidies in order to help reduce the poverty gap and free up additional fiscal space. According...

The management of The Polytechnic Ibadan on Thursday morning announced the immediate suspension of all forms of activities by the Student Union Government (SUG) of the institution. Announcing the suspension,...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his administration would not tolerate the acts of brutality meted out to innocent Nigerians by men and officers of the country’s Police Force. The...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the winner of the governorship election in Rivers...

History was made on Tuesday as 56-year-old Ms. Lori Lightfoot was elected to become the first black female Mayor of Chicago, replacing Rahm Emmanuel. Lightfoot also will be the city’s first openly gay...

American rap artiste, Bryan Williams popularly known as Birdman who just turned 50 has revealed he wants to remove the numerous tattoos on his face. The Cash Money co-founder who has over 15 tattoos on...

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) says the construction of an Inland Dry Port (IDP) at the terminal end of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway line willl end the perennial traffic gridlock...

President Muhammadu Buhari has for the second time said that the National Assembly inflated the debt figures to be repaid by the Federal Government to some states of the federation. The President’s...

The Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organization (AACO) says the judgment by an Abuja High Court which nullified the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in the...