The United States government is working on a $600 million deal to permit the sale of a dozen highly sophisticated turbo-prop fighter planes to Nigeria to bolster its efforts at curbing Islamic...

The Special Adviser on Media to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Inuwa Bwala, has resigned his appointment. In a press statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Bwala  who has...

The American President, Donald Trump on Friday ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles on the Al-Shayrat air field near Homs in Central Syria. This action was in response to the chemical weapons attack...

Former Super Eagles captain and Leicester City striker, Ahmed Musa was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife, Jamila. A media report said the speedy forward was arrested, interrogated...

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 governorship election in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku, has criticized the state government for approving the sum of N6.1 billion...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that the northern part of Nigeria is  trying to create an Islamic society that never existed. He stated on Wednesday  this while speaking on the theme...

Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over  the sum of N3.6 billion realized from the sale of 16 percent of the state’s...

  The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has called for the immediate resignation of South African President, Jacob Zuma, saying it no longer has confidence in his leadership abilities. COSATU,...

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to compel President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian government to publish details of the spending...

  United States President, Donald Trump has pledged full support for his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in his fight against Islamic terrorists in the Middle East. He made the declaration...

  At least 35 persons including nine children have been reportedly killed and several others injured after air strikes released “toxic gas” in the province of Idlib in north- western Syria. The Syrian...

  Super Eagles captain and former Chelsea FC midfielder, Mikel Obi, scored his first goal in the Chinese Super league, to lead his side, Tianjin Tigers to their first victory in the Chinese top flight. Mikel...

  The Directorate of State Services (DSS) has said there is no truth in the story that the sum of N310 million was stolen from the residence of Senate President Bukola Saraki. The DSS described the allegation...

  The United Kingdom has deported 23 more Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in that country. The deportees, all males, arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at...

  The Nigerian House of Representatives has said that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the powers to extend the tenure of a permanent secretary or any civil servant who is due for retirement. The...

The Nigerian Army has said that the original Abubakar Shekau, leader of the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram, is very much alive. This runs contrary to the belief in some quarters, including sections...

  Property worth millions of naira have been reportedly lost to fire which gutted  the accounts section of the Ebonyi State Government House  on Friday. No life was however lost in the inferno which...

The Nigerian Senate has suspended its former leader, Ali Ndume for six months.His suspension was recommended by the Senate’s Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions whom Ndume caused...

The Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ibrahim Garba who appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on Monday  publicly disclosed that Sen. Dino Melaye...

The Nigerian Senate  has said it plans  to investigate revenue leakages amounting to over N4 trillion in the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff,...