The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the election of Mr. Nasir El-Rufai as governor of Kaduna state in a unanimous judgement. The judgment was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze. The appellant, Mr...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Oluseyi Makinde as the duly elected governor of Oyo State. Seyi Makinde contested the March 9 gubernatorial election under the platform...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said democracy is too slow. He made the statement at a ceremony in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to mark his 77th birthday. He said: “Well, like I said, I have...

Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court 6, Abuja has granted the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex. This was disclosed by the Senate president, Ahmed Lawan in Abuja on Monday. He said the renovation...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has dismissed a bribery suit against Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of evidence. The suit was filed  by a Kano based lawyer, Bulama...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday has ordered the transfer of Soku oil field from Bayelsa State to Rivers State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered the National Boundary Commission to rectify the...

The Federal government has barred the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, from travelling out of the country. It has also seized his passport. An internal report issued by the Nigeria...

The Edo State Government has placed a ban on all political rallies, demonstrations or processions in the state for security reasons. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Secretary to the Edo State...

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations into Nigeria. This was disclosed in a letter from the Acting Diriector-General of the NCAA, Abdullahi...

The Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), the gas transportation subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is looking at expanding its footprint in the nation’s gas sector and, in turn,...

A High Court sitting in Yola, Thursday, sentenced two men to 21 years each over N362 million allegedly given to them by former Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Allison-Madueke to influence voting in the...

The National Union of Electricity Employees has suspended its nationwide strike. This was made known in a tweet by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company today. The tweet read:   Dear customer, NUEE...

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare,  has said the allowance of corps members would reflect the new minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020. The Minister made this known during...

Ekiti State University (EKSU) has sacked over 1000 of its’ workers. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the spokesperson of the university, Bode Olofinmuagun. Read the press statement...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has alleged that  presidency spokesman, Garba Shehu gave a presidential directive without the President’s knowledge. The first lady made this known in a...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has laid out steps to mitigate the ragging twin menace of pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft in the nation’s Oil and Gas Industry. Speaking...

The Kogi State Police Command has paraded six suspected culprits in the burning to death of the PDP Woman Leader in Kogi State, Mrs Salome Abuh a day after the state’s  governorship election. The...

The Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr. Anthony Ayine has accused the Senate of denying auditors from his office access to conduct audit on capital items supplied or executed for the National Assembly. Ayine,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Aswan, Egypt, to attend the Aswan Forum. The forum will hold from December 11 to 12. The Aswan Forum is an initiative of the Chairman of the African Union...