Many people are feared dead after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the convoy of Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, who were on their way to a political rally at Gamboru-Ngala. Eyewitnesses ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed sadness over the tragic death of some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a stampede at his presidential campaign rally held in Port...

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Maitama on Monday granted bail to the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engineer Babachir David Lawal...

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued a bench warrant ordering the Inspector General of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of...

President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and other top presidential...

The United Nations (UN) on Monday condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it broke international human rights standards on...

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Babachir Lawal was...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt barring the party from presenting candidates...

Monday’s presidential rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State turned rowdy as some aggrieved supporters  threw water bottles and other objects at President Muhammadu Buhari...

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari says the corrupt practices of some individuals were threatening the forthcoming general elections in the country as well as the nation’s democracy. Buhari, who...

 Nigeria’s erstwhile Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and former governor of the defunct Midwest Region, David Ejoor has died at the age of 87. He was the country’s Army chief between 1971 and 1975 during...

Nigeria’s Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered an immediate beef up of security around all offices and facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The...

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State has been razed down by fire. According to a statement issued in Jos on Sunday by...

The Supreme Court has quashed a ruling of the Court of Appeal which allowed the All Progressives Congress to field candidates in Rivers State in the general elections. The apex court made the decision ...

Five persons were feared dead and many injured as President Muhammadu Buhari campaigned in Jalingo, Taraba State yesterday. The deaths have been attributed to the stampede caused by the unruly behaviour...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has reacted to the deployment of Kayode Egbetokun, a former Chief Security Officer  to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Tinubu...

With less than two weeks to the commencement of the 2019 polls, Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the...

After being closed down for more than a year, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Wednesday re-opened the 40-year-old Apapa/Leventis Bridge in Lagos State to traffic. The bridge was closed...

A Federal High Court on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr. Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folashade. The...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has clarified a controversial statement he made about killing foreign forces who interfere in Nigeria’s elections. On the popular TV programme run by the Nigerian...