The Federal Government says it has so far employed about 350 ex-militants from the Niger-Delta region out of the 30,000  who were sponsored abroad by the Amnesty Office. The Special Adviser to President...

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Monday ordered the Permanent Secretary in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Istifanu Musa to refund N12 million to the nation’s treasury...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday recalled Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru Constituency of Kano State. This follows a letter of apology which Jibrin wrote to the lawmakers...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may burn all Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) that were not claimed by their owners before the 2019 general elections in the country. The Resident...

The fight against Boko Haram insurgents experienced a setback over the weekend after a massive explosion from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killed 4 soldiers. The soldiers attached to the 8 Division...

The Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sitting in plenary have elected Judge Chile Eboe – Osuji of Nigeria as the new President of the Court for a three-year term with immediate effect. Judge...

The death toll from the recent attacks by Fulani herdsmen in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State has hit 28 while an estimated 2,000 persons have been displaced from their homes. The...

Following persistent killings in Taraba, Benue, Adamawa, Plateau and other states across the federation by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the Nigerian Army has issued a warning to the killers to discontinue...

Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has denied calling for the intervention of the country’s Armed Forces in the leadership of the nation as a result of widespread violence and killings. According...

Governors in the South-East of Nigeria have announced plans to undertake the construction of 430 kilometres of road across the five states for a more effective economic integration The announcement formed...

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it has set strategies and agenda in motion to take over the reins of power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party, which had on Thursday announced...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said he is yet to be informed about the planned visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. He also said the President’s visit would not resurrect...

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari says she shares in the agony and sorrow of the parents and families of all the abducted girls in the country. She stated this is Abuja on Thursday while delivering...

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Thursday ordered the immediate arrest of some of his aides, government officials and traditional rulers from two warring communities in Ikwo Local Government Area...

Vigilante groups in Rivers State have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris to, as a matter of urgency, herdsmen and other militant groups in the country before telling them to...

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has allayed fears of a possible take-over of the government by the military, saying officers with perceived political ambitions have since been flushed out of the...

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thursday adjourned the trial of Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki indefinitely. The adjournment is to allow the Supreme Court determine salient aspects of the trial...

After more than eight years of legal fireworks, a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and Obi Nwabueze to life imprisonment after pronouncing them guilty for the October 1,...

The Rivers State Police Command says it has begun the mopping up of  firearms used by the State Neighbourhood Watch Corps and other vigilante groups in the state. In a statement released in Port Harcourt,...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday warned that the incessant incidences of alleged state- sponsored political violence in Kaduna, Kano, Kogi and other states was capable of inviting a military coup which...