The Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has expressed surprise and worry over the spread of rumours of his death by some bloggers and websites in and outside Nigeria. The 83-year-old...

Leader of the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has said another Biafran radio station will be opened in Germany as part of activities to mark 18 years of the founding of the...

A pro-Biafran group, the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF) has declared the secession of the “Republic of Biafra” from Nigeria. According to a statement released by Mr. Benjamin Onuwka, the leader of...

  A source has reportedly told Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper that President Muhammadu Buhari who has been receiving medical attention in London for close to three months is fully recovered but is staying...

A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC) has announced that it will resume attacks on all oil facilities in the Niger Delta region on September 31. In a statement released over...

  Following the resurgence of Boko Haram’s deadly attacks and last week’s ambush of an oil exploration team in Borno State, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered a scaling up of all anti-terrorist...

Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai has said that the state government will not tolerate any attempt by disgruntled elements to stifle  freedom of expression in the state. The Governor was...

  Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Garba Umar has said that the Nigeria Police would no longer tolerate any acts of impunity from members and supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He...

  The Nigerian Sex Workers Association (NSWA) has called on the Federal Government to legalize prostitution in order to curb the spread of HIV and AIDS in the country. The National Coordinator of...

Igala leaders under the umbrella of Uk’omu Igala, a non-political body of all Igala socio-cultural groups, have called for the adoption of resource control and true federalism in Nigeria. The National...

Some two hundred and sixty-two Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Wednesday aboard a chartered Libyan Airlines aircraft. The aircraft with registration number 5A-LAR touched down at the Murtala...

A delegation of Nigerian governors led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari on Wednesday visited ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Other...

The national leader of Ijaws and Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark has said that the youths in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are getting increasingly impatient over...

  Protesting youths temporarily  shut down Tuesday’s activities at the National Assembly after security operatives denied them entry into the assembly premises. The protesters who are members...

A nationwide blackout is imminent in Nigeria as the nation’s electric power generation has fallen below the 3,000 megawatts mark as the number of idle power plants continues to increase. Reports say...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria may be considering the establishment of a body that will regulate the use of social media in the country. The recommendation for the setting up of the body was...

  No fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia have voluntarily returned to the country. The returnees mostly women and children arrived the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport,...

  Nigeria’s ailing President, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, received a delegation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Abuja House in London. In a telephone conversation with Femi Adesina,...

  Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has given a 40-day ultimatum for troops engaging Boko Haram insurgents to capture and deliver the leader of the group, Abubakar...

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has ordered the Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to make Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) and Islamic Religious Knowledge...