A major drama was averted on Tuesday in the Sokoto House of Assembly following the impeachment of the Deputy Leader of the House, Alhaji Kabiru Ibrahim.
A scuffle ensued soon after the Speaker,...
The Federal government has said that the indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was totally unnecessary as the agreement that warranted their decision...
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Sunday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s long absence from Nigeria for medical treatment in the United Kingdom clearly showed that he does not believe...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar on Monday urged the Federal Government to focus on the devolution of Nigeria’s dams to encourage all-year farming practices whose yields, he said, will...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has suggested that the ‘state of origin’ clause in the nation’s constitution should be replaced with ‘state of residency’ in order to promote...
In a bid to check incessant armed robbery attacks on the Benin—Ore Expressway, the Nigeria Police has beefed up security on the road. Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Haliru Gwandu disclosed this...
Lecturers in Nigerian public universities under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday declared a total and indefinite strike.
“Of all the items contained in the...
Nigeria’s immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has admitted that his administration was unable to take all the stringent steps towards ending the menace of corruption in the country.
Speaking...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to include youths in leadership positions to curb the growing agitations for secession across the country....
The Office of the Senate President on Thursday said the sacking of aides to Senate President Bukola Saraki was to increase effectiveness and efficiency in future service delivery.
The Special Adviser...
Officials of the Yobe State Pilgrims Welfare Board in Potiskum Local Government Council have been arrested by the state’s Police Command over alleged missing Hajj fares paid to them by over 41 intending...
Nigerian troops, in the early hours of this Friday, reportedly raided the United Nations building in Maiduguri, Borno State in search of arms.
According to reports, the building popularly known as...
Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has said that the present administration in Nigeria seems unconcerned that the nation was slowly heading towards disaster.
Chief Anyaoku gave...
The Nigeria Police has come under attack from the Senate and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over its use of brute force to disperse a group of protesters in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Senate in a statement...
Former Minister of Transport and member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope has said the party wants President Muhammadu Buhari to...
The Vatican on Wednesday condemned the attacks on Christians living in Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR). Pope Francis made the condemnation while speaking at the end of his weekly public...
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday visited jailed Zambian opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema in prison.
Obasanjo, who visited Hichilema at the Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison...
The rising wave of kidnapping cases in Nigeria took a new dimension on Monday morning as 15 passengers travelling to Lagos aboard a God Is Good (GIG) transport company bus were abducted at Elibrada, Emohua...
Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that the problems bedeviling the country are a result of mismanagement of funds not their inavailability as believed in many quarters.
According...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has said it will deport 18 illegal immigrants from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo for residing and working in the country illegally.
The illegal immigrants...
