A Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Uche, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified men in Abia State. The cleric was kidnapped alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’Aziz Yari, as part of investigations into the N84bn fraud involving the suspended Accountant-General...

Former vice-president and serial presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the presidential candidate of Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party. This is his sixth attempt...

The Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi seeking to stop his probe over an alleged N96 billion fraud when he was governor of Rivers...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, refused to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the detained former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha on bail. The...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government. A statement by the...

Governor of Anambra state, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday imposed a curfew on eight local government areas of the state. In a state-wide broadcast in Awka, Soludo said the curfew will commence...

Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has withdrawn from the contest for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his withdrawal from the party’s primary in...

The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. The Minister of Labour...

Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has withdrawn from the Enugu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election holding today. In a statement by Director-General of Ikeoha Campaign...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dissolved the state executive council. Mr Wike also sacked his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke and his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Harold Koko. This was contained...

Some personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have stormed the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. The...

The federal government has approved the appointment of Anamekwe Nwabuoku to oversee the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF). The appointment was announced in a statement issued on...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Friday said a yet unidentified body has been discovered on runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. The discovery occurred on Thursday, a statement signed...

The supreme court has granted the application by Rivers state to be joined as a defendant in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) seeking to void...

The Lagos State government has announced a “total ban” on the operations of commercial motorcycles popularly called okada in six local government areas of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced...

The Federal Government has withdrawn the newly amended charge against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu on Wednesday morning. Kanu had earlier  been denied a bail application...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, over allegation of fraud involving a Niger Delta Development Commission...

There has been an explosion on Aba Road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, leaving several people injured with some feared killed. The explosion, which occurred near a private secondary school, Winners School,...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris over an N80 billion fraud. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren confirmed his arrest...