A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322million money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice...

No fewer than four persons have been confirmed killed in a gas tanker explosion in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. Several other people  sustained different degree of burns. Some of the victims are currently...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the power of the President to extend the tenure of a retiring Inspector General of Police pending the completion of the process for the appointment of a...

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital amidst tight security. The President whose jet touched down at the Nigerian Air Force base in Maiduguri around 10.10am was received...

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has said former Abia State governor who is now a serving senator, Orji Uzor Kalu will be prosecuted by the agency all...

Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have stormed Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State and abducted an unspecified number of students and staff. The abduction is the latest in a series...

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed upcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday June 18 and Saturday July 16, 2022 respectively. INEC Chairman,...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the addition of 56,872 more polling units in various parts of the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement...

Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr  Abdulrasheed Bawa has said that 90 percent of money laundering which affects the country is done through the real estate sector. Speaking...

The Nigerian Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas train 7 project located in Bonny, Rivers State. Buhari congratulated the NLNG and its shareholders...

Men of the Nigerian Police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the nation’s capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Activists had called for nationwide...

A delegation from the Federal Government led by the Minister of Defence, Retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, governors of the five states of the South East and other leaders of political, religious...

The University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN has conferred academic degrees, diplomas and certificates as well as honorary degrees on 11,010 deserving persons found worthy in character and learning. The graduation...

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Government. Lawan stated this at a news briefing in Abuja to mark...

The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest, saying politicians have hijacked the protest to pursue their personal agenda. NANS President, Sunday...

Eight students and two lecturers have been kidnapped after gunmen invaded Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits attacked the school located along the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture,...

The Nigerian Army has released the list of the appointees of new postings and appointments of senior officers in a statement signed on Thursday, by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General,...

The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out corruption from its system. The commendation was given...