The Delta State government has denied receiving the recovered £4.2m Ibori loot as claimed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris. Idris made the claim when he appeared before the...

The Nigerian Federal Government has disclosed that a total of 1,929,237 Nigerians representing 96 percent of the targeted population have so far been administered the first COVID-19 vaccine doses. The...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a committee to conduct safety audit on its operational and engineering units. Edward Gabkwet, NAF director of public relations and information, announced this in...

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris on Tuesday said the £4.2m looted by ex-Delta State Governor, James Ibori, has been returned to the state. The Accountant-General told the House of...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production...

The Enugu State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday confirmed the killing of four cops and the burning of its Divisional Police Headquarters in Iwollo, Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. The...

The Presidency has stated that the recent open grazing ban by southern governors is of questionable legality, citing constitutional freedom of movement rights. This was disclosed in a statement by the...

No fewer than 20 persons have died from cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. Commissioner of Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro confirmed this at a briefing on Tuesday. According to him, the index case was a 37- year-...

Gunmen on Sunday night killed seven persons at Dong village in Plateau State killing seven persons. Plateau police spokesman ASP. Gabriel Ubah, confirmed the incident. He said: “On Sunday 23/05/2021...

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) has published the names of 90 returning travellers who evaded the mandatory seven-day quarantine for persons arriving from restricted countries. A statement issued...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country. This was contained in a statement issued...

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash with some of his aides. According to locals, the ill fated plane had exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the...

The Federal Government has insisted that there will not be any increase in petrol price in the month of June. This disclosure is contained in a press statement issued and signed by the Minister of State...

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigerians will have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July. The IMEI number is the mobile phone’s...

The Presidency has approved the decision of the Presidential Amnesty Office to conduct verification on 30,000 ex-agitators captured under the programme in the last 11 years. Mr Tonye Bobo, Member, Think-Thank...

The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has announced the revocation of all land titles in the state. The Governor made the announcement at the flag -off of the issuance of the electronic Certificates...

Bandits have killed the eldest son of the Emir of Kontagora, Bashir Namaska, at his father’s farm alongside others working on the farm at Masuga village along the Kontagora-Rijau Road in Niger State. “It...

Nigeria will begin the operation of a new national air carrier in the first quarter of 2022, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced Wednesday. Mr Sirika said this while speaking to journalists...

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said the decision to ban open grazing by southern governors is unconstitutional. Mr Malami who spoke on Channel Television’s Politics...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its five days warning strike in Kaduna State. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, Wednesday evening, said the decision “is to honour the invitation of the Federal...