Riot has occurred in Rukpoku area of Port Harcourt following the alleged killing by a policeman of a keke driver identified by his nickname of Schoolboy . Angry youths and colleagues of the Keke driver...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Nigerian government plans to reopen its land borders. The President disclosed this via his official twitter handle after a meeting with the 36 state governors....

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped Barr. Bashir Mohammed, the member representing Nguroje Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly. According to a source who preferred anonymity, Barr. Mohammed...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. The...

The Federal Government has announced the reduction of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol from N168 to N163. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labour and Employment,...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja warned that “any act of hooliganism hiding behind lawful and peaceful protests will be dealt with decisively to ensure peace and stability in the country.” The...

The House of Representatives on Sunday rejected one of its members’ call for impeachment processes to commence against President Muhammadu Buhari. Hon. Kingsley Chinda, representing Obio/Akpor Federal...

The Nigeria Police Force has applied to withdraw its suit praying for an order stopping the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of brutality...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in prison, till the end of his trial. Justice Okon Abang...

Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been extradited to Nigeria after his arrest in Niger Republic on Monday. Maina was arrested in Niamey, the capital of Niger...

The Nigeria Police Force has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order stopping the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other...

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of scores of farmers and villagers in Borno State, northeast Nigeria by suspected Islamist militants as a `terroristic massacre’. “I want to assure my...

The Police Command in Cross River State has confirmed the killing of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Egbe Edum, by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday in Calabar. Edum, before his murder served...

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief the house on the true state of the security situation in the country. The House was considering a motion...

The Senate has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari removes the Service Chiefs. The lawmakers made this recommendation at Tuesday’s plenary during a debate on security in the nation and the attack...

A Federal Government delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State on Monday on a condolence visit over the killing of farmers on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram...

The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche on Monday said only 43 farmers have been confirmed killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Zabarmari, Borno state. The United Nations...

At least 44 farmers were killed Saturday by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria, according to representatives from the village where the attack occurred. The farmers were attacked on Saturday...

An explosion has rocked a church belonging to the father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. It was learnt that youths numbering about five invaded the Christian Universal...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Senator Ali Ndume, who was ordered on Monday to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja for failing to produce former Chairman, defunct Pension...