The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Thursday, refused to grant bail to a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, saying his bail application lacked...

Northern Elders,  under the aegis of the North East Elders for Peace and Development (NEEPD), has faulted a Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for allegedly uttering provocative statements that could instigate...

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), yesterday, accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for joining the league of people it described as lgbo political saboteurs...

The Nigerian Army says it has recovered the corpses of four soldiers allegedly killed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Orlu, Imo State. This came after the Nigerian troops on Monday...

Labour leaders in Enugu State, on Thursday, pledged to fight corruption by scrutinizing council budgets and projects within the state. The assurance was given at a one-day workshop with the theme: ‘Roundtable...

The Ogun State House of Assembly says plans are in motion to legislate on animal husbandry and related activities in the state. This was disclosed by the Speaker, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, during a parley with...

About 18 persons have been killed by bandits in separate attacks in Igabi and Chikun Council Areas of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists who allegedly attacked individuals, dispossessed them of their valuables and damaged their property. The Police said they were arrested...

The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, has promised to galvanize the military to provide maximum security for the nation’s oil and gas assets. The CDS gave the commitment Wednesday...

Cattle and Foodstuff dealers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN), will today (Thursday) commence nationwide strike. This follows the expiration of...

The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N11, 352,457,101.70 as budget for Nigeria Police Trust Fund in the 2020 fiscal year. The approval followed its consideration of the harmonized report of the...

The Senate at plenary on Wednesday approved the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, as the Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bawa was confirmed after being grilled for...

Not fewer than thirteen persons were killed and over 40 injured in a rocket attack on Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram members on Tuesday. Reports have it that explosions were heard in Mairi area, a students’...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Sunday Amaefula,  for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death with a broken bottle. The deceased, Chibuike Nwanne, and the suspect both lived  in...

Farmers in Plateau State have denied a statement by the state governor, Simon Lalong, accusing them of moving about with AK-47s like Fulani herdsmen. On Tuesday, Lalong, had while speaking on Sunrise...

The Ogbor Autonomous Community in Imo State  has abolished the controversial Osu caste system. The Acting President-General of Ogbor Town Union Joseph Onyekachi, at an event on Sunday to mark the abolition,...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has approved the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state and has subsequently directed the State Head of Service to immediately commence the implementation...

A group of Niger Delta militants, the Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters, has threatened to renew hostilities, destroy infrastructure in Lagos and Abuja. The threat was contained in a video posted on Tuesday...

The Abayi Police station in Aba,  Abia State has been razed  down by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Abia State Police Public Relations...

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has signed into law the state’s Hisbah Commission Bill submitted to him by the Sokoto State House of Assembly (SOHA). Tambuwal explained that the new...