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FG, NBA, others praise Ocholi ahead of burial
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Babatunde Adejumo and other top members of the country's judiciary, on Wedn…
2016 Budget: Senate shift date of passage again
The Senate on Wednesday said that the Thursday deadline fixed for passage of the 2016 Appropriation Bill was no longer feasible. Contrary to the assurances by the Senator Danjuma Goje's J…
Soldiers seize pro-Biafra newspapers in Aba
It is not the best of times for newspapers and magazines owners, as well as vendors, as men of the Nigerian Army have stormed the streets of Aba, Abia State, confiscating their publications.The Army …
Re-run Elections: Wike Declares Thursday, Friday Public Holidays
Ahead of Saturday's re?scheduled National and State Assembly elections slated for Saturday, in the state, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared Thursday and Friday as work-free days to ena…
T/Tennis Sensation, Animasahun Leads Nigeria To ITTF Junior Circuit In Egypt
Teenage sensation, Abayomi Animasahun will lead a four man contingent to the 2016 ITTF Junior Circuit tagged Egypt Open, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has confirmed.The tournament which is o…
Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea sign agreement on joint security patrols
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea yesterday signed an agreement on the establishment of a combined Maritime Policing and Security Patrol Committee. The conclusion and signing of the agreement in Mal…
Two students beheaded in Abia varsity cult war
Two students of the Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) were on Saturday night beheaded by yet to be identified persons suspected to be cultists.The State Police Command, which confirmed the incident…
Buhari quick to condemn Cote d'Ivoire attacks, mute on Agatu, Mile 12 deaths - Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pay more attention to security and economic issues affecting Nigeria, instead of focusing on those of other countries a…
N1.04trn fine probe: Reps walk out MTN rep, summon MD
A mild drama occurred at the House of Representatives venue of the public hearing on the MTN N1.04 trillion fine yesterday, as the lawmakers politely asked the representative of the service provider …
Nigerian Senate rejects bill seeking gender equality in marriage
The male dominated Senate on Tuesday killed a bill seeking to give political and economic powers to Nigerian women.The opponents of the bill argued that most of its provisions in the proposed law wer…
Senate seeks IAEA expertise for proposed nuclear energy law
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said the Senate will work closely with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) to enact a comprehensiv…
22 worshipers killed in twin suicide blast in Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 22 Muslim worshippers in the early hours of Wednesday and injured 35 others during the dawn prayers at Umurari Molai area of Maiduguri, capital of Borno st…
Establishing national airline not a priority of my government - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has dumped his plan to float a new national airline for the country.The President declared on Tuesday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, that the project was no longer a priorit…
Buhari Writes Senate To Approve Taxation Agreements With 3 Countries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday transmitted Bills on Taxation agreements between Nigeria and the Federal Republic of South Korea, Spain and Sweden to the Senate for approval.In a letter address…
Mother Teresa will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on 4 September, Pope Francis has announced.
Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who worked with the poor in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) is to be declared a saint on 4 September, Pope Francis has announced.She founded a sisterhood t…
Buhari receives Equatorial Guinea's highest honour
President Muhammadu Buhari has been decorated with Equatorial Guinea's highest national honour - The Grand Collar of the Order of the Independence in the country's capital, Malabo. The inv…
Lagos paid N904m to new set of retirees
The Lagos State Government said it has paid N904 million pension entitlements to its 243 retirees for the months of February 2016.The recent payment has brought the number of retirees paid in the las…
Crisis hits Ekiti IPAC as 15 parties pull out
Crisis has torn apart the Ekiti State chapter of the Inter party Advisory Council, IPAC as 15 political parties have resigned their membership of the council due to alleged undemocratic tendencies an…
Businessman in prison over alleged N171.2m fraud
Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere on Monday remanded one Femi Ogunlowo to prison for allegedly defrauding a Swiss company of $859, 940, equivalent of N171. 2million.Ogunl…