PDP chairman slumps and dies while playing tennis in Kogi

Kogi West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman, Barr. Taiwo Kola-Ojo is dead. Barr. Ojo slumped and died on Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis. The Kogi State Publicity Secretary of the Peo…

NYSC makes clarification on allegded shooting of corp member in Bayelsa by policemen

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa said on Tuesday that the scheme did not record any casualty in the shooting of a commercial bus driver and another person by a policeman in Yenagoa.…

Cooking gas marketers place demands on Nigerian govt after Kaduna explosion

The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has called for a regulation on filling and retailing of industrial gases in the country. This followed the recent gas explosion…

Army Detains Brigadier-General Over $16 Million Found In Wife’s Account

The Army has detained a Brigadier-General following the discovery of $16 million in a bank account belonging to his wife by the United States security. The officer, Brigadier-General Charles Nengite,…

Minimum wage : Gov. Sule inaugurates 24-member implementation committee

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday inaugurated a 24-member committee to work out modalities for the implementation of the new minimum wage in the state.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repo…

Court tells Kwara state govt to halt demolition of Saraki property

Following the destruction of the saraki family property, A federal high court in kwara has granted an ex parte injunction to the kwara state government to halt further demolition of properties belong…

Why cabals don't want Nigerians to have electricity - Minister of power

Sale Mamman, minister of power has claimed that Nigerians are being denied electricity by a certain cabal in his ministry who want to perpetuate themselves in power. The minister made the claim on Mo…

Army to investigate governor's allegation of extortion by soldiers

The Nigerian Army has expressed dismay over comments made by the Borno State Governor, Mohammed Zulum, accusing soldiers of extortion. The Army says the allegation coming from the Governor could be c…

N7bn Govt House Project Causes Uproar In Zamfara

The Northern Youths Assembly (NYA) has advised Zamfara Government to shelve its proposed N7 billion Government House project in the best interest of the people. This is contained in a statement signe…

30 killed as bomb detonates in a crowded bridge in Borno

According to reports, There are indications that not less than 30 people have lost their lives in Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge in Borno state on Monday, Januar…

Ondo state governor Akeredolu signs ₦187 Billion Budget Into Law

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has signed the 2020 appropriation bill into law.Education has the largest percentage of the budget provision, followed by infrastructure.The…

FAAN reopens portharcourt airport to fliight operations

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the reopening of flight operations at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) to the general public.Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General…

Boko Haram: Foreign military contractor speaks on how Buhari stopped Jonathan’s counter-operation to satisfy US (Video)

A private military contractor, Eeben Barlow, has provided a fresh insight as to why the war against Boko Haram still persists almost five years after President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015…

I've been payed my severance allowance - Bukola Saraki

The immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has confirmed the payment of his severance allowance. Saraki’s aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu confirmed this on Twitter on Monday. He tweeted, “This is …

PENGASSAN calls for removal of Chevron boss

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Chevron branch has called for the removal of the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Chevron Mr Jeff Ewing. The News…

Gun men kill four naval personnel, abduct three expatriates in Bayelsa

Gunmen have killed four Naval Personnel and abducted three expatriates working with Sterling Global Dredger in Agge Community, Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.    …

Cross River state governor bans his aids from making policy statements on social media

The governor of Cross River state, Ben Ayade, has banned all his political appointees, including commissioners, from making public and policy statements on social media without getting approval from …

Late Oba Of Lagos’ son sentenced to death for murder

Prince Adewale Oyekan, son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was on Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun. The …

Ahmad Lawan: Why The Senate Will Pass Buhari’s $29.9 Billion Loan Request

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has revealed that the 9th Senate will approve President Muhammadu Buhari’s $29.9 billion loan request. This is despite Lawan’s earlier caution to the Executive t…

Senate Seeks 20% of national budget as their constituency budget

The Senate on Wednesday sought to provide legal backing to the provision of Constituency Projects in Nigeria’s annual budget by a minimum of twenty percent.        A sta…