By Francesca Hangeior The Federal Government said the United States and some other foreign countries have offered to assist Nigeria in combating kidnappings and other high-profile...
By Francesca Hangeior Former Ajax and Netherlands footballer Quincy Promes, convicted last month of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has...
By Francesca Hangeior The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of seven travellers’ bodies amidst the dense foliage of a forest. This revelation comes...
*By Tunde Olusunle* Fela Anikulapo-Kuti the innovative Afrobeat musician, irrepressible composer, untiring activist, consummate artist, multi-instrumentalist and public intellectual it was who popularised the expression “basket...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the allocation of N759 billion towards the construction of vital road networks, including the Obajana-Benin...
By Francesca Hangeior The House of Representatives has decried the recurring destruction of oil and gas pipelines in the country. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, Chairman Special Committee...
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leaders from the 9 local government areas of Benue South, have declared total support for the...
Bandits who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all...
Niger state governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has approved the payment of wage award of N20,000 for every civil servant in the state. This followed the appeal...
National Convener of Labour & Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), Comrade Tony Erha, says the Expatriates Employment Levy [EEL] is a strategic move aimed at bolstering national...
The Federal Government and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have disagreed on Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production, with Wale Edun, Minister of Finance...
The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,620 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,615 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the naira yesterday depreciated to N1,615.94 per...
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore in 17 Federal Commissioners of the National Population Commission out of the 20 he nominated last November. The 17 new...
Popular Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has dismissed rumours of her third marriage. Bakare was reported to have gotten married for the third time after flaunting a...
Pensioners, who retired from the Federal Civil Service, have threatened a nationwide protest following the failure of the Federal Government to pay their wage awards. The...
The Federal Government has filed a Charge, bordering on terrorism, against the President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo has been in the...
Civil society and rights groups have lambasted the Accountant General of the Federation, commissioners of finance of the 36 states of the federation and other government...
Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume has said that as a principal officer in the 10th National Assembly, he received more than the N200m allocation, which is...
Suspended Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi, has alleged that the Senate is trying to silence or get him arrested for exposing the alleged padding of the...
Plateau State Police Command has arrested two suspected car snatchers in the state. The command’s spokesman, Mr Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday...
