Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has written to the Senate, to confirm the appointment of five commissioners selected to fill vacancies at the Independent Corrupt Practices and…
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In the early hours of today, there was heavy gridlock on the busy Abuja-Kaduna expressway in the nation’s capital, caused by a face-off between some members…
A gang of masked men on Monday, September 27, abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.) in Ajah, Lagos. The gunmen invaded the scene of the…
Paris will sharply reduce the number of visas granted to nationals of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, accusing the former French colonies of not doing enough to…
The Rivers State Executive Council, has approved a N25billion loan to fund the tenth flyover in Port Harcourt, Oyigbo-Afam road and Chokocho-Igbodo road, among several others.…
Governors of the 19 states in Northern Nigeria have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency of the country should be zoned to…
THE communiqué reads in full: “The forum discussed issues of peace, progress, development and wellbeing of the Northern states. The forum took stock of progress made in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited be immediately incorporated. This was contained in a statement issued by the President’s Special…
Armed EFCC operatives allegedly left several people injured after opening fire to disperse a youth conference and arrests guests during an overnight raid of a hotel…
West Africa’s main regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the coup leaders led in Guinea led by Mamady Doumbouya, six…