142 drug dealers smashed, 53 jailed in Abuja – Marwa
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Friday disclosed that 142 drug dealers have been arrested in Abuja in…
Nigeria pardons ex-Govs Dariye, Nyame, convicted of corruption
The Council of State has approved the pardon of former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were convicted of corruption. They…
2023: Tinubu Rallies APC Speakers, Ex-Legislators
* Says Nigeria Is In Need Of Drastic Solutions To Challenges * Mentions Qualities Needed By Nigeria’s Next President The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola…
Reps blame Buhari over insecurity, demand NSA, defence minister’s sack
Condemnation of the current insecurity in Nigeria continued on Wednesday with the House of Representatives attacking the President and calling for the sack of the minister for defence and the…
Osinachi’s death: Pastor Enenche says he was Unaware of Domestic Abuse
As the allegations of domestic abuse as the cause of the death of Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu continue, the head of the church where she worshipped in Abuja has…
Kaduna Train Terrorists Working for APC Politicians
The terrorists who bombed the Kaduna bound train, the night after APC Consensuses Primaries are working for aggrieved politicians in the ruling All Progressive Congress APC, and I am glad…
Northern Elders ask Buhari to Resign over Insecurity
Miffed by the rising level of insecurity all over the country, the Northern Elders Forum has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for failing to provide security in the country.…
Buhari seeks Senate Nod Fuel subsidy increase to N4trn
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the Senate for approval to make adjustments to the 2022 fiscal framework. The president asked for an increase in the amount of fuel subsidy…
FG Rejects 2021 World Press Freedom Index, says Nigerian Press Among World’s Freest
The Federal Government has rejected the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index that characterized Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying Nigerian press remains among…
Insecurity: 2023 Elections may not hold, Sultan, CAN, others warn
Unless urgent steps are taken to tackle the rising level of insecurity in the country, the 2023 general elections may hold, eminent Nigerians and groups have warned. Those who raised…
Nigerian Government Says will prosecute Death of Gospel Singer, Osinachi
The Nigerian government has said it would ensure justice is done in the death of Osinachi Nwachukwu, one of the country’s notable gospel singers. Osinachi died on Friday, April 8,…
Crackers in APC as Tinubu Meets Party Governors Shortly after Osinbajo’s Declaration
There are frantic fireworks going on in the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, the National leader of the party and leading contender for the presidency, has just held an…
Edo LG Poll: EDSIEC suspends conduct of elections
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has suspended the conduct of the local government elections scheduled for April 19, 2022. According to a statement signed by Emmanuel Abebe on…
Vice President Osinbajo Declares for Presidency
…promises government of continuity Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday formally declared his plans to run for the presidency in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the All…
Police arrest husband of late popular singer, Osinachi over wife’s death
NigeriaN poilce have arrested Peter Nwachukwu the husband of the late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, over the death of his wife. Osinachi died on Friday at the age of 42,…
Amaechi Declares Presidential Ambition
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has formally declared his interest in the 2023 presidential race. Amaechi made his intention known in Port Harcourt on Saturday at a Thanksgiving service…
2023: Southern PDP Govs Insist On Presidency To South
Southern governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have insisted on the presidency coming to their region in 2023. The governors, who met in the early hours…
Court reduces charges against Nnamdi Kanu to 7 from 15
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday reduced to seven from 15 the number of treason charges preferred by the Federal Government against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the…
FG Says No to Request for Citizens to bear Arms
The Nigerian government has ruled out the plea by some people for the citizens to be allowed to bear arms in the face of escalating insecurity in Africa’s most populous…
Nigerian Minister Complains Ghana, Others lobbying Companies to leave country
Nigeria’s minister in charge of Industry, Trade, and Investment has revealed that African countries, including Ghana, are lobbying companies operating in the country to leave the country and relocate to…