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Senate president urged to bar ‘illegal occupant’ of Cross River North senatorial seat

President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has been urged to stop the current occupant of the Cross River North senatorial seat, Dr. Stephen...

Bayelsa reviews chieftaincy and community administration laws

Bayelsa State Government has announced plans to review its Chieftaincy and Community Administration Law to enable traditional rulers contribute more effectively towards good governance...

Ondo first lady’s Ada Owere title ceremony postponed

The installation ceremony of the wife of the Governor of Ondo State, Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu, as the Ada Owere has been postponed until...

Father, mother, three children abducted in Ondo

Armed men have kidnapped a man, Mr. Ibrahim Olusa, his wife and their three children in Ondo State while returning to their base after...

Bandits kill 8, abduct 19 female church members, 6 others in Kaduna

Eight persons have been confirmed killed by bandits along Kaduna-Kachia road and other locations in Kajuru and Kachia local government areas of Kaduna State. Sources...

Nigerian government accuses unpatriotic elements of encouraging insecurity

The Federal Government says some unpatriotic elements are encouraging insecurity in some parts of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed...

Keston Okoro: Niger Delta not part of Biafra, can never be

Former member of the Delta State House of Assembly, Honourable Liege Lord Keston Okoro Muhammad Al-Amin, has issued a stern warning to Alhaji Asari...

CAN seeks support for new acting police chief

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has called for support of Nigerians for the newly appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G),...

Bauchi names road after Jonathan

Oluwatomisin Amokeoja Bauchi has named the Sabon Kaura to Miri road after former President Goodluck Jonathan. Emir of Bauchi Dr. Rilwanu Adamu and members of Bauchi...

Buhari appoints Usman Baba Ag. IGP

 Bolaji Ogundele Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has announced DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with immediate effect. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammadu...

FG behind Imo attacks, MASSOB alleges

By Nwanosike Onu, Awka The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring Monday’s attacks...

Bandits kill 8, abduct 19 Church members, 6 others in Kaduna

AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Bandits have killed eight persons along Kaduna-Kachia road and other locations in Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. It was...

Minister: Imo attack act of terrorism

The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi has described the Monday attack on security operatives and formations in Imo as an act of...

Why President Buhari terminates IGP Adamu’s three-month tenure extension

Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, says the three-month tenure extension granted to outgoing Inspector-General of Police Muhammad Adamu was terminated following completion of...

Business Council for Nigeria, Morocco entrepreneurs

Entreprenuers from Nigeria and Morocco have signed an agreement to boost economic ties between the two nations. The pact to establish a Nigeria-Morocco Business Council...

Doctors strike: Ngige, Ehanire are saboteurs, says NMA

Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Chris Ngige and his Health counterpart Dr. Osagie Ehanire have been accused of sabotaging President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts to...

Groups call for probe as Imo residents express fear

There was outrage in parts of the country yesterday, following gunmen attacks on a Correction Centre and the Imo Police command headquarters in Owerri,...

Strike: Fed Govt offers to pay salary arrears of doctors

As part of steps to end the on-going strike that has paralysed many hospitals, the Federal Government has directed immediate payment of salary arrears...

Abductions: Anyone Caught Negotiating With Bandits On Our Behalf Will Be Prosecuted – Kaduna...

The Kaduna State Government says it never appointed any group or individual to negotiate on its behalf with bandits. The state Commissioner for Internal Security...

How Buhari Failed To Improve Nigerian Hospitals In Six Years —Pyrates Confraternity

The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his latest trip to the United Kingdom for a routine medical...