JUST IN: INEC Officials Kidnapped On Way To Collation Centre In Zamfara
THE Electoral Officer and the Returning Officer for Zamfara state governorship election in Maradun local government area of the state have been kidnapped.
The local...
Ex-Boko Haram Fighter, Traditional Ruler, 35 Others Arrested For Drug Trafficking
A REHABILITATED ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo...
Atiku Defeats Tinubu, Kwankwaso In Katsina
THE Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina.Abubakar secured a total...
Kwankwaso Leads Atiku, Tinubu With Over 40,000 Votes In Kano
THE Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso is ahead of Atiku and Tinubu with 43,625 votes in the seven...
Despite Glitches, YIAGA Africa Scores BVAS Over 80%
YIAGA Africa said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) deployed in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls in Nigeria functioned properly in 88 per...
New Naira Scarcity: I’m Suffering, My Family Can’t Cook, Senator Orji Kalu Laments
SENATOR Orji Kalu on Monday lamented the scarcity of the naira owing to the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)....
Bad Weather: Air Peace Diverts Flights, Apologises To Passengers
AIR Peace on Saturday announced that there would be flight disruptions as a result of the low visibility caused by the bad weather.The airline...
‘Unlawful N228.1bn NASS Budget’: SERAP Sues Senate President, Speaker
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of...
JUST IN: President Buhari Asks For Seven Days For A Major Decision On New...
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s...
President Buhari Bars Govt Officials From Using Private Emails
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has barred government officials from using private emails for official purpose.While noting that “the National Policy on Nigeria Government Second-Level Domains...
Appeal Court Okays Ex-AGF’s Trial After N6.4bn Refund
THE Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside the judgment of a lower court barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from initiating either...
Governor Inuwa Gets Rousing Welcome In Kwami, As Deputy Speaker, Others Receive Flag
GOVERNOR Inuwa called on people of Gombe State to support sustainability of development by voting APC candidates in the forthcoming 2023 elections.
The governor was...
Nigeria Falls In Latest Corruption Index Ranking
NIGERIA has fallen four places from 154 out of 180 countries and territories in the latest ranking of the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index released...
New Naira: How Gunmen Robbed, Shot PoS Operator, Three Others In Bauchi
FOUR persons, including a point-of-sales (PoS) operator, have been hospitalised with gunshot wounds after armed robbers attacked them at a PoS terminal in Zaki...
JUST IN: Police Stop Tinubu’s Grand Rally, Seal Venue In Niger
POLICE operatives in Niger State on Tuesday stopped a grand lockdown rally to sell the candidacy of the presidential standard bearer of the All...
Lagos, Oyo, Kano Lead As 79 Nigerians Commit Suicide In 2022
NO fewer than 79 persons have committed suicide in Nigeria in 2022. Findings reviewed by our correspondent showed that the 79 persons comprised 70...
INEC Plans Prompt Declaration Of Election Results
CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission planned to declare election results promptly as decided...
Why I Am Not Allocating Land In FCT – Minister
THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, says one of the most challenging assignments of his office is land matters.The Minister gave this...
After 34 Deaths, Bauchi Govt Inaugurates Snake Bite Treatment Center
THE Bauchi State Government said it would soon commence treatment for victims of snake bite at Duguri treatment center in Alkaleri Local Government Area...
Governor Inuwa Approves N1.3bn For Payment Of Gratuity To Local Government Retirees
GOMBE State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved over 1.3 biillion naira for the payment of backlog of gratuity owed retired local government employees....
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Natasha Constituents Stand By Recall Process, Say ‘She Caused Us International Embarrassment’
Discard Inducement Insinuation As Unfounded
‘We Want To Bring Her Back Too Learn Purposeful RepresentationEBIRA indigenes have condemned, in strong terms, insinuations...
Senate, Reps Approve Emergency Rule In Rivers, Call For Mediation
LIKE the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional...
Remi Tinubu, Hannatu Musawa, Okonjo-Iweala, Others For Prestigious 65 Women Of Impact Award
THE Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa has been nominated as one of the 65 Nigerian women being...
Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Chairman In Plateau
GUNMEN have killed Muhammad Adamu, the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...
Reps Approve Tinubu’s Emergency Rule In Rivers State
THE House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in support of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday...
Atiku, El-Rufai, Obi Form Coalition, Reject State Of Emergency In Rivers
THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced the formation of a Coalition of Opposition Political Parties to oust...
Police Confirm Six Dead, 14 Vehicles Burnt In Deadly Abuja Explosion
POLICE authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say six persons have died and fourteen cars burnt following an explosion at the Karu Bridge...
Police Disregard Kano Court Restraining Order, Move To Coerce Judge
THE office of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 1, Kano has invited a Kano Upper Sharia Court judge to appear before...
Necessity Of Intervention In Rivers And The Burden Of Leadership In Times Of Crisis...
THROUGHOUT history, leadership has never been measured by mere occupancy of office but by the ability to act decisively in the face of disorder....
Tinubu Declares State Of Emergency In Rivers State
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state.Tinubu made the proclamation during...
Wike Revokes PDP National Secretariat Land
THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land of the Peoples Democratic Party’s national secretariat, which is situated in Abuja.Wike...
Dangote N100bn Import License Suit: ‘You Have A Case To Answer’, Court Tells NNPC
JUSTICE Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the preliminary objection of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL),...
2027: Only Statutory Delegates Will Participate In Party Primaries, Akpabio Reveals
THERE are strong indications that the 2022 Electoral Act will be amended to reinstate statutory delegates in political party primaries ahead of the 2027...
Explosion Rocks Trans-Niger Pipeline In Rivers
AN EXPLOSION has rocked the Trans-Niger pipeline in the Bodo community, Gokana Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State.A resident of Bodo, who spoke...
10bn Fraud: SGF Confirms Arrest Of Personal Assistant By EFCC, Distances Self From Probe
THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has confirmed and distanced himself from the ongoing investigation of his Personal Assistant, Andrew...
Corruption: Elrufai Hits Back At Uba Sani, Accuses Kaduna Gov Of Diverting LG Funds...
FORMER Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his successor, Senator Uba Sani, of diverting local government (LG) funds to purchase properties in...
Niger Republic Fuel Crisis: Customs, Marketers Differ As Over 400 Border Filling Stations Shut
OVER 400 filling stations of independent oil marketers located at border communities have remained shut since 2019 based on the Federal Government’s directive to...
Diezani Asks Court To Retrieve Seized Properties From EFCC’s Buyers
THE former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
FULL LIST: 19 Impeachable Allegations Levelled Against Fubara By Rivers Assembly
THE Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice accusing the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, of alleged misconduct.Twenty-six...
Ramadan Q And A With Sheikh Muhammad Usman – Day 18
Q – A person owns a piece of land and one year has passed since he acquired it. Zakaah is due because it comes...
