News in Photographs: Buhari Leaves Abuja for New York
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday left Abuja for New York, United States of America to attend the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations. Here are images of his departure…. Read more »
Category: Nigeria
$6.9bn Judgement Debt: Nigerian Delegation Departs for UK
Iyobosa Uwugiaren in Abuja The Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed Sunday night that the Nigerian delegation had left for the United Kingdom to discuss… Read more »
Maina Drags Omokri to Court over Corruption Allegations
*Seeks N4bn compensation Alex Enumah in Abuja Former chairman of the Pensions Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has dragged Reno Omokri, media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, to court… Read more »
Police Arrest Eight as Cult Clash Claims One in Lagos
Chiemelie Ezeobi Rival cult gangs Sunday engaged in a deadly duel on Oseni Street at the Itire area of Lagos, killing one and vandalising several vehicles in the process. In… Read more »
ICAN Proffers Three-pronged Approach in Fight against Corruption
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Accountants’ Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has proffered a three-pronged approach to the federal government’s fight against corruption. It urged… Read more »
Decomposing Body of Navy Commander Found in Shallow Well in Kaduna
Chiemelie Ezeobi The decomposing body of the Commandant of Command Secondary School of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, Navy Commander Oluwayemisi Ogundana, with service number… Read more »
FG Commences Reform of NHIS Operations
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The federal government has commenced a reform process to make the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) more accountable and transparent. Part of the… Read more »
Sowore and Buhari: A Bromance Gone Sour!
The Alternative With Reno Omokri When I read the charges against Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, I laughed. Cyberstalking, insulting the President and other such ridiculous charges. Sowore… Read more »
Grace, Charm of Helen Prest Ajayi at 60
A pageant is a curious thing. It crowns a jewel acclaimed by consensus as the most beautiful among her peers. Yet it makes no allowance for the future fading of… Read more »
Ogun Govt Suspends Controversial N3,700 Education Levy
Idowu Sowunmi Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun has signed four bills into law while suspending the N3, 700 education levy inherited from the previous administration ahead of the pubic… Read more »
Sex Scandal: FUOYE Denies Cover Up, Confirms Professor Under Probe
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) has disclosed that security agencies have started investigating a former Head of Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Prof…. Read more »
Hamzat: Nigeria Has No Business with Poverty
Segun James Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has said Nigeria has no business with poverty if her citizens duly followed the instructions of God by being godly and… Read more »
How Ekiti Students’ Protest Degenerated
In this report, Victor Ogunje gives an account of how a protest by students of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti ended in tragedy Peaceful protest, the world over, is considered… Read more »
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid!
President Muhammadu Buhari’s setting up of the Economic Advisory Council is an underscore the need for fix the economy which still poses a huge challenge to governance, writes Obinna Chima… Read more »
Fayemi Confirms Death of Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Condoles With Family
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Saturday confirmed the passage of one of the prominent traditional rulers in the state, the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Ademola Ajakaiye, Oyinyosaiye Uyin II…. Read more »
Howbury School Students ‘Develop Waste Management App’
The children of Howbury School Mende Lagos have developed a waste management application as part of their 2019 internship programme which focused on waste management and community development. Children aged… Read more »
Tribunal Affirms Election of Nasarawa Gov, Sule
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia on Saturday affirmed the election of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the APC. Delivering judgment, Justice Abba Mohammed, Chairman of the Tribunal, dismissed… Read more »
Former Tunisian Dictator, Ben Ali, Buried in Saudi Arabia
Tunisia’s late autocrat Zine Abidine Ben Ali, deposed by a 2011 revolt, was buried on Saturday in exile in Saudi Arabia, according to his lawyer Mounir Ben Salha. The 83-year-old… Read more »
In a Split Decision, Tribunal Upholds Masari’s Election
By Francis Sardauna in Abuja The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Katsina State on Saturday upheld the election of Governor Aminu Bello Masari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The… Read more »
Fire Guts WHO Vaccination Storage Facility in Osogbo
World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccination storage facility at the Ayegbaju Market in Osogbo, was on Saturday razed by fire, According to a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official,… Read more »
Probe Root Causes of Tiv/Jukun Crisis, Group Tells FG
By Adedayo Akinwale Tiv Taraba Peoples Association has called on the federal government to set up an independent commission of inquiry to thoroughly investigate the root causes of the incessant… Read more »
Advans La Fayette MFB Appoints New Executives
By Ugo Aliogo Advans La Fayette Microfinance Bank has announced new executive leadership appointments to drive its ongoing transformation into a growth-oriented, customer-centered, and financial inclusive institution following its national… Read more »
COZA Blames Envious Pastors for Fatoyinbo’s Rape Scandal
By Onyebuchi in Ezigbo in Abuja The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly ( COZA ), the church whose founder, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, was accused by Busola Dakolo of raping her, has… Read more »
Boko Haram Members Arrested
Borno State Police Command yesterday paraded four suspected Boko Haram members and 70 others for crimes committed in the troubled state. Among the crimes committed are cattle rustling, abortion, robbery,… Read more »
Group Protests Serial Killings of Plateau Traditional Rulers
Seriki Adinoyi in Jos Plateau Heritage Movement, a pressure group in Plateau has decried what it described as serial killings of traditional rulers in the state without any arrest made…. Read more »
Police Uncover Fake Hospital in Edo, Nab Killer of 3 Policemen
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Men of the Edo State Police Command said they have uncovered a fake hospital in Benin City, capital of Edo State. This is as the… Read more »
FG Plans Cutting Equity Stakes in Oil JVs to 40%
Mulls 5% reduction in production cost; targets three million barrels per day Chineme Okafor in Abuja The federal government yesterday disclosed that it would shed its equity shares in the… Read more »
Boko Haram: Yobe Governor Appeals for Resettlement of Victims
Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni, has cried for help to resettle the victims of Boko Haram crisis in the state. The governor, while hosting the… Read more »
Emefiele: Better to Boost Revenue By Raising VAT than Borrowing
No going back on cashless policy Wants redundant public assets privatized James Emejo in Abuja The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele yesterday justified the… Read more »
Atiku: I Want to Be Instrument for Rule of Law Restoration, Democracy
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar yesterday said he was heading to the Supreme Court to… Read more »