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Police in the central Nigerian state of Niger said they have killed scores of terrorists after they attacked Sabon-Rami village in Mashegu Local Government Area. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, spokesman of the police, said the…

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s complain that Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 will disenfranchise serving political office holders is selfish and not altruistic. Wike…

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene so he…

Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says the personnel of the Nigerian armed forces are not contemplating undertaking a coup.  Irabor spoke on Friday at a virtual media chat tagged ‘Open Ears Dialogue’. He said…

Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the agency will no longer overlook…

Air Peace has narrated its side of the story after the Nigerian airline company was accused of disrespecting the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. The cousin to the Emir, Prince Isa Bayero had asked the Nigerian…

The Nigerian government has asked Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and embrace diplomatic measures to address the current crisis…

Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has threatened legal action against the Kano State…

When most parts of the world went to sleep on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, Russia went to war. People woke up to the news that President Vladimir…

Ukraine Ambassador to Nigeria, Kirdoda Valerii has told the Federal Government that it is not possible right now to evacuate Nigerian students from Ukraine as the sky is not safe. The Federal Government had earlier on…

A civil rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has described the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari as one of the greatest legacies achieved by his government. Reacting shortly after the…

Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank, has been told to respect the laws of Nigeria and resign after his presidential campaign leaflet authored by a group called ‘Friends of Emefiele’ surfaced. The Muslim…

Bola Tinubu a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said he is applying to be the President of Nigeria and not for the job of a sprinter or a gravedigger. Tinubu stated this on Friday when he visited…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will hold a meeting on Saturday over the implementation of the electoral bill 2022. On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari finally signed the electoral act…

The last may not have been heard on the marital crisis facing Lagos politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi and his ex-wife, Folasade Balogun. While Gbadamosi…

A Nigerian Mathematician, Professor Oghenetega Ighedo, has broken a 148 year-old record to become the first black woman graduate with a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the University of South Africa (UNISA). It is the first…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday expressed his rejection of Section 84 (12) of the signed Electoral law, saying it runs contrary to the nation’s constitution. This is as the President said that the Electoral Act…

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Friday sentenced Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, and his accomplices – Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment. The court found Evans guilty of…

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has urged Nigerians to take notice of the “open and shameless” endorsement of the activities of the proscribed secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the Peoples…

President Muhamadu Buhari has finally signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Sources in the Presidency had said the President would be assenting to the bill around 12 pm today (Friday). SaharaReporters Media…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it expended N210.38 billion on petrol subsidy in January 2022. Subsidy or under-recovery is…

In Nigeria’s criminal justice system, an accused person is entitled to bail, which can be granted by the court or the police, depending on the magnitude of the alleged offence committed. A series of controversies have…

With spell binding musical performances from Johnny Drille, Chike and Fave as well as interesting games, The Euphoria lived up to its billing as a major A-class event…

Seplat Energy entered into a contract with a Nigerian unit of Texas-based supermajor Exxon Mobil, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), with a view to…