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Ambode’s performance will be a landmark in Lagos’ history –Steve Ayorinde
How would you describe your experience in the public sector? I would say that it has been smooth because my first posting was at the Ministry of Information and Strategy which is my…
Court acquits, discharges ex-President Jonathan’s cousin
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has discharged and acquitted former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola, of $40 million laundering charges filed against him by the…
VIDEO: Blogger,Blessing Okoro Pictured In Handcuffs As She Was Arrested By Owner Of House She Posted
Blogger, Okoro Blessing finally arrested by Onye Eze, the billionaire owner of the house she claimed to have built, this was coming after the blogger has apologized for posting the house photo as her own.…
I can’t forgive those who set me up, says Nigerian who spent four months in Saudi prison
Ibrahim Abubakar, a Nigerian who was detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking, says he will never forgive those who planted hard drugs inside his bag. Abubakar was arrested and…
Buhari in special interview with NTA 10pm today
President Muhammadu Buhari will later today, participate in a special interview which will be aired on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. This was made public in a statement made available to…
You spoke without having knowledge of SIP – Maryam Uwais replies Buhari’s wife
Maryam Uwais, senior special assistant to the president on social investment, has defended the federal government’s social investment programmes (SIP). Uwais said Aisha Buhari, wife of…
JUST IN: Buhari signs 2019 appropriation bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 appropriation bill into law. This signals the beginning of the implementation of the 2019 fiscal calendar. The president had earlier proposed a budget of…
Police grant bail to Rivers students who detonated teargas in school
The Rivers state police command has granted bail to the two students who allegedly detonated a teargas canister in a secondary school in the state. In a statement on Saturday, the police, while quizzing…
President Buhari signs 2019 budget today
President Muhammadu Buhari will today sign the N8.916 trillion 2019 budget passed by the National Assembly on April 30, 2019. It was learnt last night that the budget would be signed at 11 a.m.…
INTERVIEW: We Will Enhance Infrastructure Development through PPP – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who will be sworn-in on Wednesday, in this interview speaks about his plan to create a conducive environment to attract more foreign investors to the state. He also gave an…
Joint account: Governors’ petition on NFIU guidelines baseless – NULGE
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called on the Federal Government to ignore the petition of the governors over the National Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) guidelines on local government…
Air force destroys bandits camp in Zamfara forest
The Nigerian Air Force yesterday said its aircrafts destroyed an armed bandit’s camp, killing several bandits at Doumbourou forest, Zamfara State.A statement from Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the…
Anxiety, Uncertainty in Military over Service Chiefs’ Succession Battles
As President Muhammadu Buhari winds down the first stanza of his administration, top military officers have begun jostling for the positions of service chiefs.Already, there are reports of a likely shake-up in the military…
Senate Committee Investigates Alleged Financial Misappropriations In UNILAG
Worried by allegation of misappropriation of funds at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the Senate Committee on Public Procurement at the weekend summoned stakeholders in the institution to unravel the cause of the…
I Will Make Heaven At All Cost No Matter What Happens – Rotimi Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation in Nigeria, has said his ultimate ambition is to make heaven when he dies. He made this statement at the thanksgiving and birthday celebration…
Apapa Gridlock 50 per cent cleared, says Opeifa
The Team lead of the Presidential Committee on clearing of Apapa port and access roads Comrade Kayode Opeifa on Sunday said the gridlock has been cleared by 50 percent. He said the clearing of trucks on…
Fix roads, APC chief urges Sanwo-Olu
AHEAD of his inauguration on Wednesday, Lagos State Governor-elect Babajide Sanwo-Olu seems to have his job cut out for him. Former Commissioner for Public Transportation Chief Lanre Razak…
Shock as NASS management sells office equipment to outgoing lawmakers at give away prices
The management of the National Assembly is disposing off office equipment to outgoing members of the National Assembly at rock bottom prices, The Nation has gathered. Payment for the equipment…
IPOB slams Obasanjo over Fulanisation comment
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has flayed recent comment by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on fulanisation and islamisation of the country. The pro-Biafran group described the comment as…
Intrigues as govs, ministers battle for Buhari cabinet slots
Outgoing ministers and state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are intensifying their battle of wits to make their way into the next cabinet of President…
Obasanjo’s utterance on Fulanisation, Islamisation inciting, says Don
A professor of Islamic studies at the Kwara State University (KWASU) Sulaiman Jamiu has described the statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Fulanisation of Nigeria and Islamisation of…
Abortion is like hiring a hit-man, it’s not okay – Pope Francis
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has said that abortion should never be condoned in the church as it is more like hiring a hit-man to take a life. The Pope made this statement while speaking to a Vatican-sponsored…
$9bn judgment debt: Nigeria to know fate on June 14
Nigeria’s quest to stop the enforcement of a monumental $9 billion arbitration award will now be heard by the English Commercial Court on June 14. The case could not be heard on May 20 as previously scheduled because of…
Group accuses Aisha Buhari of playing politics with a ‘noble project’
A group known as Global Economic Policy Initiative (GEPI) has accused Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, of playing “dirty politics” with a noble project. Reacting to her criticism of the social…