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Benue State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it has uncovered an illegal local gun factory in Oju Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has disclosed. Owoseni, who led his men to the…

A federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the prosecution of principal officers of the national assembly indicted in the alleged N481bn padding of the 2016 budget. The court said President Muhammadu Buhari should direct…

A group of young professionals has launched the Participate Movement (#PartyCP8) to encourage Nigerians to actively carry out their civic duties. The ideology-driven campaign’s focus is to increase PVC collection among registered…

Uche Secondus, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating his last Democracy Day as the country’s leader.  In his Democracy Day message to Nigerians on Tuesday, Secondus said the…

A migrant woman said to be a Nigerian on Saturday, May 26, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on board MV Aquarius, a search and rescue ship run in partnership between the international medical humanitarian aid organisation Médecins Sans…

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO ALTER THE PROVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, 1999 AND FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH Sponsored by Hon. Tony Nwulu Commencement BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of…

To give opportunity for Nigerian youths to vie for various political positions, President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign the Not Too Young To Run  bill into law. The signing ceremony, he said, would be done in the…

ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION,   My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of…

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday attributed the agitation by some members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to corruption fighting back. He dismissed their claims…

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida has called for a unique two-party structure in an effort to promote and protect the nation’s democratic institutions. Babangida made this call in a statement signed by himself and made…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has alerted the general public on plans by human traffickers to use the upcoming World Cup to traffic Nigerian youths. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie…

The Federal Government has appealed the April 10, 2018 judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which dismissed the theft charges it filed against the Emirates Airlines and four of its officials. The Attorney General of the Federation…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has denied the speculation that its database suffered leakages due to the activities of suspected hackers infiltrating its system. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this…

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday announced the increase in the sale of foreign exchange to licensed Bureau de Change operators. According to a circular issued by the Acting Director, Trade and Exchange Department, CBN, Mrs. Onyinye…

Russian Jewish billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich arrived in Israel on Monday after receiving citizenship of the Jewish state, local Channel 10 television reported. “He landed today in his private aircraft…

The police in Lagos on Monday said that they rescued a commercial sex worker from a client in a hotel room, following an attempted murder. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, said that the police prompt response to…

An Egyptian lawyer, Bassem Wahba has launched a €1 billion (£873m/$1.2bn) lawsuit against Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos after Liverpool and Egypt star, Mohamed Salah was injured in a challenge with the Spain international during…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with members of the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The meeting is holding at Akinola Aguda House, the official residence of Osinbajo in the presidential villa, Abuja. Lawal…

Key leaders of various camps of ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have pledged to work with the Federal Government to deepen peace and stability in the oil-rich region in order to pave the way for hitch- free elections in 2019 and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi, alongside three others before Justice Fatima Murtala of the Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara on a…

Not less than $670 million is spent on security votes in Nigeria every year, a new report by Transparency International Defence and Security (TIDS) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has revealed. The report,…

Seventeen suspected Boko Haram members on Monday said they surrendered to the Nigerian military due to the federal government’s pledge to offer them amnesty.One of them, Ahmed Alhassan, disclosed this when Rogers Nicholas, a…

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has accused members of the National Assembly of seeking bribes to carry out their constitutional duties.Speaking while delivering the year’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday faulted the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for not inviting a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsay Orubebe, to the 2018 Democracy Day Lecture. Orubebe had…