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As the showdown between the Police and Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi Central District in the National Assembly enters the sixth day, a source close to the lawmaker's residence in Abuja has disclosed that…

“Congratulations,” said the voice at the other end of the call. It was the fifth call Nere Teriba received in less than 10 minutes. There are also messages on her phone, which she plans to read much later. They…

Nigerian Airline, Air Peace, on Wednesday said it had expanded its operations to the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos with an inaugural flight to Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

A Lagos-based Rights Campaingner, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, on Wednesday asked a Federal High Court in Abuja declare as unlawful and unconstitutional, the declaration of “Operation Python Dance” across the nation.…

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West, has finally spoken from his hideout on the reasons why he will not surrender himself to the Nigeria Police Force. Melaye, who had earlier alleged that the…

Oil markets dropped by around one per cent in 2019’s first trading on Wednesday, pulled down by surging US output and concerns about an economic slowdown in 2019 as factory activity in China, the world’s biggest oil…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that his administration will in the year 2019 make concerted efforts to “right most of the wrongs” of the past by restoring the State to its pride of place. He also…

Augustine Chukwudum, President, Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), a pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, has urged Ndigbo to vote wisely by voting for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. Chukwudum made their views…

The Muslim Rights Concern has kicked against the plan by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Mathew Kukah, to train 10 million almajiri children in Northern Nigeria. In a statement issued on…

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, said that the country’s refineries had not undergone Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) for an aggregate of 42 years.…

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says he is a prophet and the Igbo should listen to him ahead of the 2019 elections. The minister said it is in the “interest of the Igbo” to vote for President…

The Police authorities have vowed not to leave Senator Dino Melaye’s residence until they arrest him. The Police have subsequently deployed over 50 additional policemen around Melaye’s residence located on 11,…

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Christian Pulisic is joining Chelsea in a £58 million (€64m/$73m) deal that will see him loaned back to the German club for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The USA…

The Nigerian Army says it is working with Interpol to declare Dr. Perry Brimah, a Nigerian in Diaspora, wanted over an alleged fraudulent global fund raising to provide food for troops in the North East. It said…

As the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing strives to improve the country’s power supply, it is also making budgetary proposals for the purchase, maintenance and fuelling of generators at its headquarters…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari did not appoint ministers for six months because there was no money to pay them. In an interview aired in Calgary,…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says those geo-politcal zones that have been promised power in 2023 should demand a written agreement to that effect. The senator said this via a tweet on Tuesday.…

Varsities may reopen soon, with the Federal Government making concessions to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The concessions will be tabled before the union’s leaders on Monday at a…

Nigeria’s crude oil daily production is up by 9 per cent to about 2.09 million barrels. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Dr. Maikanti Baru said this maintained a line of…

The National Public Relations Officer of Nigeria Customs Services, NCS, Joseph Attah has debunked news trending in the social media that one of the recently seized 40 containers by Customs along Apapa road contains United States…

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday promised to complete ongoing projects before he leaves office in May. The governor said he would bequeathe a legacy to support the growth of tourism and environment…

RIVERS State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Pastor Tonye Cole has said the drift in the state must be reversed in the February elections. Cole, in his New Year’s message, urged the…

A part of Bishop David Oyedepo 2019 prophecy has revealed that peace will continue to reign in Nigeria and the citizens of the country will not experience any form of war in the new year. Oyedepo, in his New Year message at the Church’s…

The Lagos State House of Assembly passed 11 bills into Law in 2018, while others remained at various legislative stages in the House. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the House passed 7 and 12 bills…