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The sit-at-home order by pro-Biafran groups in the South-east of Nigeria recorded massive compliance in some states and cities.But it was a complete flop in many others.The Indigeneous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the…

The Nigerian Senate has dared a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, to mention the names of committee chairmen who seek bribe at the National Assembly.The call followed a point of…

Players and officials of Nigeria’s senior national football team, Super Eagles, are currently at the presidential villa for a farewell meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of their trip to Russia for the World Cup. The team…

Embattled Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, attended the Senate plenary on Wednesday after some weeks absence. Mr Melaye has been bed-ridden since he landed in the hospital after a failed attempt to evade being taken to Kogi State by…

The management of Air Peace airline on Monday sued some of its passengers for assault and malicious damage to property after persons aboard an Abuja-Lagos flight protested a lengthy flight delay.The incident, which happened last Friday,…

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a world-class medical facility in Abuja. He said the 100-bed hospital facility will break new grounds in medical services…

Suspected cattle rustlers on Tuesday killed eight persons at Kurega village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, police said.The rustlers reportedly attacked the community which shares boundary with ‎Birnin Gwari Local…

Nigerian Facebook user, Sampraise Ujere just shared news of a 62 year old woman who supposedly gave birth to her first child after 42 years of marriage and 7 years of pregnancy. According to him, the baby is 11months old and the…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), in this interview with Daily Independent, Blasts Obasanjo over the controversial power project. President Buhari and former president…

A Lagos couple, Mr Michael and Mrs Roseline Oaikhena, have been denied the custody of their newborn baby, Ighodalo, for three months over an unpaid medical bill of N650,000. Punch Metro learnt that the hospital holding on to the…

Why is the former newPeoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC) aggrieved? Three issues are behind threat to leave the ruling party, it was learnt yesterday. The issues were identified at a…

RAHEEM Sterling has triggered the fury of anti-gun campaigners — by unveiling a new tattoo of an M16 assault rifle on his right leg, The Sun reports. Sterling posted a picture of himself training with his England team-mates at St…

The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, on Tuesday continued its biggest losing streak since February, falling below $75 per barrel. The downturn in oil prices came on the heels of worries that Saudi Arabia and Russia could pump…

SINCE 2009, Nigerian security agencies− Nigerian Army, State Security Services and the Police have been fighting insurgencies in the country.  Yet the war against insurgency in Nigeria seems unending. The security agencies are still…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday night said that the Permanent Voters Card, PVC and the Card Reader, were responsible for the victory he recorded in the 2015 Presidential elections after three unsuccessful attempts. The President…

The claim by former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, that National Assembly members were bribe takers, yesterday, cascaded into name calling with the legislators describing it as the…

A South African student who spent more than $63,000 of $1.1 million she erroneously received was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in court for alleged theft, police said. Sibongile Mani, 28, was arrested by the police’s serious…

Traders in Ebonyi who obverse the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra on Wednesday, May 30, will permanently forfeit their shops, Governor David Umahi said on Tuesday. Umahi, who made the declaration in Abakaliki…

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…