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Nigerian Lawyer, Festus Keyamo has reacted to reports of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo berating President Buhari who he called a failure and further warned Nigerians not to elect in 2019 election. In series of tweets. Festus Keyamo…

President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning to the United Kingdom but this time around for his annual vacation. Last year, Buhari spent up to 154 days in the UK treating an undisclosed ailment. He returned to the country on…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it seized 174,015 litres of smuggled petroleum products worth N27, 755,492 in one year. Seme, the border town between Nigeria and Republic Benin notorious for smuggling, is the preferred choice…

MOPED thugs are snatching tens of thousands of phones on UK streets to supply a booming black market run by crime lords in Nigeria. The mobiles, seized by acid-armed yobs, are shipped 4,500 miles to be sold for up to £560 to…

The body of young man was found hanging on a tree this evening at Efab Junction, Lokogoma, Abuja. The deceased who reportedly pulled off his clothes before hanging himself, according to online sources did it out of frustration. It was…

A former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu,  and the lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaboshi,  have faulted the  fresh looters’ list released by the Federal Government on Sunday. Aliyu, in a…

Abdul Hamed Salawu aka Dullar the Chairman of Somolu Local Government, Lagos is lying critically ill in hospital after being assaulted at a street carnival on Easter Sunday. His brother, Sulayman, and personal assistant, Seun were also…

LAGOS State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday praised tax payers for performing their civic duty as he opened 21 roads and two bridges to mark Easter in Alimosho, the largest federal constituency in the country. He said the…

The Presidency on Monday night said the administration of President Muhammad Buhari would not join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on Buhari administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is to explain how about $250million of the $500million recovered from the family of the late Head of State, Gen.Sani Abacha, was withdrawn, The Nation learnt yesterday. The cash was…

A team of soldiers serving in Talasse town in Balanga local government of Gombe state have finally freed the senator representing Gombe south, who was held hostage by protesters. The…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected his inclusion in a list of alleged looters released by the Nigerian government on Sunday. Mr. Fani-Kayode is number 18 in a list of 24 individuals accused of having looted…

Joshua Lidani, senator representing Gombe south, has been held hostage by some youth of his constituency. Ibrahim Wala, an activist, disclosed in a Facebook live video on Monday. Wala said the senator who is in the Peoples…

Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, says all elections in the history of Nigeria have been rigged, with all political parties allegedly involved in the act. Okupe said this in reaction to the confession of…

Godknows Igali, a former permanent secretary in the ministry of power, says his name was smuggled into the “looters” list recently released by the federal government. In the 23-man list released by Lai Mohammed, minister of…

Ibrahim Babangida, former military president, says older Nigerians must give way for the young ones to take over. He said the youth, with their passion and zeal, can propel the country on the path of development. Babangida, the…

Kabiru Seidu a.k.a Osama, the last of the suspected criminals linked to Dino Melaye, a Senator representing Kogi West was allegedly planned and coordinated their escape from Police cell with the aid of some Nigeria Police officers at…

THE battle over the appointment of a substantive Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not yet over between contending forces in government and the National Assembly. A plot to suspend the anti-graft…

Should President Muhammadu contest in 2019, he will defeat the former leaders who are asking him not to seek reelection, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said yesterday. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim…

At least 750 kidnappers, cattle rustlers and bandits have renounced their crimes in Kubau local government area of Kaduna state. They swore an oath to turn a new leaf at the renunciation ceremony which held at the council, on Sunday.…

WhatsApp on Friday rolled out a new feature in a Beta update that will soon enable iOS, Android and Windows Phone users migrate their data to a new number without much hassle. The new “Change Number” feature update is currently…

Wants probe extended into Buhari’s 2015 campaign funds The Peoples Democratic Party said the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Government are chasing shadows in “their desperate plot to implicate the opposition” in the…

The Apapa Bridge will be closed for permanent repairs as soon as stakeholders come up with alternative routes for commuters to ply. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr. Adedamola Kuti, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos…

The Federal Government has reacted to the barrage of attacks by some of the named alleged treasury looters and has gone further to name 23 others, most of them members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a press statement,…