NYSC Makes Concessions to Married, Pregnant, Nursing Mothers
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has introduced a new policy to the mobilisation process by allowing married women, pregnant and nursing mothers to present documents that show…
DSS returns Nnamdi Kanu to custody as court adjourns till Nov 10
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IOPB), has been taken back to custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The IPOB leader was arraigned…
Nnamdi Kanu pleads ‘not guilty’ to seven-count charge of terrorism
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been re-arraigned at a federal high court in Abuja on terrorism charges. The federal government recently amended the…
NARTO worried over debts as FG scraps PEF, PPPRA
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has raised concerns over the fate of its liabilities with the scrapped Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) and the Petroleum…
BREAKING: Hoodlums beat up Sowore at Kanu’s trial
Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was attacked by suspected hoodlums at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. Sowore was denied access into the court by the…
After Dilly-Dallying, 28 Yauri Students, 2 Teachers Freed
Twenty-eight students and two teachers of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri were released on Wednesday by a notorious bandit, Dogo Gide, following days of waiting…
Murder of Imo Monarchs: We can’t bear it anymore — Igbo group cries out
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, on Wednesday said the level of killings in the South East region, has come to the point the people would no longer tolerate…
Why Tinubu deserves support
By Kayode Adejare Omiyale THERE are people who have large followings because of the offices they occupy, and sometimes we observe that these followings thin out after their exit from…
BREAKING: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, arrives court for trial
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu has arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue of his trial over allegations of terrorism and…
2023: Governors strategize on how to control parties as lawmakers introduce direct primaries
Since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigerian governors remain one of the main power blocs in the country and ahead of the 2023 elections, governors in both the All…
Psychiatric, Drug Tests Mandatory For Security Men – Lai Mohammed
It is now mandatory for would-be policemen and those joining other gun-wielding security agencies to undergo psychiatric and drug tests, the Federal Government said yesterday. Besides, those…
Trump announces plans to launch new social network ‘TRUTH Social’
Former US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to launch his own social networking platform called “TRUTH Social,” which is expected to begin its beta launch for “invited…
Private jet operations boom on elections, insecurity
More charter and private jet companies are springing up in Nigeria over rising insecurity and election campaigns, BusinessDay’s findings show. With the general elections holding in…
Biafra: Tension, fear in Southeast as trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu resumes
As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, resumes today, October 21, there is anxiety and palpable fear in the Southeast. Kanu is expected to…
COVID-19: Anxiety, fear in Kaduna over govt’s Oct 31 vaccination deadline
The directive by the Kaduna State Government to all workers, contractors and government functionaries to get vaccinated of COVID-19 on or before October 31, 2021 has instilled fears in…
Arrested EndSARS memorial protesters regain freedom
End SARS protesters, who were arrested on Wednesday at the Lekki toll gate, have been released. Legal Practitioner, Modupe (Moe) Adele, who is one of the promoters of the End SARS…
Nigeria sinking as petrol subsidy mounts
Nigeria’s controversial fuel subsidy, projected to hit N3 trillion by the end of 2021, is sinking the country and fuelling confusion among economists and business leaders who are at a…
Religious leaders drag Osun monarch to Gov Oyetola over installation of Grand Mufti for Yorubaland
The Osun State Government has been petitioned over purported plans by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AndulRosheed Adewale Akanbi to install a Grand Mufti for Yorubaland. The…
Popular Nigerian Billionaire Named In Criminal Case Of U.S Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (Details)
Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent, has been named in the criminal case of a U.S. congressman Jeff Fortenberry who prosecutors say lied to FBI investigators…
Apapa Port: How Lome, Tema, Abidjan are eating Nigeria’s lunch
Nigeria’s Apapa Port has lost its pride of place to ports in other neighbouring West African countries of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and the Benin Republic, BusinessDay…
President Buhari & Wife, Aisha Share A Close Moment Together At The State House (Photos)
President Buhari and his wife, Aisha, shared happy moment together at the state House Abuja yesterday when they both received President Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and his wife, Mrs. Emine…
Sit-At-Home: Panic Buying In IMO State Over IPOB’s Order
Prices of items in Owerri, Imo State capital, have gone up astronomically as residents engaged in panic buying ahead of the arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of…
#EndSARS: Nigeria yet to pick up from ruins of protest
Businesses are yet to recover and public infrastructure are still ruined after they were razed during nationwide #ENDSARS protests against the unpopular and now disbanded Special…
Declare Bandits As Terrorists, El-Rufai Tells FG
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on the Federal Government to declare bandits as terrorists. He said this will enable the military to…