N250m Property Demolition: Send account details for ‘N4.5m’ compensation – Ganduje’s govt tell…
One week after reports of demolition of a property worth 250 Million belonging to the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, by the Kano State Government, the administration has requested the monarch’s account number…
Enrol on IPPIS by Friday or be sanctioned – FG tells lecturers
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has warned that university lecturers that are not on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Integrated…
World’s Biggest Oil-Refining Tower Completes 11,000-Mile Voyage
It’s the length of a soccer field and the weight of 320 large elephants, but the world’s biggest oil-refining tower has finally reached its destination -- Nigeria -- after an 11,000 mile voyage.The…
Makinde picks Kano indigene Murtala as aide
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Alhaji Ahmed Murtala, an indigene of Kano State, as his Special Assistant on Community Relations I. He also appointed Mr Femi…
US indictment: South-east govs ask Buhari to protect Onyema
Governors of the south-east have expressed support for Allen Onyema, chief executive officer of Air Peace, who was recently indicted for fraud by the US authorities.…
APC Women leaders applaud Lawan for peace in govt
Women leaders of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have applauded the leadership of the ninth National Assembly for the peace and stability in the Assembly.…
FG files N135bn fraud charge against Ifeanyi Ubah
The federal government has filed charges against Ifeanyi Ubah, senator representing Anambra south, for alleged false claims and a debt of N135 billion to the Asset Management…
Your Coup against Democracy Can’t Stand – PDP tells APC
The war of words between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued wednesday with the opposition party accusing the ruling party of plotting a coup against democracy…
Nigerian-Born Prodigy, Igwilo Performs Landmark Surgery in US
At the Fayetteville Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in North Carolina, new ground was broken in the field of medicine and surgery. The hospital, working in collaboration with the Department of Defense (DOD),…
Social Media Bill: What FG should do to abusers ― SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has advised the Federal Government to Enhance the capacity of the judiciary to apply existing legal mechanisms (e.g. Libel and Defamation) to misuse of…
Appear on Thursday or face arrest – Senate warns NIMASA DG
The Senate Joint Committee on Navy, Marine Transport and Finance on Wednesday, asked the Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA) Mr Dakuku…
Canada’s Trudeau plays down video of him discussing Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday played down a video of him discussing U.S. President Donald Trump with other world leaders, saying that he had been surprised but…
Busted: EFCC storms Yahoo-Boys’ den, arrests kingpin, 26 others
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday raided a Lagos hotel believed to be a hideout for internet fraudsters and…
Burna Boy leads Apple’s 2019 top 10 streamed songs
Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has topped the 2019 list of Apple Music most streamed artists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Govt to blacklist foreign schools issuing fake degrees
The Federal Government has vowed to blacklist any university, especially in African countries found to have issued or are issuing fake degrees to Nigerians. The government…
A rerun that drew curtains on Melaye’s tenure
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Dino Melaye has lost the Kogi West Senatorial rerun to All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Smart Adeyemi. Correspondent JAMES AZANIA writes on…
Plaintiff seeking third term for Buhari withdraws suit
Mr. Charles Enya, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who filed a suit seeking constitutional amendment to allow President Muhammadu Buhari and governors to…
Edo Assembly declares 12 seats vacant
Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday declared 12 seats in the assembly vacant. The seats declared vacant are those of members-elect who have refused to present…
Buhari has ‘the yam and the knife’ to keep Magu as acting EFCC chairman – Court
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed suits seeking the removal of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Buhari appoints nine perm secs
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of nine Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The acting Head of the Civil Service of the…
It hurts to see my son insulted – Messi’s Mother
Lionel Messi’s mum, Celia Cuccittini, has said that its hurts to see her son mocked and insulted by fans.The mother, however, admitted that she was surprised the Barcelona and Argentina star won the…
BREAKING: Senate panel increases 2020 budget by N450bn
The Senate Committee on Appropriation may have increased the capital component of the 2020 Appropriation Bill by N450bn.Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the Senate panel initially increased it by…
Three injured, cars damaged as gas cylinder explodes in Lagos hotel
Three persons were injured and many cars were damaged after a gas cylinder exploded at Four Points by Sheraton Hotels, Oniru, Lagos state. The incident happened around…
You’re not as innocent as you claim – Lawyer tells ‘gang-rape victim
SENIOR Advocate of Nigeria Mrs Abimbola Akeredolu on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that a female student of University of Lagos…