March 26 National Convention: Lawan, Gbajabiamila hopeful of APC officers’ emergence through affirmation, confirmation
With less than three days to the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national convention, the coast is now clear for the election of most...
Lagos Ibadan Expressway, 2nd Niger Bridge ready this year, says FG
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Second Niger Bridge are to be completed this year, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,...
Deletion of Section 84 (12) of 2022 Electoral Act: It’s work in progress, says Malami
Following the judgment of the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia State, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar...
FEC approves N92.12bn contract for Abuja second runway project
Barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in lkeja Lagos, the Federal Executive...
ICTN contract: Amaechi in trouble as Abuja Court orders contempt proceedings against him
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has incurred the wrath of the law as a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered...
After a year-long trial, woman sentenced in Ogun for hiring thugs to beat son’s school principal, teacher
For her unruliness and causing a breach of peace at her son’s school, a parent has been convicted by a magistrates’ court in...
THE NAME NÍYÌ Adégbénró ALSO MEANS “OPEN SESAME”!
By Adegboyega Adegbenro. What’s in a name? My brother Oláníyì Fàtáì Adégbénró is by no means a rich man in terms of...
CBN $200bn repatriation: Heritage Bank, LCFE explore opportunities in export revenue
As part of its support to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise $200 billion in foreign exchange repatriation from the non-oil...
For Doyin Okupe, “The Attack Lion” at 70
by Reuben Abati Omoba Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe – the man popularly known at the “attack dog” of Nigerian politics, who eventually re-christened...
Ukraine-Russia war: 193 Nigerians of the 2,357 evacuees test positive for COVID-19 – SGF Mustapha
No fewer than 193 Nigerians out of the 2,357 evacuated from the war-torn Ukraine tested positive for COVID-19, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC)...
NNPC frowns at Auditor General’s report of “missing” 22,929.84 litres of petrol, says lost to pipeline vandals
Following the queries by the Auditor General of the Federation (AuGF), Mr Adolphus Aghughu, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) had...
After four gruelling days in EFCC custody, fleeing ex-Anambra Governor, Obiano, gets reprieve
After cooling his heels in the cell of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for four days, the immediate past governor of...
No plan to increase ex-depot price of petrol, say FG, NNPC
In a bid to address the high prices of diesel in the country and transportation challenges in distributing petroleum products, the Minister of...
N11trn electricity fund down the drain: SERAP urges probe by Buhari
With a staggering N11 trillion gone down the drain to provide electricity supply in the country since 1999 without an improvement, the Socio-Economic...
