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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Ese Brume loses $3,000 as PUMA terminates four-year contract with Athletics Federation of Nigeria

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A Nigerian athlete, Ese Brume, who recently won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics,...

FEC approves $11.17 bn rail projects to connect Nigeria’s coastal cities in six years

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its Wednesday meeting in Abuja approved $11.17 billion rail projects to connect Nigeria’s coastal cities...

DSS attack on journalist: Media Rights group calls for independent investigation

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called for an independent and impartial investigation by the Department of State...

Supreme Court ruling on APC leadership: Osinbajo, governors, others swing into action to save party’s soul

    ….Cancelation of July 31 nationwide Congresses being mooted good in Following a Supreme Court ruling, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo...

Shell exit from Nigeria: NNPC to unveil a Comprehensive Divestment Policy (CDP) to guide divestment process

  As Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other oil majors begin divestment of their investments in Nigeria following a growing appetite for...

22 years of Nigeria’s democracy: Ex-INEC boss, Jega, says APC, PDP are unmitigated failures, and they have fumbled it

  “The big two major political parties are a Siamese twin, and it was high time Nigerians shopped for a credible alternative. Nigerians...

Just in: At last, DSS produces 8 of Igboho’s 12 detained aides in court

After a month-long arrests and incarceration without trial, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday bowed to court orders and produced eight...

Nigeria: We are closely monitoring repression of rights to freedom of expression – Commonwealth

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, has stated that the Commonwealth is “closely monitoring developments...

Hushpuppi scandal: IGP recommends immediate suspension of Abba Kyari

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has recommended the immediate suspension of the Head of the...

COVID-19 Third wave: Political mass gatherings serve as super-spreader, PSC warns

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), has warned political parties, State governments, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

FG to invest $200m on COVID-19 vaccines production, other pharmaceuticals

  The Federal Government, through the National Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in collaboration with other partners, intends to raise $200 million for pharmaceuticals...

Update: $1.1m fraud: U.S court orders arrest of Abba Kyari

  The United States District Court for the Central District of California, has issued an arrest warrant for the Deputy Commissioner of Police...

Breaking News – High Court frees El zakzaky, wife

A Kaduna state high court Wednesday has freed leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife. The duo...

Nigeria engages stakeholders on national pathways for food systems transformation

  As part of the initiative to develop national pathways for food systems transformation, Nigerian Government has engaged with numerous stakeholders over the...

One Day, Four Court Cases by Reuben Abati

“Ore, I looked for you yesterday? Where were you?” “I dey for house now? Where I for dey?” “I actually thought you had...

At least 3,400 Nigerian Christians killed, 3,000 abducted so far in 2021, says Society for Civil Liberties

  A civil society organization estimates that over 3,400 Christians have been killed by terrorists/bandits since January. The Anambra-based International Society for Civil...