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Buhari signs historic Nigeria Police Bill 2020 into law

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed a major piece of Police legislation into law that establishes an appropriate funding framework for...

NNPC says it posts ₦20.36bn trading surplus in July 2020, distributes 1.02 bn litres of petrol

      The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase in trading surplus of ₦20.36 billion in July 2020 against...

Stop genocide against Christians in Nigeria, ex-US congressman, NFL star urge Trump

    A Former U.S NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the...

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped down from his role leading the country due to declining health. “I have decided to step down...

President Buhari adds to divisions in an unhappy country – Soyinka

  Nigerian’s are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and Noble Laureate Wole Soyinka  thinks President Muhammadu Buhari is exacerbating...

Witchcraft-racked pastor warned of fatal spousal attack

  Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako, founder and general overseer of Alive Chapel International in Ghana, told the media that Pastor Sylvester Ofori suffered...

Oil markets will remain fragile for the rest of 2020, IEA says

  Oil markets are set to remain “even more fragile” for the rest of the year as Covid-19 infections increase globally, the International...

3 Christian men facing combined 35 years in prison flee Iran

    Three Iranian Christian converts, who were facing a combined 35 years in prison because of their faith, have fled the country...

President Buhari appoints four new permanent secretaries

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The newly appointed...

Addressing poverty, suffering and insecurity can heal an increasingly divided Nigeria – Jega

      A prominent Nigerian and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says a high percent of...

Presidency Slams Obasanjo the ‘Divider-in-Chief’

The Presidency on Sunday aimed directly at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, attacking him as the “divider-in-chief” and insisting the former leader is not...

Torrential rainfall: Lagos community loses two children to flood water 

For the residents of Oyebanjo Street in Ketu surburb  area of Lagos, Saturday’s torrential rainfall can be anything but a blessing as they have lost...

SERAP wants court to compel NASS to publish details of corruption probes, public hearings since 1999

The National Assembly has been sued over its failure to publish reports of all completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly...

Edo Elections: No Voting Without a Face Mask – INEC Chairman

    The Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that they will deny voting to voter not wearing...

Rising food prices: Buhari meets governors, others to stave off crisis 

President Muhmmadu Buhari on Thursday met with members of the National Food Security Council (NFSC) at the Council Chambers of the State House, to...

United Airlines to Commence Direct Flights From Washington, DC to Lagos

  United Airlines is set to commence non-stop round-trip flights to Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) three times per week in March, 2021. Passengers on...