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Just in: Pres. Buhari signs N21.8trn 2023 Appropriation Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N21.83 trillion. He signed the bill at the Council Chambers of the State...

Oil prices fall on first trading day of 2023

Oil prices fell on the first trading of the year on demand concerns as the International Monetary Fund’s boss Kristalina Georgieva, warned a...

Just in: Gunmen attack ex-Governor, aides, police orderlies killed

The convoy of a former Imo Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, has been attacked by some yet-to-be apprehended gunmen l, leaving four people including his...

Only 2 countries will send official delegations to the burial of Pope Benedict XVI

Only two official state delegations — from Italy and Germany — will attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Vatican’s press...

2023 presidential poll: Ex-Pres. Obasanjo endorses LP’s Peter Obi

The presidential candidacy of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, got a big boost on new year day following his endorsement for the...

New Year tragedy: Ex-CBN top staff, wife roasted in own sprawling house in Ogun

Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was on New Year day hit by the tragic news of the roasting of Mr Kehinde Fatinoye, retired...

Shun politicians bent on disrupting 2023 polls — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians not to allow themselves to be led astray by politicians who are bent in disrupting the 2023...

Buhari to sign 2023 Budget January 3, 2023 — Senate President

Barring any hitch, President Buhari will on January 3, 2023 sign the 2023 Appropriation Bill of about N21 trillion. The Senate President, Dr...

Federal High Court, Abuja, restrains DSS from arresting CBN Gov. Godwin Emefiele

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday restrained the Department of State Service (DSS) from inviting, arresting or detaining the CBN Governor,...

Just in: Ahead of Buhari’s visit: Explosion rocks Kogi, three fatalities recorded

At least three persons have been killed in an explosion which occurred in Okene, Kogi State, on Thursday morning. The blast incident occurred...

Ex-Pres. Obasanjo’s political adviser, Akin Osuntokun replaces Okupe as Obi-Datti Campaign DG

The Labour Party (LP) has appointed Mr Akin Osuntokun, a former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Director-General of its Presidential Campaign...

Three days after, Police name ASP who murdered Lagos female lawyer

Three days after the murder of Lagos female lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, the authorities have finally revealed the identity of the killer police...

Reveller’s electrocution: Lagos Govt. shuts down Wonderland

Following the electrocution of a reveller, the Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Kiddies Section of Wonderland at Energy...

Christmas Day tragedy: Blood-thirsty ASP shoots fatally female lawyer in Lagos

In spite of 2020 #EndSARS nationwide protest against police brutalities and killings, Police have again killed another well-meaning Nigerian, a female lawyer, Omobolanle...

Buhari, in last Christmas message as President, urges Nigerians to sink differences

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to put aside their differences and work in harmony to foster unity and national prosperity. The Presidential...

Buhari’s rumoured death and emergence of “Jibril from Sudan’’: It’s mischief, cheekiness – Pres. Buhari finally reacts

After several years of speculations about the real identity of the man in the Presidential Villa, Abuja – Buhari or Jibril from Sudan...