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Nigeria needs thought-leaders and do-leaders for irreversible development, says Osinbajo

    …says Buhari govt focused in spite of all odds Nigeria needs thought-leaders and the do-leaders at all levels of governance for...

Aisha wishes President Buhari Happy Birthday in Heartfelt Post

    First Lady Aisha Buhari wished her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, a happy birthday in a heartfelt post on instagram.   “Happy...

FRSC official shot in traffic in Ogun

    An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has been shot by a fleeing gunman. He was...

NASS appropriates N37bn for National Assembly Complex renovation in 2020 budget

    Kunle Akinsola   A whooping N37 billion is to be spent on the renovation of the National Assembly complex as contained...

$460m Abuja CCTV: SERAP wins suit to compel FG to disclose details of project

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has won the latest round of the legal battle compelling the Federal Government, to disclose the...

Sun newspaper management reacts to company’s forfeiture to FG

…says appeal is pending on interim forfeiture order of 2007   Following the EFCC’s marking and possibly sealing of the corporate headquarters of...

Orji Kalu’s conviction: Sun Newspaper, Slok airline to be forfeited to FG

  Some property belonging to the convicted former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, were on Saturday marked for forfeiture to the Federal...

DSS invasion of courtroom: Senate joins House of Reps to launch investigation

  Joining forces with the House of Representatives, the Senate has begun probe of the invasion of a Federal High Court, Abuja, by...

Road maintenance: Senate to investigate PPPRA over non-remittance of N800bn to FERMA

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the Senate will investigate the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), over the “whereabouts...

Presidency shrugs off Punch editorial, says Maj.-Gen. title for Buhari is welcome

  The Presidency has reacted to Wednesday’s Punch Editorial, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged autocracy and military-style repression, and said the newspaper’s resolve...

N29bn AMCON debt: Diezani’s ally, Jide Omokore Loses estates in Lagos, Abuja

For unpaid N29 billion debt, The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has secured a Federal High Court’s order in Lagos, to take...

Suicide bomb attack hits outside largest US base in Afghanistan, Bagram

A powerful blast ripped through a medical facility outside Bagram Air Base, the largest US military installation in Afghanistan, killing one civilian and...

Desecration of temple of justice: House of Reps launches probe

  Worried by the invasion of the court by the Department of State Service (DSS) to rearrest of the onvener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele...

Sowore: DSS can’t absolve itself, operatives apologized to judge for courtroom incident

  Not withstanding the denial of arrest of Omoyele Sowore in court, his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Sunday faulted the refuttal...

Sodomy: Governor suspends District Head

For allegedly sodomizing a six-year-old boy, Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Bunni, has suspended Alhaji Lawan Mari, the District Head of Fannami in Bade...

Sowore’s re-arrest: U.S. State Department reacts

…respect rule of law, judicial independence, U.S. tells FG   …why we re-arrested Sowore — DSS   A groundswell of condemnation has continued...