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Sowore: NBA Tells DSS, You Are Notorious For Disobeying Court Orders

  By Kunle Akinsola Outraged by the continued disobedience of court order by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Bar Association...

Over 420 hostages freed from bandits without ransom – Mutawalle

The Governor of Zamfara State, Dr  Bello Mutawalle, Wednesday in New York disclosed that his administration has freed over 420 hostages abducted by bandits...

Security agencies foils attempted coup in Ghana

A joint security operation of personnel drawn from the Defence Intelligence, Criminal Investigations Department and Bureau of National Investigations on Friday, September 20,...

Cabinet reshuffle: Keyamo swaps ministerial position with Alasoadura

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, approved the immediate redeployment of two Ministers of State; Festus Keyamo and Senator Tayo Alasoadura. According to a...

Breaking: Court orders immediate release of Sowore from DSS custody

  The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of the convener of #RevolutionNow protest and publisher of Sahara...

$9.6bn judgment against Nigeria: Justice Minister, CBN Gov. others head for UK court

By Kunle Akinsola   Nigeria’s legal team headed by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami and...

Charges against Sowore a mockery of Nigeria justice system, SERAP to Malami

    Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has described the charges filed against the detained Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore, as...

Ezekwesili, Amnesty International spit fire over Sowore

  Its Ploy To Silent Voices of Dissent -Amnesty International   Amnesty International and a former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, have...

Dialogue with bandits not new- IGP

  The Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has reacted to the Katsina State’s amnesty programme put in place for repentant bandits,...

Suspend cashless policy, Reps orders CBN

  The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to suspend the directive mandating financial institutions to levy...

Governors demand audit for N614bn bailout deductions

  Nigeria governors have demanded an audit of money owed to states by the Federal Government as a condition for repayment of the...

Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan Appointed Acting Head of the Civil Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect....

Lift the siege to offices of Sahara Reporters and CDHR—SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “Nigeria’s authorities to immediately lift the siege to the offices of Sahara Reporters and Committee...

Fashola blames communities for uncompleted road projects

  The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday blamed host communities for “frustrating government efforts”  by demanding payment for compensation...