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New York, New Jersey, Washington closing bars, restaurants, night clubs indefinitely as US begins to shutdown

  D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday ordered licensed nightclubs to shut down operations, and all eating and drinking establishments to eliminate bar...

I’m not involved in Sanusi’s removal – AGF Malami

  Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has distanced himself from the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu...

NASS leadership, governors, APC, PFN others celebrate Vice-President Osinbajo at 63

    …Lawan hails his exceptional loyalty to Buhari administration … Osinbajo’s exemplary conduct, strength of character admirable — PFN   Eminent Nigerians...

FG writes SERAP, demands list of ex-governors, ministers collecting double pay, life pensions

      The Federal Government has asked Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to “send the full list of former governors and...

Choke off Social Media Bill, Group Tells Democrats in Nigerian Senate

    … Says it’s tool to punish media houses, internet users, bloggers, opposition voices, critics of govt. policies Ahead of the scheduled...

N22.3m Fraud: Jailbird Ex-Oyo State Chief Magistrate Bags Another Five Years 

For Mutiat Omobola Adio, a former Chief Magistrate in Oyo State, it is end of the road for her as she was jailed another five...

Money laundering: PDP’s Olisa Metuh bags 39 years after 4-year-long trial 

  For laundering N400 million, Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has been sentenced to 39 years behind...

How notorious SARS officers killed footballer in Ogun

Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Assistant Captain and Defender, Tiyamu Kazeem (Kaka) has been killed by a policeman from the Special Anti Robbery...

Bailouts to governors to address social menace, others – Buhari 

    President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the N614 billion bailout offered to states was to assist them to address social menace...

British Airways, Delta Airlines’ diverted flights: Stranded passengers return to Lagos by road

  Some Nigerians and other passengers whose flight were diverted to Ghana following poor visibility caused by haze at the Murtala Muhammed International...

Russia bans Chinese visitors amid coronavirus epidemic

  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Tuesday evening prohibiting Chinese citizens from entering Russia for tourism, work and for...

Just in: Maryam Sanda to die for killing hubby, Bello, ex-National PDP chair’s nephew -Court

  Maryam Sanda, the woman who killed her husband, Bilyamin Mohammed Bello, nephew of Dr Haliru Mohammed Bello, ex-national Chairman of the People’s Democratic...

Invest more in issues relating to malnutrition, NEC urges state, local governments

  The National Economic Council (NEC), has appealed to States and Local Governments to invest more in issues relating to malnutrition, adding that...

Faulty Power Lines: TCN to Acquire Helicopters 

  For fault detection on its transmission line network across the country,  the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it plans to acquire...

‘Nobody likes him’: Hillary Clinton reignites feud with Bernie

  Former U.S First Lady Hillary Clinton said in a forthcoming documentary that nobody likes Bernie Sanders her rival for the 2016 Democratic presidential...

Breaking: Supreme Court Declares Hope Uzodinma Imo Governor, sacks Ihedioha

    The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, declared Senator Hope Uzodinma winner of the Mar 19, 2019, Governorship election in Imo State, as...