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Priebus Out, Kelly In As White House Chief of Staff
President Trump dismissed Reince Priebus as chief of staff on Friday, announcing on Twitter that he picked Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as...
U.S Launches Data Management System Pilot Project At Kuje Prison
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) on Wednesday launched the Prison Data Management System Pilot Project at Kuje Prison....
Buhari Has Plenty of Reasons To Smile
By Victoria Ayuwei Attention has been focused on President Muhammadu Buhari’s health in recent times with some questioning his fitness to rule, but meanwhile...
Buhari To AU Chairman: I am making good progress
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari has written to thank the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, for the nationwide prayers held last week by Guineans for...
Shell Shuts Down Supply Pipeline in Ogoniland
Shell’s Nigeria division has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Ogoniland because of a leak. “Efforts are ongoing for a joint investigation...
Deadly Suicide Bomb Blast Hits IDP Camp Leaving Scores Dead
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o fewer than five people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in...
Adebayo Faleti, Legendary Author and Journalist, Dead at 86
Author-journalist Adebayo Faleti, the award winning chronicler of various movies and books, died Sunday. He was 86. Faleti died at the Ibadan Teaching...
N40bn Life Pensions: Fayemi’s Threat of Legal Action Unjustified, Says SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, “to join us in promoting and...
Femi Adesina: PMB And The Descendants of Shimei
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is nothing new under the sun, goes a popular saying. In fact, the more things seem to change, the more they appear...
Hate Speech Are Fabricated Lies Made up by Naysayers to Discredit Buhari Administration-Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the growing cases of hate speech, disinformation and fake news in the...
In Praise of the Heroic Job Creator: Minister of Labour Commends Tony Elumelu
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]r. Tony Elumelu, an icon of entrepreneurship was singled out for praise by minister of Labour & employment, Mr Chris Ngige, for his commitment...
Lagos APC Primaries Turn Violent, Aspirant Roughed up by Party Members
[dropcap]V[/dropcap]iolence erupted midway into the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect chairmanship candidate for the Odi-Olowo LCDA in the...
Nigerian Woman Whose Sister Had UK Visa Refused for Stem Cell Transplant Dies
A Nigerian woman May Brown, 24, resident in Dorset, UK, whose sister was refused entry to the UK to donate her “perfect match” bone...
Lawyer Accuses EFCC of Unlawful Arrest, Detention of Client
Barrister Ndubisi Chuks Nwasike, Lawyer to retired staff of Shell Petroleum, Engineer Obi Timothy Nwasike has accused the EFCC of unlawful arrest and...
Finally, Ambode Sacks Lagos Monarch Accused of Fake Abduction
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has deposed the suspended Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare for faking his abduction...
Osinbajo: 2.3 million Citizens Apply For Fresh N-Power Job
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]cting President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that about 2.3 million individuals have already applied for engagement under the N-Power scheme. “Already 200,000 young...
