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VP Osinbajo’s Vote- Buying Gets More Brazen Ahead of 2019 Elections, Says Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has described as “sophisticated vote buying,” the Federal Government’s Microcredit Loan Scheme, otherwise known as ‘Trader Moni.’ “In 2015, I didn’t...

President Buhari has right to withhold Electoral bill assent – Senate Leader

The Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan on Friday reiterated that President Muhammadu Buhari has every right to study the electoral bill thoroughly before assenting to it,...

In Meeting with President Buhari, Pastors Say Military Complicit in Attacks on Plateau Community

Christian leaders during a  meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, this month delivered a sharp rebuke, saying some elements in the military...

Global lawmakers turn up heat on Facebook

The international hearing underscores how broadly anger with the social network has spread around the In an international hearing held at the British parliament...

CBN injects $210 million into Nigerian forex market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intervened in the wholesale segment of the foreign exchange market, offering the sum of $100 million to...

Nigeria recoups N540bn through whistle blower policy

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has so far recovered over...

Six women killed every hour by people they know, UN study says

More than half of female homicide victims worldwide – 137 every day – were killed by a member of their own family last year, according...

In 16 years of PDP in power, El-Rufai spent 15 years as a member – Shehu Sani

The Senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, said that Kaduna state governor Nasiru El-Rufai, was part and parcel of the...

I never said I will probe Fayose – Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti State,  Kayode Fayemi has denied reports that he said he would probe the immediate past governor of the state,...

Atiku will bring grace and dignity to the office of President – Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said that the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 elections,...

Soldiers say over hundred killed in Boko Haram attack, dozens still unaccounted for in Viral Video

Some members of the Nigerian Military have confirmed claims that Boko Haram militants killed over a hundred of Nigerian troops in an attack...

Killings of Nigerian Soldiers in Military base spark public fury

The massacre of dozens of Nigerian Soldiers by rogue Boko Haram militants has triggered angry calls for the government to invest in modern...

Nigeria to vaccinate 26m people in biggest-ever yellow fever campaign

The Government of Nigeria, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF, aims to vaccinate 26.2 million...

GEJ’s finest moments and the rest of us

By Sufuyan Ojeifo Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has somewhat proved a contemplative leader both in and out of office, although public...

Blac Chyna slammed for fronting ‘disgusting’ skin-lightening face cream in Nigeria

Black Chyna, has been blasted by fans for fronting a brand new skin lightening cream in Nigeria. The reality star, who changed her...

2019: Opposition moves to smear Osinbajo in presidential poll, succession race

The recent report by the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness is part of a grand plan by the opposition...