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Former U.S Attorney General To UN: Expel Nigeria For Allowing Genocide

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nternational human rights lawyer Bruce Fein urged member states of the United Nations organization on Sunday  to hold Nigeria accountable for its crimes...

FG begins military withdrawal from Abia

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]overnor Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday said that the Military has begun scaling down its deployment to Abia state, signalling mission semi-accomplished for the one...

Catholic Bishops Conclude: Buhari has failed to live up to expectations

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari raised so many expectations that it may be impossible for him to live up to them. Populism in power may not...

Nigeria’s Economic Diversification In Full Swing, Says VP Osinbajo

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]educing dependency on oil revenues and diversifying its income sources have been on the agenda of the Buhari administration for the past two...

Airport Director Dies After Falling Beneath President’s Helicopter

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocal officials in southern Tajikistan say the director of the regional airport in the city of Khorugh has died after being thrown to...

BREAKING: Doctors call off strike after 10 days

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he strike by resident doctors of Nigeria (NARD) was called off Wednesday, 10 days after it had started, to monitor the level of federal government’s...

Nigerians Feel Unsafe Under Buhari Administration- Soyinka

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he percentage of citizens who believe Nigeria is less safe is at its highest point, according to Prof Wole Soyinka on Monday. “Take simple...

Please Pay Workers Salaries, Buhari Begs Recalcitrant Governors

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari Monday appealed to governors to pay salaries and pension of workers in their respective states. “I’m appealing to the governors...

Yoruba’s ‘Won’t Rest’ Until Restructuring is Achieved, Egbe Omo Yoruba Insists

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he National Association of Yoruba Descendants, “Egbe Omo Yoruba, has declared that the Yoruba’s will not rest until restructuring is achieved. “The just concluded Yoruba...

Addressing Negative Narrative Could Be Key to Africa’s growth, Says Elumelu

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ackling negative narrative about Africa could help resolve multiple problems ravaging the continent, says Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman Heirs Holdings at the Chatham...

Flexible exchange rate, development beyond oil will be decisive for Nigeria’s growth, says UBS CIO

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he UBS Wealth Management’s Chief Investment Office (CIO) Thursday  in a new report said liberalization of naira exchange rates will be crucial in...

Women Affairs Minister says she will not cast her vote for Buhari in 2019

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, said Wednesday that enough is enough — she will not cast her vote for President Muhammadu Buhari...

FG orders federal hospitals to engage doctors on ad-hoc basis

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has directed CMDs/MDs of Federal Hospitals to immediately engage the services of Locum Doctors to argument...

Online Publishers Association (OPAN) Elects New Executive

The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN), Nigeria’s premier association of digital and internet publishers, has announced the election of a new executive....

Ohaneze kick against NNPC’s uneven appointment

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]gbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction at the “consistent disdain” for the South East by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. “As long...

Alleged corruption: SERAP asks Buhari to seek ICC arrest warrant for Diezani Alison-Madueke

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently “seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to...