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Ministerial screening: Controversy over age rocks Benue nominee

One of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Prof. Joseph Utsev (Benue State), was grilled by the Senate at the ministerial screening on Monday,...

How my marriage ended—Stella Damasus

Popular Nigerian actress, Stella Damasus, has finally opened up about how her marriage to Daniel Adenimokan ended on a sad note. Stella, while...

Taking a bow does not mean confirmation, Akpabio tells ministerial nominees

Senate President Godswill Akpabio said on Monday at the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees in the Senate that taking a bow by some...

Senate passes motion to halt Aug. 2 NLC nationwide strike

In a bid to thwart the organized labour’s planned August 2 nationwide strike, yhe Senate at its plenary on Monday passed a motion...

Petrol subsidy, multiple exchange rate scrapping: A national war against small, powerful group with enormous influence to free economy — Tinubu

“This group had amassed so much wealth and power that they became a serious threat to the fairness of our economy and the...

Clean energy: NNPCL to bolster its gas development, transportation projects — Kyari

In a bid to attain United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Goal 7 of clean energy, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

32 years after, Super Falcons remain unbeaten, through to Round of 16, hold Ireland to goalless draw

With the Super Falcons goalless draw against Ireland, Nigeria will now face either England or Denmark in their 2023 Women’s World Cup Round...

Just in: Ministerial nominations: Senate clears Wike, Momoh

The Senate on Monday cleared the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Mr Abubakar Momoh (Edo State) in the ongoing...

Just in: Two Justices of Supreme Court, Federal High Court die in one day 

Nigeria has lost two justices both in the Supreme Court and the Federal High Court. They are Justice Chima Centus Nweze of the...

Niger coup and geopolitics in ECOWAS region By Paul Ejime

A major decision of the July 30 emergency Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the seven-day ultimatum, which...

Niger: Trouble In The Neighborhood by Dakuku Peterside

Niger Republic is Nigeria’s next-door neighbour. She is not the best neighbour Ni­geria would desire but, as a sovereign nation, we have no...

Aftermath of petrol subsidy removal-induced looting, Gov. Fintiri imposes 24-hour curfew on Adamawa State

Following massive looting of business premises and homes by hoodlums in protest against petrol subsidy removal, Adamawa Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri on Sunday imposed...

Car plunges into Lagos Lagoon

A Toyota Avalon saloon car on Saturday in Lagos plunged into the Lagoon, Persecondnews reports. The driver of the car marked CAL-466 GA,...

Pres. Tinubu appoints special investigator to probe CBN under Emefiele

A Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities by President Bola Tinubu. In a letter dated July...