Nigeria
Desecration of temple of justice: House of Reps launches probe
Worried by the invasion of the court by the Department of State Service (DSS) to rearrest of the onvener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele...
Sowore: DSS can’t absolve itself, operatives apologized to judge for courtroom incident
Not withstanding the denial of arrest of Omoyele Sowore in court, his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Sunday faulted the refuttal...
Sowore: Soyinka to DSS: You are African wild dogs on a pack hunt
Outraged by the arrest in the courtroom of Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Service (DSS), Prof. Wole Soyinka says the...
UPDATE: N7.65bn fraud: Court sentence Orji Kalu to 12 years in Prison
Former Abia state governor Orji Uzor Kalu has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years in Prison for fraud by a Lagos...
Nigeria, Russia sign agreement on mass production of fertilizer
…another milestone by Buhari administration, says Jigawa Gov. As part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s initiative to boost fertilizer production,...
Osoba, ex-gov. and media guru, rejects Hate Speech Bill, swipes sponsors
Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lent his much-needed voice to...
SERAP sues Buhari administration over failed Chinese $460m Abuja CCTV project
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed a lawsuit in Federal court against Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National...
Ahead of Yuletide and New Year FG flags off free train ride on Lagos-Ibadan
In keeping with its promise, the Federal Government has announced free train ride for commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line. Transportation...
Buhari honours Elumelu, Dangote, Momoh, Otudeko, 22 others with National Merit Award
Mr Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, Africa’s richest...
P&ID’s $9.6 Bn judgment debt: UK Court rules in Nigeria’s favour
…okays FG’s plea A United Kingdom Court on Thursday ruled in favour of Nigeria in its moves to overturn the US$9.6 billion...
President Buhari Seeks Senate Approval For $30 Billion Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Fund
President Buhari informed the Senate that the borrowed funds will fund 39 emergency projects in the Power, Agriculture, Transport & Mining sectors of...
U.S. Congress to DSS: Stop harassing, detaining journalists, activists
…obey court orders, Nigerian constitution …continued detention of Sowore, others, use of force affecting Nigeria’s image The Congress of...
In far away Addis Ababa, Obasanjo backs Buhari’s govt over border closure
Kunle Akinsola In a rare gesture, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind the closure of Nigeria’s borders, describing...
NDDC and the danger of executive complacency
By Femi Anjorin The reports coming the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the last few weeks have been embarrassing,...
World Transparency Body Lauds NNPC’s Monthly Financial Reports Publication
Impressed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s regular publication of its financial reports, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has urged...
FG unveils national sexual offenders’ register
In a move to clamp down on offenders, Nigeria’s first national sexual offenders’ register has been launched with the database of those...
