Nigeria
Iwu’s rearraignment: Judge’s absence stalls trial
The absence of the judge has stalled the trial of former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu....
New Lagos-Ibadan rail system ready in April 2020 — Transportation Minister Amaechi
 The Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge project that will replace the antiquated rail system will be ready in April 2020, according to the Minister of...
Amal Clooney Call for Sowore’s Release
The Clooney Foundation for Justice, on Friday issued a statement demanding Omoyele Sowore be freed on bail. The plight of...
Onyema denies U.S fraud and money laundering charges
The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has rejected a series of criminal charges filed against him the US Department of Justice,...
BOSS MUSTAPHA: Reinventing The Wheel For Enduring Buhari’s Government’s Legacies
By Opeyemi Abegunde He shot into national limelight and prominence in 2017, a blandly urbane, courteous and debonair politician...
Death penalty hate speech bill: UN, UK react
The United Nations and the United Kingdom have reacted to the death penalty clause being proposed by the Senate’s Hate Speech Bill....
FEC approves £500m loan for Bank of Industry
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved to source a 500 million Euro loan from external creditors,...
Senate President overrules opposition, passes bill raising VAT from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent
…it ‘ll further inflict pains on Nigerians — opposition senators A Finance Bill which raised Value-Added Tax (VAT) from five per...
Poor sanitation and open defecation: Nigeria loses N455bn annually – Osinbajo
…to end open defecation by 2025 Nigeria loses N455 billion annually to poor sanitation and open defecation, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo...
Nigeria more stable, kidnapping, banditry scaled down — IGP
Nigeria is more stable, banditry has been reduced to the nearest minimum and kidnapping has been reduced significantly, Police I-G Muhammed Adamu,...
Kogi 2019 poll: Again, INEC declares Dino Melaye’s Kogi West Senatorial election “inconclusive’’
Again, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kogi West Senatorial election involving PDP’s Sen. Dino Melaye and Mr Smart...
LASG seizes, tranquilizes lion in Victoria Island home of an Indian national
Following a tip-off, the Lagos State Government says a cub has been seized at the Victoria Island residence of an Indian. ...
Kogi elections: We are alarmed by the fatalities, violence, say EU, U.S., UK others
With the violence that trailed the Kogi elections, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries under...
SERAP seeks ICC probe of APC, PDP officials over violence in Bayelsa/Kogi elections
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) “to investigate whether the persistent crimes of corruption, violence,...
Sack of VP’s aides: Pres. Buhari breaks silence
…it’s reorganization of Presidency The sack of 35 aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is part of the ongoing reorganisation at the...
