Photos have emerged showing the many supporters of Akinwunmi Ambode protesting his impeachment move at the Lagos state Assembly. We reported earlier that a group of protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest against the…
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has responded to the state of the nation address by the former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar. Read the full text…
THE National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, yesterday, demanded a reversal of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by the Federal Government. Justice Onnoghen The students’ body accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of…
The acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Mongunu are currently meeting with the members of the Nigeria Governors Forum today in Abuja. Adequate security before, during and after the elections are some of…
Jacob Zuma, who quit as South African president last year after being implicated in a string of scandals, is facing fresh allegations that he took bribes from services company Bosasa to shield it from prosecution and advance its business interests.…
The Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) has donated food items to 120 widows of soldiers who died combating insurgency in the North-East region of the country. Mrs Umma-Kalsum Buratai, President of the Association made the donation on Monday at…
ECOWAS has launched its 15 components of Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) and seeking $100 million for the implementation. The sub-regional bloc said that the conflict prevention framework was aimed at promoting regional peace, security and economic development. The Framework (ECPF)…
Around 56 million people are in need of urgent food and livelihood assistance in eight conflict zones around the world, a report said Monday. Yemen, South Sudan, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic are…
There was an outburst of anger when youths of Osemotto community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State set three police vehicles and a bulldozer ablaze following a clash between them and policemen. The clash follows a report that…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, has recommended former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), CP Ibrahim Lamorde, Force Secretary, AIG Taiwo Frederick Lakanu, and four others for promotion as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs).…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Monday, condemned the statements issued by the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom as well as the European Union Observers on the suspension of the…
The House of Representatives has passed the National Minimum Wage Bill at N30,000 for workers in the country. The lawmakers passed the bill during Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. They approved the figure…
A pastor was publicly humiliated after he was allegedly caught with the wife of one of his members in Benin, Edo state. In a video going viral online, Pastor Innocent of Army of Power Ministry in Benin, Edo state, is…
Itoruboemi Benson Lobia, a suspected leader of Nigerian pirate syndicate captured in South Africa faces extradition to the Netherlands for prosecution. Itoruboemi Benson Lobia, a man suspected of being the head of a Nigerian pirate syndicate will likely be heading…
Some youths in Benye State, under the umbrella of Citizens Watch Initiative (CIWI) staged a rally in Makurdi, the state capital over the controversy trailing the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The youth group described the…
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Chibuzo Agu, who it says had been a thorn in the flesh of residents of Oji River in the state, NAN reports. The Police also recovered a…
Pakistan has expressed its readiness to improve economic relations with Nigeria and invited operators of the Nigerian textile industry to participate in its international textile exhibition in Lahore, Pakistani cultural centre, in April. Mr Tahir Abbas, Commercial Secretary of the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed airwomen and female air officers, known as Women of War, for military operations in the North-East. The female military personnel, according to Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar are actively involved…
The protesters arrived at the venue in three trucks, where the members of the Nigerian Bar Association were holding their protest, thereby disrupting the rally. The protests, however, follow the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has insisted on a Minimum Wage of N30,000 for all workers. At a House of Representatives Public hearing on Monday, Ayuba also called for the removal of the clause…