The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has said the best he could have done in his life is to serve President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. According to a statement on Saturday by the Depu…
The Nigerian Community in South Africa said on Saturday that a mob destroyed four shops and several houses belonging to their members at Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg. Mr Cyril James, the Ward Chairman of the Nigerian Union in the area, told the Ne…
The Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha, has said that the governors elected on the platform of the party, have unanimously agreed that President Muhammadu Buhari deserves a second te…
Eden Hazard moved past the 100 career league goals milestone with two strikes as he orchestrated Chelsea's 4-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the AMEX stadium. Hazard and teammate Willian had the reigning Premier League champions two goals ahead…
Immediate past governor of Edo state and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday at a mega rally of the party in Benin City, declared that President Muhammadu Buhari achievement will give the p…
A former Minister of State for Defence, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro has urged the National Assembly to ensure speedy passage of the 2018 before the end of February for appreciable implementation. Obanikoro, who recently defected from the People’s Democrati…
The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has said the best he could have done in his life is to serve President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. According to a statement on Saturday by the Depu…
Alexis Sanchez has said goodbye to his Arsenal team-mates, after a dramatic late development in his transfer saga. Sanchez was included in the Gunners’ squad to play Crystal Palace on Saturday, although the players believed Arsene Wenegr might start…
Four Americans and Canadians kidnapped at gunpoint in Kaduna State have regained their freedom. A senior police officer said the victims were rescued around 7.30am on Saturday in fairly good conditions and had been handed over to American Embassy in…
Following the death of over 72 persons in Benue state suspected to have been slaughtered by Fulani herdsmen and the condemnation of such heinous act by concerned citizens of Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday alleged that the ab…
Super Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr says players of the national team will have access to their wives and girlfriends on designated days at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Previously, there had been controversies surrounding roles of wives and girlfriends…
These are very difficult times in our country. Sad, mournful and dolorous times, as the New Year opened with killings in Rivers, Kaduna, Taraba, and Benue states, among others. Of course, there had been gruesome carnage on the Mambilla plateau mid l…
Scientists have revealed that cancer can now be detected earlier by a new and revolutionary blood test that could spot eight different types of the disease. The blood test could detect the eight types of cancer at a point where they are more curable…
The Federal Government is planning to borrow between N315bn and N385bn ($1bn-$1.26bn) in the first quarter of the year through sales of naira-denominated bonds, the Debt Management Office has said. The DMO stated on Friday that it would auction bond…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The committee is saddled with the responsibility of tracing and freezing sources of funds for terrorists. At the brief ceremony, Os…
Miffed by the continued menace of armed Fulani herdsmen in parts of the country, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra have warned herdsmen to steer clear from the South-East and Sout…
The United States government on Saturday shut down, after members of the country Senate failed to reach an agreement on government spending and immigration. According to Associated Press, last-minute negotiations crumbled as Senate Democrats blocked…
Pep Guardiola has congratulated Jose Mourinho on signing Alexis Sanchez. Pep Guardiola expects Alexis Sanchez to join Manchester United and says there are no hard feelings. Sanchez played under Guardiola at Barcelona but City pulled out of the race …
Lagos-based lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has said that the Federal Government needs to take Nigerians seriously over the crisis of herdsmen and farmers clashes which has led to the killings of many in the country. Falana sai…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Friday, warned that Nigeria risks division without renegotiating how it wants to move ahead as one united entity. The ex-president insisted that the country must continue to renegotiate its unity and give listenin…
Boko Haram jihadists have killed five people in an attack on a village in Adamawa state, a community leader and a local resident said on Friday. A group of 10 militants stormed Kaya village at about 9:00 pm in the Madagali area late on Thursday and …
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the number of registered voters may rise to 85 million ahead of the 2019 general election. The revelation implies that INEC’s projection of 80 million has increased by five million. The commission h…
An Oyo State High Court presided over by Justice Olajumoke Aiki on Friday declared the review of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies in Ibadan land by the Justice Akintunde Boade Review Commission, which was set…
The trial of Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, and his alleged accomplices was on Friday adjourned until March 2. The trial was adjourned due partly to the fact that Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, a co-defendant, had yet to secure legal representation. …
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, on Friday, said that people of the state live in fear and still under siege of Fulani herdsmen. Ortom stated this while receiving northern and All Progressive Congress governors led by the chairman, governors forum, S…
Kaduna -The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i should reapply. The state NUT Chairman, Audu Amba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday…
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on the Federal Government to stop witch-hunting the former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, describing what she was going through as sheer character assassina…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until Feb. 6, the trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, over alleged N2.1bn fraud. Justice John Tsoho fixed the date after the 11th prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agory…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday refused the plea to vacate the bench warrant it issued for the arrest of a former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani. Justice Chuka Obiozor turned down the plea made by Nnamani’s lawyer, Mr. Rickey T…
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not condone electoral violence in 2019. The President made this known when he delivered a keynote address at the 15th Daily Trust Dialogue tagged “Nigeria and the Challenges of 2019″. The Presi…
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has berated Nigerian leaders of insensitivity to ending the wanton killings in some parts of the country, most especially Benue State. He said this on Thursday at a national conference organised i…
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