Quran is the greatest human encyclopedia that teaches peace – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to understand that all the Holy Books revealed by Allah preach peaceful coexistence among people. Buhari stated this on Saturday in Katsina at the closing ceremony of the 32nd National Qur’anic Recitati…

Odigie-Oyegun berates PDP for boycotting Edo LG poll
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Saturday berated the Peoples Democratic Party for boycotting the Edo State local government election. The PDP had vowed not to participate in the election, claiming…

VAR technology to be used at Russia World Cup after lawmakers' vote
Video assistant referees will be used at the World Cup this summer after a meeting of football’s lawmakers unanimously approved the most monumental change to the rules of the game at the top level. The introduction of the VAR system means video repl…

Don’t play politics with life, rescue Dapchi girls – Catholic bishop
The Catholic Bishop of Bauchi Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Hilary Nanman Dachelem, has called on the government and security agencies to keep politics aside and rescue the 110 girls of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State…

2019: INEC to seek partnership with NURTW on transport arrangement
INEC says it will enter into strategic partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to ensure an effective distribution of materials and personnel ahead of the 2019 elections. Prof Godswill Obioma, INEC Resident Electoral C…

Reconciling aggrieved members crucial to 2019 election victory - APC
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says that reconciling aggrieved members of the party is crucial to its success in the 2019 general elections. The Spokesperson of the chapter, Mr Jacob Ogunseye, said this in a state…

Boko Haram: Medecins Sans Frontieres suspends operation in Borno town
The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) said on Friday it had suspended its work in the Nigerian town of Rann and evacuated national and international staff after a deadly raid by Boko Haram insurgents. Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed f…

Police confirms five dead in fresh Mambilla Plateau attacks
The Police Command in Taraba Stae has confirmed that five people were killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on Fulani communities by suspected Mambilla militia in Sardauna local government area of the state. The state’s Police Public Re…

Boko-Haram: Be combat ready, AOC urges NAF officers
Air Vice Marshall Sampson Akpasa, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Nigerian Air Force Ground Training Command (GTC), Enugu has urged officers and men of the airforce to be combat ready at all times. Akpasa gave the advice shortly after the 1st Quar…
Benue grazing law has come to stay - Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue and major stakeholders of the state have urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris and those kicking against the recently enacted Open Grazing Prohibition of the state to seek redress in court to canvas…
I will remove church, mosque from Aso Rock – Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba II (VIDEO)
NFF seeks $2.8m for Russia World Cup
The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on Friday said the federation wants to raise $2.8 million for the Super Eagles’ participation at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Pinnick, who disclosed this during the commissioning of …
Court urged to nullify tenure extension for Odigie-Oyegun, others
A member of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State, Mr. Okere Uzochukwu, on Friday, filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the extension of the tenure of members of the National Working Committee of the party by one year…
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric charged with false testimony
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric was charged Friday with giving false testimony at the corruption trial of Dinamo Zagreb’s powerful former chief Zdravko Mamic, prosecutors said. The 32-year-old midfielder was charged with “committing the criminal offence o…
Nigeria to issue N150bn green bonds in 2018
Following increased calls for climate funding, Mr Ahmad Salihijo, a technical assistant to the Minister of Environment, said the ministry planned to issue N150 billion green bonds to the public. Salihijo revealed this in a panel discussion on Makin…
VIDEO: Dapchi schoolgirls are safe with my son and his friends, says ‘Mama Boko Haram’
Current revenue sharing formula illegal – Reps
An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Friday described the current revenue allocation formula in the country as illegal on account that it didn’t receive the approval of the National Assembly. The committee, which is headed by a mem…
Buhari, others to witness Ganduje, Ajimobi’s children’s wedding
Ahead of the wedding of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter, Fatima, and the son of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Idris, in Kano, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead other high-profile guests like Senate President, Bukola Saraki…
Polls re-ordering: Senate backs Reps, to override Buhari’s veto
The Senate has expressed its readiness to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which seeks to re-order the sequence of the polls during general elections. The upper chamber of the National Assembly disclose…
Nigerian Man Set To Break Guinness World Record
Something is going on at Herbert Macaulay library. A Nigerian, Olawunmi Treasures Bayode is about to break the Guinness World Record in the category of the Longest Reading Marathon (Read Aloud) He’s attempting to read for 120 straight hours. The cur…
#BBNaija: Bambam‘s parents dismiss social media claims
The family of Big Brother Naija “Double Wahala’’ housemate Bambam has dismissed suggestions on social media claiming her parents want her withdrawn from the show. This is due to the recent social media frenzy surrounding her escapade in the toilet w…
SACK HIM! Ekiti Teachers hail Reps vote of no confidence on Fayemi
Teachers in Ekiti State under the aegis of Positive Minds Club (PMC) for Ekiti Teachers, have hailed the House of Representatives for passing a vote of no confidence on the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, over his refusal …
Reverend Billy Graham being laid to rest at North Carolina home
The late Reverend Billy Graham, spearhead of an evangelical Christian movement that touched millions worldwide and who provided spiritual counsel to several US presidents, returned to his North Carolina home for good Friday. President Donald Trump a…
President Buhari, ECOWAS President hold closed-door meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidents of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Mr. Jean Claude Brou, Friday held closed-door meeting at Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Brou wh…
When will Lai Mohammed respect his age and stop lying? – Reno
My attention has been drawn to fallacious comments made by the notoriously dishonest Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to the effect that the Jonathan administration did not act on time when the Chibok Girls were kidnapped whereas the Bu…
Accomplic of billionaire kidnapper Evans loses bid to get bail
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday dismissed the bail application filed by Victor Aduba, who is facing criminal charges alongside alleged notorious kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Justice Hakeem Oshodi, in his ruling, sa…
Trucks of fertilizer disappeared under previous governments – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari again on Friday took a swipe at his predecessors, saying trucks conveying fertilizer disappeared “miraculously” in transit under previous governments. Buhari spoke while granting audience to members of the Presidential Fer…
Dapchi schoolgirls: Boko Haram has contacted me, says woman who facilitated release of Chibok girls
Pastor arrested with drugs, gun, 3,871 ammunition, thanks God for not being caught as kidnapper
Drama as INEC detects 299 foreigners’ names in voter register
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had expunged 299 names of aliens from the voter register. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at a consultative meeting of the commission with secur…
"Boko Haram contacted me over abducted Dapchi school girls"
As the Nigerian government extended to neighbouring countries, the search for the 110 schoolgirls abducted last week in Dapchi, Yobe State, a human rights activist, Mrs Aisha Wakil, claimed a Boko Haram faction had contacted her to confirm it has th…
Buhari working on affordability of rice for Nigerians – Atiku
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and the Chairman, Presidential Taskforce on Rice and Wheat Production, has assured Nigerians of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s determination to ensure rice availability and affordability. The News Agency…
BREAKING: Female suicide bomber kills self, injures three in Yobe
A female suicide bomber in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killed herself and injured three others when a bomb wrapped on her exploded in the early hours of Friday. An eye witness who declined to be identified said the incident occurred at about dawn prayer …
SERAP backs Saraki on single pay for ex-governors
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has backed the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki on his call that all ex-governors still serving in government should not receive pensions from their states. Saraki on Wednesday h…
FG to complete N537m Osun bridge
The Federal Government on Friday gave an assurance that it would complete the ongoing N537m Ojutu bridge in Ilobu, Osun. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this while assessing the level of work on some ongoing Fede…
‘Whenever I remember Fatima, I can’t eat again’ — Dapchi parents speak on their pains and fears
FG Extends Search For Dapchi Schoolgirls To Neighbouring Countries
The ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to the neighbouring countries, the Federal Government has announced. In a statement issued …
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