Politics

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has expressed confidence that the end of Banditry is near, urging the troops to synergize with ground ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, winner of the Saturday’s ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all 20 chairmanship seats in the Ogun State Local Government polls held on Saturday.  The Chairman ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded a landslide victory in the just-concluded Zamfara State local government election, winning all fourteen chairmanship seats ...

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Daniel Bwala as his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication.  Bwala’s appointment was contained in a statement ...

The Federal Executive Council has approved a proposed national budget of ₦47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year. The Minister of Budget and ...

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the gifting of houses to judges by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom ...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced a new agreement with Dangote Petroleum Refinery that could reduce petrol prices nationwide. ...

Monday Okpebholo has been inaugurated as the governor of Edo, marking an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the helm ...

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says the sale of Heritage Bank’s assets will begin on December 4, 2024.  This is according to ...

The Kwara State Government has urged public sector workers who are yet to register with the State Residents Registration Agency (KWSRRA) to do ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says that the Nigerian Judiciary has a lot of upright knowledgeable, hardworking and courageous judges, ...

The gathering of the sons and daughters of Igbomina land at the Saint James Anglican Primary School, Iludun Oro, Irepodun local government, Kwara ...

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of three officers who allegedly beat a student of the ...

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, has said that no law in Nigeria prohibits the prosecution of ...

A group, Citizens’ Engagement on Police Reform in Nigeria, North Central zone, has proffered solutions to the inefficiency of the policing system in ...

The Minister for Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has ordered the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN) and all other relevant agencies of the ministry ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved an increase in the minimum wage to N80,000 for public sector workers in the state, ...

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock ...

A bus driver has set himself and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) on fire while trying to evade ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in seven newly appointed ministers at the Council Chambers, Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. This ...

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections have disclosed what he would have done differently regarding ...

Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has swept the local government elections in Abia State, winning 15 of the 17 chairmanship posts, leaving the ruling ...

The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, on Friday said the Federal Government is working to minimise fake condoms and other ...

Justice Obiora Egwuatu has granted bail to about 67 minors to the tune of N10m each out of the 76 that were arraigned ...

Kayode Abdul The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwara State University, (KWASU) Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh on Friday disclosed that the institution had commenced discussion with ...

Buhari Wouldn’t Have Emerged President Without Tinubu’s Support – Sunday Dare

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement ...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s cost-cutting measures, describing ...

The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday decried the high rate of illegal mining in the country and tasked the professional economic ...

The Immediate past Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim has been commended for her impactful contributions to human and community development ...

A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, on Friday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that mechanical fault was the reason some ...

A coalition of Nigerian youths, students, and civil society organizations has called for the immediate removal of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun ...

Group Says Action Is Contempt Of Court Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Executive Governor of Kwara State has been urged by concerned residents and ...

Residents of Oyo State have been assured of even distribution of rehabilitation, as the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency, OYSROMA, continues to make ...

A don, Prof. Damian Mbaegbu has said that in spite of Nigeria’s significant challenges, the nation could thrive economically through political will and ...

Four journalists standing trial before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, in the alleged cyberstalking and defamation case filed by Guaranty Trust Holding Company ...

Months after growing calls for President Bola Tinubu to rejig his cabinet, the former Lagos State governor on Wednesday sacked five of his ...

A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving a five-year jail term for asking and taking ...

The Senate has announced a six-man ad-hoc committee to investigate recent allegations levelled against Sen. Ashiru Oyelola representing Kwara South. The committee is ...

The chairman of a leading pro- democracy group – Alliance For Sustainable Kwara (ASK), Alh AbdulRazaq Lawal has hailed the Kwara State governor, ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has accused the Senator representing Kwara South senatorial district of abhorring drug takers at his residences ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday flagged-off the construction, rehabilitation, and upgrade of rural roads totaling 209.77km, doubling down on his administration’s ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, non-profit organisation promoting press freedom worldwide, has condemned the continued detention of four journalists facing ...

A man has died after allegedly jumping into a canal to avoid arrest in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The Lagos Police ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday presented the staff of office to the new Elerin of Erin-Ile in Oyun local government Oba ...

The three police officers recently dismissed over the alleged murder of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Ishola, have been charged ...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced N85,000 as minimum wage for civil servants in the state. This is in line with ...

The Nigerian Police Force, Kwara State Command has confirmed the dismissal of three of its personnel who were found guilty during the investigation ...

The Super Eagles have arrived in Nigeria after their ordeal in Libyan for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. Players and ...

The governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has suspended his special adviser on salary and pensions, Bashir Ado, for issuing what the government ...

A councillorship candidate in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun has been shot dead by gunmen around the popular Oke Ilewo area ...

The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, on Saturday said he won’t challenge the result of the September 21 ...

By Kayode Abdul The foremost Yoruba traditional ruler, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, has canvassed for an holistic review ...

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised alarm over likely fuel scarcity despite increasing costs of petroleum products, The association said ...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices. In a ...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has demanded the return of petrol prices to what they were as of June 2023. “We want the ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has appealed to Nigerians to always pray for their leaders even in bad situations. Sultan, ...

By Abdulrahman Aliagan Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, the PDP 2023 general election candidate for Ilorin-west and Asa Federal Constituency had made a ‘Call ...