Politics

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 ...

The Federal Government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria regarding flooding in the country. A statement by the Director General Nigeria Hydrological ...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to protect local government secretariats in Rivers State against incursion by arsonists and vandals. ...

The Nigerian Police Force, Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Lagos Command has been faulted for the manner it went to arrest four ...

The Federal Government says 63 items have been exempted from Value-Added Tax (VAT). Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has ordered a holistic overhaul of Nigeria’s road safety measures. He gave the directive during a meeting with the ...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has denied having anything to do with popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye known as Bobrisky and his alleged ...

 Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, Anambra State Chapter has declared to shut down services if Prof. Chukwuma Soludo led government insists ...

A group operating under the aegis of Offa Koya-Offa Kowosi has criticized the leadership of Offa Descendants’ Union (ODU) and its chairman, Chief ...

Offa Descendants’ Union, ODU, has expressed dissatisfaction over the recent judgment by the State High Court where five of the gangs of the ...

No fewer than 200 passengers have been reported involved in a boat mishap that occurred in Gwajibo Mudi community in the Kaiama local ...

Following the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, the House of Representatives has expressed ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lamented the political situation in the country, warning that Nigeria could slide into a one-party system. Atiku, ...

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday addressed the nation during the celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary celebration, saying his reforms are yielding results. ...

People of Owa-Onire community in the Ile-Ire district of the Ifelodun local government area of the Kwara state have appreciated Kwara state government ...

Orgaisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have insisted they would proceed with the ‘showdown’ despite kicks by the ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara State Command has vowed to discipline, dismiss, and prosecute the officer of the command, ...

The Federal Government has suspended some senior officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service over bribery allegations regarding controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known ...

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. ...

The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the mode of the arrest of Mr Rowland Olonishuwa, a ...

The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000 with effect from July 2024. In a statement on ...

The police in Kano have confirmed the death of five police officers in a ghastly motor accident at Karfi town in Kura Local ...

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regret for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies ...

Ghanaian police said they had arrested 42 demonstrators in the capital, Accra, after clashes erupted during protests against economic hardship and the government’s ...

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Monday sworn-in the newly elected chairpersons and vice chairpersons of the 16 local government areas of the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will probe allegations of wrong figures inputted into polling unit (PU) result sheets in Saturday’s Edo ...

The political atmosphere in Edo State became tense Sunday morning, when the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki was walked out of the premises ...

The Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) Mohammad Baba-Okanla, has announced the winners of the Chairmanship and Councilorship elections held ...

Late arrival of materials and low voter turnout were some of the challenges recorded in the the local government election in Imo State ...

Late arrival of materials and low voter turnout were some of the challenges recorded in the the local government election in Imo State ...

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in ...

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has commended the turn out of electorate for the local government elections held today Saturday, saying that ...

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on delivering tangible results and making a positive difference in the nation’s ...

LG Poll: Police Restrict Movement In Kwara Warn Armed Security Officers Against Escorting VIPs To Polling Boots, Releases Phone Numbers For Security Alert ...

The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, says he does not regret saying that Saturday’s governorship election in the state is a do ...

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State says his government is concerned about providing good governance to the people and not to a few ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement ...

The Chairman of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), Mallam Mohammed Baba-Okanla, has confirmed the readiness of  five political parties, namely APC, ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. In a statement, the Director ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Limited has released estimated pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS also known as petrol, obtained ...