BANDITRY: SACKED ZAMFARA EMIR SUES IGP, OTHERS, DEMANDS N6.5BN

A former Emir of Maru in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim, has dragged the Inspector General of Police and five others to court for illegal detention and defamation of character.…

PIB SCALES FIRST READING AS SENATORS DEBATE MTEF NEXT WEEK

THE Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 passed first reading on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Wednesday. The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, presented the proposed legislation and…

UPDATED: 30 arrested as #RevolutionNow protest hits Lagos

Hundreds of protesters, on Thursday, stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their displeasure over bad governance in Nigeria. The demonstration, which started around 9.30 am, saw the protesters…

Nigeria @60: #Revolutionnow members protest in Osogbo

Members of #Revolutionnow on Thursday morning staged a protest in Osogbo, Osun state capital. The protesters were seen chanting anti-government songs. They held the protest in the Old Garage area.…

Buhari admits Nigeria’s economic crisis, security challenges

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, admitted that the nation’s economy under his watch is in crisis. He, however, claimed the situation is the same with every…

Clashes: Reps demand boundary demarcation between Nasarawa, Benue

The House of Representatives has called on the National Boundary Commission to demarcate the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue states to end communal clashes in the area. At the plenary…

Bandits now close to Abuja, Rep warns

A member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Beji, has raised the alarm over the migration of bandits towards the Federal Capital Territory. Bandits had recently attacked Tungan Maje area…

Our politics imperils Nigerians

The Nigerian political elite adopted the United States presidential system of government without due consideration to the impact it would have on the country’s largely illiterate majority. The US designed…

UPDATED: FG LIFTS BAN ON EMIRATES AIRLINES

The Federal Government has lifted the ban stopping Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He tweeted,…

MY MOTHER DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST ON MY FATHER’S BIRTHDAY- DAVIDO

Multiple award-winning artiste, Davido, has revealed the cause of his mother’s death. The Fem singer stated that his mother died of cardiac arrest on his father’s birthday. He stated that…