Salami panel summons minister, Chief of Naval Staff, ex-EFCC boss, others
The Presidential panel probing the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has summoned the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice…
I watched as police brutalised my late sister for offence she didn’t commit –Brother of Nasarawa lady allegedly tortured to death
Mr. Zakaria Isah, 25, elder brother of Belkisu Isah, who was allegedly tortured to death by the police in Nasarawa State, tells UMAR MUHAMMED that the police arrested his sister because her…
Protesters condemn plot to remove Oluwo, monarch eyes 71-year-reign
Hundreds of residents of Iwo town in Osun State on Friday held a rally in support of Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, following the demand for his removal by…
Health centres: Governors reject FG’s deductions from LG accounts
The Nigeria Governors Forum have rejected the decision of the federal government to withdraw local government funds to build health centres across the 774 local government areas. They also demanded…
Bayelsa West poll: APC stakeholders endorse Dickson for senate
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress have embarked on community-to-community endorsement of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Bayelsa West Senatorial District, former Governor Seriake Dickson. According…
Clark, Nwodo, others berate Buhari over $1.9bn Kano-Niger Republic rail
THE SOUTH AND MIDDLE BELT FORUM, ON FRIDAY, FAULTED THE $1BN RAILWAY PROJECT ANNOUNCED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, ROTIMI AMAECHI, WITH A CALL ON NIGERIANS TO “REJECT THIS SQUANDERING…
Nigerians’ future at stake, warns Jega
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, on Friday warned that Nigerians’ future was at stake due to misgovernance. Jega, who stated this at the…
Petrol/electricity tariff hikes: Labour adamant as FG obtains fresh order to stop strike
Despite the two court orders restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on their planned nationwide strike on Monday, the two labour unions have said…
Reps keep mum on cost of chamber’s electronic system
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, inspected the new facilities installed in the chamber to reconfigure the system from analogue to digital. Gbajabiamila, who was…
Petrol forex subsidy gulped N2.13tn in four years — NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, has said that the government spent N2.13tn from 2016 to 2019 as subsidy on foreign exchange for marketers.…















