41 dead in DR Congo boat mishap

The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, official sources told PANA in Kinshasa…

Alleged discrimination: Imo Assembly PDP members drag Uzodima, APC to NASS

Some members of the Imo State House of Assembly have petitioned the House of Representatives, protesting alleged discrimination against them in the payment of salaries and allowances and accusing Governor…

Senate faults extra N7bn in power ministry’s account

The Senate Public Account Committee has queried the Federal Ministry of Power over N7bn found in its budget without appropriation from the National Assembly. The Senate panel hinged the query…

1999 Constitution can’t guarantee Nigeria’s unity —Prof Ayoade

An emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Prof  John Ayoade,  has rejected the ongoing effort by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution. Ayoade, who is also…

Economic crisis: Naira to fall further in January, says CBN report

Barely five days to the end of the year 2020, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that a survey carried out by its Statistics Department revealed that the naira…

Why FG may not rush to give Nigerians COVID-19 vaccines —Scientists

Nigerian scientists say that immunising Nigerians with COVID-19 vaccine when clinical trials have not been done in the country is very risky and should be reconsidered. They also expressed worries…

APC now dead in Edo, party’ll disintegrate nationwide – Former chair, OJEZUA

Former factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Anselm Ojezua, defected with his members to the Peoples Democratic Party last Wednesday. He shares his reasons for dumping…

It’s strange none of Kankara schoolboys’ abductors was arrested –Don

A professor of African History, Peace and Conflict Studies, Isaac Olawale, has said it is strange that none of the abductors of the Kankara schoolboys was arrested or killed. This,…

Mind your utterances, FG warns religious leaders

The Federal Government, on Saturday, warned religious leaders in Nigeria to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity. The government, in a veiled reference to the Catholic Archbishop…

Bakare didn’t recommend Tinubu for president in viral video –Adeyeye

A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Prof Sola Adeyeye, has said that the Senior Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, was not campaigning…