US adds Nigeria to religious freedom blacklist
The United States on Monday placed Nigeria for the first time on a religious freedom blacklist, paving the way for potential sanctions if it does not improve its record. Secretary…
Petrol price may hit N180 as oil nears $50
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, may hit N180 per litre this month, according to marketers, as oil prices extended their rally on Monday, with…
Security situation has improved in Borno under Buhari despite killings —Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said despite the recent killing of at least 43 rice farmers in the state by the Boko Haram terrorists, the security situation in the…
Reps tackle PDP caucus over call for Buhari’s impeachment
The House of Representatives has faulted the call by the Peoples Democratic Party caucus on Nigerians to ask the National Assembly to impeach the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).…
Buhari nominates new MD, ED for NDIC, reappoints AMCON’s directors
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed Mr Bello Hassan as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. He also appointed Mr Mustapha Ibrahim as Executive…
Two dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
Two persons died on Monday while four others sustained various degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a commercial bus around Fidiwo on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson for…
OSHIOMHOLE SAYS: I won’t accept APC chairmanship if offered again
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has dissociated himself from the fresh suit instituted by the party’s former National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, challenging the…
UMAHI: Why I campaigned for Buhari in 2019
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has admitted supporting the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), during the 2019 general election, even as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Umahi said…
NGIGE: Ohanaeze electoral committee filled with PDP members
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has rejected the 40-man electoral committee for the election of the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leaders. The former Governor of Anambra State dismissed…
GANDUJE: Most Almajiris are not Nigerians
Most Quranic education school pupils, popularly referred to as Almajiri, who roam the streets in the northern part of the country, are not Nigerians, Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje said on Monday.…















