Gbajabiamila meets Buhari, insists on direct primaries
President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State...
Lagos needs $15bn for infrastructure — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says Lagos will need about $15 billion for infrastructure over the next five years. Sanwo-Olu said this on Thursday...
Rivers council threatens to invoke anti-cultism law against cultists, sponsors
Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers State, Dame Anengi Barasua has threatened to invoke the Rivers State Anti-Cultism Act 2018 and other relevant...
#EndSARS Report: Let states take first action – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the federal government will await the steps taken by states, before taking action on the report of the Lagos State...
Boko Haram, ISIS, ISWAP threatening Nigeria – Osinbajo tells US
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the threat to Nigeria by Boko Haram, ISIS and its affiliate, Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), is increasing on...
Rivers court remand two teenagers for defiling 14-year-old female student
A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital has remanded fourteen year old male Students of Okporo Community Secondary school in Obio-Akpor local...
SSANU threatens fresh strike over Wike’s refusal to obey court order on payment of teachers
Following the continued refusal of the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike to obey a valid court order directing him to pay salaries of teachers...
Hoodlums disrupt APC factional meeting in Osogbo
Reports say suspected hoodlums on Thursday afternoon attacked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Oranmiyan House, Osogbo. The members who were attacked are...
Rohr not sacked, says NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation says it has not sacked Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, amid reports that the Franco-German has been sent packing by the...
Afreximbank, NNPC sign $1bn exploration deal
The Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a $US1.04 billion facility with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to finance the exploration of petroleum. The agreement...