The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has hailed the decision of his Ebonyi counterpart, David Umahi, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Matawalle attributed Mr Umahi’s decamping to

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has formally received the repatriated Ife Terracotta from his Foreign Affairs counterpart, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in company of the Ambassador of

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday struck out the case filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a request by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited review and set aside a N17bn judgment debt it incurred last year over the

A former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) sitting in Awka, the state capital, to dismiss the petition of Mr Bonaventure

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has released Senator Ali Ndume on bail. The Borno South lawmaker spent five days in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Okon Abang gave the ruling on

Josephine Okereke, the wife of the newspaper vendor shot and killed by a Department of State Services operative attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has

The federal government yesterday said that the proposed 2021 budget as submitted to the National Assembly would not be recalled amid calls to tinker with the appropriation bill as the

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has attacked former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The ruling party accused the Wazirin Adamawa of scheming to “purchase” the PDP 2023 ticket. Atiku was the

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday for ruling on the bail application filed by Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has an opportunity to address the demands of the people or put the country “on fire”. His comment comes

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Wednesday at least 102 people died in last month’s #EndSARS protests across the country. The IGP, who stated this at a meeting

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden called for a united effort against COVID-19, addressing the country on the eve of Thanksgiving. His remarks are once again focused on combating the pandemic, as

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the position of the Federal Government known while addressing reporters on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Nigerian government has

The nation’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, gave this indication during an

A lawyer, Mr Adeola Adedipe, engaged by the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abulrasheed Maina in his ongoing trial for money laundering, has applied to quit

Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial district, Elisha Ishaku Abbo has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection through the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan

The Speaker, Gombe State House of Assembly, Abubakar Ibrahim Kurba, has been sacked by members of the State House. The impeachment motion was moved by a former Deputy Speaker of

CNN has released a second report on the controversial shootings by men of the Nigeria Army at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests, amid threats of sanction from the

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked the bail granted Faisal Maina, the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, and ordered his arrest for jumping bail in his trial on

The Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, has been impeached. It was reported that Ogundeji was removed during Tuesday plenary by the members of

Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has told Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State that no leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would

President Donald Trump of the United States has finally given a go-ahead for the Biden-Harris transition to begin. Trump in a tweet on Monday said that he was directing his

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday petitioned the Cable News Network (CNN), demanding “an immediate and exhaustive investigation into its report on the Lekki Toll Gate incident. The petition

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, has dragged the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the December 5 senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, before a

American microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has suspended the account of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over possible ‘violation’. It was observed that the NCC Twitter handle (@NgComCommission) was

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has restated the commitment of Federal Government to end the eight-month strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.