Nigeria@60: FG Declares Thursday Public Holiday

Nigerian government has declared Thursday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 60th Independence anniversary celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of…

P&Q Case: UK Court Orders Release Of $200m Deposit To Nigeria

A commercial court in London has ordered the release of $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to the Nigerian government. The…

Water Resources Bill Doesn’t Give FG Unfettered Access To Water, Land Across Nigeria — Hon. Soli

Says no sinister motive to pass the bill Chairman, House Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Sada Soli on Monday disclosed that the contentious National Water Resources Bill has no negative…

EXPOSED: DSS Director-General, Bichi, Conducts Secret, Uneven Recruitment Into Agency With North Getting 535 Slots, South 93

Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services, has activated a lopsided hiring process that could overfill the security agency with personnel from the Northern part of Nigeria. According…

Malaysia Returnee Shot Dead Inside Barber’s Shop In Aba

A 36-year-old man, Mr. Samuel Kalu aka ‘Akilu’ (Bitter Kola) has been shot dead by unknown gunmen while having a haircut at a barbing saloon located at Umuibe Street, off…

OPINION: Nigeria @ 60: Still a toddler

By Ademoola Orunbon NIGERIANS mark the 60th independence anniversary of their beloved country on Thursday. Few will disagree that, amidst the myriad of unnerving socio-economic and security challenges facing the…

Nigerians attack labour

• Labour compromise that got citizens angry • Wins 113 buses for mass transit in major cities • You betrayed us, Nigerians tell NLC, TUC • Afenifere, PANDEF cry foul…

I Didn’t Divert N2.7bn Meant For School Feeding Programme, Minister Replies ICPC

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq has dissociated herself from a trending report in the media titled “N2.72b for School Feeding During…

We Will Replicate Our Success In Ondo, Says IGP

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has said the Nigeria Police Force will replicate and advance the gains recorded by the Force and other security agencies during the Edo governorship…

Why we shelved strike – Labour

Organised Labour represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has given reasons for shelving its planned nationwide strike and protests. It made this known in a joint…

Convoy Attack: Zulum meets families of fallen policemen

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has met with families of policemen and members of Civilian Joint Task Force ( CJTF) killed by insurgents in an ambush on Friday in Borno.…

Chinese teacher sentenced to death for poisoning children

A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead . A…

Dollar Steady As All Eyes On US Presidential Debate

The dollar held steady against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as financial markets braced for the first U.S. presidential debate, while traders also tracked developments on the U.S. stimulus…

Army reiterates support to Borno govt relocation, resettlement of IDPs

The Nigerian Army says it is fully in support of the ongoing efforts of Borno State government to relocate and resettle the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state back…

One Killed As Gunmen Kidnap Kaduna LG Chairman

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Caretaker Chairman of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Bege Katuka. A commercial motorcyclist was reportedly killed during the kidnapping incident.…