N107bn stolen under Yari, says Matawalle

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, says the previous administration in the state stole N107 billion from the treasury In a Twitter post on Thursday, Matawalle said the committee set up…

Canada denying Nigerians visas unfairly – Envoy

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Amb. Adeyinka Asekun, says the host country is unfairly denying a lot of Nigerians visas including students. Asekun stated this during a webinar on Nigeria’s…

Tension in Rivers as alleged IPOB members kill SARS officer

Yet to be identified men have killed a Police Officer attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, whose name was not ascertained at press…

Kukah: Buhari making it difficult for Nigerians to celebrate diversity

Matthew Kukah, bishop of the Catholic diocese in Sokoto, says President Muhammadu Buhari is making it difficult for Nigerians to celebrate diversity. The cleric spoke at The Platform, an annual…

Google To Pay Publishers Globally $1bn For Their News Over Next Three Years

Google has said that it would pay publishers globally $1bn for their news over the next three years. News publishers have in the past asked Google for compensation for using…

EXPOSED: Each rep gets N8.5m every month — aside salaries

Simon Karu, a member of the house of representatives from Gombe state, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly. Karu said although the salary…

Osinbajo disagrees with bleak view of Nigeria’s history

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed disagreement on comments reflective of a bleak view of Nigeria’s history. He said that despite the onerous challenges Nigerians faced and endured as a…

Shell To Sack 9,000 Workers In Major Shake-Up

Oil super major, Royal Dutch Shell, has declared plans to sack 9,000 staff as part of a major shake-up to cut costs and raised annual savings of up to $2.5…

Police Detains inspector who brutalises Punch photojournalist

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered immediate detention and orderly room trial of one Inspector Adadu Innocent attached to PMF 22 Ikeja, for hitting and…

Second Russian virus vaccine passes early trials: report

Early clinical trials of a second Russian coronavirus vaccine have proved successful, its developer said Thursday after Russia boasted of approving the world’s first vaccine. Russia’s Vektor — a top-secret…

Appointment Of Supreme Court Justices: Access To Justice -Group

.. Accuses Buhari Of Politicizing The Process An advocacy group, under the aegis of Access to Justice, has faulted the delay in submission of names of nominees of Supreme Court…

Human Rights Lawyers Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Unconstitutional’ ICC Sanctions

Human rights lawyers launched a legal challenge on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing economic sanctions on employees of the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal, arguing it…

Nigerian Govt Implements New Visa Fees, Policy

Nigerian Government has approved the implementation of New Visa Policy (NVP) and new Visa fees. The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mr Muhammad Babandede made this known in a…

OPINION: The injurious lies in Buhari’s Independence Day speech

By Frederick Nwabufo One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony…

Girls’ enrolment, retention in schools on the rise in Nigeria, Buhari tells UN event on Beijing +25

President Muhammadu Buhari declared Thursday at a UN high-level meeting commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women. In a video message to the virtual meeting, convened…