Election: ICPC, INEC partner to curb vote buying
The Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) says it will collaborate with INEC to tackle vote buying during the…
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Police in Ebonyi nab man for killing wife, children, 4 others
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it has arrested “an insane man“, name withheld, for allegedly killing his wife, two children and…
Council of State approves N27, 000 minimum wage
The National Council of State on Tuesday endorsed N27,000 as new National Minimum Wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris…
Gov. Ortom replaces 6 suspended LG chairmen
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Tuesday in Makurdi swore in Acting Chairmen for six local governments, following the suspension of the…
Onnoghen urges appeal court to stop his trial
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, yesterday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to stop the Code of…
Again, FG, ASUU resume talks over strike
Following the strike embarked upon on November 4 by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government of Nigeria, has…
Obanikoro explains how he gave Fayose $5m arms deal
Nigeria’s former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, Monday explained how he paid a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose,…
Court restrains Buhari, AGF from removing CJN Onnoghen
The Justice Inyang Ekwo-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has, Monday, restrained President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the…
New IGP Mohammed Adamu orders disbandment of FSARS
The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the Federal Speciall Anti-robbery Robbery Squad (FSARS),…
Obasanjo reaps on my father’s blood – Jamiu Abiola
Jamiu Abiola, a son to late Chief MKO Abiola, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for “benefitting on his father’s blood” but…
After a damning letter, Obasanjo praises Buhari
After his second damning letter, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigerians must appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for contributing to the development of the…
Osinbajo: No public funds for friends
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has held a dialogue with Christian Youths in Lagos State, where he assured them that President Muhammadu Buhari…
FG to probe ASUU expenditure, defends oil subsidy regime
The Federal Government is to investigate past expenditure of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This follows the current N1.1 trillion…
FG plans to rig polls with N’power beneficiaries, CUPP alleges
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has raised the alarm over alleged recruitment of beneficiaries of N’Power programme as ad-hoc staff…
Varsity teacher tasks NLC, TUC on merits, demerits of strike
A Prof. of Economics, Prof. Peter Emeka Arinze of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has said that in as much as Nigerian…
INEC, security agencies can’t subvert people’s will, says Dogara
Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigeria Army and Police against any attempts…