NAN Alhaji Farouk Lawan, former Chairman, House of Representative Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before the FCT High Court, Abuja, for allegedly...
Heads of external intelligence agencies across the West African sub-region including Cameroun on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding pledging mutual assistance and cooperation in the fight against...
The Daily Independent, UK, has reported that a Nigerian seeking asylum, Aderonke Apata, felt she had tried everything to persuade the Home Office she was gay. She’d...
Reports say the new Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido, has yet to move into his palace more than 24 hours after he received his appointment...
The Anambra Government has announced an incentive of 20 per cent increase in the basic salary of teachers posted in rural communities of the state. The...
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference resolved yesterday to checkmate the excesses of social media usage. Adopting the science and technology report by the committee headed...
Troops conducting anti-terrorists campaign in North-Eastern Nigeria have successfully averted attempted massive raid on villages in Borno and Adamawa States during the weekend, Chris Olukolade,...
NAN Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed concern over the seizure of copies of the publications of four national dailies – the Nation, Guardian, Daily...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has received with shock and sadness, news of the sudden and untimely death of Professor Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information and...
The two children of the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Mr. Jimoh Lawal have been released, 53 days after their kidnap. The children, Ogirima...
By Ini Eket A massive public outcry forced Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio, to backtrack on a scandalous multibillion pension plan for himself and other former...
By RON NIXON WASHINGTON — The State Department is financing a new 24-hour satellite television channel in the turbulent northern region of Nigeria that American officials say is...
