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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday disproved the insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t know how to govern. He also disagreed with inference that selfishness is the bane of those in government, saying that the Buhari administration is doing its best for Nigerians. Osinbajo said the efforts of the incumbent administration could have been felt more […]

After President Donald Trump was photographed with wads of dollar bills sticking out of his back pocket, the American leader has explained why he carries raw cash instead of using a credit card. While boarding Air Force One during a fundraising trip through California, President Trump was photographed with multiple $20 bills visible in his […]

Global rights group, Amnesty International has lambasted the Federal government for charging Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, with treason and insulting the President. AI, in a series of tweets on Saturday, described the move as dictatorial and unwarranted. It called on the government to immediately release him and drop all the charges. It said, “Amnesty […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday said it would continue to implement the cashless policy in line with its mandate to ensure an efficient payment system. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this while briefing journalists shortly after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. He said that contrary to claims in some quarters that […]

The Nigerian Government on Friday filed seven counts of treasonable felony and money laundering against the Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters and a presidential candidate in the February 2019 presidential election is charged along with Olawale Bakare, also known as Mandate. The charges were signed on behalf of t‎he […]

The Nigerian government has adopted National Livestock Transformation Plan. It says the plan is not targeted at only cattle but the entire animal husbandry sector in the country. Under the plan, N100 billion will be spent with the federal government contributing 80 per cent in grant, while states will contribute land, project implementation structure, personnel […]

The World Bank has said that it is in talks with Nigeria for a fresh loan of $2.5bn. This is despite a $2.4bn loan obtained by Nigeria in 2018. The Vice-President for the African division of the World Bank, Hafez Ghanem, said this during an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. Ghanem said, “We’re talking about a new […]

A Pennsylvania state senator arrested on charges of child pornography resigned Wednesday. Sen. Michael Folmer, 63, was charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility after child pornography images were found on his phone, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday. On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed to proceed on an indefinite leave […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said members of the Indigenous People of Biafra cannot attack him outside Nigeria. He stated this in Obosi, Anambra State against the background  of reports that IPOB members  had threatened to attack politicians of the South-East geopolitical zone if they were sighted anywhere outside the […]

A man from Benue state, Tarvershima Jebe, on Sunday lost his wife and three children in an auto-accident which happened at Unguwan Ciyawa in Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa state while on their way to Makurdi from Abuja. Jebe’s loss consisted of his wife, a son and two daughters among the 13 people reported […]

Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), says Abuja is one of the safest cities in the world. Adamu said this on Monday in reaction to reported cases of kidnapping in the federal capital territory in the past 48 hours. At least five persons were reportedly kidnapped in the city at the weekend. One of the victims was […]

At least 36 persons were killed and nine others kidnapped in reported violent crimes across Nigeria last week, indicating that insecurity continues to be a serious challenge in the country. The victims include two students killed by police officers attached to the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi, when her convoy ran into students […]

No fewer than nine persons sustained varying degrees of injury when an allegedly drunk policeman, identified as Taiwo Orisadare, stabbed them at a nightclub in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Friday. The policeman, attached to the Area Commander’s office, Akure, allegedly stabbed the victims, who were said to be young men, at a popular […]