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Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday warned Multichoice Nigeria not to dare Nigeria by going ahead to hike the tariffs of its products while the matter is under investigation. The Senate had, on March 30, 2022, set up a seven-member ad hoc committee to investigate the tariff hike introduced by DSTV and other pay-tv service providers […]

Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday asked President Buhari to “resign immediately” over failure in providing security for Nigerians. The organisation tabled the demand in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. According to him, it is disappointing that after about seven years of being in office, Buhari still has no answers to the security […]

Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige has said he is tired of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) going on a strike every time there is a disagreement with the Federal Government. The minister said this in a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Patience Onuobia, after a […]

At least 68 persons are with the terrorist group that abducted travellers from the scene of the March 28 train attack. Daily Trust had reported how the armed gang bombed the rail track, forcing the train to derail after which they opened fire on passengers. Before the arrival of security operatives, some of the passengers […]

A former Minister of Information under the Sani Abacha regime, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu, has joined the presidential race. The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a close ally of the President Buhari, has reportedly concluded plans to obtain the APC expression of interest and nomination forms. The ex-minister was said to have been assured […]

After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), the Vice-President informed the APC governors of his plan […]

Catholic priest, Reverend Leo Raphael Ozigi, who was kidnapped by bandits three weeks ago, has been released. Ozigi was ferried to a forest in Kaduna State after his kidnap from where he was eventually released Friday night. N10m was, however, raised by his church in Minna, family, close associates and delivered to the bandits. Vanguard […]

The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said irrespective of location, Nigerians will be proud to identify with their country if he is elected as president in the 2023 elections. The cleric gave the assurance during a virtual meeting tagged ‘Unveiling Project 16 to Nigerians in Diaspora’, with the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he is determined to clean the mess in the country, having made three unsuccessful attempts at becoming Nigeria’s President. “Having served as a military Head of State, and returned to politics to serve as a President, after losing three elections, I have seen the system of accountability in the […]

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has said the country’s insecurity would be worsened if Nigerians are allowed to bear arms. He stated this at a media parley in Abuja Thursday evening while answering a question on the call by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, who last week said […]

The national electricity grid collapsed again on Friday evening, making it the third time the grid had collapsed within the space of one month, plunging the nation into darkness again. Some power distribution companies confirmed the development in separate messages on Friday evening. The fresh collapse sparked outrage among Nigerians, particularly on Social Media. In […]

Wole Soyinka has lamented the rising level of insecurity in the country, saying many Nigerians go out unsure they would return home safely. He believes the country needs help to tame insecurity.  The Nobel laureate spoke on the sidelines of a media briefing held in Lagos on Thursday. “This government needs help, it no longer […]

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Thursday said Nigerians should be grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari over the “massive” railway projects across the country. Amaechi said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the launch of the State Mass Bus Transit System. He said Buhari, in spite of criticism on the huge borrowing, has been constructing […]

The Senate has passed a bill that seeks to establish a Federal University of Transportation in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The proposed university is pegged at $50 million and is already 50 per cent completed. The bill was passed during plenary on Wednesday after the lawmakers considered a report by the Committee […]

The bandits, who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train last month, have threatened to kill them if the federal government fails to meet their demands. In a video released on Wednesday, the armed men said they were not interested in money, adding that the Federal Government knows what they were asking for. The video, which […]

A former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria is bleeding as a result of the spate of killings across the country. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress urged all and sundry to join hands in the fight against banditry in the land. This is as Governor Nasir el-Rufai […]