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Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the nation needs a character like Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. He commended El-Rufai for his pan-Nigeria character and his commitment to good governance. The former president who was a special guest at Kaduna State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday said he was happy with El-Rufai’s approach […]

Saudi Aramco shares zoomed higher on Thursday, turning the massive state oil producer into the world’s first $2 trillion company and achieving the valuation long sought by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The stock gained 10% for a second consecutive day, reaching 38.70 riyals ($10.32) per share before giving up some of its gains. Saudi Aramco has gained […]

A high court in Adamawa has ordered the arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, for allegedly giving a bribe of N362 million to INEC officials to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election. Nathan Musa, the judge, gave this order on Thursday while delivering judgement against Ibrahim Umar and Sahabo Hamman, two staff […]

House of Representatives on Thursday began move to enforce free, compulsory basic education in the country. The House also took steps to make free education a fundamental right of every Nigerian child, irrespective of status of the parents. The Bill, sponsored by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to make […]

The Senate has asked the federal government to initiate a sustainable unemployment fund for the payment of living stipends to unemployed Nigerians until such persons secure employment. Currently, the millions of unemployed Nigerians do not get any kind of benefits from the government. The federal government has, however, initiated programmes like the N-Power to reduce […]

The Minister of Youth and Sport, Sunday Dare, says Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua will present his belts to President Muhammadu Buhari soon. The minister announced this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The minister did not however, disclose the date […]

The electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have announced another collapse of the national electricity grid. In different statements by the DisCos on Wednesday, they said the blackout being experienced across the country is as a result of the industrial action by electricity workers. Earlier yesterday, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) announced the commencement of […]

The National Union of Electricity Employees have embarked on a nationwide strike. In a statement, Anthony Sule, assistant secretary general of NUEE, said the 21-day ultimatum given to Saleh Mamman, minister of power, ended at midnight on Tuesday. He said the union’s decision was made since the federal government failed to have a dialogue with them […]

Signal, an online news platform has announced that it will henceforth address President Buhari with the prefix: ‘Dictator’ in all its publications. The news platform made the announcement on Twitter and also disclosed that the decision came as a show of protest for the consistent disregard for the rule of law and clampdown on freedom of expression in […]

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has poured out dissatisfaction over the new law from the Ministry of Interior head by Rauf Aregbesola that compulsory payment of N30,000 by Churches to perform statutory marriages and N21,000 for each marriages certificate. PFN has alleged that churches are being targeted by the Federal Government following the new […]

The Presidency says Nigeria is a sovereign nation and will not be bothered about the reports from the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union as regards human rights abuses. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Wednesday. Adesina was asked […]

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three persons including a Vice Principal for allegedly collecting money from students participating in the ongoing National Examination Council (NECO) at Government Day Secondary School,  Ote in Eiye-Nkorin Area of Kwara State. The suspects are, the Vice Principal of the School, […]

The United Kingdom has said it is closely following the continued detention of Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore while calling on the Nigerian government to respect the fundamentals for democracy. Mr. Sowore was rearrested by operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) on Friday at a Federal High Court in Abuja, […]

Child prodigy Laurent Simons has left his university course, following a dispute over his graduation date. Laurent, 9, made world headlines in November when news emerged that he was due to finish his studies in electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands in December. (Laurent, pictured with his mother, Lydia, and father, […]

Six people, including one police officer, were killed in Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday in a series of gunfights that brought destruction to a kosher market and made a residential area feel like a war zone. The dead included three people in the market as well as two suspected shooters, officials said. The slain police […]

The federal government has directed that all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) must publish the summary of their financial inflows and outflows every day. President Muhammadu Buhari gave the directive on Monday at the launch of the Financial Transparency Policy and Implementation Guidelines in Abuja. Tayo Alasoadura, the minister of state for Niger Delta, represented […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Monday called on the Executive to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the power sector to overcome the legion of problems stalling steady power supply in Nigeria. Lawan stated this while declaring open a one-day round-table discussion with the theme: “Addressing Nigeria’s Power […]

Serena Williams’ smashed racket from her infamous US Open final defeat by Naomi Osaka has been sold for $20,910 at a New Jersey auction. Williams damaged the racket in the bad-tempered 2018 loss, a match which sparked controversy after the 23-time grand slam champion was docked a game for clashing with umpire Carlos Ramos. The item was one of […]