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Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, is wondering if it is worth taking pains for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking when Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated some projects in the state on Thursday, the governor said he had worked passionately for the ruling party but what he got in return was constant hounding by the […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the government of being reluctant to implement the agreement between the two parties and said it should not be held responsible if there is any disruption in the university system. The union recalled that it issued a caveat before suspending its three months old strike in […]

An Enugu East Magistrates Court presided by Magistrate A. N. Chioke has remanded 140 members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) over an alleged treason. The defendants, who were brought to the court in three 608 buses and one 18-seater bus, were said to have conspired to commit treasonable felony. They were however, […]

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government not to ignore former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assertion that activities of Boko Haram and herdsmen in Nigeria are now West African Fulanisation and Islamisation agenda. Speaking yesterday in Lagos at an event organised by the United Bank of Africa to mark the 2019 Africa Day, Soyinka […]

The scanners installed at the various Nigerian airports do not have the capacity to detect drugs, an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) told a Senate panel yesterday. The revelation was made against the backdrop of the arrest last December of a Nigerian student, Zainab Habibu Aliyu, by the Saudi Arabian authorities […]

Until May 29, 2015, Omokri was a spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria.

The Federal Government says it has acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts of measures to enhance nomadic education. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja during an interview with newsmen, adding that the establishment of the radio frequency was to […]

The 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has decried the high rate of suicide in Nigeria. Atiku on Tuesday enjoined Nigerian parents and communities at large to look out for early signs of depression in the lives of young people. According to him, paying close attention will help control the […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the federal government has engaged the U.S. government to make the issue of visa issuance less difficult for genuine Nigerian visitors to America. Mr Onyeama said this on Tuesday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists on the negative impact the issue of visa overstay had on […]

The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and household packaging. The report was adopted on Tuesday at the Committee of Whole presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuf Lassun (APC-Osun). The bill seeks […]

A 46-year-old businessman, Tochi Michael, has dragged the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, before an FCT High Court over alleged age falsification. In the originating summon with suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/79/2019, filed before the court in April, the petitioner alleged that the CJN deliberately falsified his date of birth. Mr Michael alleged that […]

At least 27 Nigerians have been kidnapped from four states in the past 48 hours, amidst the growing insecurity across the country. Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the major security challenges facing Nigeria. Others include banditry, Boko Haram and ethnoreligious violence. The insecurity across the country persists despite the efforts of security agencies. […]

Millionaire who had s-x onboard a private jet with a 15-year-old girl he was supposed to be teaching to fly faces five years behind bars. Married father-of-three Stephen Bradley Mell pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct and receiving child abuse images and is due to be […]

National Parents, Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) on Monday decried the spate of suicide among adolescents, urging parents and guardians to be more vigilant and monitor activities of their children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a student recently committed suicide for failing to score high grades in the just concluded Unified Tertiary […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says Nigeria is safe for world leaders invited to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29. Mohammed spoke while fielding questions from journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. The minister had been asked to tell Nigerians measures that have been taken to make the country […]

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has confirmed the commission is investigating the outgoing Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Mr Magu disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday. Asked if an investigation is being carried out regarding the outgoing state governor, he responded, “definitely”. The […]

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth Rome Masters… Rafael Nadal had to dig deep to beat Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters and claim his first title of the season, winning 6-0 4-6 6-1 after more than two hours of intense battle. It was a thrilling precursor to what could […]

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been ranked 11th in the club of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders for this year. The rating was announced by Fortune, a multinational business magazine based in New York City, United States. It focuses mainly on privately-run businesses and how their promoters have used them to impact their society positively. The […]