President Goodluck Jonathan in Katsina on Friday paid homage to Hajia Aya Dada, the mother of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. Jonathan, who was on a two-day state visit to
The Imo Government said it discovered crude oil in some local government areas, and urged the Federal Government to inspect the sites for possible exploration. The Managing Director of Imo
The military on Friday said it foiled an attempt by some terrorists in Maiduguri to free some of their detained colleagues. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Chris
At least 100 people were killed when some gunmen attacked three villages in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Saturday. Our correspondent gathered that
More revelations by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts indicated on Thursday that the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation could not account for N35bn
Aliyu Gusau, Nigeria’s Defence minister, had his powers challenged by military commanders he was appointed to supervise. On Tuesday he sent a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan threatening to quit
The federal government, states and local governments on Thursday shared N641.2 billion from the Federation Account for February. The Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Jonah Otunla, made the disclosure in Abuja when
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of seven persons accused of complicity in the over N20bn police pension fraud, Mustapha Gadanya, has narrated to Justice Hussein Baba of the
The convoy of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue was attacked on Tuesday by suspected herdsmen on his way to Guma Local Government Area of the state. Mr. Suswam was visiting the council on
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to redouble its anti-terrorism war by changing to strategies that would stop the killing
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, on Monday restated his warning to political parties to stop violating the rules governing electioneering ahead of 2015 polls.
The Senate Committee on the Environment and Ecology, on Monday, queried the Federal Ministry of Environment for paying N21m to a contractor who claimed that his firm was currently executing
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday called on the President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government to intensify its fight against oil theft and production loss in Nigeria, stressing that the
Remember we told you the Half of a Yellow Sun movie was scheduled for a March UK release? Well, there’s more news on that front. A new trailer has been
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the people of the South-East and South-South zones for their patience over delays in the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. “My sincere promise during my