Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is yet to decide whether or not to yield to pressure from different groups urging him to contest the 2023 presidential election. He said this on Friday in Abuja when his committee of friends...
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Mariupol still resisting: Zelensky The devastated city of Mariupol "continues to resist" despite Russian claims to have captured it, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says. Russia says it has "liberated" the strategically important...
A petrol-laden tanker, on Friday, crashed and exploded at Ajegunle bus stop, Alagbado on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. It was gathered that the tanker exploded at about 2:06 a.m. on Friday, causing panic in the area. The incident was confirmed by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Matilda Mmegwa as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Employment and Job Creation. The Senior Special Assistant, who has held a number of posts in the private sector in...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on academics and members of other professional bodies to participate actively in the task of making Nigeria a better place for the citizens. Osinbajo said this on Thursday when he received a team of...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, said no responsive government can ignore the role of religious and traditional rulers in tackling insecurity in the country. Speaking at an Iftar (Breaking of Ramadan fast) dinner with religious and traditional rulers at the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of the quartet of Allen Abel, Jerry Shugaba, Ramat Bukar and Buba Hamidu before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The four defendants...
The house of Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire, was checked by police on Thursday after the player received a bomb threat. It was not known who made the bomb threat. The England defender, who lives with his fiancée and two children,...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional operational assets to complement officers attached to Operation Restore Peace in the South East, following the recent spate of attacks in the region. The IGP...
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the state of refineries in Nigeria has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the committee or risk the wrath of the law. The...