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After 67 days in detention, former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was back in his house holding his son, Aragon...on...

Erdogan: These coup plotters will pay a heavy price

Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would...

Court order on reversal of electricity tariff may cost 10,000 jobs, says Eko Disco boss

by Femi Adewale

Chief Executive Officer, Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDP), Mr Oladele Amoda, on Friday said that this week's court...

Oil thieves attack NSCDC operatives in Bayelsa

Militants’ attack: Residents of Ikorodu communities flee homes

by Femi Adewale

Many residents of the communities in Ikorodu, Lagos State have fled their homes for fear of being attacked by...

DHQ hands over three cleared suspected Boko Haram terrorists to Yobe, Borno govts

Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, on Friday, handed over three cleared Boko Haram suspects to their states....

Ghost workers: Presidential audit team finds N5.7 billion discrepancies in FG payroll

by Roland Edwards

The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government's Ministries, Agencies and...

Dasukigate: EFCC arraigns Obadina over N2.4bn contract scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Managing Director, Almond Properties Ltd., Olugbenga Obadina, in the...

Lai Mohammed: Arms scandal report not doctored, insists ‘anti-corruption fight is non-discriminatory’

The Federal Government has said there is no truth in the insinuation that the report of the Presidential Committee...

‘My children, I am proud of you’

President Muhammadu Buhari with his children (from left) Zahra Buhari, Halimat Buhari-Sheriff and Yusuf Buhari as he celebrates with them...

N185bn, $695m arms procurement scandal: Buhari orders probe of Ihejirika, Minimah, 16 military officers, 24 CEOs, perm secs, others

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Committee charged with investigating the Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to...

PDP holds National Convention Aug 17 in Port Harcourt; chairmanship zoned to South; Sheriff recognises Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Thursday in Abuja and came out with a resolution: No more...

Lai Mohammed to Japanese ambassador: FG has clear economic plan

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is very focused on the economy...

Atiku laments 'frightening economic decimation of Nigerian workers'

NLC vows to tackle governors over unpaid salaries of workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will tackle governors over non-payment and cuts in the salaries of workers...

FIRS to go after airlines, banks, communication firms not remitting tax

by Roland Edwards

The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, said the focus of the service this quarter,...

Buhari’s daughter, octogenarian, others called to the Bar; Law School D-G urges varsities to adhere to admission quota

The Chairman, Body of Benchers, Mr Bandele Aiku (SAN), has enjoined newly inducted lawyers to adhere to the code of...

FG begins review of cost profiles of revenue generating agencies

by Roland Edwards

The Federal Government said on Thursday that it had commenced the review of the cost profile of all its revenue...

Buhari hails transformation of Armed Forces

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hailed the transformation in the Nigerian Armed Forces, describing it as unprecedented within a...

Alleged Murder: Ekiti govt writes IGP, wants APC Chairman, ex-lawmaker, 13 others arrested

by Femi Adewale

Ekiti State Government has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, calling for the immediate arrest...

‘At your service sir’

Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, saluting President Muhammadu Buhari at HQ 1 BDE, Nigerian Army, Dansadau, Zamfara...

Here comes the Commander-in-Chief