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May 22, 2016

R-L: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Senator Godswill Akpabio; Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State; Senator Walid Jibrin; Governor...

Smoke reported on EgyptAir flight prior to crash

Smoke was detected on the doomed Egyptair plane shortly before it crashed over the Mediterranean Sea, the French air accident...

Kogi monarch abducted; another monarch’s wife gives birth in kidnappers’ den

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Elete town in Kogi State, Chief Aminu Aku. Aku was kidnapped by...

APC seeks Wike’s explanation on alleged N700m poll bribery scam

by Chidi Roberts

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has urged Governor Nyesom Wike to explain his role in the alleged...

PDP convention in Port Harcourt dissolves NEC, sets up Makarfi-led seven-man Caretaker Committee; Mantu, Gana, Nwodo, Okupe hold another convention in Abuja

The National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday dissolved its National Executive Council (NEC), National Working Committee...

Court order or no order, PDP convention will hold, says Wike

by Chidi Roberts

Despite a court order stopping the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State...

Court refuses Ricky Tarfa’s application for stay of proceedings

by Femi Adewale

A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere on Friday declined to grant an application for stay of proceeding filed by...

Oil marketers to FG: Help! We can’t access forex to pay our debts

Oil marketers on Friday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to assist them in making foreign exchange available for...

Anglican Primate to FG: Proposed grazing reserves might lead to civil war

by Robby Akeju

Primate of the Church of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has urged the Federal Government to...

Foreign Direct Investments in oil, gas free zones hit $75bn

by Robby Akeju

Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in Nigerian Oil and Gas Free Zones totaled $75 billion (N14.7 trillion), with a lion share...

Buhari assures oil firms of enhanced security in Niger Delta

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is taking necessary actions...

What caused EgyptAir plane crash? A look at likely scenarios

While nothing can be ruled out yet, what's known about the erratic behaviour of EgyptAir flight 804 before it crashed...

Tinubu-led FG delegation appeals to NLC to shelve strike

All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve the ongoing...

Reuben Abati on deregulation: To all the 2012 hypocrites now turned today’s yes-men, una do well o

This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about the relationship...

Bayelsa PDP to Sylva, APC: Ask God for forgiveness, says ‘Dickson not behind Niger Delta Avengers’

by Chidi Roberts

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Thursday reacted to the accusation by the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

NLC to FG: We are open for dialogue

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Thursday in Abuja that it is open for dialogue with the Federal Government...

Kaduna APC to sanction Senator Sani over support for NLC strike

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State on Thursday threatened to expel Senator Shehu Sani for his opposition to...

Metuh vomits in court, judge adjourns trial to May 24

Trial of the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, before the Federal High...

Atiku laments 'frightening economic decimation of Nigerian workers'

Disregard NLC strike, NUPENG tells Nigerians

by Robby Akeju

NUPENG on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the ongoing strike called by a faction of NLC and go about their...

Oyo NLC gives NURTW ultimatum to join strike

by Femi Adewale