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Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has appointed Mr Gabriel Ajah as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG)....

59-year-old woman slumps, dies while urinating in Ekiti

Rustlers kill cattle owner in Kaduna, set motorcycle ablaze

Cattle rustlers on Friday killed one Tanko Nyam, a cattle breeder in Kyaru village, Daddu District of Jaba Local Government...

Oil prices threatened as Saudis set to raise output

Oil prices slipped on Friday after the world's top crude exporter, Saudi Arabia, said it was ready to raise output...

Four Nigerians bag Queen’s Young Leaders Award

Queen Elizabeth II will, on Monday, June 22, present the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards to four young Nigerians at...

Amnesty International's latest report against military 'fallacious, lacking in objectivity', says CALSER

Buhari to take action on Amnesty International report

 President Muhammadu Buhari has, once again, given assurance that his government will closely study the report released recently by Amnesty...

AU summit: African states consider single currency, passport

African Union (AU) Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Anthony Maruping, has revealed that the Union was mooting the idea to adopt...

South African rangers intensify search for fleeing lion

Flying in a helicopter and armed with tranquilliser guns, South African game rangers are intensifying the search for a young...

Atiku felicitates with ‘Uncle Sam’ at 80

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the Publisher and founder of the influential Vanguard Newspaper, Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, on...

As the world marks Blood Donor Day, Peterside calls for love, compassion

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the April 11 election in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that...

South Africa xenophobia attack under spotlight at AU summit

Xenophobia is expected to feature prominently at the ongoing African Union (AU) Summit in Johannesburg, sources close to the summit...

June 12: Ambode pledges to expand frontiers of democratic governance

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday pledged his commitment to expanding the frontiers of democratic governance, social justice...

U.S. ‘spends $9m a day’ fighting IS

The United States (U.S.) spends more than $9m (£5.7m) a day on the war against Islamic State (IS), and has...

N10b ‘Assembly’ approval: Wike has kick-started looting of Rivers treasury, alleges APC

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been accused by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of...

Reps: Gbajabiamila pledges loyalty to Dogara

Former House of Representatives Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday promised to work with the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, to deliver...

Atiku appoints Ibe as Head, Media Office, solicits support for Buhari

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appointed Mazi Paul Ibe as Head of Atiku Media Office (AMO) and spokesman of...

NASS: Saraki, Dogara must be sanctioned, insists APC

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Thursday reiterated the party's resolve to...

Court sustains order restraining NERC from implementing proposed new electricity tariff

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sustained its earlier order restraining the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from...

Bauchi man on solidarity trek to honour Buhari declared missing

Bauchi State Police Command, on Thursday, declared missing, a middle-aged man who left on foot to Abuja, to attend the...

UBA drives activity with 15.76m shares as capital market indices up by 0.28%

Market indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday appreciated marginally by 0.28 per cent after dropping for three...

DPR to grant NDPR licence to operate 1000bpd modular refinery

Port Harcourt Refinery may resume operation July, to refine 5m litres of petrol daily