SENATE Minority Lead­er, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has given as­surances that the N60 bil­lion Lagos-Calabar rail project will be included in the N6.06 trillion 2016 budget.to be forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. Read More…

At least six officials of the Nigerian Medical Association died in a road accident on Sunday, an official has said. Read More…

Embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, continued to witness a backlash against him, this time during an appearance at a mosque in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, last Friday.  Read More…

The chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations, Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin, have absolved themselves of complicity in the distortion of 2016 budget details, saying allegations against them were “unfounded”. Read More…

#OccupyNASS, the civil event at which Nigerians will demonstrate on April 26 against Senate President Bukola Saraki and the cabal around him, has gone global.  Read More…

Is there any justification for this horrific act? this is the main question on the lips of people after a Zambian woman burnt her own husband and sister for allegedly having s*x. Read More…

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of alleged complicity in the fuel supply crisis in the state. Read More…

The three officials of the Osun State Government abducted by gunmen in Kogi State last Friday have been released. Read More…

Tragedy struck Sunday at Obio Ibet Nkanika village in Oruk Anam local government, Akwa Ibom State, as angry mob set ablaze a motor-cycle thief. Read More…

Former President Goodluck has been honoured by the cities of Antioch and Lathrop in California for promoting peace and democracy in Africa. Read More…

Nigerians, who have laid their hands on the telephone numbers of lawmakers representing them at the Senate, have declared a telephone war on their senators by bombarding their lines with unending calls  and text messages. Read More…

Ex-Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo is dead. He died yesterday at 80 after a brief illness. Read More…

After being detained for about four days, a former Finance Minister, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, has reportedly made a substantial refund of the cash said to have been given to her by the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA. Read More…

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Saturday said the institution would resume full academic activities on Monday, May 2. Read More…

At least 10 persons have been feared killed and several houses set ablaze in a renewed violence that broke out in Taraba State. Read More…

The Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) of the Nigerian Navy has trained 39 policemen in a Basic Marine Operation Course (BMOC) to counter maritime crimes like pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft, among others. Read More…

Gina was shot 5 times and left to die in Aluu (University of Portharcourt) Rivers State allegedly by police men in the guise of accidental discharge during the  school’s violent protest earlier this month. Read More…

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve all former governors in his cabinet of their duties and appoint technocrats to run his change agenda if wants to succeed in attracting foreign investment into the country. Read More…

Justice A. A. Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere on Friday, dismissed an application filed before the court by Rickey Tarfa, SAN, challenging the jurisdiction of the court  Read More…

Some gun wielding hoodlums on Friday abducted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade; Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade. Read More…

The Controller-General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ekpendu, has denied that his aides assaulted a female lawmaker, Onyemaechi Mrakpor, within the National Assembly complex. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buahri on Friday said Nigeria’s currency, naira, was strong during his military regime but lost value after his removal from office in 1985. Read More…

The refusal of the leadership of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly to formally induct three opposition members-elect four months after they were declared winners of their various elections, may have drawn the ire of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Read More…