Politics

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday cancelled his scheduled trip to Niger Republic. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, had announced on Sunday that Buhari would join …

he Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday declared the seat for the Kogi East senatorial district vacant. The judgement was delivered by Justice Abdul Aboki on a pre-election matter …

Former Senate President, Senator David Mark has broken silence on his recent invitation to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja. Reports had it that …

Police on Monday morning attacked protesters on a peaceful protest against the Rochas Okorocha government in Imo State. The protest, tagged ‘Occupy Owerri’, which is expected to last for one …

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday, December 17, said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN Deputy National Vice President, Segun Atho, …

The Imo state police command has released a statement revealing the reason for the sudden deployment of police officers and soldiers to the streets of Owerri. The statement signed by …

President Buhari had a surprise birthday party which was organized by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo led state governors, APC Chieftains, Businessmen, former first ladies at the state house. Other dignitaries …

House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila has reacted to the recent $1 billion withdrawal from the Excess Crude Account(ECA). The House of representatives member wrote on social media “It is important that …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Saturday insisted that its planned industrial action will commence on Monday. The group however, noted that it was ready …

One week after getting some reprieve from fuel supply hitches, long vehicular queues were noticed at the weekend in some major filling stations across Lagos metropolis. Majority of Major Marketers …

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, December 18, attend the 59th proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger. The president, alongside the presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, …

Indications are rife that the Central Bank of Nigeria may have concluded arrangement to re-introduce cash handling fees for both deposits and withdrawals as its board of governors approve the …

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has advised governments at all levels to create the enabling environment that would attract and sustain investments that would create jobs for the army …

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has come out with the debt profile of Ekiti State within the three years of Governor Ayo Fayose in power. According to DMO, Fayose has …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday. In a goodwill message released to newsmen on Sunday, Ekweremadu described President …

s at Thursday, December 14, 2017, a total of $36.9 billion was left in the foreign reserves of Nigeria, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals. According to …

Over 2500 persons decamped to the KOGI APC yesterday at Dekina, the largest LGA in Africa by landmass. The people decamped from various political parties. source:toptipz.com.ng

The political tremor set off by the return of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, to the Peoples Democratic Party, where, it is widely believed, he would seek the 2019 presidential …

Speaking at the first annual lecture of the Lagos State Professorial Chair of Tax and Fiscal Matters at the University of Lagos, Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun disclosed that Nigeria …

Birthday celebrations have begun at Aso Rock as President Muhammadu Buhari clocks 75 today. The number one citizen in Nigeria – was given a giant birthday card as his aides …

Atiku Abubaka who took to his twitter this morning to wish the President a happy birthday as got many Nigerians suprised. He said.. “Happy 75th birthday, president @mbuhari. Many happy …

Former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has stated that president Buhari has good intentions for Nigeria. He called on all Nigerians across religious, ethnic and political divides to support …

According to mulitple online reports, police authorities in Agadez city, central Niger – intercepted some smuggled guns destined for Nigeria. The arms; 42 pump action rifles and 200 rounds of …

The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo left $65 in Nigeria’s excess crude account. “When Obasanjo was leaving, he left about $65 billion dollars …

Ajama Samuel Timi, a former Niger Delta Militant who was among the beneficiaries of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, has been commissioned as a Nigerian Police Air wing Pilot. this …

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria needs her troops that have been keeping peace in Guinea Bissau, back home. He said he hoped that the president of Guinea Bissau would accept …

He made the call on Friday at the 3rd Adada Lecture organised by Association of Nsukka Professors, Nsukka, Enugu State. The theme of the lecture was “Restructuring and the Nigeria …

Abdulrasheed Maina, embattled former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, PRTT, has alleged that bigger names involved in the looting of public funds are in the Presidency with …

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Thursday, presented a budget proposal of N267.4billion to the state House of Assembly for 2018 fiscal year. The appropriation bill tagged: Budget of …

What The New Oshodi And Airport Road Would Look Like – Ambode Reveals

Today, Ekiti State workers said they are not interested in Xmas cloths for their children, instead, they want their Salaries Rather than providing their children Christmas clothes, government workers in …

The Akwa Ibom state government has distanced itself from a comment attributed to an Aide of Governor Udom Emmanuel, Mr Essien Ndueso. Ndueso stated on his social media page that …

The Minister for Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has denied any rift between him and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, describing the governor as one of his ‘sons’. Amaechi, who was …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives are probing former Senate President David Mark over allegedly billions stolen by him and other leaders of the National Assembly during his …

The British government has opened up on the agitations for Biafra, Restructuring and the Indigenous people of Biafra(IPOB) group, stating that they do not support IPOB or Secessionists. The British …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Thursday disclosed that it recorded new national peak electricity transmission capacity of 5,155.9 Mega Watt, MW, on December 8. The Interim Managing Director …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Post-Convention Committee on Reconciliation, who is also the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has said the party will need the full support …

Nollywood Actor Yul Edochie the Governorship Candidate of DPC in the last gubernatorial election in Anambra State and a Nollywood Star joins APGA. Edochie who is the son of a …

The electoral commission, INEC, has registered 21 new parties. This was made known in a statement by May Agbmuche-Mbu. The new registrations bring the total number of parties in Nigeria …

No fewer than 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to an official. The Principal, Ikoyi Prisons School, Mr Idris Ibikunle, disclosed this …

Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that over 12.2 million farmers have joined the rice and wheat revolution, as the country moves close to achieving self-sufficiency in grains production. The President also …

Air travellers to Enugu during this Christmas festivities may face hard times as the Federal Government (FG) has planned to shut down the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu for repair …

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the award of full tertiary education scholarship to Ms Joy Ezechikamnayo, the one day teenage Governor of the state. In a statement …

According to Thisday, Nigeria’s only individual Gold medalist till date, Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara, has been decorated as an Assistant Commissioner of Police, by the Police Service Commission. The event took place …

A regional commissioner in Tanzania, John Mongella has announced that pregnant teenagers will be arrested and charged to court, The Citizen reports. Mongella, speaking on Monday, said pregnant teenagers have …

ABUJA—FORMER governor of Borno State, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has weighed in on the recent allegations by his successor, Kashim Shettima, on the mishandling of abduction of the Chibok girls …

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Edo State Command says it has intercepted a shipment of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa concealed in building materials. The truck containing …

The Nigerian Army has said it will investigate an allegation that some cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State, sneak out of the camp and drop their uniforms with …

ABUJA – Counsel to the ‘missing’ leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has asked the Federal Government to grant state pardon to youths of …

Barely one week after its national elective convention, fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the outcome of last Saturday’s election. Not satisfied with the election …