President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the Presidential Merit Award on a civil servant, Umar Adamu Tsoho, whose refusal to cooperate with some contractors in suppressing vital information with promises of
The African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has revealed that the federal government has paid the sum of N630,008,000,000 being backlog of conditional cash transfer to 62,302 vulnerable
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday commiserated with the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY/ARISE News Channel, Prince Nduka Obaigbena over the death of his mother and highly revered Matriarch
Families of the abducted passengers of the March 28, Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack have urged security agencies to hasten the process of ensuring the safe release of the remaining
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Rwanda playing host to the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting despite surmounting concerns on human rights violations, emphasizing Rwanda is a misrepresentation of
Former deputy senate president of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, have been arrested and charged for bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The pair were
Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has stated that Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by both constitutional and electoral provisions to reject the names of candidates from
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Wednesday for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26, 2022. At
Security operatives on Wednesday barred journalists and supporters of Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), from gaining entrance to the Court of Appeal, Ibadan division. The Court
Sixteen people, including the wife of an army officer have been abducted by terrorists in multiple attacks on communities in Kaduna state. The wife of the army officer and the
The United Nations (UN) has raised an alarm that 4.1 million people in the north-eastern Nigeria are at severe risk of severe food insecurity and starvation. According to the UN
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, defended the policies being implemented by Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, saying rather than follow textbook solutions developed
Despite the position of some oil marketers that the current pump price for petrol in Nigeria is unsustainable following long queues that have surfaced in some cities across the country,
The President Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Akin Oyegbola, has blamed the nation’s economic stunted growth on the nation’s high inflation, insecurity the incessant fuel scarcity. He stated
Nearly 500 Yoga enthusiasts from all walks of life, Nigerian dignitaries, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Members of diplomatic corps, Indian community and friends from Media trooped to the High Commission
Nigeria, Algeria and Niger Republic on Monday moved to reactivate the $13 billion Trans- Saharan Natural Gas Pipeline (TNGP) project as demand pressure continues to mount from within the continent
The Body of Attorneys-General of 36 States of the Federation (BOAG) has condemned what it called constant and destabilising threats by federal government agencies to the states, asserting that state
The terrorists who attacked Maranatha Baptist Church and St Moses Catholic Church in Rubu community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday have demanded for N100 million for
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has disclosed that Nigeria currently has 3.2 million Internally displaced persons and 84,000 refugees. The UN Refugee Agency, in it’s global trends
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested over 17,647 offenders including 10 drug barons between January 2021 and May 2022. The agency has also been able to get
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