Buhari travels to Liberia, Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Liberia on Friday to attend the country’s 172nd independence anniversary celebration, the Presidency said on Thursday.
Buhari is to be honoured with “The Grand Cordon of the Knighthood of...
Ministerial Screening|“Since we have bent backwards, let us also bend backwards to allow the...
The Minority Leader of the Nigeria Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said on Thursday that the upper chamber had bent its rule of ‘taking a bow and go’ since the commencement of ministerial screening.
He made...
Senate asks ‘loyal’ ministerial nominee to ‘take a bow and go’.
Abubakar Aliyu, ministerial nominee from Yobe state, was given a preferential treatment during the senate screening on Thursday.
Shortly after he appeared before the senators, the nominee, who is the immediate past deputy governor of...
Pandemonium in Ondo Assembly as three snakes chase lawmakers out of plenary
Pandemonium broke out at the Ondo State House of Assembly Complex on Thursday following the appearance of three snakes at the hallowed chamber of the Assembly complex.
The snakes fell from the ceiling of the...
Ministerial nominee: I left PDP when it ‘was not doing well’, says Ngige
Former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, on Thursday, revealed that he left his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party when it wasn’t “doing well.”
He said this during his screening as a ministerial nominee at...
JUST IN: House committees increase from 96 to 109 as Gbajabiamila names chairpersons
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has named heads of the house standing committees.
This is even as 13 additional committees have been set up, increasing the number from 96 to 109.
The setting...
Reps move to criminalise open grazing over recurring threat to life
Apparently disturbed by incessant killings of innocent Nigerians, the House of Representatives on Thursday asked all the security agencies to ensure criminalization of open grazing considering the threat posed to citizens’ lives, property and...
Nigerian govt threatens to relocate FUTO, other institutions now
The Federal Government has threatened to relocate the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), and other government institutions experiencing crisis of land encroachment to other states.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny...
Buhari signs power deal with Siemens to generate 7000MW by 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed a power project deal with Siemens, Germany-based firm.
According to a tweet by the official presidential Twitter account, the project will deliver 7,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the...
Why I decided not to have s3x in the Big Brother House- Isilomo, ex-housemate
Isilomo Braimoh is a recently evicted housemate from the ongoing reality TV show, BBNaija has revealed why she decided not to have s3x in the BBNaija House.
In her words, Braimoh noted that she refused...
Journalism under threat, Buhari laments
President Muhammadu Buhari says the spread of fake news poses a threat to journalism.
Speaking when he hosted the board of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) at Aso Rock on Friday, he expressed...
“Mercy Aigbe Is Back In My House” – Lanre Gentry
The estranged husband of popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, Lanre Gentry, claims that she has returned to his house.
In an exclusive chat with PUNCH, Gentry stated that all the issues between him and his wife...
Dunamis Intl Gospel Centre presents ,Gospel Ministers Conference “ The Minstrel”.
The Minstrel 2019: Micah Stampley, Panam Percy Paul, Nathaniel Bassey, others storm Glory Dome as Dunamis holds Music Ministers’ Conference.
Dunamis International Gospel Centre is set to hold first of its kind Music Ministers’ Conference...
Man Jumps on Airplane at Lagos Airport!
There was palpable anxiety at the Lagos Airport on Friday when an unknown man carrying a bag climbed the fuselage of the aircraft.
The aircraft which had passengers on board was parked at the apron...
IGP orders restriction of protest in Abuja
The Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of all forms of protests within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to the Unity Fountain, Central Business District, Abuja.
The Force Public Relations...
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel retires from international football
The 32-year-old has called time on his international career after their third-place finish in Egypt.
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from international football.
His decision to quit the national team came hours...
Why AGF dropped charges against my client -Danjuma Goje’s Lawyer
Paul Erokoro, counsel to Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, says it is not surprising that the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) dropped charges against his client.
Goje alongside Aliyu El-Nafaty, chairman of...
Insecurity in South-West real, Yoruba don’t want war – Ooni declares after meeting Buhari
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Presidential Villa.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the monarch noted that the...
Stop demonising Fulani -Bishop Kukah pleads with Nigerians
Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says demonising herdsmen, especially those of the Fulani extraction, could lead to a breakout of violence.
Kukah, who spoke on Tuesday at a colloquium on fake news and...
Senate confirms Tanko as CJN.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The red chamber had, on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber, gone into a closed session to...
