Commercial activities were momentarily brought to a halt in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as a battalion of women stormed the National Assembly complex to protest against the activities of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (popularly known as Shiites). Organised ...

The inability of organised labour and the Federal Government to arrive at common consequential figures for the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum may result in a series of protests by workers. Government negotiation team’s ‘take it, or leave it’ ...

The Lagos State Police Command in collaboration with Central Bank of Nigeria raided markets within Ikeja and environ where Nigerian currency is illegally traded. The operation was carried out on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July, 2019; the suspects were ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has debunked rumours that its leadership is enmeshed in crisis. There had been campaign of calumny against the CAN president, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, and attempts to criminalise his person and office. In a statement ...

House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the Ninth National Assembly will give special budgetary attention to the three senatorial districts of Zamfara State to resolve the issue of insecurity. The Speaker, who stated this during his visit ...

The House of Representatives committee set up to reconcile aggrieved members of the Bauchi House of Assembly has begun meeting with critical stakeholders in the state. The 12-man panel, headed by Musa Sarkin Adar, disclosed that the lower legislative chamber ...

Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has appealed to monarchs and other personalities in the state to ask his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha (APC, Imo West), to stop insulting and demeaning the office of Imo governor. The appeal was prompted by ...

Beauty Ogere Siasia, the 76-year-old mother of former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, has again, been kidnapped for the second time in four years. Madam Siasia, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen yesterday at her home in Odoni, Sagbama Local ...

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Rights for Justice, Peace and Security (CRJPS) has joined in agitations for the retirement of the nation’s service chiefs. In a statement issued by its Executive ...

Two separate reports released by the United Nations (UN) have shown how conflicts and poverty are driving hunger and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. The first report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), indicate that ...