Mr. Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy President of the Senate, has taken his travails over his alleged involvement in forgery, for which he is standing trial, to the United Nations, the European Union, the United States Congress, European Union (EU) Parliament, the United Kingdom and other foreign missions, seeking their help “to save Nigeria’s democracy.” Read More…

About 254 Rivers State civil servants whose salaries were stopped since February 2016 have filed a case against Governor Nyesom Wike at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Bayelsa State. Read More…

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday appealed against Monday’s judgment. Read More…

The Presidency has left the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to determine Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai’s fate, following the outcry over his $1.5 million Dubai property. Read More…

Unknown gunmen on Monday evening  invaded   Gurguzu village, near  Maguzawa, an outskirts of  Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State,  killing four persons while many persons sustained varying degrees of injuries. Read More…

THE Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, has reassured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to ensuring peace and security in the Niger Delta region. Read More…

For Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state,  It was an undesirable and even annoying gift.. The unwanted souvenir came on a day that the governor had made elaborate plans to say good bye to the passing year, and to embrace the New Year 2016 with confidence and hope for a better tomorrow.. Read More…

Ogun State deputy governor, Chief (Mrs) Yetunde Onanuga, yesterday escaped death when invading militants engaged her security details in a gun battle at Ibafo, along Lagos – Ibadan expressway. Read More…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that there is a grand conspiracy to pull down the oil-rich state by some persons who he refrained to mention. Read More…

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has directed all tertiary institutions that have conducted Post UTME examination to immediately refund money taken from candidates. Read More…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, has declared that the 2014 National Conference midwifed by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was merely a job for the boys. Read More…

An investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that Bayelsa Senator Benjamin Murray-Bruce may have illegally diverted a loan he obtained from Union Bank of Nigeria to purchase a posh property in Beverly Hills, California in 2007. Read More…

The Director-General , Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, on Monday urged the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to consistently portray NIMASA and the maritime sector in good light. Read More…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday shut down tax defaulting companies in Lagos State and Imo State. In Lagos, the premises of Capital Oil Plc, owned by business mogul and politician Ifeanyi Ubah, was sealed by the FIRS enforcement team, led by Mrs. Anita Erinne. The staff of the company, which reportedly owes N30 million, were also evicted from the premises. Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the allegation by Senate President Bukola Saraki that a cabal had hijacked the government. Read More…

Abiodun Agbele, a close aide of Governor Ayodele Fayose has been arrested, insiders at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have told PREMIUM TIMES. Read More…

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said he remains the governor of Abia State despite a court ruling ordering him to vacate the seat.  Read More…

The acting  Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim  Idris, has appointed DCP Don Awunah, as the new Force Public Relations Officer to replace ACP Olabisi Kolawole who was the Force Public Relations Officer from August 2015 to June, 2016. Read More…

Few hours after he was granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court, Senate president, Bukola Saraki, vowed not to surrender in the face of alleged persecution by the Federal Government. Read More…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized 29 properties from the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu; a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting in NAF, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun (retd.); and a former Director of Finance and Budget, Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo (retd.). Read More…

Strong indications emerged on Sunday that Saraki might not enjoy the physical presence of most of his colleagues at the court on Monday (today) when his trial over an alleged case of forgery preferred against him and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, begins. Read More…

A 28-year-old woman, Ifeoma Daniel, has been arrested by the police in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for allegedly turning six girls to sex slaves. Read More…

A commercial motorcyclist, identified simply as Joshua, has committed suicide in the Isale Aro area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Read More…

A lifeless body of a day old baby was yesterday found inside a canal along Ijigbo/Atikankan/ Ilawe road in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Read More…