The fear of voters across the state that the forthcoming governorship election in Edo may not be violence free was confirmed Wednesday, when two brothers were brutalized at their business centre in Benin City by persons suspected to be party thugs. The victims of the daylight attack which took place …

Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) NNS UNITY which was under construction in China has been completed and on her way to join the Nigerian Navy fleet. At the Handing over and departure ceremony in China, the Chief of the Naval Staff represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans …

The Senate, Wednesday, at plenary received the report of the Auditor General of the Federation on the audited accounts of some Federal Government Parastatals in accordance with section 85(2) of the 1999 constitution. The report was laid and committed to the Committee on Public Account. Other reports submitted Wednesday include …

President Muhammadu Buhari has warmly congratulated music legend, King Sunny Ade, as he turns 70 on Thursday, September 22nd, 2016. President Buhari, according to Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), joins all friends, family and fans of the multi-talented instrumentalist, songwriter and dancer in celebrating his …

The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) is to partner with the Federal Government to drive the national re-orientation campaign ”Change Begins With Me”, according to NCWS National President Gloria Laraba Shoda. Mrs. Shoda announced the decision on Tuesday when he led a delegation of the organisation on a courtesy …

Peter Schreyer is marking ten years of leading new car design for Kia, a period during which the Korean brand’s global sales have risen from around 1.1 million cars in 2005, to 3.05 million in 2015. Peter Schreyer has been the mastermind of Kia’s design revolution over the last decade, …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday told world leaders that corruption freezes development and undermines the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Presenting Nigeria’s Statement at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71) in New York, on the theme, “Sustainable Development Goals: a Universal Push to Transform the …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday challenged MTN Nigeria to play an increased role in sports development in the country. Speaking to reporters after a courtesy call by a delegation of the MTN Group in Nigeria led by Brig. Gen. Sani Bello (Rtd) and Ferdinand Moolman, …

No fewer than 100,000 farmers from Plateau State who registered for the 2016 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government are to benefit from its N40 billion loan, Linda Barau, the Agriculture Commissioner, has said. Mrs. Barau who made the disclosure in Jos at …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday urged community leaders, youths and residents of the State to take ownership of the 114 roads newly constructed across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State, just as he vowed to continue to implement …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday assured Barack Obama, the American President that Nigeria is making steady progress towards resolving the problem in the Niger Delta region which has led to economic sabotage on a grand scale. During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 71st edition of the UN General …

A seven-man Commission of Inquiry to investigate the recent killings and destruction of properties occasioned by a land dispute between Umuabo community, Ihealumona and Umuozalla community, Opi, all in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, has been inaugurated by the Deputy Governor of the state, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, at …

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission has disagreed with Alhaji Aliko Dangote on the sale of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and other Federation Assets he proposed during an interview with a cable Television, the CNBC Africa as a way of augmenting the current revenue shortfall as a result …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, says Yaya Toure will not play again unless the club and the players get an apology from him. Toure was told that his Manchester City career is over unless he apologises for comments made by his agent, Dimitri Seluk. Guardiola issued the ultimatum after he …

As part of its contributions to efforts to find immediate solutions to the current economic recession in the country, the Senate on Tuesday commenced debate on the issue with its President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki making a 14-point recommendation to the Federal Government on how to make the crisis the …

In response to the heightened migration issue and the dire maternal and newborn health in North East Nigeria, the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki’s Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has pledged to amplify the delivery of it’s nationwide MamaCare MomAndBaby Skills&Drills Antenatal Education Curriculum Classes to displaced mothers …

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that advances being made against Boko Haram insurgents go beyond degradation through just force of arms. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Monday in New York, on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, …

The President, Coalition of Civil Society Group, Mr. Etuk Bassey Williams JP and members, comprising of Save Nigeria Initiative and Democratic Movement, Centre for Human Rights Advocacy (South West), Arewa Initiative (North West), Alliance for Good Governance, OAK Foundation (South West) Network of Young Female Leader of ECOWAS Community (South …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday lauded the Nigerian athletes for their heroic performance at the just concluded 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Brazil, as he said “Nigerians are proud of them.” Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media & Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja …

Participants at the recent Cabinet Retreat on the Budget, have endorsed the Federal Government’s programme of action for dealing with the recession, the effort to develop an economic emergency recovery bill to address the situation and the plan to bridge the existing funding gap. The retreat, organized by the Ministry …

In furtherance of his resolve to promote Made in Nigeria products as one of the ways out of the current economic recession, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday assured the nation’s manufacturers that the National Assembly would do all it takes to ensure maximum patronage for their goods …

The Lagos State Government has denounced the purported restriction of movement announced in Itire on Sunday night as part of traditional rites on the demise of Onitire of Itire, Oba Lateef Abayomi Akanbi Dauda, describing it as act of illegality. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Secretary …

The Senate President (Dr.) Bukola Saraki, will on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, dedicate his welcoming address to the Nigerian Senate on the state of the economy. The Senate President’s address will coincide with the return of the 8th Senate from its annual recess. His speech will announce that the Senate …