Angry Protesters Storm Plateau Govt House, As Northern CAN Declares 2-Day Mourning
By (News Investigators ) – Hundreds of angry protesters on Wednesday stormed the Plateau State Government House over the recent spate of killings in the state. The killings which have claimed over 200 lives, More...
US Condemns Jos Massacre, Tasks Buhari On Lasting Solution To Killings
By (News Investigators) – The United States (US) has condemned the killings in Plateau State, Nigeria, which left over 100 people dead. Washington’s condemnation is coming on the heels of request by the More...
Plateau Massacre: Police Confirm 86 Dead, Cattle Breeders Association Says It’s ‘Retaliatory’ Killing
The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 86 people in attacks on Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, even as the Miyetti More...
NABTEB Suspends Registrar, 4 Directors Over Contracts Splitting, Other Offences
.. Orders Registrar to refund N49.7 million to NABTEB coffers By (News Investigators) – A special investigative panel constituted to probe activities of the Registrar /Chief Executive of the National Business More...
Adams Oshiomhole Officially Emerged APC’s National Chairman
By Sadiq Umar – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as its National Chairman. Mr Oshiomhole’s election was confirmed through a voice vote by delegates at More...
APC National Convention: Security Blocks Kabir Marafa’s Zamfara Delegates From Eagle Square
By Sadiq Umar – Factional delegates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Zamfara States were denied access to the National Convention in Abuja by Security officials stationed at the Eagle Square venue More...
INEC Releases Timetable For 2019 General Elections
By Sadiq Umar – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the time table for the 2019 general elections, with the Presidential and National Assembly elections coming first on 16th February More...
Buhari Reinstates Three Suspended Perm Secs
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reinstatement of three Permanent Secretaries, who had been under suspension since 2015. A statement by the Director Information in the Office of the More...
FOR THE RECORD: President Buhari’s Speech At The Signing Into Law, 2018 Budget
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE SIGNING INTO LAW, THE 2018 APPROPRIATION BILL, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2018 PROTOCOLS I would More...
Buhari Signs N9.12 Trillion Money Bill, Laments NASS’ Cut In Budget 2018
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lamented the reduction of capital allocations in the 2018 budget by the National Assembly, even as the president signed into law a sum of N9.12 trillion More...
Risks Report Indicates Sharp Rise In Islamist Militant Attacks In Africa
By Sadiq Umar – New report from Control Risks, a specialist global risk consultant, indicates a sharp rise in number of Islamist militant attacks in Africa. In its latest report on ‘Changing Patterns in More...
Atiku Visits Fayose, Says PDP Is Set For Victory In Ekiti
By Alaba Ajibade – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday led a delegation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders to Ekiti State in a bid to rally support for Governor Ayodele Fayose ahead of More...
1500 Nigerians In Italian Prison, Says Envoy
By News Investigators – The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, says no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italy. Mr. Pontesilli who made the disclosure More...
June 12: Buhari Apologises, Says “We Can Atleast Assuage Feelings, Recognise Wrong, Ease Future”
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday tendered official apology to the family of late MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, and those that lost their loved ones More...
June 12 Summit: Trump, Jong Un Agree To New US-DPRK Relations
By News Investigators – US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday signed an agreement to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two More...
Rivers APC Alleges Plan By Gov. Wike To Pay Salary Arrears Of Ekiti Civil Servants
By News Investigators – The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday accused the state governor, Nyesom Wike of planning to off set six months salary arrears the government of Ekiti More...
Fresh Bomb Explosion Hits Mubi
YOLA/By Tom Garba – No fewer than three people are feared dead as a result of a bomb blast that occurred around noon time opposite in Mubi, Adamawa State. The explosion, a suspected Improvised Explosive Device More...
Deputy Speaker, Lasun Yusuff, In Trouble Over Alleged N1.1Billion Contract Scam
By Sadiq Umar – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged both the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to jointly More...
Buhari Signs Financial Autonomy Law For State Judiciary, Lawmakers
By News Investigators – President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Constitution Fourth Alteration Bill, which grants financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly and the States’ Judiciary. The More...
FOR THE RECORD: How Gani Rejected National Honour Award In 2008
By News Investigators – Foremost rights activist, late Gani Fawehinmi, once rejected a national honour award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) conferred on him by the late President Umaru More...
Post Humous Honour For Abiola: Nigerians Not Deceived, PDP Reacts
By Sadiq Umar – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s post-humous honour for late Moshood Abiola, acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, saying More...
JUST IN: Buhari Declares June 12 Democracy Day, Honours MKO, Kingibe, Gani Fawehinmi
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that, effective from 2019, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, would no longer be marked every May 29 but instead on June 12 in commemoration of the 1993 general More...
Police Allege New Evidence ‘Directly Link’ Saraki To Offa Robbery
By Nuel Suji – The Police on Wednesday said it has gathered fresh evidence directly linking the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki to the Offa robbery case, saying the Force would not succumb to blackmail More...
Baraje Group Withdraws From Talk With APC, Says Presidency Negotiating In Bad Faith
By Sadiq Umar – The aggrieved All Progressive Congress (APC) faction otherwise known as nPDP says it has pulled out for the reconciliatory parley with the Presidency, saying the latter appears to be uninterested More...
Saraki Vows To Honour Police, Warns Invitation Portends Danger For Democracy
By Sadiq Umar – Senate President, Bukola Saraki says he is prepared to honour the Police invitation over the Offa robbery incident allegation by the Police in the interest of rule of law, but warned that his More...
Police Invite Saraki In Connection With Offa Robbery, Finger Kwara Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed As Complicit
By Sadiq Umar – President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki has been invited by the Police to answer to allegations levelled against him by some suspected gang leaders recently arrested in connection with More...
