Nigeria

The Cross River State House of Assembly has reinstated its Speaker, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem, who was impeached by 17 of the 25 members of the Assembly on 22 May, …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, turned down the bail application filed by the detained President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. The Miyetti Allah …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the direct purchase of 2000 tractors from John Deere, an Agro-equipment manufacturing company to support the government’s mechanisation of agriculture in Nigeria. Minister of …

A 20-year-old barber, Joseph Babatunde, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for burglary and stealing by an Akire Chief Magistrates’ Court. Babatunde, an ex-convict who pleaded guilty to the …

The Rivers Police Command said an investigation by its operatives has led to the arrest of 13 suspects who hijacked and, diverted trailer loads of goods in the state. Grace …

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Ahmed Dangiwa, says the Federal Government will create about 6,000 jobs through the construction of 250-units Renewed Hope Housing Estate in Sokoto …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday faulted the Federal Government’s suit against 36 state governors over local council autonomy. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of …

The Benue State House of Assembly on Monday annulled the law for the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies for the rest of their lives. The controversial …

Children forced into child labour in Lagos and Nasarawa states work the longest hours, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the International Labour Organisation …

Operatives attached to the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Rivers State Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested three suspects indulging in illegal crude oil refining …