Nigeria

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future …

A clergyman in Osun State, Niyi Peter, was arraigned on Thursday before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defaming popular gospel artiste, Bunmi Akinnaanu, also known by …

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide funding for the construction of new routes following the scourge of erosion affecting some states of the federation. …

The International Peace and Civil Responsibility Centre has held a one-day training and sensitisation workshop for accredited election observers and media personnel ahead of the Anambra State local government election …

The #EndBadGovernance Movement has called on the Lagos State Police Command to provide security for peaceful protesters during the upcoming October 1, 2024 protest. The movement made the request during …

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a man, Buchi Stanley, to four years and two months imprisonment for the indecent treatment of a …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday commenced the second edition of his vocational and entrepreneurial training to empower five million Nigerian students annually. The target, according to the Senior Special Adviser …

The Action Peoples Party has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State for pulling out of the forthcoming local government elections in the state scheduled for October 5, 2024, …

The African Action Congress, Oyo State chapter, has pledged its support for the planned October 1, 2024 protest, which it notes is a continuation of the #EndBadGovernance protest held in …

Senate has passed for second reading, a bill to establish the Nigeria Mines Rangers Service to combat illegal and artisanal mining in Nigeria. This followed the presentation of the general …