Nigeria

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has urged the Department of State Service to release Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare as soon as possible after the agency’s claim that the activists were not released because their sureties have refused to show up. Reacting to the statement, Femi Falana told the DSS ...

The hate speech bill presently before the Senate is not necessary, according to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki. Ms. Saraki believes the CyberCrime Act already has provisions and penalties for hate speech, so looking into it again is merely a waste of time. She revealed this after ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has insisted that his government is committed to rehabilitating the dilapidated access road to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Karaye Local Government Area of the state. He revealed this when he received on a courtesy visit, members of the ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has come out to say that the social conditions of the people and their communities should not be as poor as it is right now. According to David, the state should not be so backward and underdeveloped with ...

The Federal Government has said Nigerian pensioners will also gain from the new minimum wage. Speaking recently to Vanguard in Abuja, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige said the adjustment of the wages is a constitutional matter under Section 173 of the Nigerian Constitution. He added that now ...

Ex governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has come out to say that he has no plan to exit Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The senator representing Benue North-East District disclosed this during the 57th birthday celebration of the State Chairman of the PDP, Sir ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria now ranks number one in the world with people practicing open defecation. Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu revealed this as he declared open a two-day Private Sector Forum on Sanitation, on Monday in Abuja. The forum was organized by Organised Private ...

Popular traditionalist and the Araba of Osogbo, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon has said before any contact with the Hausa/Fulani, the Yoruba race was called “the people of Ife.” According to him, it is very sad that the people failed to give the race a name before they met the Hausas. He ...

APC in Kogi State on Thursday has said the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties are yet to engage in any form of campaign ahead of the November 16 governorship polls. The Director-General, Bello Onoja Campaign Committee, Smart Adeyemi made this known on behalf of APC in a recent ...

Lawyer, Femi Falana has come out to say the Federal Government should reopen Nigeria’s land borders. Months back, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that the closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic was because of massive smuggling activities. However, Falana believes it would be best for the Federal Government to undo ...

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has asked for the closure of illegal entry points into Nigeria to reduce illegal immigration into the country. He said this yesterday in Benin while declaring open the 2019 Comptroller-General of Immigration’s Annual Conference in the Edo State capital. According to Mr. Godwin, Nigeria ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has come out to say that Nigeria’s N25.7 trillion debt is not anything to worry about. Mrs. Zainab said there is nothing to be bothered about because, despite the international and domestic debt stock, the country is not in a debt ...

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has talked about how worried he is to see the closure of the Nigeria – Benin border. According to him, the closure is suspicious, and there will be consequences on the entire southwest. Gani Adams also begged the FG to ...

Ex Chairman of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief Amah Abraham, has warned Senator Orji Kalu to desist from intimidating people from the zone with his security aides. Chief Amah said this after Kalu was reportedly escorted by more than 70 security personnel comprising army, police, DSS, civil ...

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has come out to say that loyalty of Nigerians to the nation is not something that can be negotiated. He revealed this today in Benin, at the opening ceremony of the Comptroller General of Immigration annual conference holding in Benin. The theme of the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has talked about his happiness with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI). In this index, Nigeria was ranked 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year. Buhari saw this as positive ranking and said it is a sign that the ...

Popular rapper, AKA has come out to say that he will only forgive Burna Boy on one condition. According to the lyricist, he intends to bury the hatchet with the Nigerian singer only when he is ready to apologize to him. Remember that Burna Boy vowed to let hell lose ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has asked for the inclusion of an anti-corruption course in schools’ curricula to decrease the menace of corruption in Nigeria. Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, Mr. Ola Awoniyi revealed this as he declared open the third Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National ...

Ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo has asked for the collective response in enhancing the poor healthcare system and eradicating poverty plus other major challenges in Nigeria. Soludo revealed this at the 26th Annual Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Development Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According ...

An ex-governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has said the National Democratic Coalition was not formed because of the June 12, 1993 election annulment. Osoba disclosed this in Lagos at the presentation of a book, Makers of Nigerian Press, written by a veteran journalist, Chief Dayo Duyile. His words, ...