In the South-West, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has 23 commissioners and 14 special advisers.
Aside from the commissioners, chief of staff and secretary to the state government, other appointees, it was revealed, receive salary and allowances that range from N100, 000 to N500, 000.

Abuja – Since the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria began in 1999, opinions have been divided on its desirability, given the cost of running the system. While many Nigerians have called for a review of the system to ascertain its suitability on the ground that it is expensive, some, especially political office holders, have continued […]

By Onozure Dania ‎Lagos- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed an amended 12-count criminal charge before a Lagos High Court against two citizens of Republic of Benin, Gnanhoe Sourou Nazaire and Senou Modeste Finagnon over alleged N630 million. The defendants standing trial for allegedly defrauding one Rachidatou Abdou and her company to […]

The first National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Chief Bisi Akande has blamed the culture of immorality in the Nigerian schools and society at large today on the take-over of missionary schools by the military government.

No fewer than 18 people were killed and 15 wounded when a car bomb, believed to be the handiwork of Boko Haram, hit a convoy in the outskirt of the northeastern Borno state’s capital of Maiduguri,

More than 60 members of the European Parliament have asked FIFA via an open letter to expel at least five clubs from FIFA events and the Israel football association – including Beitar Ma’ale Adumim – or move them to areas within Israel.

Do you know that a man has about eleven erections a day? Which explains, well, everything and about nine of those happen at night which is why something is ALWAYS poking you in your sleep. Men actually need to ejaculate to remain “healthy.” A fact that will obviously be used against us every time we […]

Saudi air defence forces on Tuesday shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group toward Khamees Mushait city in the kingdom’s southwest.

By Henry Umoru & Joseph Erunke ABUJA – THE Senate Wednesday decried the state of bad roads across the country and has begun moves to scrap the present Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, to replace it with what would be called the Federal Roads Authority, just as the bill on Wednesday scaled second reading. According […]

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments on a 2005 videotape about groping women would disqualify him from even a job at a convenience store.

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT : Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said it is investigating some ex governors and politicians in the South South region. Zonal Head , South south of the anti graft agency, Mr Ishaq Salihu dropped this hint yesterday at a press briefing in his office in Port Harcourt, He […]

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refuted ownership of some social media accounts making unofficial statements on its behalf and has launched four twitter handles for authentic representation of the party.

Some domestic airlines in Nigeria have decried “continuous decline in passenger traffic’’ and increasing cost of aviation fuel also known as Jet A1.

A housewife, Foluke Adesuyi, on Wednesday told an Akure Customary Court that her in-laws wanted her to be a slave to them.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has approved the transfer of Visafone’s shareholding to MTN Nigeria, and not the licence.