The Senate, Tuesday, resolved to summon the Transport Minister, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi over the exclusion of South-East from the beneficiaries of the $5.8bn loan request from China Exim Bank by the Federal Government for the construction of Standard Guage lines across the country.

Many political leaders have found it difficult to put up with the decision of the Governor to stop corruption in the state, hence, the campaign of calumny against his government and his person. Alh. Yahaya Bello will not be distracted. And his stance has lined the people behind him. The Governor is standing with the Kogi people.

Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year old who was sworn in on Sunday, May 14 as the new President of France has become a reference model for persons who would also like to see young Nigerians occupy high positions of responsibility, including the Presidency.

The Federal Government on Tuesday re-arraigned a suspended Justice of the Supreme Court, Sylvester Ngwuta at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on allegations of money laundering and abuse of office.

The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency has faulted the recent call by the Egalitarian Movement of Africa (EMA) for the sack of the Vice Chancellors of University of Illorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali and his University of Calabar counterpart, Professor Zana Akpagu.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had spent over N1.6 billion on the repairs of the vandalised pipeline between Kaduna and Kano in 2016.

The NollywoodWeek Film Festival has announced Tuesday that The Wedding Party and 76 have jointly received the 2017 NollywoodWeek Public Choice Award.

President Emmanuel Macron will visit French troops in Africa on Friday, a source close to the new leader said on Tuesday.

Oil prices climbed further Tuesday, boosting energy companies’ shares, after Russia and Saudi Arabia indicated they could extend an output cut into next year, while the euro struck a six-month dollar high.

Partner for Electoral Reform (PER), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says Mr Ibrahim Magu, is not using strings of money discoveries as bait to remain at Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday solicited private and public sector partnership to boost infrastructure financing in Africa.

More than 1.2 million adolescents across the world die annually of mainly preventable causes including road traffic injuries, lower respiratory infections and suicide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Tuesday .

Partner for Electoral Reform (PER), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says Mr Ibrahim Magu, is not using strings of money discoveries as bait to remain at Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

India’s federal police on Tuesday searched the homes of former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son as part of an investigation into suspected corruption during his time in government.

Three female suicide bombers have attacked a herding community in northeast Nigeria, killing two people and injuring seven others, according to a village elder and a civilian militia member.