Former president Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday in Kano dismissed agitation by some separatist group advocating for the division of Nigeria to tread the part of caution.

The Osun state chapter of Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has termed the comparison made by some people between the two senatorial candidates of the APC and PDP, Senator Mudashir Hussein and Mr. Ademola Adeleke as “Suicidal”.

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said on Wednesday that 1,878 lives were lost to the lingering clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the state, between 2013 and 2016.

MEMBBERS of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, have re-elected Francis Olabode Johnson, as their President, during the association’s fifth Triennial Delegates Conference, TDC, in Abuja.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Wednesday that it had approved eight additional Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) centres in Niger.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the State of Osun has dared some politicians in the state and at the national level whom he said are plotting his downfall, to be careful, maintaining that nobody can stop him and his party from winning the state’s By-election.

The Federal Government, Wednesday, agreed it would publish the names of treasury looters as ordered by the Federal High court in Lagos today so Nigerians can see.

A Bill for an Act to amend the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Establishment Act has scaled through second reading in the House of Representatives.

Plateau State is one of the few states in Nigeria that attracted a lot of industries few years ago. This is mostly because of the abundant natural resources that were and are still available in commercial quantity in the state.

Barcelona star Jordi Alba has become the latest Spanish footballer to enter the Gulf diplomatic crisis after he was shown signing a T-shirt of Qatar’s leader on Wednesday.

Former Adviser to Kogi State Government, Mr. Phrank Shaibu has advised Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial District to stop interfering with the recall process initiated by his constituents.

Arsenal agreed a deal to sign France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a club-record fee that could rise to 60 million euros ($68m, £52.56m), the two clubs confirmed on Wednesday.

Almost seven years after the Independence Day bombing on October 1, 2010, Charles Okah on Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, opened his defence.

German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Bernhard Schlagheck has said that 13,000 Nigerians are currently seeking asylum in Germany.

The Naira on Wednesday appreciated marginally against the dollar at the parallel market, the newsmen report.