Olawepo-Hashim noted that both regions of the country have had significant opportunities to govern since the return to democratic rule in 1999.

Dr Chris Okafor, Televangelist and Founding Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, has decried what he described as cyberbullying and sought regulation of the nation’s cyberspace.

The Federal Government has approved the construction of a ₦1 trillion Metropolitan Rail Service for Kano State in a major move aimed at transforming urban transportation, boosting economic activities, and easing traffic congestion across the metropolitan area.

US police arrested former champion boxer Gervonta Davis in Miami after his ex-partner reported him for physical assault, kidnapping and causing emotional distress.

NIWA has approved specific operating hours for boat operators nationwide, restricting movement on inland waterways to between 6:00am and 6:00pm daily.

Mayors are to take record of shops which are not opened for business and then report back to him for permanent closure, imposition of fine or outright revocation

The approval was announced by the acting governor, Alhaji Dr Umar Usman Kadafur, on Thursday after presiding over the swearing-in of 27 newly elected local government chairpersons.

The Customs boss raised concerns over the rising seizures of arms, ammunition and narcotics, expressing worry that such items, if allowed into circulation, could worsen the insecurity.

By Nwabueze Okonkwo Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State, in the House of Representatives, has urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State to tread with utmost caution the closure of Onitsha main market by reconsidering his decision and reopening the market. Soludo had closed the market on Monday in response […]

US senators looked likely to reject a key vote Thursday to avert another damaging shutdown in President Donald Trump’s second term, with Democrats blocking funding for his immigration crackdown after the killings of two activists by federal agents.

Many traders in Nigeria move between currencies and digital assets because both markets can be accessed from the same phone and the charts can look familiar. The difference is not only what you trade. It is when you trade. Forex has a weekly rhythm with a clear close, while digital assets continue through Saturday and […]

The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to galvanise and distil all the opinions of senators on the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Enactment) Bill.

There was mild drama on Thursday at a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court as human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, dismantled the prosecution’s objection during the arraignment of activists Taiwo ‘Soweto’ Hassan and Dele Frank, arrested over a protest against alleged illegal demolitions and forced evictions in Lagos.

The Senate has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged growing decadence in the operations of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

EU foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “terrorist organisation”, after a deadly crackdown on mass protests.