2019

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has urged proponents of restructuring to engage northern leaders so as to assure them of the benefits that await them if the nation is properly ‘restructured’. He said the northerners fear that if…

European Union (EU) has said it has no preferred candidate or party in the forthcoming presidential election. It made this position known on Tuesday at a press conference organised by the EU-Election Observer Mission to Nigeria (EOM) 2019…

Cristiano Ronaldo has pleaded guilty to tax charges relating to his time at Real Madrid and accepted a suspended prison sentence  but with very heavy fine. The Portuguese was in the Spanish capital on Tuesday to appear before a judge…

The National Council of State presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N27,000 as the new minimum wage. The national council approved the sum during an ongoing meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The…

The Senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary to Wednesday after about ten minutes of sitting over lack of quorum. Tuesday’s sitting was attended by five Senators out of 109 and after the opening prayers by the Senate President, Dr Bukola…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, is again on Tuesday absent to face charges of false assets declaration filed against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Argument in the case is presently ongoing at the tribunal. Recall that …

Argentinian footballer, Emiliano Sala, was on board a plane that went missing over the English Channel on Monday night, French media have reported. Sala was announced as a new signing for Premier League club Cardiff City on Saturday,…

A combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) has taken over security within and outside the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), venue of the scheduled arraignment of the Chief…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is not under pressure to rig the forthcoming elections. The commission also gave assurance that its cooperation with security agencies would lead to a pleasant voting…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Federal Government to discontinue the prosecution of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, and follow due process. The Federal Government is prosecuting the…