Category: Nigeria News

 Two days after billionaire businessman and sports enthusiast, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, died at the age 79, his son, Deji, in an exclusive interview with THISDAY, relived his father’s last moments....

The Nigerian Army has debunked the rumour making the rounds in the social media that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, and the military leadership are actively...

The federal government on Tuesday directed that every aircraft on commercial operation in Nigeria must have at least one Nigerian pilot in the cockpit, saying the directive takes effect from...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday stated that a greater degree of business and investment certainty had been introduced in the Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). NERC said...

Ahead of the general election in the country, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has cautioned judges selected to serve as chairmen and members of election petitions...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had issued 1.9 million additional permanent voters’ cards (PVCs) for the registered voters, thereby...

 Abia State government on Tuesday raised the alarm over the existence of security men dressed in military uniform allegedly working for the campaign organisation of the governorship candidate of the...

 The wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Aishatu Buhari, has charged Nigerian women not to succumb to pressures from any quarter to hand over...

A recent survey conducted for ANAP Foundation by NOIPolls Limited has  shown a close race in the Lagos State governorship seat between the two top contenders; candidate of the Peoples...

 The Conference for Political Parties (CNPP) has opposed the calls for the shift in the date of the February 14 election on the grounds that it could lead to unpleasant...