Ovie Omo-Agege, the only Labour Party senator, defects to APC
The only Labour Party senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, announced…
Feel free to travel to US, Minister tells Nigerians; says Nigeria not affected by Trump immigration rule
Nigerian foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama, says no Nigerian with full valid entry visa has been denied entry to the U.S. Onyeama, said in Abuja on Tuesday that Nigerians were free…
643 Nigerians return from Libya in three months
Nigerians illegally residing in Libya or using that country as transit have been voluntarily returning home with the latest on Tuesday of 171 persons. They arrived at the Murtala Muhammed…
Onnoghen sworn in, honoured with GCON, Buhari congratulates him
Walter Onnoghen has been sworn in by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in a brief ceremony. He was also conferred with the second highest…
China’s foreign reserve now $3 trillion
China’s foreign exchange reserves unexpectedly rose for the first time in eight months in February, rebounding above $3 trillion as a regulatory crackdown and weakness in the dollar helped staunch…
Corruption: One in four Asians has paid a bribe – Transparency International
Approximately 900 million – or just over one in four – people living in 16 countries in Asia Pacific, including some of its biggest economies are estimated to have paid…
Buhari’s health: Tell Nigerians the truth, Muslim Rights Group charges Presidency; says hale and hearty story is ‘tales by moonlight’
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the position of the Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari was hale and hearty, describing it as “tales by moonlight.” The group charged the Presidency…
Boko Haram now world’s largest humanitarian crisis, 14m people affected – UN
Mathew Rycroft, leader of the the UN Security Council (UNSC) members visiting Nigeria, has described the Boko Haram crisis in the North-East Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region as…
US border agents turn back Nigerians as Trump signs revised immigration order
Though Nigeria was not on the list of nations whose nationals were banned from entering the United States, some Nigerians have in recent weeks been denied entry into the US…
My daughter is blackmailing Apostle Suleiman, says Stephanie’s father
Father of Miss Stephanie Otobo, the lady who claimed that she had affairs with Apostle Joshua Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministry has refuted the claim. Mr. Otobo said nothing…
