ARMY AFFIRMS SACK OF TOP OFFICERS

The Nigerian Army says it has terminated the appointments of at least 12 of its senior officers including Generals, over their involvement in the Ekiti governorship election scandal and defence contract related offences.

IMMIGRATION SCAM RECRUITMENT: SEE WHAT FORMER CG IS SAYING ABOUT THE EXERCISE

EFCC arrests former Minister of Interior Abba Morro

The immediate past Controller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, David Paradang has denied knowledge of the 2014 recruitment exercise, which resulted in the death of over a dozen applicants.

DASUKIGATE: FG FILES NEW APPLICATION FOR MASKED WITNESSES [DETAILS]

The Nigerian Government has filed a fresh application for masked witnesses in the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.).

BREAKING NEWS: FG SCRAPS POST UTME

Nigeria’s Federal Government has scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher institution.

AIR VICE MARSHALL LANDS IN JAIL OVER N166M GIFT

Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has remanded a Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyinbo.

NEMA CALLS FOR END TO MARGINALIZATION IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT [DETAILS]

The ‎National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has highlighted the essence of integrating gender perspectives when managing disasters in Nigeria.

NIGERIA'S Q1 TRADE ACCOUNT TURNS NEGATIVE

Nigeria’s trade account turned negative in the first quarter after exports fell by almost half, the national bureau of statistics has said.

JORDAN TO COLLABORATE WITH NIGERIA TO END TERRORISM

The Republic of Jordan says it will collaborate with Nigeria in a bid to end terrorism in the country.

'THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE DISCIPLINE TO MANAGE THE ECONOMY' - MINISTER CENSURES JONATHAN'S ADMINISTRATION

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the country’s frail economy may have collapsed if any other party had won the 2015 elections including Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s party, PDP.

KOGI GOVERNMENT FIRES NLC LEADER

The Kogi state government has fired the state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Onuh Edoka.

The government said Edoka was sacked for being a ghost worker after missing the just concluded staff verification exercise.

APPEAL COURT REJECTS KANU'S BAIL APPLICATION

Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu remanded in prison custody for treason

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has thrown out the bail application filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

FINALLY, MPC EMBRACES FLEXIBILITY IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has expressed readiness to devalue the naira after a prolonged resistance.

'A FIGHT AGAINST ONE EKITI MAN IS A FIGHT AGAINST EVERYBODY' - FAYOSE INCITES EKITI PEOPLE

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday met with local hunters in the Oke-Ako area of the state telling them to be battle ready to confront any Fulani herdsman found grazing cattle anywhere in the state.

FG LAUDS NLC FOR SUSPENDING STRIKE

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has commended the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress for its decision to call off the strike.

The minister gave the commendation during an interactive session with civil society organizations (CSOS) in Lagos on Monday.

NIGERIA SENATE SUPPORTS NEW FUEL PRICE

The Senate has expressed support for the  Federal Government’s decision to peg the pump price of petrol at N145 per litre.

Rising from an Executive Session, presided by Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, the Senate on Tuesday called on the government to dialogue with Labour unions to forestall the threatened strike.

PIPELINE ATTACKS: TOMPOLO SLAMS MILITARY OVER RAID ON NIGER-DELTA COMMUNITY

Former Niger-Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo has slammed the Nigerian Army over the raid in Oporoza community in the Gabaramatu Kingdom of Delta State.

The military had raided the community in search of the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) who claimed responsibility for the attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region.

LAGOS STATE REVEALS NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES PROSECUTED IN ONE YEAR AND IT'S SHOCKING!

The Lagos State Government on Friday said that it prosecuted a total of 1, 536 criminal cases in all courts in the last one year through the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

UK LABELS FORMER PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR 'FUGITIVE'

Peter Clark, a retired detective constable with the UK Metropolitan Police, on May 9, 2016, told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, sitting in Gudu, Abuja, that a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, is still wanted in the United Kingdom for money laundering charges.

FOILED ASSASSINATION: EDO GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT ESCAPES DEATH

Godwin Obaseki, a governorship aspirant for Edo state has escaped an attempt on his life after gunmen opened fire at him during an event.

TWO YEARS AFTER THEIR ABDUCTION, NEW VIDEO OF CHIBOK GIRLS SURFACES

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

A video released by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram appears to show some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town of Chibok.

The video, apparently filmed in December, was sent to the Nigerian government and shows 15 girls in black robes identifying themselves as pupils abducted from the school.