The Federal Government has confirmed the death of 28 children in a fresh outbreak of lead poisoning from illegal mining in Niger State. The Minister of State for Health, Fidelis Nwankwo, who stated this during a press briefing on Wednesday in ...

President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday explained why he went to court to challenge results of the presidential elections he lost in 2003, 2007 and 2011.  Buhari, who  stated this when Delta State All Progressives Congress members visited him in Abuja, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 arraigned the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, and Ope Saraki, cousin to Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State and Senior Special Adviser on ...

  The Senate on Wednesday suspended moves to override the power of President Goodluck Jonathan to assent the correction to the 1999 Constitution, sent to him by the National Assembly. The officials reported this toward the end of a closed-door ...

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Tuesday denied media reports that her plan to host the 8th summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission on Friday is designed to deny the wife of the President-elect, Hajia Aisha ...

Anambra State Government spent N374million in sponsoring 805 pilgrims for the 2014 and 2015 pilgrimage to the Holy land, just as 14 pilgrims went on personal sponsorship. Dr. Levi Monanu, Chairman of Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (CPWB), made the disclosure shortly ...

The transition committee formed by President Goodluck Jonathan has met with the one made by President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting held on Monday, May 11, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Jonathan is set to hand over to Buhari on ...

The leadership of the two transition committees, set up to ensure smooth transition of power from President Goodluck Jonathan to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday denied any rift between them.  Vice-President Namadi Sambo heads the committee, set up by ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has convened what appears to be the last meeting of the Council of State that will hold under his leadership. The meeting holds on Tuesday(tomorrow). The Council consists of the President (as the Chairman), Vice President, all former Presidents ...

President Goodluck Jonathan’s handlers on Monday began what is suspected to be a clampdown on journalists. Their first victim is Mr. Ubale Musa, the State House correspondent of German Radio, Deutsche Welle. Musa’s accreditation tag was withdrawn by security operatives ...