Month: July 2019

The United States on Tuesday announced an urgent imposition of visa restrictions on Nigerians it accused of trying to undermine democracy at this year’s general elections. The ban, which the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has included seven women in the list of ministerial nominees he submitted to the Senate on Tuesday. Buhari sent a list of 43 nominees to the red…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent the names of 43 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Among the 43 nominees are 12 people who were ministers in Mr Buhari’s…

The Supreme Court, Tuesday fixed July 30 as fresh hearing date in an appeal filed by Senator Buruji Kashamu in which he is praying the apex Court to stop the…

Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, former Minister of State for Agriculture, on Tuesday congratulated Chief Timipre Sylva on his ministerial nomination to represent Bayelsa in the Federal Execution Council. Heineken’s name is…

Paul Ibe, Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nomination list sent to the Senate for approval. Ibe accused Buhari of deflecting the attention of the…

Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs, which were identified in parts of Asia, now has “terrifying prospect” of spreading to Africa, new findings suggest. The BBC reported Tuesday how the drug-resistant parasite…

The Senate has decided to postpone its annual recess in order to screen President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees. The lawmakers had planned to embark on the vacation on Thursday. The…

Tragedy was on Tuesday averted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State, as flight B737 aircraft belonging to AirPeace lost one of its front tyres. The aircraft, which took…

The House of Representatives has turned rowdy over the call for the Kaduna State government to release Ibrahim El-zakzaky. Linda Ikpeazu moved an amendment to a motion by Mohammed Bello…