Shiite protesters, police clash in Abuja
A protest march by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday turned violent after the protesters were tear gassed as they tried...
PDP vows to recall Rep who decamped to APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said plans were underway to recall a member of the House of Representatives, Mayowa Akinfolarin, who recently defected to...
490 Nigerians return from Libya
About 490 Nigerians returned from Libya on Sunday. They arrived the Port Harcourt Airport at about 4.55 p.m. The returnees are among 5,027 expected to...
We swore to defend Nigeria’s poor, helpless – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the government’s responsibility, through the armed forces, to defend the territorial integrity of the country. In his remarks at...
Marketers give conditions for selling petrol at N145
he cost of petrol in the pricing template that is currently being reviewed will be determined by the rate of foreign exchange, oil marketers have...
Don’t politicise killings, Osinbajo advises Nigerians
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday warned Nigerians against reading political meaning into the recent killings witnessed in parts of the country, including Benue, Kaduna, Taraba...
2019: Nigerians say no to Buhari’s re-election bid …cite herdsmen killings, others as reasons
A poll conducted by SUNDAY PUNCH has revealed that many Nigerians will not vote for President Muhammadu Buhari if he decides to seek re-election in...
Military deploys fighter jets in N’East, silent on Benue killings
The military said on Saturday that more fighter jets had been deployed in Sambisa Forest, and the Lake Chad region of Borno State, adding that...
Health minister leads panel treating Buhari’s son
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, is the leader of a medical team currently providing treatment for President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, who was...
I am not cluelessly common-sensical – Governor El-Rufai replies Senator Bruce
The war of words between Nasir el-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, and Ben Bruce, senator representing Bayelsa east, is not yet over. Both men have been...