President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Executive to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the power sector to overcome the legion of problems stalling steady power supply in Nigeria. He warned that if nothing was done to address the challenges in the power sector, the 4,000 megawatts

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts Saturday night in a re-match with Mexican’s Andy Ruiz Jnr. The President who contested 3 times before winning in 2015 rejoiced with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, who had

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has condemned the transfer of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife from the custody of Department of State Security Service to the Kaduna central Correctional Service as ordered today by the state high court. In a statement issued on Thursday, the IMN spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, noted that

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the furious invasion of the Federal High Court by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that Nigeria, under the President Muhammadu Buhari, is finally sliding into a frightening dictatorship. PDP insisted that the invasion of the court was a vindication of its earlier stand

The death of Eze Israel Kanu, father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has been announced. This is coming four months after his mother, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, also died. Eze Kanu was the traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu Umuahia community till his death. The traditional council of his community

Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says “bad people” have taken over the country from people who are “supposed to be in charge”. Aisha said this on Thursday during a phone-in interview on Television Continental (TVC)’s ‘Journalists Hangout’ programme. She said it is unacceptable that those who should be in control of the government

Scores of heavily-armed operatives of the Department of State Services are currently chasing the vehicle of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer to activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, after he drove them out of the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The move follows the disruption of court proceedings by DSS operatives

Former governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has described as shocking and unrealistic rumour making the rounds in some quarters that past governors in Nigeria receive jumbo pension running into millions of naira. The former governor also said that the claim by some elements that former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, wrote his successor, Bello

Nigeria’s transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday denied receiving any money as pension from the Rivers state government. In his Tweet reaction to a story published in Daily Trust newspaper today, the former Rivers state governor said he does not believe that he should receive any pension as ex-governor while currently serving as a minister.

A former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of N7.65bn fraud. The 12 year sentence is the highest among the 39 counts convicting the defendants, the lowest sentence being three years. Mr Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd was ordered to be

Hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen have allegedly destroyed a rice plantation in Asolo village, a suburb of Uso in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The farm, owned by a group of rice farmers, was allegedly invaded by the herdsmen who were reportedly armed with AK47 rifles. The herdsmen, according to sources, drove all

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has challenges prosecuting electoral offenders. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, listed the challenges in his remark at the commission regular meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Yakubu said while INEC was at the moment saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting electoral offenders,

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has told the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), to ensure that the December 7, local government election is transparent, credible, free and fair. He said that the body should avoid the temptation of rigging the election for the ruling party. The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has berated those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s $30b loan request, accusing them of ignorance. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Sagay said those claiming that in less than five years, President Buhari has borrowed more than his predecessors combined since 1999

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgement has ordered the Federal Government to “recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly, and directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN to challenge the legality of states’

The Finance Bill currently passed by NASS amends sections 33, 49 & 58 of the Personal Income Tax Act. Specifically, these amendments cover the deletion of provisions that grants certain personal reliefs and also the deductibility of Pension contributions. The amendment of the PITA that appears to have caught the interest of many is the provision

Founder and general overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has described the controversial hate speech bill as a ‘crazy idea.’ The cleric, who claimed the aim of the bill was to silence Nigerians boasted that no one can silence a man of God because he is called by God.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, has called for the complete moral re-orientation and improvement of men of the Nigeria Police in the way members of the force deals with the public. The IGP who stated this during his official visit to the Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday in Ibadan said that

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it does not connive with any political party to undermine elections in the country. This was the position of Chairman of the INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted that elections in Nigeria were being

The Buhari Media Organisation has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s assertion that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration took more loans in the last three years than the preceding administrations did in 30 years. The group said the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections was a co-mixture of “outright

Hours after federal government declared free train rides between Lagos and Ibadan on the new standard gauge train, only six passengers have boarded the train in two separate trips. Transport minister Rotimi Amaechi had declared the free ride on Saturday after a test-run of the train from Iju in Lagos to Ibadan, Oyo state where

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigeria’s socio-economic and political salvation would come from education. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the president stated this at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of

Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he does not owe anybody apology for citing the Federal University of Transportation in Daura. Amaechi spoke on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, as President Muhammadu Buhari performed the groundbreaking for the university. The minister, in his welcome address, said the university was his own “imagination” to ensure the

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has asked all his appointees to submit a report of their ”stewardship” in the last election. Bello won the governorship election held in November. He polled 406,222 votes to defeat Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 189,704, and Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, Hon. Charles Oko Enya, has beseeched a Federal High Court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state, to direct the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to remove constitutional clauses hindering elected President and state governors from seeking a

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayelsa State, has queried the decision of the state Governor, Seriake Dickson, to appoint 35 permanent secretaries three months to the end of his administration. Dickson at the weekend inaugurated 35 permanent secretaries and a Commissioner, Mr. Felix Sam-Ateki and charged them to work with the incoming administration to ensure

The United States authorities have frozen about $14.2 million in bank accounts linked to companies registered by Allen Onyema, the chairman of Air Peace Limited. Mr Onyema and Ejiroghene Eghagha, Air Peace’s head of finance and administration, were recently indicted for alleged money laundering and bank fraud in the United States. Both suspects strongly deny

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared that there was no hope that Dino Melaye would return to the Senate as the Senator representing Kogi West again. Oshiomhole spoke at the APC Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s national secretariat on Friday. He boasted that the senator representing Kogi

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed insinuations that he was going to contest for the third term after the completion of his second mandate in 2023. Speaking at the ongoing National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja on Friday, Mr Buhari said he would not make the mistake of attempting

Data obtained from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency on Tuesday showed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was subsidising the cost of Premium Motor Spirit consumed across the country by N19.37 per litre. NNPC, on several occasions, had stated that Nigeria consumes between 55 million to 60 million litres of PMS, popularly known as

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) wednesday rejected the proposed death penalty for hate speech in the bill at the National Assembly. The governors also resolved to conclude negotiations with labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage before the December 31 deadline. The governors spoke to journalists last night at the end of

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the Senate yesterday rejected the outcome of the Bayelsa and Kogi states’ governorship election. The Senators, led by the Minority Leader Enyinnaya Abaribe, announced the caucus’ position at a news conference in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has reiterated the agency’s commitment to respect for human rights in its constitutional mandate of waging war against corruption, saying the effort is not targeted at any particular individual or group of people. Magu stated this in Ibadan on Wednesday, while featuring

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the post-election violence reported in Kogi State, which led to the death of a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) woman leader, Salome Abuh, and destruction of property in the state. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja on Wednesday, condoled

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that the welfare and interest of workers in the country is a top priority for his administration. The President stated this at the 4th Ordinary Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) with the theme ‘Unite and Make a Difference’ on Wednesday in Abuja,. This is as the President

President Muhammadu Buhari Buhari Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 which is titled ‘The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order.’ The signing of the order is to ensure Nigeria becomes open defecation free by 2025. About 46 million Nigerians are said to practice open defecation making the country the second in the

A bill intended to regulate social media use in the country, has passed second reading at the Nigerian Senate. The bill entitled, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation 2019’ passed second reading on Tuesday. It was passed after the sponsor, Senator Sani Musa, representing Niger-East, moved a motion for a debate on the proposed law. The bill

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he won’t act like a coward for fear of death. According to him, he will continue to raise the alarm when things are not right in the country. Obasanjo said these at the two-day interactive session of the Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat held at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said leaders of the All Progressives Congress are using the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan to give legitimacy to the alleged electoral fraud the party committed during the just-concluded governorship election in the state. Dickson, who stated this during a press conference in Yenagoa on

The Kogi State Governor-Elect, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, rubbished claims that he was owing salaries, stressing that such were “lies.” Bello said his administration met salary backlog owed workers in the state, but insisted that his administration was not owing workers. The governor-elect, who said this while featuring on Channels Television, also alleged that thugs

In yet another ridiculous twist, the Department of State Services on Tuesday said that it was yet to release pro-democracy campaigner and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, from its detention facility in Abuja because it doesn’t want him to get knocked down by a vehicle on his way out. Spokesperson for the agency, Peter

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has been commended by the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, over his disposition on the outcome of the Saturday, November 16, governorship election in Bayelsa state. Vanguard reports that the leadership of the party made the remarks about the president on Monday, November 18, while presenting

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded election in Bayelsa State Senator Douye Diri has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner. INEC had on Sunday declared APC candidate, Chief David Lyon, as the winner of the election, having polled a total of 352,552 votes to

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has congratulated Bayelsa State Governor-elect, David Lyon, describing his victory as well deserved. Frank also called on the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, to resign from office over the defeat the party suffered in the state

The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has congratulated the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States, Yahaya Bello and David Lyon, for emerging victorious. Keyamo, on his official Twitter page said Bello deserved the victory. He further encouraged Bello to prioritize needs of

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has unveiled Nigeria’s plans to digitise tourist visa before the end of the year. Mr Babandede made the disclosure when the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Folorunsho Coker, and his team paid him a courtesy visit in his office, on Saturday. He