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Police have arrested two suspects involved in an alleged plot to assassinate the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh. Among the suspects is the chairman of a local government area in Benue State. The Force Public Relations...

Obi Aguocha, a member of the House of Representatives, has slammed former President Muhammadu Buhari over a comment attributed to him about the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Buhari's former spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in...

The 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly sacked by the Court of Appeal last November decided to resume their legislative duties on Tuesday. The group of ousted lawmakers made their decision known when they briefed journalists on...

Femi Otedola, distinguished Nigerian businessman and investor, has announced a major share acquisition of Dangote Cement, Nigeria's only cement company with two export terminals, with a combined export capacity of eight million tonnes per annum. This strategic investment underlines Mr....

An APC governorship aspirant in Edo State, Anamero Dekeri, has rejected the recommendation of the selection committee set up to reduce the number of aspirants seeking the party's candidacy. Dekeri, a member of the House of Representatives, during a press...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday said insufficiency of operational equipment and vehicles was hampering the ongoing war against banditry and kidnapping in the FCT. Wike, who said this during a chat with newsmen in Abuja, also...

Resident doctors at the Enugu State University Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, have announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike over shortage of doctors and insecurity in the state. The doctors said they were also embarking on...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State says the pledge by the sacked legislators to return to the Plateau State House of Assembly is a call for anarchy. The 16 members elected on the platform of the People's Democratic...

President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to extend the interest-free loan initiative to Nigerian students interested in skill development programmes. The President issued this directive in the House of Representatives on Monday...

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called on UK authorities to intervene in his trial and detention at Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) facilities. Since his re-arrest in July 2021, Kanu, a British-Nigerian national, has...