Trump The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week, the congressman leading the probe said Wednesday, as it heads into a highly-anticipated public phase. William Taylor, Washington’s top diplomat to Ukraine, and deputy assistant secretary of state
By Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday described the reports claiming the state of Nigeria’s roads as poor to be mere hypes. According to him, Nigerian roads are not in a bad state as often
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—Detained activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (aka Mandate), who are facing treasonable felony charge, on Wednesday, failed to regain their freedom after they perfected all their bail conditions. However, a member
By Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has dropped the title of ‘his excellency’ preferring to be addressed simply as Mr. Governor. In a statement personally signed by the governor Wednesday evening, the governor said the new title will constantly remind
Sanni Onogu, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday directed its Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs to investigate the extra-judicial killings of some residents of Idiroko/Ipokia in Ogun State allegedly by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This resolution followed a motion
Proscribed secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday blasted the Miyetti Allah Hire socio-cultural organization for disobeying the ban on movement of cattle by foot in the South East. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful in a statement said the group was
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, have met the bail conditions imposed on them in respect of their trial on
Agency Reporter Legal practitioners in Imo have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the kidnap of Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme of an Appeal Court sitting in Benin. Some lawyers expressed made the call while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent
While controversy has trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s lates trip without transmitting any instrument to the National Assembly to empower the Vice President, Professor Yemo Osinbajo to act on his behalf, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator
Sanni Onogu, Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari can work from anywhere in the world, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole declared on Tuesday. Oshiomhole spoke when he led members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party on a
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving
Washington state authorities said on Monday that five people were killed in a shooting at
Imo Police Command has revealed it arrested broadcast journalist Chinoso Uba popularly known as Nonsonkwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that drugs and illicit substances were