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Presidency explains Buhari’s silence on new Naira notes

The Presidency on Monday dismissed insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari was party to the disregard of the Supreme Court judgment on the legal status of the N500 and N1,000 old…

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Labour Party legal team at INEC to access polls documents

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured the Labour Party’s legal team that the Commission will provide all the documents it requested for to prosecute…

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Photos: Burial of Uthman’s wife in Lagos

L-R: Son of the deceased, Olaniyi Uthman; daughter and columnist with The Eagle Online, Oluwayemisi Raji; granddaughter, Juwon Raji; and grandson, Tolu Raji, at the Service of Songs for Florence…

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Senator Tinubu mourns Afegbua, calls her quintessential legislator

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of the first elected female Senator, Franca Afegbua, saying her contributions to Nigeria…

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CBN Gov describes story of fresh plot against President-elect Tinubu as fake news

The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele has described as fake news the story alleging fresh plot against President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The Acting Director Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin in a…

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Corps member killed in Lagos train accident buried

The remains of Oreoluwa Aina, a 28-year-old National Youth Corps Member who was involved in the Lagos train accident which occurred on Thursday, March 9, have been laid to rest.…

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Lagos residents donate 300 units blood to save train-bus accident victims, says Gov

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says Lagos residents donated over 300 units of blood to save lives of the train/bus accident victims. Sanwo-Olu, on his Facebook page on Sunday,…

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Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Fulham restores league title chances

Arsenal restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League in outstanding fashion with a ruthless victory at Fulham. Mikel Arteta’s side responded to Manchester City’s narrow victory…

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Islamic State claims responsibility for blast at Afghan press event

The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for Saturday’s bombing at a press award event in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh. The militia’s mouthpiece, the Amaq news agency, said on…

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SERAP condemns threat to shut down broadcast stations over election coverage

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to urgently withdraw the…

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