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The police have arrested a serving member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Abiola Inaolaji, alongside 146 suspected political ...

The senator’s comments come amid public outrage over reports that the Grammy-nominated singer cancelled scheduled engagements in South Africa after ...

The lawmaker, Philip Agbese, said recent operations in Oyo and Borno states deserve national recognition and should boost the morale ...

Their resurgence followed Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that collapsed opposition ranks and re-ordered the ...

The committee ruled that the allegations fell outside its jurisdiction and that no prima facie case had been established against ...

“Governor Okpebholo's administration is not and will never be in the business of attacking innocent Nigerians, regardless of their political ...

Gunmen reportedly opened fire on Mr Obi and his convoy after a political rally in Benin City, the Edo State ...

The violence, which reportedly targeted several villages, including Mudutse, has heightened fears among residents as insecurity persists in parts of ...

The lawmaker said the allegations by one Joy Idam, an Ebonyi State indigene, against the governor misrepresent security measures taken ...

Solomon Bob alleged that Mr Bwala had yet to come to terms with the defeat of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, ...

On Wednesday, a lawmaker, Abdulsamad Dasuki, said that the gazetted tax laws did not reflect what the National Assembly debated ...

"Mr. Speaker, we can even declare legislative emergency, close the House, shut it up. Who are you legislating for? What ...

The lawmaker, who recently led several meetings with top US officials, stressed that constructive collaboration will better support Nigeria’s counter-insurgency ...

“Every day we come here, we receive our children in our gallery. Why are they coming here? They come to ...

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Sammy West was granted bail by a Magistrate's Court in Dutse, Abuja, on Monday.

The Niger lawmaker, Mohammed Jafaru, travelling to Babanna for an official engagement when the ambush occurred.

‘‘Regina will call you my Odogwu, and has made you feel funky. When you were going for the election, how ...

The lawmaker condemned Saturday’s attack on Achakpa, a community in the Agan Council Ward of the Makurdi Local Government Area, ...

An ad hoc committee headed by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ben Kalu, resolved a prolonged standoff ...

Mr Ndume said the North-east region has suffered neglect for over 15 years, with little or no meaningful infrastructure, leaving ...

The Chief Medical Director of General Hospital, Omu-Aran, Lekan Oguntoye, noted that this was not the first time the lawmaker ...

Justice Yetunde Pinheiro ordered that all members of the Assembly be joined as parties in the suit filed by Mr ...

This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria’s south-east within the past week

The National Assembly has been hit by a gale of defections from opposition political parties to the ruling APC.

Mr Obasa faulted his removal by lawmakers on Saturday at his residence in Ikeja.