BREAKING NEWS

  The Supreme Court has struck out the suit filed by the Senate, challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Lawyer to the Senate, Paul Erokoro (SAN) told the court, when the case was called on Tuesday morning, that he filed a...

  The Supreme Court has resumed sitting on Monday with the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, presiding over a five-man panel of the court. Monday is the first working day after the last Friday’s suspension of the CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Muhammad...

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria  (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has announced her withdrawal from the presidential race. She, however, opted to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 16, 2019 election. A...

  The Action Alliance (AA), a party formed by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State 14 years ago, has adopted Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its presidential candidate in the February 16 election. The national chairman of the party, Kenneth Udeze, disclosed this at a press...

  The Nigeria Police Force is set to parade some suspects involved in the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.). The suspects will be paraded at the headquarters of the NPF in Abuja on Thursday. “We have made a breakthrough in...

  Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme. Instead, she forged an exemption certificate many years after graduation, Premium Times can authoritatively report. The year-long service, organised by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 3.35 per cent to close the week at 36,920.56 and N12.726 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other Indices finished lower during the week with the exception of the NSE ASeM Index that closed flat. A total of 19 equities...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has licenced Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) of the Federal Ministry of Finance. Details later....

Participants in the Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) on Friday were put in a happy mode as the money-spinning venture promoters announced its resumption, one day earlier than the scheduled date, after one month break that left them in suspense. Business 247 News Online gathered MMM promoters in a message to...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday effected a reshuffle of his cabinet, with the dropping of the Commissioners for Tourism- Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola. This development comes exactly one year after the Governor constituted his Executive Council, precisely on October...