Today, November 26 is the 26th wedding anniversary of gospel artiste, Buchi Atuonwu and his wife. Buchi who is very...
The Federal Government has reached out to Niger Republic and the United States of America in search of ex-Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed...
The Federal Controller of Works and Housing in Edo, Mr Razaq Aransiola, on Thursday attributed the slow pace of work on federal roads in the state...
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Ibrahim Musa aged 63 years and Nuhu Isah 56 years of Unguwan Gado, Bauchi for allegedly having unlawfully carnal...
Nominee for the position of Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has appealed to the National Assembly to expeditiously pass the...
Bode George, Tinubu Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against supporting Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the...
Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton and West Ham will be able to allow fans into their stadiums next month under a new tier system to tackle the spread...
Armed bandits terrorising Kaduna state met their waterloo as they were severely attacked by combined troops of the Nigerian Army and Air Force on the border...
By Robert Egbe The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the December 5 senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, has filed a N1billion libel...
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has reassured of the country’s commitment to stronger economic cooperation with the Republic of Algeria in various critical areas. The commitment was...
By Jide Orintunsin, Abuja The latest entrant to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Elijah Clifford Abbo on Thursday said he left the opposition People’s...
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most terrorized country in the world, for the sixth consecutive year, according to a new report released by the...
The 27 local government chairmen and councillors who served under former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in 2018, have been warned against their purported...
Twelve public universities have been awarded N12 billion by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund TETFund, to undertake researches. The amount which according to TETFund, would be...
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere has again raised the alarm that Nigeria is on the brink of imminent collapse. The group stated this during its national...
Josephine Okereke, the wife of the newspaper vendor shot and killed by a Department of State Services operative attached to the Speaker of the House of...
A South-South group, the Niger Delta Advancement League, NDAL, has vowed to throw their weight behind the South West in the 2023 presidential race. The group...
A prosecution witness has alleged that former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina allegedly lootef N14 billion worth of pension funds...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the defection of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to its platform is not surprising. Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary,...
Three days of mourning have been announced by Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez following the death of football legend Diego Maradona. GCFRNG learnt that Fernandez tweeted a picture...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has attacked former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The ruling party accused the Wazirin Adamawa of scheming to “purchase” the PDP 2023...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Thursday announced it was postponing its 2020/2021 post-UTME screening exercise indefinitely. The university management stated this in a press release....
Nigerians on Social media have taken a swipe at President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) , Akinwunmi Adesina after he backed former Nigeria Head of...
Six people, including a six-month-old baby, were brutally murdered at home at Dabekweni Locality in Kwaaiman, the Eastern Cape. The shocking murder is coming on the...
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has backed former Nigeria Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, refuting the claims that he ”looted half of Central...
The Progessive, monthly official magazine of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Progessive Governors Forum (PGF) was recieved by Ahmed Lawan, Nigeria’s senate president on...
Governor Wike Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has expressed that he has never seen a more corrupt institution than the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)....
Shehu Sani, on Thursday expressed concerns over the frequent breakdown of locomotives along the Abuja-Kaduna train network. He stated in a tweet that the breakdown of...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Thursday, sacked the coordinators of Ivo and Echiele Development Centres, Okorie Daniel and Fabian Ovoke, respectively. This is as the...
Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has said that the ruling party is...
Following the sad death of the Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona who died, aged 60 on Wednesday, his coffin has arrived at the presidential palace in...
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Olusegun Bamgbose, has written off the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023...
Chinese President Xi Jinping, has finally sent a congratulatory message to US President-elect Joe Biden, more than two weeks after the Democratic candidate was projected the...
The Presidency has listed some initiatives President Muhammadu Buhari has put in place in his 5 years in office to show how he cares for the...
The Mozambican government has expelled two police training instructors after they were found guilty of impregnating a total of 15 students at a police training school....
The Igo Aguma-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has attacked the Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi over his absence at the Southsouth stakeholders’ meeting...
The police operatives attached to Alakuko Police Station, Lagos State have arrested four suspected armed robbers terrorising the residents of the area. The suspects were arrested...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has again flayed the idea of zoning of political positions. Speaking at the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, El-Rufai...
As the battle against Coronavirus continues, Nigeria has recorded 198 new cases of the deadly virus in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). This...
Resident electoral commissioner of Akwa Ibom state, Mike Igini has stated that local government elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime. This statement was made...
Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin SENATOR representing Kwara South, Lola Ashiru has said that Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has transited the state from over 40 years...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola assumed office two years ago, after a fiercely contested election. Therefore, he had a mountain of expectations to fulfil to assuage the feelings...
A Nigerian man identified as Bodmas Prince Kemepadei from Sagbama, Bayelsa State has taken to social media to denounce his Christianity and accepted the Egbesu worship....
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has advocated for the enactment of population law to curb the growing unemployment in Nigeria. He cited China as an...
Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N39.771bn for various road maintenance contracts in different parts of the country. Briefing State House Correspondents on Wednesday after...
By Emmanuel Oladesu Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun, Bankole Akinloye, said the constitution of the party has no provision for position...
Albino Foundation has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make voting materials for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) sensitive ones during elections. The Founder...
By Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded resolution of the British Parliament to impose sanctions on some public officials over the Federal...
Rep Aishatu Dukku, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Political Parties Matters, has said that the 2020 Electoral Bill if passed will...
On Wednesday, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, fulfilled his promise to name his newly born prince after his predecessor, Sir Tadenikawo Adesoji...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged citizens not to allow fifth columnists or external forces threaten or undermine their wellbeing and security. Sanwo-Olu spoke...
Caretaker chairman of the All Progessives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni has asked senators elected on the platform of his party to think beyond four terms...
Rep. Femi Gnajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, says the annual budget review of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government is within the...
The Zamfara State Police Command has assured that 2,300 armed policemen would be deployed to Bakura for the constituency’s bye-election into the state House of Assembly...
Barely two weeks after Diego Maradona was released from hospital after treatment for a bleed on his brain, the football legend has died of a heart...
The wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday raised alarm over the increasing rate of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. Speaking during...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa says its acting party Chairman Habibu Sara was sacked over his involvement in misappropriation of party funds. GCFRNG reported...
The United Kingdom is set to borrow £394 billion to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This is the highest ever amount the...
Sanni Onogu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday said the party will soon shock Nigerians with the sheer number of persons that would soon...
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC caretaker Chairman and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has lamented that the party has outdated and obsolete membership...
The Senate on Wednesday referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the nomination of Professor Mahmood Yakubu for appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, says his focus for now is to help the All Progressives Congress (APC) deliver on its campaign promises...
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given a clear hint that the country’s land borders may be reopened soon. The borders...
A bill for the upgrade of Ahmadu Bello College of Agriculture, Kabba to a full-fledged specialized university passed second reading on the floor of the Senate...
The Enugu State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology has charged the state Science, Technical and Vocational School Management Board (STVSMB) to address...
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, are three of the notable names shortlisted by FIFA for this year’s Men Best Player...
By Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan Two police stations were on Tuesday attacked in the Agodi-Gate area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city. The affected stations include...
The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has been blasted by DJ switch over the numerous claims he has come out to make concerning her and...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has warned heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government over non-rendition of audited accounts to the...
Troops of Operation Fire Ball under LAFIYA DOLE has neutralized 23 Boko Haram /ISWAP terrorists and captured an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an encounter. The...
A member of the United Kingdom parliament, Theresa Villiers has stated that there is “strong” evidence to sanction the Nigerian government over the #EndSARS crisis. Villiers,...
A bill for an Act to repeal the Electoral Act and enact the Independent National Electoral Commission Bill, 2020, on Tuesday passed second reading in the...
Elisha Abbo Senator Elisha Abbo has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party. Senator Abbo, who...
There is unease in Osun State over separate All Progressives Congress (APC) occasions scheduled for Friday, November 27. On one hand, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola,...
Senator representing Adamawa North district, Elisha Abbo has announced his defection from the main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)....
Beki Abdulfatai: is a graduate and a professionally trained journalist, with experience in national news reporting/editing and verification at the News Agency of Nigeria. GCFRNG is...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of new members of Lagos State Judicial Service Commission. The Governor made this known in a...
A student who emerged the best 2019 candidate of the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in her school, Chisom Chukwuneke has passed away after...
Stakeholders at the Internal Security and Conflict Resolution Engagement in Lagos state have resolved that more attention should be on the youth to ensure a secured...
Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial district, Elisha Ishaku Abbo has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection through the Senate President,...
These days, every Nigerian has noticed the loud silence of the usually garrulous human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana and his clan of minions over preachments...
United States President, Donald Trump has claimed that his victory was stolen. On Tuesday, Trump retweeted a publication which says 79 percent of his voters “believe...
The report by Cable News Network (CNN) on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos was a “poor” hatchet job targeted at the Nigerian...
Bode George, Tinubu Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against supporting Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the...
Former Deputy Senate President, Prof Ike Ekweremadu, will today lead discussions as eminent Nigerians gather in Abuja to discuss the possibilities and imperatives of a citizen-led...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused CNN of desperation over its second report on the Lekki toll plaza shootings that happened on...
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said people of the Southeast would resist any attempt to arrest Senator Eyinnaya...
The Former President of Niger, Mamadou Tandja is dead. Niger government confirmed his death in Niamey on Tuesday but did not state the cause. It declared...
Joe Biden has broken a major record with the United States election results. The Democrat is now the first presidential challenger to win more than 80...
The Interim Administrator of Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dikio has stated that the office is owing contractors N71.4bn. Dikio said the sum which was...
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of those trying to...
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Ogun State, on Tuesday announced that its doctors were embarking on a warning strike...
Igbo Renaissance Forum, a pan Igbo movement, has vehemently condemned the call by the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, for Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the minority leader...
South-south governors have decried the underdevelopment of their region, stating that their resources are used to improve the welfare of other regions. This was stated by the...
168 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in nine states and the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. GCFRNG learnt that the new cases tripled Nigeria’s...
The House of Representatives has organised its first Public Policy Dialogue Series, under the theme; “Policing and Human Rights in Nigeria. The event, which was aimed...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,168,790 voters will be participating in the December 5 rescheduled Lagos East by-elections. The Resident Electoral...
The Chairman PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal on Monday said current efforts at restructuring Nigeria would not achieve success if not channeled through the amendments of...
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, says the 2021 Appropriation Bill currently before the house will be passed before Dec. 31. Obasa gave the...