…says bad leadership cause of sectional agitation The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has called on Nigerians not to vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in subsequent elections. According to Jega, the two main political parties […]
A former legal adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire (SAN), has said the party’s congresses may lead to internal implosion of the party. He said the latest development surrounding the legality of the National Caretaker Committee headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State is not good for the party. […]
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has said the South-West has the highest abusers of drugs in Nigeria, saying 22.4 percent of people living in the region abuse drug. Marwa also declared that drug abuse prevalence in Nigeria “is three times the global average, showing approximately that 15 […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the Federal Government has complied with the award of damages for victims of the 2012 Apo killings of commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders by police. Malami, who stated this yesterday in Abuja while inaugurating the 5th Governing Council of the […]
The Federal Government has taken delivery of the expected four million and eighty doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, donated to the country by the United States. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib,who inspected the vaccines, said the Federal Government had adequate facilities to store the vaccines. Shuaib said government […]
Court adjourns hearing till Aug. 4 Applicants lawyer condemns harassment of journalists by DSS For the second time in less than a week, hearing in the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, was yesterday stalled before the Federal […]
The Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Mr. Usman Baba, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu as new Commander, Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Disu replaces DCP Abba Kyari, who was suspended by the Police Service Commission (PSC), following his indictment by a United States’ court on allegations of money laundering. […]
Bayo Akomolafe After contributing more than N2.45billion ($5 million), Nigeria has left the Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA) over illegality. The country accused the body of disregard for the rules of procedure regarding the eligibility of candidates nominated for the position of the organisation’s secretary general. The Director, Press and Public […]
The two dominant political parties, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , yesterday, slammed the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega over his condemnatipn of both parties and advise to Nigerians to dump them in 2023. Jega, had in a recent interview, described the APC […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday listed a plethora of outstanding issues that have to be totally resolved before major oil companies can successfully divest their interests overseas. They include abandonment and relinquishment costs; severance of operator staff; third party contract liabilities; competency of the buyer; post-purchase technical, operational, and financial capabilities, […]