Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government deliberately plans to eliminate a greater percentage of the state’s population by her failure to act on the soot and its primary causes. The governor announced that the Honourable Attorney General of Rivers State has been directed to […]

Newly sworn-in Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural resources, Ikechukwu Nwobo, said he is on a rescue mission and has solicited the cooperation of staff of the ministry to achieve the mandate. Nwobo before his recent appointment was the Senior Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Power and Renewable Energy. He is the third commissioner […]

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who until his suspension for 90 days last week by the Senate represented Delta Central Senatorial District, has denied invading the upper legislative chamber with armed thugs to remove the mace. In a statement issued from his office by Lucky Ajos, Senator Omo-Agege said he resumed work yesterday like other senators and […]

Authorities of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH in Uyo has said that it would cut down on some of Its services even as the strike action by the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, begin to take its toll on medical and clinical services in the hospital. UUTH Chief Medical Director, CMD, Dr. Isaac […]

Lagos State Government has released about N5.6 billion to contractors to begin construction of 181 roads in the state. The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ade Akinsanya, who disclosed this yesterday at the Government House, Alausa, at the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark three years in office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, said […]

Bill withdrawn by Reps Bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to make provisions for the sequence of elections, yesterday, suffered a setback at the Senate as it was suspended during plenary. Majority of the senators from the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, opposed consideration of […]

The Federal Government has directed security agencies to immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the National Assembly and subsequent snatching of the Senate mace by thugs on Wednesday. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the government was shocked at the breach […]

Two inmates of Kirikiri Prison in Lagos have defied the psychological drawback associated with incarceration by enrolling for doctorate degrees at the National Open University (NOUN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two doctoral candidates were among the three inmates who were awarded masters degrees by NOUN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdalla Adamu. […]

The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended action on the Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to make provision for sequence of elections. This followed a request by the sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Edward Pwajok, to withdraw it. The bill, which was listed for second reading in the Order Paper […]

The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N360.16 to the dollar at the investor’s window, losing 70kobo from N360.09 traded on Tuesday. Trading at the parallel market saw the naira closed at N362 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N514 and N445, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, […]

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today granted a request seeking to serve criminal summons at the premises of the self acclaimed United Kingdom based private investigator, Chief Victor Uwajeh on a four-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation fraud and illegally procuring forged documents. Justice Tsoho granted the application after […]

Pandemonium broke out at the Senate chamber of National Assembly this morning after it was invaded by some hoodlums while plenary was ongoing and made away with the legislative mace. The hoodlums, led by the suspended senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ovie Omo Agege, entered the […]

Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has frowned at the continuous unprovoked and unwarranted intimidation and daily harassment of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his family by President  Muhammadu Buhari, using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a front. In a statement issued yesterday, the national president of IYC, Barr. Roland Oweileami described such attacks […]

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has called for concerted efforts by his colleagues to bring to an end the spate of incessant killings across the country. Addressing senators during plenary yesterday, Ekweremadu said there must be a way of stopping the killings which had become a daily affair, even if it meant closing the National […]

Kogi State is considered a high risk region for measles and other childhood diseases because of some factors like been situated on the hot geographical location in the country. In the light of  incessant outbreak of  childhood diseases  the state government spent N11 million to vaccinate it’s over 700,000 children to curb the prevalence of  […]

DEATH toll from last weekend’s attacks on Tiv villages in Nasarawa State has risen to 78, even as search for the recovery of casualties continued yesterday. The coordinated attacks have led to the sacking of all Tiv communities across Obi, Awe, Doma and Keana Local Government Areas of the state, with over 100,000 persons taking […]

One reality Nigeria is facing in contemporary time is the blurring of the lines in the nation's quest to tame corruption, the one evil that has been proven to be at the root of every other one of our problems as a nation. It gets bad to a point where the accuser easily becomes the […]

Nasarawa state Governor’s convoy was yesterday attacked and pelted with stones in Agwatashi, Obi local government area of the state. Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura had visited an IDP camp in the area alongside some security chiefs to assess situation arising from the killing of 32 persons by suspected herdsmen. Trouble started when the governor was […]

On February 28, 2015, history was made as for the first time – and still the only time Nigerians elected an opposition presidential candidate. On May 29, 2015, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in and almost immediately, some things started to get better. Some said it was the body language of the President putting things in […]

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr. Amina Mohammed Bello Shamaki, said the primary role of the Governing Board, National Biotechnology Development Agency, NBDA, is to provide proper guidance and oversight structure for the agency. Shamaki, who is also the chairman of the board, said the governing board will drive general policy formulation […]