UgamatvInsecurity: Senate summons defence minister, service chiefs, others
The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Defence, the service chiefs, and heads of the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Service over the unending insecurity situation…
No break until we pass 2021 budget, say Reps
The House of Representatives has said the National Assembly will have to wait to pass the 2021 Appropriation Bill before embarking on end-of-the-year break. Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on…
Car bomb kills Kabul deputy governor, Mohammadi
A blast from an Improvised Explosive Device on Tuesday killed Deputy Governor of Afghanistan’s Kabul, Mohibullah Mohammadi, and his secretary, officials said. Kabul police confirmed that the IED was placed…
Lawan swears in Abiru, Dickson, two other new senators
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, swore in four senators recently elected through bye-elections in states across the country. The new Senators include Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East), Senator Henry…
Making passport collection easy for Diaspora Nigerians
THE recent sacking of a security guard with the Nigerian Embassy in Germany for allegedly demanding sex from a Nigerian in order to help her renew a passport has again…
US Electoral College confirms Biden victory
The United States Electoral College has confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the US 2020 presidential election. This is after electors in all 50 states met to cast their…
Ohanaeze: Four aspirants kick over Imo endorsement of Obiozor
FOUR candidates contesting the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo have faulted the emergence of Prof. George Obiozor as the Imo consensus candidate for the position. The candidates, who unfolded their agenda…
Strike: FG, ASUU meeting postponed again
A meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities was cancelled by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, on Monday. This was the second time in…
Boko Haram claims responsibility for Katsina schoolboys abduction
Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria. “I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping…
Respect Americans’ decision, Biden tells Trump after victory confirmed
President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump on Monday with his strongest criticism since the election, saying the Republican and his allies defied the constitution and the “will of the…
