YAHAYA GETS REPS CONFIRMATION AS COAS

The House of Representatives has confirmed the nomination of Major General Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of the screening report by…

APC GOVERNORS BACK LEGISLATION TO PUNISH MEDIA ABUSE

THE Progressives Governors Forum and Managers of Information of the All Progressives Congress government at Federal and State levels, have resolved to strengthen legislation to ensure consequences for ‘media abuse…

18 JUDGES’ A’COURT ELEVATION: EFCC FRAUD CASES, 1,000 OTHERS TO START AFRESH

More than 1,000 criminal and civil cases at various high courts in the country are expected to start afresh following the elevation of 18 judges to the Court of Appeal.…

LAND USE ACT REVIEW, PLOT TO CREATE GRAZING ROUTES – ORTOM

Benue State Governor,  Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, faulted the Federal Government’s plan to review the Land Use Act, saying it was a plot to grab land for grazing routes. The…

FROM ARREST TO EXTRADITION, EIGHT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT IPOB LEADER

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, said the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been arrested.…

NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST PROVES BUHARI GOVT HAS RESOURCES TO ARREST BANDITS’ SPONSORS – TWEEPS

Nigerians on Twitter have questioned the inability of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to arrest sponsors of banditry and terrorism in Nigeria. This was after…

REP DEMANDS PROBE INTO COMMUNITY KILLINGS

The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate the attacks on communities and killings in the Kuru area of Plateau State. At the plenary…

ACTIVIST THREATENS PARALLEL INC EXCO OVER VISIT TO BUHARI

Foremost female Ijaw activist, AnnKio Briggs, has demanded the resignation of the Ijaw National Congress leadership, led by Prof. Benjamin Okaba, for alleged misrepresentation of the Ijaw nation during the…

OUR GOVERNORS BEING FORCED INTO APC, SAYS SECONDUS

NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has accused the Federal Government of coaxing governors on the party’s platform into joining the All Progressives Congress. Secondus said this…

PETROL PRICE SHOULD BE MORE THAN N280/LITRE, SAYS KYARI

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, has said the price of petrol should be more than N280/litre at which Automotive Gas Oil, also…