Kanu looking forward to being vindicated as trial continues Nov 10 – Lawyer

Legal counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Alloy Ejimakor, on Monday, said the IPOB leader was looking forward to being vindicated ahead of his trial which…

NYSC to build more orientation camps —DG

Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, says that the scheme’s proposed Trust Fund would be used to build new orientation camps and expand existing ones. Ibrahim said this…

Ebonyi govt denies statement credited to Umahi on Anambra election

The Ebonyi State Government, on Monday, said Governor David Umahi, did not make any statement on the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, which had been declared inconclusive by…

APC leadership summons National Assembly caucus over direct primaries

THE Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, has summoned the National Assembly caucus of the party to a meeting over proposed amendments…

APC elders lampoon Lai Mohammed over attack on AbdulRazaq

LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Monday chided the minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed for denigrating the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The elders…

Reps commend Navy on performance, skip budget scrutiny

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy on Monday decided not to scrutinise the budgets of the Nigerian Navy for three years, saying the military outfit had performed well. The…

Uncertainty hangs over new PDP leadership as Secondus approaches Supreme Court

The suspended Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has filed a notice of appeal before the Supreme Court asking it to declare that only he had the legal…

N2.3bn theft: EFCC, Customs clash on custody as Maina bags 61-year imprisonment

Justice Okon Abang of  the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment…

ASUU laments poor economy, low education budget

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said successive governments have surrendered Nigeria to Europe, America and Asia since 1976, which was responsible for the “continued depletion of the economy.”…

Okowa ex-commissioner slumps, dies after hosting political meeting

Mr Joseph Ogeh, the immediate past commissioner for Housing in Delta State during the first term of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is dead. He was said to have died in the…