Nigeria plagued by many crises, insecurity threatening nation’s survival – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria’s pursuit of peace cannot be achieved in isolation of the pursuit of justice and other human security needs. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Jonathan…

Division among striking doctors hampering negotiation –Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has told striking doctors and other health workers to return to their duty posts, saying embarking on industrial action when Nigerians need them…

We’re suffering, pay us our husbands’ life insurance claims, soldiers’ widows beg Army

Some widows of soldiers in the over decade-old insurgency have condemned the proposed reintegration of repentant Boko Haram insurgents into society, describing the move as unjust. Over 1,000 Boko Haram…

Appeal Court’ll decide Secondus’ fate –Counsel

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Friday declared that the suspension of the embattled National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, still stands. Also, the…

Not relocating headquarters to Niger Delta injustice to us, Diri tells IOCs

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has decried the delay by international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to relocate their corporate headquarters to their host states in the…

Expose ineligible voters on our register, INEC tells Anambra residents

With less than two months to the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday called on residents to report ineligible persons who registered…

Kidnappers demand N70m ransom for ex-NBC director, daughter

Kidnappers have demanded N70m ransom to free a former director at the National Broadcasting Commission, Ahmed Abdulkadir, and his 15-year-old daughter, Laila, four days after they were abducted in the…

Banditry: NYSC DG visits Zamfara, assures corpers of safety

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Friday paid a visit to the bandits-troubled Zamfara State, assuring corps members posted to the state that the agency…

ASUU begs FG to adopt UTAS as its payment system

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Friday, appealed to the Federal Government to stop foot-dragging on adoption of the University Transparency Accountability Solutions, as a reliable payment system for…

Obaseki links delayed appointment of commissioners to defection from APC

After running Edo State for about a year without a cabinet, Governor Godwin Obaseki has hinted that he would unveil his commissioners in “a couple of days.” He attributed the…