Ex-PDP govs committed to rebuilding party, says Saraki

THE Chairman of the National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the meeting held with former Governors and Deputy Governors elected on…

Buhari doesn’t rig elections, APC can’t win Anambra – APGA

The NationaL Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Oye, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will not interfere in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election.…

Insecurity in Nigeria has reached crisis level – PDP, Atiku

THE Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have expressed grief over the abduction of students from Government Science Secondary…

Absence of internal democracy hinders parties’ growth – INEC

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission and stakeholders in the electoral process, on Wednesday, renewed the agitation for inclusiveness in politics to promote the participation…

IG drafts 150 anti-kidnapping forces in FCT

Following the rising cases of abduction in the Federal Capital Territory, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed 150 operatives, including riot policemen and Special Forces in Abuja. The…

Medical doctor, 17 others in EFCC net over Internet fraud

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old medical doctor, Chijioke Precious, and 17 others over alleged Internet fraud in Owerri, the…

N42bn personnel cost for 2019 was blocked from being stolen –ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has revealed how it prevented Federal health and educational institutions from stealing or misapplying N42bn unspent surplus allocation in the 2019…

FG okays N62bn for Benin-Ore Road, others

THE Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved different contacts totalling N62.04bn at its weekly meeting presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The approved projects cut across…

South-East farmers demand N9bn from FG over herdsmen’s menace

Farmers under the platform of the Eastern Farmers’ Association have demanded N9bn from the Federal Government as compensation for the destruction of their crops and farmlands by herdsmen and their…

FCTA bans open grazing in Abuja, establishes RUGA in three area councils

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has prohibited open grazing of cattle in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Administration said it had communicated the directive to the leadership of the Fulani…