Senators mobilise support for anti-open grazing bill

SENATORS from the southern and middle belt areas of Nigeria have started mobilising their colleagues from the core north to support the anti-open grazing bill being sponsored by a Senator…

Buhari promoting disunity through lopsided appointments – CDHR

THE Committee for the Defence of Human Rights says the rise in ethnic nationalism can be traced to the failure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his…

NACA warns as report says Nigerians use 578m condoms annually

THE National Agency for the Control of AIDS has called on youths to show restraint during Valentine’s Day, even as a new report revealed that Nigerians were consuming 587m condoms…

It’s shameful to arrest, arraign protesters but pamper terrorists -PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has described the arrest, humiliation, and trial of #OccupyLekki protesters on Saturday, as a sad reminder of what Nigerians went through in the hands of military…

Buhari won’t allow ethnic, religious violence —Aide

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday evening said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has promised that his regime will…

Wike, Secondus rift worsens over LG poll candidate’s list

The faceoff between the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Part, Uche Secondus, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike,  may have deepened over the choice of candidates for the…

Makinde, Akeredolu meet Ibadan market warring parties, preach peace

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Sunday visited the crisis-ridden Shasha community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. During the visit, the…

Inbound passengers shun isolation, enforcement collapses

There were strong indications on Sunday that relevant state governments and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control were not enforcing the 14-day  self-isolation for inbound international travellers. It was gathered…

Ohanaeze, PANDEF, Afenifere berate NIS for saying no armed herders

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Sunday said there were no armed  herdsmen in the country. The NIS spokesman,  Sunday James, who stated this in an interview with one of our…

Herdsmen: We’ll protect ourselves if Buhari, Abiodun fail, says Ogun monarch

The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, and the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State have warned the federal and state governments against possible consequences…