ENUGU COMMISSIONER, EKWEREMADU TO BE BURIED IN MARCH

THE late Enugu state Commissioner for transportation, Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu is set to be buried on the 5th day of March, 2021. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, the Older brother to the…

WIKE VISITS UGWUANYI, EKWEREMADU OVER TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER’S DEATH

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has expressed his commiserations with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the death of his Commissioner for Transport, Rt. Hon. Mathias Ekweremadu,…

Northern groups back Gumi, demand national grazing policy

THE Coalition of Northern Groups on Monday supported a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, who last week advised the Federal Government to use security budget in addressing the demands…

El-Rufai, Bello oppose Gumi’s peace shuttle, IPOB attacks cleric

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, and his Niger State counterpart, Sanni Bello, on Monday said the effort of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, to woo bandits to…

Petrol landing cost rises to N180, oil crosses $60

The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) imported into the country has risen by 13.34 per cent in one month to about N180 per litre on the back of…

Buratai reels out achievements as COAS, says I’m not a politician

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has attributed his appointment to his father’s love for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He also said…

N7.1bn fraud: Court halts Kalu’s retrial, says suit ‘double tradgedy’

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday stopped the re-arraignnment of a former Abia State governor,  Orji Kalu, in an alleged N7.1bn money laundering charges.…

DSS arrests, releases SSANU, NASU officials over ongoing strike

Seven officials of the Non Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, were on Monday interrogated in connection with the…

Why PDP must retake Anambra governorship –Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party must win the governorship elections in Anambra State to tighten its grip on the South-East. This is…

Senate debates service chiefs, ambassadorial nominees, others as National Assembly resumes

The National Assembly will on Tuesday (today) resume plenary, marking the end of the parliament’s Christmas and New Year break. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives had passed…