SARS operatives fighting bandits, terrorists in Borno, Yobe, others – Force PRO

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Frank Mba, says operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a special arm of the Force, are “deeply” involved in the…

#EndSARS: Protesters keep vigil at Lagos Assembly

Some protesters on Thursday kept vigil at the entrance of the Lagos House of Assembly, Ikeja in a bid to express their grievances against extortion and brutality by operatives of…

Obaseki Sets up Seven-man Visitation Panel for Ambrose Alli Varsity

THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up a seven-man special visitation panel to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University and submit its report within six…

Poly lecturers issue 15-day ultimatum, threaten strike over IPPIS

The Academic  Staff Union of Polytechnics on Thursday threatened to embark on strike  on account of the challenges they are facing with the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel…

FG pushing ethnic supremacy agenda about restructuring – MBF

The Middle Belt Forum has described as “ill-mannered”, the response by the Presidency over calls on the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to facilitate processes for…

We’re going ahead with PIB consideration – Senate

The Senate on Thursday faulted a statement credited to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, claiming that the National Assembly had shifted legislative works on the Petroleum Industry…

APC govs plan six-month maternity leave

IN a bid to improve the health of nursing mothers and children, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are to prioritise the implementation of 180 days…

Court freezes Lagos speaker’s accounts, grilled by EFCC

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary freezing of three accounts belonging to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. The order…

World Bank backs FG on petrol subsidy removal

The World Bank said on Thursday that the removal of petrol subsidy in Nigeria was an important step amid the COVID-19 crisis. The bank, in its ‘Africa’s Pulse’ report entitled…

YCE states readiness to mobilise other zones for referendum

The Yoruba Council of Elders on Thursday indicated its readiness to mobilise other geopolitical zones in the country to move for the adoption of a referendum, insisting that no amount…