OBASEKI, RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSEMBLY SEIGE~ SAYS APC

The All Progressives Congress has said the governor of Edo State,  Governor Obaseki, was responsible for numerous siege to the Edo Assembly complex. It also rubbished claims that its leadership…

#RevolutionNow: Groups, others fume as Presidency calls protests child’s play, irritation

The #RevolutionNow movement and other human rights groups, on Thursday lashed out at the Presidency for describing  Wednesday’s #RevolutionNow protests as a child’s play and irritation. The groups told us…

CBN, OAGF clash with NDDC over N2.1bn media expenses

THE record of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation showed that the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission spent…

UPDATED: PASSENGERS TO ARRIVE THREE HOURS EARLIER FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the restart of international flights. With the reopening of domestic airports for…

SOYINKA WRITES TO SUPPORT JAILED ATHEIST

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has written a letter of solidarity to an atheist, Mubarak Bala, who has been in detention for 100 days without trial for allegedly blaspheming Prophet…

WE WERE ALMOST KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS~BULLION VAN DRIVERS

The two drivers of the bullion van conveying money from Enugu State to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, last week, which was attacked by four armed robbers, on Thursday narrated…

EASED LOCKDOWN EXTENDED, CURFEW RETAINED OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS BY FG

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the extension of the current phase of the national response to COVID-19 by another four weeks. The implication is that all…

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO COMMENCE IN FEW WEEKS~ FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said the airports would be reopened to international flights in weeks and not in months. When international flights eventually resume, passengers are expected to arrive…

PDP demands withdrawal of policemen from Edo assembly

The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday charged the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to stop the attempt to take over the Edo State House of…

More drama in Edo as faction impeaches Speaker, APC, PDP lay claim to Assembly

Seventeen members of the Edo State House of Assembly loyal to   the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday impeached the Speaker,  Frank Okiye,…