UgamatvSenate faults extra N7bn in power ministry’s account
The Senate Public Account Committee has queried the Federal Ministry of Power over N7bn found in its budget without appropriation from the National Assembly. The Senate panel hinged the query…
1999 Constitution can’t guarantee Nigeria’s unity —Prof Ayoade
An emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Prof John Ayoade, has rejected the ongoing effort by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution. Ayoade, who is also…
Reps consider extending UBE to senior secondary schools
The House of Representatives is proposing an extension of compulsory basic education to senior secondary school and compelling state and local governments to take responsibility for the education of children…
IGP deploys new DIGs
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting of the five newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to oversee the departments of the Force, following the retirement of…
Rape: Coalition petitions Ugwuanyi over arrest of complainant
A coalition of human rights groups, on Friday, petitioned Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State over the arrest of one Ejike Eze, a complainant in a gang-rape case. The 16-year-old…
US ready for stronger post-Brexit ties with UK, EU —Trump
US President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration congratulated Britain and the EU on their post-Brexit trade deal, saying Washington was ready to build “stronger transatlantic ties.” “Congrats to the UK and…
COVID-19: Buhari mourns 20 doctors, Nkanga
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Saturday quoted the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as paying tributes to 20 Nigerian doctors…
Gunmen kidnap Kaduna PFN chairman, wife
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Kaduna State Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Emmanuel Egoh Bako, and his wife, Cindy. The gunmen were said to…
Egypt hospital fire kills seven COVID-19 patients
A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and judicial sources said. The blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in…
Nepotism: Stop stigmatising Buhari, Lai Mohammed cautions Kukah
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, warned the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, to stop stigmatising the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Mohammed, in…
