UgamatvONDO 2020: PDP NAMES MAKINDE HEAD OF CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday named the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, as Chairman of its 145 member campaign council for the Ondo State…
INEC: 13 PARTIES FOR BYE ELECTIONS IN EIGHT STATES
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said 13 political parties have signified interest in participating in the forthcoming 14 bye-elections. INEC, in an untitled statement on Tuesday by its National…
MILITARY: INSURGENTS USING ILLEGAL MINING TO FINANCE BANDITRY
One suspect was killed, while 150 others were arrested when troops of the Operation Sahel Sanity swooped on an illegal mining site in Zamfara State. The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Nigerian…
ZAMFARA GOV SAYS, FOREIGNERS EXCHANGE ARMS FOR GOLD
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has said some foreigners are exchanging firearms for gold and other precious stones in the state. He said the development was contributing to the…
GUNMEN ATTACK EDO LG BOSS HOUSE DURING PARTY
The Chairman of the Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, Andrew Osigwe, on Tuesday said he escaped assassination attempt when gunmen attacked his house in the Ihievbe area…
VARSITY LECTURERS TELL FG, WE ARE READY TO RESUME
Lecturers under the aegis of Congress of University Academics have asked the Federal Government to reopen tertiary institutions in the country. CONUA is a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff…
ABARIBE DEMANDS PROBE, OHANAEZE GROUP CONDEMN ENUGU KILLINGS
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and an Igbo interest group, Voice from the East, have condemned the killing of some youths by security agencies in Emene, Enugu State,…
CRIMINAL CASES, BUHARI PROPOSES 12-MONTH TIME LIMIT
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, decried what he described as the “terribly slow pace” of justice administration in the Nigerian courts. Buhari, who recalled how it…
GOV BAUCHI: CRIME BECOMING HUGE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lamented that crime in Nigeria is fast becoming an increasingly complex and huge industry with the community being the producers of the products.…
FG INAUGURATES SPECIAL VISITATION PANEL
The Federal Government on Wednesday, inaugurated the Special Visitation Panel to look into the crisis rocking the University of Lagos, following the removal of its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, and…
