FG SHIFTS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS RESUMPTION TO SEPT 5

The Federal Government on Thursday shifted the resumption date for the commencement of international flights into and out of Nigeria from August 29 to September 5. Minister of Aviation, Hadi…

AKEREDOLU, JEGEDE TRADE WORDS AS SUPPORTERS CLASH

The candidates of both the  All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Mr Eyitayo Jegede, respectively, have…

MATAWALLE MOURNS AS 14 PDP SUPPORTERS DIE IN ZAMFARA CRASH

GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has declared three-day mourning for the 14 PDP supporters who lost their lives in a motor accident on Wednesday. A statement on Thursday by…

OBASANJO ABSENTS AS COUNCIL OF STATE PARDONS AMBROSE ALLI, OTHERS

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo was absent on Thursday at a meeting of the National Council of State that ratified the presidential pardon granted to a former governor of the defunct…

KANO ELDERS TELL BUHARI, GANDUJE’S N300BN CHINESE LOAN SLAVERY

Kano State Elders, under the aegis of the Kano Unity Forum, has petitioned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),  the  National Assembly and the Federal Ministry of Finance, asking…

PRESIDENT BUHARI, SACKS DOKUBO AS AMNESTY COORDINATOR NAMES ADMINISTRATORS

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme. He approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (retd.), as the interim…

UNPAID WORKERS SALARIES, COURT DECLINES FREEZING EDO ACCOUNTS

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out an application filed by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria against the Edo State Government over an alleged withholding of…

FG PLANNING TO PAY PRIVATE TEACHERS, ARTISANS OSINBAJO

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Thursday that the Federal Government was creating a “payroll support” for private schoolteachers and artisans to cushion the untoward economic effect of…

EDO: INEC TO RETAIN 2019 VOTER REGISTER, SAYS REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission will retain the 2019 Edo voter register for the governorship election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Edo Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Johnson Alalibo, made this…

BUHARI FIRES DOKUBO AS AMNESTY PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, NAMES INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked Prof Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme. He has also approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (retd.), as the…