11.67 MILLION BARRELS : US CUTS NIGERIAN OIL IMPORTS

The United States slashed its imports of Nigerian crude oil to 9.37 million barrels in the first five months of this year, 11.67 million barrels lower than what it bought…

PDP ACCUSES APC OF RECRUITING THUGS FROM KOGI

The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has accused the All Progressives Congress of deploying thugs in two branded Sienna buses into Edo from Kogi State to intimidate the electorate…

ADC ALLEGES ATTACK ON MEMBERS

The African Democratic Party has alleged an attack on some of its members during the local government election held in Ondo State on Saturday. The party, which accused the ruling…

PDP ASKS GBAJABIAMILA TO STEP ASIDE FOR ALLEGEDLY FRUSTRATING PROBES

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to step aside for allegedly frustrating investigations into executive corruption. It alleged that the decision…

JUDGES SHOULD TAKE TEST OSINBAJO

The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has again called for the reform of the appointment process for judges, saying it ought to be merit-based. Osinbajo said there was a need…

FG MOVES TO REVIVE ABANDONED $470M CCTV PROJECT

The Federal Government has said that the plan to resuscitate the abandoned $470m National Public Security Communication System is ongoing in response to the security challenges facing the country. The…

KADUNA RELAXES CURFEW IN TWO LGS

The Kaduna State Government has reviewed a 24-hour curfew imposed on two out of four local government areas in the state to contain the killings in the southern part of…

LG ELECTION VOTING BEGINS IN ONDO

The Ondo State Local Government Election has commenced as accreditation and voting have begun. At some polling units visited by our correspondent, accreditation of voters and voting commenced at exactly…

TUESDAY RE- ELECTION : SUPREME COURT HEARS THREE APPEALS AGAINST BELLO

The Supreme Court has issued notices scheduling the hearing of three appeals challenging the election of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for Tuesday. Our correspondent confirmed on Saturday that…

JONATHAN LEADS 14 AFRICAN LEADERS TO MALI

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, will be leading 14 other West African leaders to coup-ravaged Mali to hold talks with the opposition leaders who ousted President Ibrahim Keita and took…