Defection Rumours: I can’t return to where I was pushed out – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has squashed rumors of planning to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) where he was first elected. Obaseki gave the reassurance on Wednesday October…

Nigerian military finally confirms death of ISWAP leader, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi

The Nigerian military has finally confirmed the death of vicious Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi. LIB reported in September that Al-Barnawi who is the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf…

Reps pass South-East, South-West, North-Central, North-West commission bills

THE House of Representatives, on Thursday passed bills seeking to establish a South-East Development Commission and a South-West Development Commission.’ Equally passed were bills to establish a North-Central Development Commission…

I joke with my south-east governor friends that the whole of five states of south-east can fit into Kaduna two and the half times – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that their biggest fear in the North-West region is Boko Haram relocating to the zone because they are being chased out from the north-east by ISWAP.…

Supreme Court declares Soludo APGA candidate, returns Oye chairman

The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja affirmed a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance.…

FG orders TV stations to feature sign language interpreters

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that his ministry will be directing the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to compel public and private television stations to feature sign language interpreters…

Ifeanyi Ubah wants Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, detention revisited

The lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah, has called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of the arrest and detention of the leader of the Indigenous…

President Buhari receives Anambra deputy governor Nkem Okeke who defected from APGA to APC

President Buhari, on Wednesday, October 13, received the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Nkem Okeke, who recently left the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the ruling party the All Progressive…

ASUP, FG meet at industrial court over rectors’ appointments

THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic and the Federal Government would be meeting in court on Thursday (today) over the appointment of five rectors tagged as unqualified by the union.…

Uzodinma demands return of 43 oil wells’ royalties awarded to Rivers

THE Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday said the state was suffering from environmental hazard from 43 oil wells belonging to the state which were “wrongly” ceded to Rivers.…