Government

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union has stated that it is tired of begging the Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to end the carnage going on in the area. The group while decrying the security situation in Southern Kaduna stated that the region was now facing wanton killings which had become a …

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has denied having a home in Wuse, Abuja, contrary to reports that his home was raided by the operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Buratai in a statement signed by his Legal Advisor, OSUAGWU Ugochukwu …

Some pupils of public primary schools in Anambra State have reportedly rejected rightful advancement in their academic journey in order to escape the pangs of hunger. The Programme Manager of the National Homegrown School Feeding Scheme in Anambra State, Mrs Eriken Uzoamaka disclosed this in Awka on Thursday. She said …

President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the presidential merit award on Umar Tsoho, a civil servant for saving the country from a N90 billion loss on the Ajaokuta steel project. Tsoho was one of the 10 officers who were awarded the presidential public service merit award by the president at the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said Bashir Machina is the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Yobe North Senatorial district. The electoral body distanced itself from the purported primary election, which allegedly produced Ahmad Lawan as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe North. The position of …

Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta state and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are not smart by picking a placeholder as running mate ahead of the deadline of the Independent National Electoral Commission. This was made …

Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has been slammed over his claim of a scheduled meeting on Thursday June 23, to resolve the ongoing strike by university lecturers. Recall that on Wednesday June 22 while addressing reporters, Ngige had said the federal government will soon resolve issues on the …

Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has aired his views about the controversy involving a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Reacting to the controversy, Suleman prayed that God would see Ekweremadu through his current travail. The London Metropolitan police had accused Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice of involvement in …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has approved the posting of CP Olatoye Durosinmi as the new Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State. Durosinmi took over from Andrew Amiengheme, who has since been promoted to Assistant Inspector-General of Police and posted out of the state. A statement issued on …

President Muhammadu Buhari has made a passionate appeal to Nigerians to embrace peace, following his visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda on Thursday. Buhari who toured the permanent exhibitions at the Memorial, begged Nigerians to be tolerant of one another and preserve its historical antecedents. After touring the …