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    Lawmakers’ move to amend constitution suffers another setback

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has asked the National Assembly to stop further actions aimed at amending the 1999 constitution.   The order was given by Mahmud Mohammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN led seven-man panel of justices of the apex court […] More

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    10 Docked For Torturing Three Women

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A Lagos High court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has remanded 10 people in prison custody for allegedly torturing 3 women over accusations of stealing pepper at Oba Morufu International Market in Ejigbo, Lagos. The suspects are: Isiaka Waidi, 61, the Market Leader; Jimoh […] More

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    US Partners Rivers, Ebonyi On Urban Water Reform

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As part of efforts to provide potable water in parts of Nigeria, the United States, U.S government in partnership with the Ministry of Water Resources and Public Utilities of the states of Rivers and Ebonyi, has promised to support two separate closeout workshops […] More

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    TMG Calls For Investigation Into Privatised National Assets

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to launch a thorough investigation into the privatisation processes of Nigeria’s national assets under the President Goodluck Jonathan led government. Transition Monitoring Group, TMG a civil rights organisation, which made the call in Abuja on Thursday, said […] More

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    APC reverses Buhari’s Ban On AIT

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The ban on Africa Independent Television, AIT from covering the activities of the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has been reversed. His party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, reversed the decision on Tuesday in a statement issued by Lai Mohammed, APC’s spokesman. The APC said that all […] More

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    Earthquake: Jonathan Commiserates With Nepal

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow President Goodluck Jonathan has sympathized with the government and families of the victims of Nepal earthquake that claimed over 3,000 lives last Sunday. The President noted that the disaster that resulted in the loss of lives and property has caused sorrow not just […] More

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    Presidency Denies Allegation Of Last Minute Looting

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Presidency on Monday denied allegations of last minute looting, rushed privatization and hurried recruitment into federal public service as alleged by the All Progressives Congress, APC. It described as “most unfortunate and uncharitable, the statement credited to Lai Mohammed, spokesman of the […] More

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    Ondo Gets New Deputy Governor

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Lasisi Oluboyo, Ondo state Commissioner for Agriculture, has been appointed as the new deputy governor of the state. Oluboyo was elevated to the new status few hours after Ali Olanusi, the state’s former deputy was impeached by the state assembly. Olanusi’s removal occurred in the […] More

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    Ondo Deputy Governor Impeached

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ali Olanusi, Ondo State Deputy Governor, has been impeached by 24 out of the 26 state assembly members. Olanusi was impeached on Monday on allegations of gross misconduct, including financial misappropriation and absenteeism from official duties. Ifedayo Akinsoyinu​, House majority leader representing Ondo West […] More

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    Darius Ishaku Wins Taraba Governorship Election

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been declared winner of Taraba State governorship election, after a supplementary election was held on April 25. Ishaku polled 369,318 votes against Aisha Alhassan’s, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, his closest rival. […] More

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    FG Confirms May 29 As Handover Date

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Federal government has confirmed May 29 as handover date, not 28 as it is being speculated. There has been a heated debate in the public domain since Patricia Akwashiki, Information Minister told some State House correspondents that the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government […] More

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    Jonathan Sacks Inspector General of Police

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police, IGP has been sacked. He has been replaced with Solomon Arase, a Deputy Inspector General of police who was until his recent appointment the Head of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. Announcing Abba’s removal from […] More

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