Israel/Hamas war: Falana wants Amnesty International to demand justice
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has tasked Amnesty International to lead the human rights community to demand justice in the […]
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26.5m Nigerians to be food insecure in 2024 – Report projects
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on food insecurity has projected that in 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about […]
NBA President condemns attack on Judicial officers in Gombe
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Friday condemned the attack on an Area Court judge in Gombe, […]
Imo election: We are far ahead of challenges of presidential poll – INEC
By JOHN ONAH, Imo – As all arrangements are in top gear towards a successful conduct of off cycle governorship election in Imo […]
NLC President Ajaero assures Imo workers of better welfare
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured the workers in Imo that it would not relent in its struggle for their welfare including the […]
Ododo mourns Lokoja LG chairman
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has expressed shock over the death of the Executive […]
Plateau Assembly approves N27bn supplementary budget for 2023
The Plateau State House of Assembly, presided over by the Speaker, Moses Sule has approved the sum of N27 billion as supplementary budget for […]
Bayelsa election: Appeal Court dismisses suit seeking Timipre Sylva’s exclusion
An Appeal Court on Friday cleared former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to participate in the Saturday governorship election. This comes less than […]
Police arrest Islamic cleric in possession of fresh human parts in Ibadan
The Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command, says it has arrested a 45-year-old Islamic cleric over alleged possession of fresh human parts. The command’s Public […]
PDP speaks on withdrawing governorship candidate, Anyanwu from Imo election
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied the purported video alleging the withdrawal of its Governorship Candidate in […]
INEC has no candidate in Saturday’s Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no candidate in Saturday’s Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship election, because it is not a […]
Make FG tertiary institutions tuition-free — ECWA urges Tinubu
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to make all the Federal Government tertiary institutions tuition-free to mitigate hardship […]
Gov. Otu seeks FG collaboration on food security, WASH
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has sought collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the […]
Alleged N100m endorsement of Gov. Diri tears Bayelsa LP apart
Crisis has hit the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa barely 24 hours to the governorship election in the state. Some of the party […]
Why corruption thrives in Africa — Prof. Koni
A Professor of Law at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Ifeolu Koni, said the failure of many developed countries to honour their obligations under international instruments […]
ICPC deploys operatives to monitor Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi governorship polls
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has deployed its operatives to monitor the Saturday […]
INEC says 2m voters registered to vote in Kogi guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said two million registered voters are expected to vote in the Saturday off-cycle governorship election in Kogi. […]
How Africa can unlock its untapped potentials – Obasanjo
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria and Chairman of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) Advisory Council, has said the untapped potential of […]
Institute threatens to sanction fraudulent developers, holds National Mortgage and Real Estate Conference Nov 16
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Ahead of its National Mortgage and Real Estate Conference 2023 slated for next week, the Institute of Mortgage Brokers […]
Kogi 2023: New Lokoja ‘ll emerge in 4 years – Dino Melaye
Sen. Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Saturday’s Kogi governorship poll has pledged to rebuild the state in four years […]