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Adamawa, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Senator Elisha Abbo By Ugochi Ugochukwu The police on Monday arraigned a senator, Elisha Abbo in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting a nursing mother. Sen. Abbo who represents Adamawa North senatorial Zone however, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of criminal force and assault leveled against him. The police prosecution counsel, […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, August 2nd, 2019
By Emmanuel Afonne The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has urged the Federal Government to urgently start a process of rebuilding the reputation of the country to attract foreign investments. President of NIPR, Malam Mukhtar Sirajo, made the call in Abuja at the monthly meeting of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Sunday, July 21st, 2019
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in order to address insecurity situation in the country. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, made the appeal at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the open letter […]
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Ekiti, Governors, Lagos, Latest Politics, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, South-West, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, July 21st, 2019
By Dayo Johnson, Akure OUTH West governors yesterday described the statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), asking all Fulani residing in Southern parts of the country to return to the north as most unfortunate, divisive and retrogressive. The governors in a statement personally signed by their Chairman and Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, July 21st, 2019
Alexander Okere with agency report Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on the Federal Government to abolish the movement of herdsmen from the northern to the southern part of Nigeria in order to curb farmer/herders clashes. Ganduje, however, said that the Ruga settlement was the only way to address the crises occasioned by the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, July 19th, 2019
OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. BY THE NEW OODUA YOUTH FRONTIERS* – your excellency, permit me on behalf of all the youths of the south west states of Nigeria to congratulate you on your recent reelection and subsequent swearing in to office. I wish you […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday took a swipe at those criticising him on the insecurity situation in the country, saying that they were not patriotic. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had on Monday written an open letter to President Buhari accusing him of not doing enough to tackle the increasing rate of insecurity […]
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Latest Politics, Ministries
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate has described as unnecessary the resolution passed by the 8th Senate which mandated the President to attach portfolios to the ministerial nominees’ list. The Eight Senate under the leadership of Senator Bukola Saraki had passed a resolution asking the President to indicate the portfolios that would be assigned to the […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, to the Senate for approval as the substantive CJN. He also sought the approval of the upper legislative chamber to enable him to appoint 15 special advisers. Buhari’s letters were read at a plenary session […]
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Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Sunday Aborisade, Leke Baiyewu, Oladimeji Ramon and Tobi Aworinde Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria. The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, on Thursday, said corruption in African countries […]
