Attahiru Jega, the new INEC Chairman (Profile)
Professor Attahiru Jega (OFR) is Professor of Political Science and Vice Chancellor at the Bayero University, Kano, BUK. He became the Vice Chancellor of the university in 2005. His tenure as Vice Chancellor is supposed to end in October this year.
Impeachment saga: Oyo House boils as thugs attack lawmakers
EFFORTS by some lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly to remove the Speaker, Mr. Moruf Atilola were resisted by some people believed to be hired thugs who invaded the hallowed chamber Tuesday.
Navy nabs 2 suspected PMS thieves
Two men suspected to be siphoning Premium Motor Spirit from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mega Station in Calabar, have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Navy.
Gov Aliyu urges colleagues to release allocations directly to councils
Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has called on his colleagues nationwide to ensure that local government allocations are released to the various councils directly to give room for aggressive rural development.
Police arrest 3 over plot to kidnap bank executive’s son
Plan to kidnap the son of a bank executive has been foiled by the Lagos State Police command, with the arrest of three suspected members of the syndicate, two of whom were discovered to be ex-militants from the Niger Delta region.
FG, Gates Foundation commit N18.3trn to eradicate polio
THE Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has so far invested a total of $120 million (N18 trillion) to the polio eradication drive in Nigeria just as the Federal Government investment this year in kicking polio out of Nigeria amounts to N3 billion.
