ISSUES around the lopsided appointments in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been long lasting, and also long-ignored, but they persist because they are not simple matters. They would not go away by being ignored.

Thirty-five bodies in military uniform have been brought to a morgue in Nigeria’s restive northeast after a coordinated assault by Boko Haram targeting the security forces, a hospital source told AFP Monday.

To ensure a hitch-free handing over of power installations to buyers, the Federal Government said it has paid over 40,093 workers of the former Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

Over one million furious campaigners have signed a petition demanding justice after three men accused of brutally gang raping a Kenyan schoolgirl were ordered to cut grass as punishment.

Spain summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday to discuss alleged spying on Spanish citizens and said that, if true, the action was unacceptable behaviour by an ally.

Over 2,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) on Monday embarked on protest over the delay in payment of severance benefits to about 55 per cent of the workforce.

THE fragile peace being enjoyed by Ughelli residents, was Sunday night threatened, following the kidnap of the proprietor of Shekina Medical Centre, Dr Richard Kofi by gunmen

THE family of the former Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, Monday, described as untrue, online reports that the former number two man died in a London hospital.
 

Mr Godwin Ogagaoghene, the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has urged Nigerians  to stop attributing road traffic accidents to evil spirits.

The Chairman, National Conference Advisory Committee, Dr Femi Okunroumu, on Monday expressed happiness over the impressive turnout by Nigerians at the different venues of its sittings.