Borno APC chairman, lawmakers scale fence, as Civilian JTF clash with Police
Maiduguri—Borno State chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ali Bukar Dalori and some members of the state House of Assembly, who were meeting at one of the government’s lodge in Maiduguri, were, Tuesday, forced to scale the perimeter fences for dear life, following a clash between the police attached to the former and hoodlums claiming to be members of the vigilante group, popularly called Civilian JTF.
Buhari meets Catholic Bishops, allays fears on religious freedom
ABUJA—The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has re-affirmed his commitment to ensure that Nigeria remained a multi-religious state where every individual was free to practice his religion of choice.
Polls Shift: TUC urges Rivers workers, residents to remain calm
Rivers State chapter of Trade Union Congress, TUC, has called on workers and residents of the state to remain calm over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
One killed, two kidnapped in Delta communal clash
WARRI— ONE person was feared dead while two were abducted, yesterday, in a clash between Ijaw community of Ezebiri and their Urhobo counterpart at Furukama in Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State.
Alleged Unremitted $1.48bn: No money’s missing, NNPC insists
ABUJA— The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, insisted that no money is missing and that neither it nor any of its subsidiaries were indicted in the forensic audit report released by PriceWaterHouse Coopers.
Mixed reactions trail polls’ postponement
More reactions have continued to trail the postponement of the earlier scheduled for February 14 and 28 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Below are some of views expressed by lawyers, including the Nigerian Bar association, NBA, on the issue
