‘Save Zakzaky’s Life Group of Nigeria’, the new creation of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has threatened to overwhelm Abuja, the nation’s capital with protests if their leader, Mr Ibraheem El-Zakyzaky is not released from the custody. National Coordinator of the IMN subsidiary, Bashir Marafa hinted that millions would be attending the protests.

LAGOS—The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, to expose more alleged systemic corruption in the investigative hearings and oversight fucntion of the lower chamber in the interest of the public.

Smart devices are a dime a dozen, but to truly enjoy the benefits of a tech ecosystem-smart schools, smart waste, smart hospitals, smart government and the likes-building a Smart city is the name of the game.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, forwarded the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF & FSP to the National Assembly for approval as he projected a total budget of N6,866,335,052,740 for 2017.

By Kingsley Adegboye & Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos—AGAINST the     backdrop of protest and complaints trailing the Right of Way (RoW), to be established for the ongoing construction of Reinforced Concrete Dual Carriage Fly-over Bridge at Abule-Egba junction in Ifako/Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban  Development has said that  […]

Lagos—Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, announced the appointment and approval of Mr. Hakeem Olaogun Dickson as the new Director-General of Lagos State Safety Commission.

EDO State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lost the opportunity to demonstrate to Nigerians and the international community that it can conduct a free, fair and credible election with the way and manner it handled the just concluded governorship election in the state.

By Gladys Ezeagu National President of Nigerian Bar Association,  NBA, Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN,  has said that the Port Harcourt NBA Law Centre, Rivers State, has immense national significance because it symbolises the success of the legal profession. This is as Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, said  that the best way that the NBA […]

The Managing Director of Ethylene Product and Lubricant Limited, Jay Keswani, was yesterday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, presided over by Magistrate B. Osunsanmi, over alleged assault on one Faith Nwaneri, by hitting her face and inflicting injury on her left eye.

NIGER Delta Security Watch Organisation, NDSWO and Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, said yesterday, that there was nothing to settle between the Pan-Niger Delta Consultative Forum steered in the interim by Chief Edwin Clark and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, who is leading a factional group.

VARIOUS calls by the Government on the need for Nigerian youths to take to agriculture might go unheeded if the necessary information on how to access land and finance are not readily available. This was the position of the Assistant Pastor in charge of Lagos Province 48 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor […]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS operators have been urged to help improve on the quality of service and safeguard the environment, by following the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards.

Facebook has added three new languages; Corsican, Fulah and Maltese to bring to one hundred and one, the number of languages on its platform. Facebook is now available in 101 languages even as more than one billion people use Facebook in a language other than English.

FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that declining prices could thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty unless steps are taken to guarantee decent incomes and livelihoods for small-scale producers.

The ECOWAS has set up a working group to develop modalities to address clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the sub-region. Mr Marcel de Souza said this when he was presenting the Community Status Report at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Tuesday.