African leaders set for showdown with Gambia’s Jammeh
Four African heads of state landed in The Gambia on Tuesday with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to leave office, as the country's election commission was locked down by police.
IGP commends police performance in Rivers rerun elections
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NMP, mni has expressed satisfaction in the performance of the police officers deployed in the re-run parliamentary elections in Rivers State held on Saturday, 10th December, 2016, the gruesome death of one of the officers, DSP Mohammed Alkali and others missing notwithstanding. The IGP condoles with the family for this great loss and identify with the grief of his colleagues. To this end, a high powered investigation team has been directed to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the officer and submit findings.
Enugu Govt to deploy 5,000 new teachers in January
The Enugu State Government says it will deploy the newly recruited 5,000 teachers to various primary and secondary schools in the state in January 2017.
Vatican open emails for 80th birthday wishes to Pope Francis
The Vatican on Tuesday says people who want to wish Pope Francis happy 80th birthday can do so via the emails which it opened, as the pontiff turn 80 years on Saturday.
Pensioners protest non payment of N8.1bn pension arrears in Delta
The Delta State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), on Monday staged a peaceful protest in Asaba, requesting the state government to pay N8.1 billion owed its members.
What Nigerians are saying about MMM’s account suspension
Reactions have continued to trail the suspension of the ponzi scheme known as MMM and below is a compilation of tweets summarizing the feelings and thoughts of Nigerians on the development.
