Umahi threatens to arrest herdsmen for wandering
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has threatened to arrest herdsmen in the state who flout his directive of not wandering with their cattle around the state.
Attempt on Wike’s life by security operatives, a sacrilege – PDP
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as most sacrilegious, the attempt by security operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and policemen to shoot the State Governor, Chief Barr Nyesom Wike for intervening in the illegal move to abduct a Federal High Court judge serving in the State in the early hours of Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Herdsmen move to end clashes with farmers in Nasarawa,
An 18-man disciplinary committee has been set up in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area to monitor and punish any herdsman found disturbing the peace.
Nigeria has over 2m recorded cases of cancer -Laboratory scientist
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) on has said that Nigeria has over two million recorded cases of cancer with 100, 000 new cases annually.
2018 World Cup Race: Eagles land in Ndola, eye three points
The Nigerian delegation to Sunday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zambia arrived in Ndola minutes afternoon on Saturday.
Heavy security presence in Ogun 20 LG
There was a heavy presence of security personnel across major streets in Ogun as election into the 20 local government councils and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) got underway on Saturday.
Ogun poll: Mixed reactions as accreditation, voting commence
As the Ogun Local Government election got underway on Saturday, candidates and members of some political parties in Ijebu-Ode and its environs have expressed divergent opinions on the conduct of the electoral exercise.
Why OGISIEC adopted simultaneous accreditation, voting system — Official
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGISIEC) adopted simultaneous accreditation and voting system for Saturday’s election into the 20 local government councils and 37 LCDAs to ensure an orderly exercise.
NBA chairman seeks synergy between lawyers, police
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Oyo State, Mr Akeem Agbaje, has called for synergy between the lawyers and police for peaceful and secured society.
N26m Registration Scam: Students, Bank trade blame
The Students Representative Council of Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria has accused the First Bank of Nigeria, Zaria main branch, of invoilvement in the alleged diversion of N26 million students’ registration fees.
Between Tinubu and Buhari: The Modern Day Afonja and Alimi
The present trials of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the colossus of the Southwest is not surprising to those who have vision. I saw it coming and that was why over two years ago, precisely on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, I wrote a back page op-ed on ThisDay newspaper titled ‘From Battleground to Common Ground’ and in that piece, I said inter alia as follows:
