An NGO, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD) has condemned the use of the media to incite hate and hurtful speeches by politicians.

 Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman, the All Progressives Congress has assured members of the party that the exit of former Vice- President Atiku Abubakar from it will not affect it in anyway.

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, Tuesday said more than 100 Nigerian athletes tested positive for doping since 2002 when official documenting of drug testing commenced in the country.

Ever since they broke into the Nigerian music scene about three years ago, the talented duo known as FTK has captured the imagination of lovers of popular contemporary music, who have responded to their energetic beat and on-stage presence with enthusiasm.

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has reacted to claims by the party’s deputy spokesperson, Comrade Timi Frank that some top members of the party would soon defect to the opposition-ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP following in the footsteps of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.

The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Ad Hoc Committee on Security to investigate allegations of human rights abuses against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on the Nigeria Police Force.

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Tuesday disclosed that  its study on Nigerian mini grid electricity development potential  revealed an annual investment opportunities of 9.2  billion dollars.

The Bill for an Act to authorise the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the sum of N8.6 trillion passed through second reading at the Senate on Tuesday.

The bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Finland has received a boost with the arrival of the Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Mr. Kai Mykkänen, in Nigeria with no fewer than 20 companies and two leading funding agencies with eyes on investment opportunities.

The Chairman of the PDP National Elective Convention Committee and Governor of Delta state, Mr Ifeanyi Okowa, has dismissed rumours that the Party’s governors have attempted to force a national chairman on the party.

Igwe Dennis Ezebuilo, the Igwe-elect of Amanuke Kingdom, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra, has lauded the Nigerian Army over the promotion Charles Ekulide to the rank of Brig.-General.

Ahead of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the organisers, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has installed devices to check malpractice in all accredited centres.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, vacated an order it made on May 30, freezing 16 separate bank accounts linked to wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience.

House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to probe all allegations of corruption in the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC which led to the suspension of its Director-General, Munir Gwazo by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun.

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Tuesday decried the “disheartening statistics” of maternal and child mortality in the country.