…I cleared all debt before handing over – Almakura By David Odama Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has cried out over huge debt inherited from the administration of senator Tanko Almakura which he said is impeding the smooth running of his government. This is even as the immediate past governor has denied saying he cleared […]

Mother of the convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has made an emotional plea to President Muhammdu Buhari, saying “she has been unable to eat or sleep well since she learnt of the detention of her son by the Department of State Services (DSS).” Speaking in a video addressed to President Buhari, Sowore’s mother said she […]

By Victoria Ojeme The Federal Government has solicited the support of auditors of local government accounts in its fight against corruption in the country. The government says a lot financial leakages happen at the local government accounts and want the auditors to help check such financial mismanagement. Speaking at the 24th Annual Conference of Auditors-General […]

Tesla (TSLA.O) boss Elon Musk is set to go on trial on Tuesday after he described a British cave explorer who helped rescue a group of boys from a cave complex in Thailand as a pedophile on Twitter. Vernon Unsworth, who played a leading role in the recovery of the 12 boys and their soccer […]

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has submitted a list of 19 Commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for approval. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, announced this during Tuesday’s plenary. Magarya said the list also included 28 Special Adviser nominees. The Speaker said the time-table for the screening of the nominees […]

One of the parents of the embattled students of Madonna University, Okija, Chief Christopher Onyejekwe, has said neither he nor his child will apologise  to the Proprietor of the university, Reverend Father Emmanuel Ede, as the cleric had already asked him to pray, which he did.

Kidnappers were on Tuesday set ablaze by angry mob in Bayelsa state. The kidnappers abducted three female students of the Bayelsa State-owned College of Health, Otuogidi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The abducted students, it was learned were rescued Tuesday evening at the kidnapper’s den in the mangrove swamp by a search […]

By Dirisu Yakubu & Pamela Ogudu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on security agencies to question leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the election-related killings that trailed the recently concluded governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday, the party […]

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it will enact a law that will protect women and children against violence in the interest of development of the state and the country. Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, stated this on Tuesday when the state women led by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, […]

Dirisu Yakubu and Pamela Ogudu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday asked the security agencies to question leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the killings that trailed the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party premised its […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its unconventional monetary policies have supported the creation of over 2.5 million jobs across the agricultural value chain. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made this known in a keynote address he delivered at the 28th Annual Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors held in Owerri on […]

A security expert, Mr Abayomi Mumuni, on Tuesday, has thrown his weight behind the Hate Speech Bill and the Social Media Bill but urged the National Assembly to moderate the sanctions being proposed for offenders. Mumuni, also an All Progressives’ Congress (APC) chieftain, said in a statement that the bills would curtail provocative utterances and […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that the state government is set to commence the construction and rehabilitation of 16 Kilometres of roads within the Ugbowo area of Benin City, to ease movement of students and staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). The governor said this during a courtesy visit by […]

One in four students across 36 wealthy countries are lacking basic reading skills and would struggle in an increasingly volatile, digital world, the organisation for economic cooperation said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) made this known on Tuesday in its 2018 PISA educational attainment study showed that the share of low performers […]

 …Says states Attorneys General freeing electoral offenders By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would never connive with any political party or institution to undermine the electoral process, saying it is inconceivable that it would go the whole hog to put in place electoral safeguards only to turn around and […]