By Henry Ojelu In a judgment on Friday June 4, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos held that only the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC has the power to fix salaries of National Assembly members. The judgment was in respect of the suit filed by former 2nd Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar […]

The Global Amnesty Watch, GAW, has described the decision of the Federal Government to suspend the operations of Twitter in Nigeria as the height of impunity and intolerance to criticisms

Facebook on Friday banned former US president Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating its rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol. “Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our […]

A two-day Humanitarian Country Team Retreat seeking lasting solutions to the crises in the North East ends on Friday in Abuja

Continuing, he lauded the Itsekiri nation for her peaceful disposition , adding that the ethnic group would not be shortchanged on matters of development in the region.

By Nwafor Sunday Former aide to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri, Friday condemned the suspension of a micro-blogging site, Twitter, by the Federal Government. He said that members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet are still on Twitter, making use of the micro-blogging site. Reno, who reacting minutes after the news of the suspension went […]

Ondo State chapter of the APC has expelled Jumoke Anifowoshe-Ajasin, daughter of the first Executive Governor of the State, Chief  Adekunle Ajasin, over anti-party activities. The party also expelled another stalwart, Nathaniel Adojutelegan, also over anti-party activities. Alex Kalejaye, state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, told a news conference in Akure on Friday that the […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described federal government’s suspension of micro blogging site, by the federal government as a demonstration of her foolishness among the community of civilized nations. In a chat with our correspondent, deputy national publicity secretary of the party, Diran Odeyemi slammed the Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency for what […]

Dr Ismail Adewusi, the Postmaster General, Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), has said that the organisation will step up its regulatory mandate on logistics and courier companies for better performance. According to him, the postal outfit is mandated by law to regulate and checkmate the activities of logistics and courier companies in the country. Adewusi who […]

By Nwafor Sunday Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has vowed to sue the Nigerian Federal Government for suspending a micro-blogging site ‘Twitter’ indefinitely. Buhari had in a series of tweets said: “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian […]