By Okoh Aihe IN two days Classic FM 94.3 Abuja will be three. A friend has told me that he would just like to have a discreet celebration more in observing the survival of a business in these trying times but with absolute respect to the souls that are daily lost in this life of […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, said that the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is now a cash cow for politicians in the country.

THE Senate has begun moves to ensure that all oil and gas companies in the country as a matter of urgency, relocate to their operational bases, particularly to the Niger Delta region.

ELEVEN months after he was elected for a second term in office, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, yesterday, in Benin City, appointed two Special Advisers and forwarded the names of 11 commissioner-nominees to the Edo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has agreed with the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Elias Mbam, on the need to review the 29-year-old revenue sharing formula, saying it was outdated.

…Over 6,000 kilometers of roads damaged by excessive rainfalls – Reps …Ask FG to urgently commence repairs on failed sections, bridges nationwide By Henry Umoru & Levinus Nwabughiogu The two arms of the National Assembly, Senate and the House of Representatives, have expressed angst over the deplorable state of roads across the country. While the […]

Northern Governors received hard knocks yesterday over their rejection of their Southern counterparts’ call for power-shift to the South in 2023 and opposition to collection of Value Added Tax, VAT, by states.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of new registrants in Anambra state would be ready for collection on or shortly after October 7. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, disclosed this in statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He […]

AT least eight people were feared killed, yesterday after unidentified men in military uniform opened fire on some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, who staged the annual Arbaeen trek at Gwarinpa district of Abuja, the nation’s capital, but Police authorities said no life was lost.

GOVERNOR Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, vowed to punish culprits who attack law enforcement agents in the state, saying they will be brought to justice.