Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has denounced campaign posters currently circulating on  social media, indicating his participation in the 2023 presidential race. The governor debunked the posters in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, According […]

— appoints son DG on Performance Monitoring By Dayo Johnson Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has nominated 14 new commissioners designate and seven special advisers.  This was contained in a statement by the information and Orientation commissioner Donald Ojogo in Akure last night. Akeredolu, also appointed his son, Babajide Akeredolu as the Director General, […]

General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defense Staff, on Tuesday in Benin said Nigerians should continue to trust the Armed Forces in spite of reports making the rounds of the Army indictment in the #EndSARs protest at Lekki last year. Irabor, fielding questions from reporters, said that this was because the Armed Forces were not the […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Tuesday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of nine nursing mothers and four other members including working with Zaria Local Government kidnapped on November 8, 2021. National President of NULGE, Akeem Olatunji who spoke in Abuja, decried perceived silence of the Kaduna State government […]

Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The NDLEA boss also said that the […]

By Dirisu Yakubu  The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the report by the Lagos state EndSARS panel confirming the gruesome killings of innocent youths at the Lekki Tollgate during the 2020 EndSARS protest, strengthened the fact that the All Progressives Congress, APC “is running a murderous and oppressive regime that has no regard for […]

The Federal Government has warned labour unions that unlawful picketing will attract the full weight of the law. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this in a statement issued by Mr Charles Akpan, the Deputy Director Press and Public Relations in the ministry on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Ngige, government […]

.Cautions against inciting comments .Obaseki urges support to criminality in Edo By Ozioruva Aliu The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Lucky Irabor Tuesday evening in Benin City the Edo State Capital said that only a white paper from the report of the #ENDSARS Judicial panel’s report in Lagos which is indicating through the social […]

“Nigeria’s Federal Government lacks the capacity to deal with kidnapping and banditry which are the two problems currently militating against the security architecture of the country.” This position was made known by the distinguished teaching professor of African Studies and the Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas […]

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has renewed call for special funding arrangements for the territory from the Federation Account. Bello, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the demand was part of his submissions at the Public Hearing organised the Revenue Mobilization and Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to review the […]