By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), Mr. Babatunde Osibodu on Friday said for any election to be credible, all stakeholders must play their roles as stipulated by law. Osibodu, who said this at the second stakeholders’ meeting held in preparation for the forthcoming local government elections in […]

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has rewarded winner of the 2020 edition of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs’) national mathematics competition for girls, Miss Chinwe Mary Blessing Onodagu. Miss Chinwe, an SS1 student of Federal Government Girls’ College, Lejja, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, and from Aku in Igbo-Etiti LGA of the state, […]

By Soni Daniel The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, operator of the Inks Nation Ponzi Scheme. The suspect who had been at large, was finally arrested on Thursday May 27, 2021 and has made useful statement. A statement by the Spokesman for the Economic and […]

By Dapo Akinrefon A founding member and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Mr. Charles Idahosa, on Friday, advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State to accept defeat in good faith and join hands with Governor Godwin Obaseki in the interest of the state. Speaking on the Supreme Court […]

Bill seeking the establishment of Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria has received the support of the stakeholders.

By Adeola Badru Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Friday, said government agencies could not continue to run in silos, just as he said, he is more determined to introduce an integrated approach to governance in the state. The governor, in celebrating his two years in office, stated this, while he was commissioning the Start […]

By Sam Eyoboka THE Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Archdiocese, Most Reverend Alfred Adewale Martins has the Muhammadu Buhari administration to urgently declare a state of emergency on insecurity now to stem the spate of killings in the country. Archbishop Martins worried by the incessant cases of kidnapping in almost all conceivable places, murder of innocent […]

The World Health Assembly, the main governing body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted a new resolution on malaria.

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has signed an agreement with Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EKEDC, to deliver 300 megawatts of power to Ibeju-Lekki and other franchise areas in Lagos State. The agreement which was sealed in Lagos State with the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in attendance will […]

By Soni Daniel, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 43-year-old Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting investors to the tune of  N128 million under a fraudulent scheme, which was neither registered with any financial institution in Nigeria. The 43-year-old man, according to the EFCC, was arrest following series of petitions […]

It is no longer news that the Nigerian Civil Service (particularly in the past two decades or perhaps more) has been greatly and negatively impacted by a systemic and progressive downturn in the quality of its workforce, ethos and level of professionalism.

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Kaduna may not be the commercial nerve centre of the Northern region but being the defunct capital of Northern Nigeria before the creation of states by the Gowon military regime in 1967, the crocodile city still occupies a central position and had remained attractive to many notable personalities, groups and corporate organizations […]

By Tordue Salem, Abuja As the country marks another milestone in its return to democracy 21 years ago, the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has described the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a failure. The caucus through a statement signed by Minority Leader Ndudi Godwin Elumelu stated that “with […]

Leaders of Mali’s military have released interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane from detention following intervention from former President Goodluck Jonathan who is the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Mali.

Senator Shehu Sani, advised Nigerians to be careful while plying Kaduna- Abuja road. In his tweet on Friday, the vocal activist opined that bandits have blocked the Kaduna Abuja road, shooting sporadically on air. He said : “I have just got a call that Bandits have blocked the Kaduna Abuja road,in between Jere and Katari […]