Disturbed by the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has announced the reinstitution of all extant control measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the deadly scourge.

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, Taskforce, on Monday, served squatters at Iganmu Under Bridge, around Whitesand, and a three–day removal notice of all illegal structures, trucks, and vehicles in the area and Apapa environs

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has rescued 52 victims and arrested four suspected human traffickers in Kano Zone, from April 30 to May 10, 2021. The NAPTIP Director General, Mrs Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Monday in Kano. The director general was […]

Mr Sebastian Hon, a Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) says that the realization of financial independence of the judiciary lies solely with the Federal Government and not on any state. Hon made the assertion in a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, entitled: “The JUSUN Strike Action and the Correct Position […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru VICE President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday, said that the late Pastor Dare Adebayo was a representative of the future of Christian Ministry. Prof Osinbajo stated this in a tribute to the pastor and son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye who passed on last week […]

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has pledged to investigate report of alleged police misconduct submitted to it by the Action Group on Free Civic Space in Nigeria. The Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the group, led by […]

By Anayo Okoli OHANAEZE Ndigbo has condemned the shoot-at-sight order given to Nigerian soldiers on Igbo land, warning that the Nigerian government should learn a lesson from history by not fighting an unwinnable war against nationalism. Ohanaeze rather advised the Buhari-led government to “seek possible peaceful options that are the only solution that guarantees national […]

By Festus Ahon, Asaba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has created 2,239 new polling units in Delta State for the conduct of future elections. Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Delta State, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, who disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting on the exercise at the Commission’s headquarters in Asaba, said the State […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed commitment to fully implement the recommendations of the  visitation panel constituted by the state government to look into the issues surrounding the appointment of the 9th Vice chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo.

Crown Flour Mill Limited, a subsidiary of Olam Nigeria, has re-echoed its promise to continue to collaborate with other stakeholders within the local wheat value chain in sustaining the socio-economic value proposition of the sector.

The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir-Umar, on Monday, released 58 inmates awaiting trial from the state Central Correctional Centre. This was contained in a statement by Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, spokesman for the state judiciary in Kano. Sagir-Umar announced the release of the inmates during a two-day jail delivery exercise at the central correctional […]

Chief Uchenna Obigwe, the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Abia branch, has described government and the organised labour as “partners in progress” rather than enemies.

The leadership of the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM) Worldwide as part of its avowed quest for a peaceful and united Africa, strongly condemn the incessant killings and abductions of innocent Nigerians and the escalating insecurity in Nigeria.

GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Government has promised to obey the judgment by the Supreme Court in its May 7, 2021 ruling, which ordered the payment of salaries and allowances of the dissolved chairmen and councillors of local government councils in the state.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Members of the National Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) on Monday protested against what they described as “unnecessary intervention its affairs by the state government”. The protesters blocked the main entrance into the State Secretariat bearing placards, as security operatives barricaded the gate thereby preventing the protesters from assessing the […]