Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, has called on the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Mohammed Musa Bello to reverse the recent appointment of Mandate Secretaries in the FCT with immediate effect, saying the exercise smacks of national cohesion.

By Emem Idio Following the recent upsurge in incidents of armed robbery, kidnapping, and other violent crimes in the State, the Bayelsa State Security Council has re-imposed curfew in the state capital and banned use of tinted glass vehicles and covered number plates from operating throughout the State. The curfew which begins from 10pm to […]

By Onozure Dania – Ibadan The Department of State Services (DSS) has told an Oyo State High Court sitting at Ibadan, that the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho is currently undergoing the process of extradition back to Nigeria. Igboho after being raided at his Ibadan home on July 1st, 2021, […]

The management of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has appealed to traditional rulers in the state in educating their subjects on the dangers of attacking Customs operatives in the state.

Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has pointed out that one of the tasks of scholars, enthusiasts and citizens interested in understanding the Yoruba heritage is to use culture as a tool for helping people to discern their place in the world and to rekindle their visionary capabilities.

EVERY day, ordinary Nigerians from Maiduguri to Oyorokoto-Andoni in Rivers State, Okerenkoko-Delta to Wamako in Sokoto State make difficult decisions. They are forced to choose between having one meal or paying essential life-sustaining bills. This anomaly does not affect the people at the lowest rung of the economic ladder alone, but also the middle class.

The World Bank has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari administration to remove fuel subsidies, reduce deficit financing by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and reduce fiscal pressure through domestic revenue mobilization.

GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Tuesday called on both women and youths, especially those in the rural areas to key into the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial programme to enable them to become self-reliant and self-sufficient in the State.

Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr, the National Co-ordinator of Got your Back Nigeria, has called on the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren to desist from misleading the general public and embarrassing his boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa over the 20b bailout fund.

By Henry Umoru The Senate has urged the Federal government to increase the daily feeding allowance that is being paid to members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), given the contribution of corps members to national development. Speaking Tuesday in Abuja when he submitted the committee’s 2022 budget defence report of Ministry of Sports and […]

Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has said that subsidy would have been eliminated in 2020 but certain factors prevented it. He, however, said that the law provides that by the end of February 2022, the nation should be out of the subsidy regime. He […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Tuesday, swore in 22 new Judges of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. The CJN, who performed the ceremony at the Supreme Court, urged the newly appointed judges to shun all forms of corruption and refrain from anything that could bring the […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, says state governments are ready to support the Federal Government in the elimination of fuel subsidy regime. El-Rufai gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja, at the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update, November 2021 edition titled “Time for Business Unusual”. El-Rufai, a panelist who […]

Tottenham Hotspur FC have announced pre-tax losses of 80.2 million pounds (107 million dollars) for the financial year ending June 2021. The total debts also increased from 605 million pounds to 706 million pounds. The club said the last two financial years had been “significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic” and have resulted in pre-tax […]

The National Chairman-Elect, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has said that for the party to reclaim power, it must demonstrate to Nigerians that it could run a better government. Ayu stated this at a two-day PDP National Retreat 2021 with the theme: “It’s time to rescue Nigeria” held on Tuesday in Abuja. He […]