Seek nomination of non-partisan woman as her replacement By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to renominate his Senior Special Assistant, Ms Lauretta Onochie to the Senate for confirmation as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The Situation Room, which is a […]

One person died and several were injured in Italy as the country celebrated their victory over England in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. Italy won the championship in London for the first time since 1968, with a 3-2 penalty shootout win after the match finished 1-1 in regular and extra time. ALSO READ: COVID-19 Recovery: Sanwo-Olu […]

By Rotimi Fasan, Nearly a year and a half since Nigeria recorded her index case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is experiencing the third wave of the virus just when things appear to be returning to normal. The second wave ended about three months ago, leaving Nigerians with the false hope we might have […]

By Gabriel Olawale Taking into consideration the rate at which advertising is blooming and gaining more importance in the Nigerian economy, it is expected that positive change and rebranding, which are technologically compliant should occur in order to give room for growth and greater results. Hence, the reason behind the establishment of Adspace.ng. This newly […]

Gunmen kidnapped a traditional ruler, the Adogu of Eganyi in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi, Alhaji Mohammed Adembe, on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered in Lokoja on Wednesday that the traditional ruler was returning to his community from Okene, also in Kogi, when he was kidnapped. Confirming the incident, a police […]

By Nkechi Odoma The name Ambassador Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Lieutenant General retired means different things to different people. To some, he is the former chief of army staff, and to some, he is a soldier whose grasps of issues could best be described as legendary. Whichever side one finds himself, it remains a statement of […]

A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Wednesday sentenced a businessman, Aliyu Abubakar, 27, to two months imprisonment for stealing a cell phone from a Mosque. The judge, Murtala Nasir, however, gave the convict an option of N10, 000 fine and ordered him to return the phone to the owner. Earlier, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in five new Permanent Secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The permanent secretaries include: Ibrahim Yusuf from Katsina State, Olusesan Adebiyi (Ekiti), Maryanne Onwudiwe (Enugu State), Marcus Ogunbiyi (Lagos State) and Ibrahim Abubakar Kana from Nasarawa State. NAN reports that the permanent secretaries were sworn in shortly before […]

By Nwabueze Okonkwo Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has vowed to continue with her empowerment programmes till the last day of her husband’s administration as Governor of the state, because of the passion she has for the vulnerable ones in the society. Mrs. Obiano said she would soon commence the last lap […]

The members of the Nigerian Police have arrested more suspects over the death of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga. Late Mr Ataga was murdered June 15 as alleged lead suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu, has gone from admitting to the crime to recently retracting her initial statement. The House of Representatives had, less than 24 hours ago, […]

May consider clauses Thursday before proceeding on annual vacation By Levinus Nwabughiogu House of Representatives, Wednesday, received the report of the electoral amendment bill. The report was laid before the House at the plenary by the Chairman of the Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon Aisha Dukku from Gombe State. Moving the motion, she said: “That […]

By Emem Idio – Yenagoa MORE Ijaw groups have thrown their weights behind the governorship ambition of former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, describing him as the best man to succeed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa come 2023. The groups, Project Niger Delta,PND, and Delta Ijaw Professionals, in a statement in Yenagoa, also backed […]

Says he received over 900 SMSs in a day on the Electoral Act As INEC Committee lays Report on Electoral Act Amendment By Henry Umoru THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has described those accusing the leadership of the National Assembly, NASS, of tampering with the report on the Electoral Act Amendments as […]

The Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has said that children under the Edo State Basic Education Sector Transformation programme, codenamed EdoBEST, are learning on a 70% rate compared to their counterparts in Europe and Asia. Governor Obaseki stated this during an interview on CNBC Africa on 30th June 2021 to mark three years since the […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Treasurer of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mrs Sumbo Ajose is dead. Recall that this came about four days ago when Nigeria lost another prominent citizen, popular hip hop artist, Olarenwaju Fasasi, otherwise known as “Sound Sultan,” who also died in the USA after months of battle with […]