A civil rights group, Concerned Nigerians, has described the signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari as one of the greatest legacies achieved by his government. Reacting shortly after the President assented to the bill, the group in a press statement issued by its convener, Deji Adeyanju, said the Electoral Act […]

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, saying it would make conduct of the 2023 general elections less challenging. “Now that the legal framework for the 2023 elections is in place following President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Bill, the […]

Democratic Party, PDP, to emulate the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by zoning the PDP, presidential ticket to the Southern part of Nigeria.

–As CUPP commends Buhari —Says Electoral law ‘ll guarantee victory to opposition parties By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has given an assurance that the National Assembly will look into President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the amendment of Section 84 (12) in the electoral act which bars political appointees from participating […]

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday assured the government and people of Benue State to re-invest in the state, despite the recent burning of his over 2,000 hectares of mango plantation in January this year.

Some Nigerians on Friday in Abuja had called on the Federal Government to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the lecturers ongoing strike. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). They told NAN that the incessant strike was not good for […]

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, on Friday, sentenced  Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) and two others  Uche Amadi, and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman, Donatus Dunu.

-Say industrial peace has broken down-Accuse FG of insensitivity to their lights By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The non-teaching staff in the universities have threatened to go on strike over the alleged insensitivity of the Federal Government towards their plight. The non-teaching staff under the aegis of Joint Action Committee, JAC, comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union […]

The foreign ministers from the 27 European Union (EU) member states are meeting on Friday for an urgent session on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Diplomats said the meeting would start at 1400 GMT and include a discussion of further options to support Ukraine and how the bloc should deal with Russia going forward. This […]

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has tasked the Federal Government to “step-up and double” its efforts towards the total evacuation of Nigerians caught in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This is as the organisation condemned Russia’s military attacks against its Southwest neighbour, warning that the situation could undermine […]