Ezeh said that the 1,659 confirmed workers were among the 2,281, who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on Feb. 28.

By Steve Oko The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh to vacate their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties. APGA said both lawmakers were elected on its platform and should relinquish their mandates after defecting to […]

Showunmi, in a statement he made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, argued that the encounter blurred the line between tough questioning and what he called an “attempted public ambush.”

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has said boosting passenger traffic in Nigeria will require improvements in the country’s business environment and boosting tourism.

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday appealed for calm among members and supporters as tension builds ahead of a crucial ruling by the Court of Appeal of Nigeria on Monday in the party’s lingering leadership dispute.

Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that the Iranian people, not Donald Trump, will elect their new leader and demanded that the US president apologize for starting the war with Iran.

The late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s chief press secretary, Richard Olatunde, has slammed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s claim that the Port Declaration secured by Akeredolu’s administration was faulty.

A resident, Philip Ikechukwu, said that no fewer than 20 people had been kidnapped within two weeks in the area.

The Coalition Political Action Committee (COPAC), led by Aminu Datti-Ahmed, on Sunday warned the Federal Government to either release former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai immediately or file formal charges against him, saying keeping him in custody beyond the expired remand order would violate the Constitution.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) plans to introduce electric-powered trains on major rail corridors as part of efforts to modernise the country’s railway system and boost operational efficiency.

The Nigeria Police Force has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid as its new Force Public Relations Officer, succeeding Benjamin Hundeyin.

THE Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said that resolving the longstanding dispute over OPL 245 will reposition the economy and strengthen the country’s fiscal muscle.

Sokoto State has witnessed a fresh security scare following a night-time attack by armed bandits on Mallamawar Yari village in Kware Local Government Area, resulting in the death of one resident and the abduction of five others.

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Families of two Niger State government officials abducted five months ago are appealing for urgent intervention after bandits demanded an additional N150 million for their release, despite having already collected N70 million in ransom.