By Henry Umoru Abuja – After series of failed attempts to resolve the political quagmire in the Plateau State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday brought down the sledge hammer on the factions by dissolving them. This was part of the decisions taken at yesterday’s National […]

Borno State Government, yesterday, explained that the Boko Haram havoc on the Nigerian people would have been more devastating but for its prompt intervention in arresting many of its members immediately the sect’s armoury was discovered.

By Henry Umoru ABbuja—Facts  emerged yesterday that the National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are disillusioned and disturbed over the large number of Policemen attached to them that may go following directives by the Inspector General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, that all Policemen serving as orderlies to unqualified persons should report back to […]

THE Pensioners Welfare Association of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Warri, has accused the management of the agency of deliberately delaying payment of members’ accrued arrears of 30% and 15% arising from the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s policy since 2008, even as it appealed to it to expedite action to alleviate their suffering.

The Ekiti State Police Command has redeployed some of its officers posted to areas where the Aug. 15 senatorial re-run election will be held, as part of security measures to ensure the success of the poll. A reliable source said yesterday in Ado-Ekiti that the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the five local government areas of Ekiti North Senatorial District had been replaced by new officers.

A Muslim group in Port Harcourt, Al-Usrah Incorporated, has blamed the Boko Haram sectarian violence in some parts of Northern Nigeria on poverty and unemployment, which ultimately exposed the youths to undue indoctrination by some questionable religious preachers.

Thirty newly promoted Customs officers at the Lilypond Containers Terminal Command were recently decorated with their new ranks with a plea from the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Controller Vincent Gbemudu for them to sustain the revenue drive of the Federal Government.

CHAIRMAN of Delta State University, Abraka, Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Patrick Muoboghare, has called on the National Assembly not to pass the petroleum bill before it into law in the interest of peaceful coexistence of the country.

THE League of Imams and Alfas of South Western Nigeria has confirmed that this year’s Ramadan fasting will begin on August 22, based on astronomical calculations that the crescent of the holy month will become visible on Friday, August 21.

YOUTHS of various communities across Akoko-Edo Local Government Area in Edo State have been urged by the Afenmai Youth Council (AYC) not to allow themselves to be used as thugs in the Assembly re-run election slated for 22nd of this month by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).