Guidelines and timetable for the governorship election taking place in Edo State on September 10, 2016, have been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. According to INEC, party primaries will begin from June 2 and end July 4, 2016; campaigns will kick off on Sunday, June 10, 2016, while the official register of…
Camps and hideouts of cattle rustlers, armed bandits and other criminals in Zamfara and Katsina States were cleared by troops fighting insurgents in the North West geo-political zone of the country. Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation SHARAN DAJI, on Wednesday cleared suspected armed bandits camps in both states. This…
President Muhammadu Buhari pledged Wednesday in Beijing that his administration will honour all agreements concluded between Nigeria and China under previous administrations to ensure the speedy completion of outstanding joint projects, including the 4,000 megawatts Mambilla Hydro-Electric Power Project. Speaking at a meeting with Mr Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the…
Nigerians in China had the opportunity to have discussions with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing, the Chinese capital. During the meeting, the President assured the Nigerian Community in China that his government is making efforts to fight corruption, which has been bane of development in Nigeria for a long time. Shortly before the…
President Muhammadu Buhari said the Federal Government will henceforth deal with vandals of pipeline installations across the country like Boko Haram terrorists. Buhari made this known on Wednesday in Beijing, China, and warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to desist immediately or be dealt with by the Armed Forces.…
**Wants Herdsmen’s Assaults Checkmated President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to look into the alleged killing of Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the country. This passionate appeal was made by the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, recently following the murder of one of its members at a farm belonging to Olu Falae…
The Nigerian Army says Boko Haram terrorists have been deserting their stronghold, Sambisa forest in Borno State. A statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, on Tuesday disclosed that this followed the aerial bombardment of the forest as well as concerted efforts of the ground troops. Usman said the operations…
Those who applied for the IGP’s Affordable Housing Scheme in Enugu, Katsina, Yola and Benin can now check if their application scaled through. The Nigeria Police released names of successful applicants of the scheme on their verified Facebook page on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The initiative is to provide affordable houses for rank and file…
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has been urged by the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, not to resign from office as requested by the National Assembly. The former Rivers governor was asked to apologise or resign by the legislature following the controversy surrounding the Lagos-Calabar railway project. In a statement issued…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South East has urged the National Assembly not to play politics with the controversial Lagos-Calabar rail project because it says it will improve the economy of the country as a whole. Spokesman of the party in the region, Osita Okechukwu, who addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, also…