Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action to end the lingering political violence in the State and to bring the perpetrators to book. The party made the request in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday in which it commended the President…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been warned to forget producing another Senate President if Bukola Saraki is removed from office. Saraki is battling with his party, which wants him out because of the way he got the position. He is presently standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for alleged false declaration…
President Muhammadu Buhari is already in Washington DC, where he is attending the 4th Nuclear Security Summit on March 31, 2016. The President hopes to use the summit to improve the economy of Nigeria and interact with other world leaders who would be at the programme. Buhari was welcomed by Minister of Defence, Monsur Dan…
The senior army personnel kidnapped and later killed by unknown gunmen on Sunday in Kaduna has been buried according to Islamic rites. The corpse of the Army officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa, was laid to rest at the old Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Muslim Cemetery in Kaduna on Wednesday. Some at the burial could not control…
Sixteen members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have now found refuge in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following alleged plots by the police to arrest them. The congressmen on Wednesday addressed the media at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, council office in Ibadan, stressing that nothing will make them impeach Governor Ayodele…
The SAT-3 submarine cable formerly owned by NITEL is currently back in service after being off some time now. The satellite is at the moment in the possession of Ntel after the company acquired NITEL from the Federal Government of Nigeria. The new owners of the company have concluded plans to roll out services and…
Victims of the recent inferno at a market in Kano State have been given N5 million by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The donation was announced on Wednesday when Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Kabiru Gaya, paid a sympathy visit to victims of the unfortunate fire that occurred few days ago at Sabon…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has revealed steps to take to know the authenticity of a number plate as well as one’s driver’s licence. Some Nigerians have had to battle with fake number plates and driver’s licence, which they get through proxies. According to the FRSC, here are the simple steps; You can verify…
The annual Maulud procession of Islamic Movement in Nigeria otherwise known as Shiites was halted by military personnel in Katsina on Wednesday. This caused tension in the area, but there was no record of any breakdown of law and order in the process. It was learnt that as the members were gathering at Central mosque…
South-West Chairman of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Tokunbo Korodo, has assured Nigerians that the long queues seen at several filling stations across the country will soon disappear. Korodo gave this assurance on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos. He noted that if…