Zamfara State government has denied ownership of gold found in the state over time, this it said to be against several mis information of the public by the elites inside and outside Niger Delta areas who are supposed to inform the general public concerning government issues. The government which spokeContinue Reading
US rapper and presidential candidate, Kanye West, has appealed to the Federal Government to yield to the demands of youths protesting against police brutality and extortion in the country. He said this in a tweet on Tuesday. The singer said he stood with Nigerians, urging that police brutality should endContinue Reading
The Inspector-General General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says the training of a new police unit to replace the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad will commence next week. He promised to investigate all cases of brutality by SARS operatives and bring the perpetrators to book. Adamu spoke when popular musician, David AdelekeContinue Reading
Edo Speaker Francis Okiye has been impeached over alleged high-handedness. House Majority Leader, Henry Okhurobo, moved the motion for his impeachment. Nine of the 10 Assembly members at the Plenary signed his impeachment letter. Marcus Onobun, representing Esan West Constituency was immediately sworn in as the new Speaker. Details shortly…Continue Reading
End SARS protesters have shut down the entrance of Osun State Governor’s office, Osogbo, the state capital. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday ordered disband of the police unit and immediate redeployment of the operatives. They are demanding that the Police go beyond disbandment of the notoriousContinue Reading
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Okonjo-Iweala is in the race to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. She was led to the meeting with the President by the Minister ofContinue Reading
A former Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday said the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has offered Nigeria the opportunity to envision a police and policing system that will fulfill the interest of Nigerians. In a statement issued by his media office and signed by Paul lbe, in AbujaContinue Reading
Prof. James Momoh, Chairman, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this when the ad hoc Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff submitted its interim report at a reconvene bilateral meeting between Federal Government and Organised Labour on Monday in Abuja. The new tariff was earlier suspended for two weeks and endedContinue Reading
The Presidential Villa has budgeted N4.85bn for the maintenance of mechanical and electrical installations and N5.3bn for the rehabilitation of office and residential buildings. This is contained in the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), last Thursday. The item listedContinue Reading
The overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Sunday commended how Nigerians from different walks of life came out for the #EndSARS protest to reject “harassment, humiliation, and the coldblooded murder of their fellow citizens”. He also stressed the need toContinue Reading
