President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over an emergency National Security meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the detailed agenda of the meeting is not available, it is expected to review the current state of insecurity in different parts of the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN);Continue Reading
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed over the suspension of Twitter. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila announced the summon on Tuesday during plenary. A joint committees of the House, Commerce, Information and National Ethics, and Justice, was mandated to carryContinue Reading
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has spoken on the reported cases of kidnapping in some parts of the state. TheCable had in March reported the kidnap of two farmers in Shalabo village, located between Isiwu and Imota areas of the state. In May, there were reports on social media suggesting thatContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two new aides for the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The new appointees, according to a release issued on Monday by the President’s Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, are Dr. Rukayyatu Abdulkareem Gurin, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women AffairsContinue Reading
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has defied President Muhammadu Buhari’s ban on Twitter. Governor El-Rufai on Monday posted a message on the microblogging site, disobeying the orders of the federal government on the use of the application. After the ban on Twitter by the federal government, the Minister of Justice,Continue Reading
The chairman of the South East Security Committee, codenamed, Ebubeagu, Major General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd) has resigned his position. Umahi tendered his resignation in a letter dated June 4, 2021, entitled: “Resignation as Chairman South east Security Committee – Ebubeagu” and addressed to chairman of the South East Governor’sContinue Reading
The United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) has said that an estimated 64 per cent of married women in Nigeria are unable to enforce their sexual and reproductive health rights. It said that only about 46 per cent of married women in Nigeria between the age of 15 andContinue Reading
Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has defied the federal government’s Twitter ban. The cleric on Monday posted a tweet reacting to the ban of the microblogging platform. He said tweeting is in accordance with Article 19 of the UN universal declaration of humanContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that the newly created Polling Units will be published next week ahead of the commencement of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). INEC had undertaken the task to expand existing Polling Units across the country to boost Voters’ access to polling centres toContinue Reading
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcasting stations in Nigeria to suspend the use of the microblogging platform, Twitter. The NBC directive came just as the Federal Government summoned the ambassadors of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union in Nigeria over their comments on theContinue Reading
