Despite protests, the Federal Government will establish Ruga settlements for herders, according to the The Nation. The government said the scheme had already taken off in 12 of the 36 states. It was learnt that each of the 12 states actually applied and indicated the quantum of land available. But RugaContinue Reading
Wife of the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Omodele Fatoyinbo has denied claims of her husband, Biodun Fatoyinbo, raping Busola Dakolo. According to her, it is impossible for her husband to be a rapist. Mrs. Fatoyinbo speaking during the church service on Sunday said “My husbandContinue Reading
About 150 delegates currently undergoing screening exercise of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) election holding in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have been held hostage by Ijaw youths over suspicion that forces have concluded plans to work against the preferred candidate of the Bayelsa state Government, Chief Gordon Bozimo. The angry youthsContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday told African leaders to ensure they foster relations to ensure the continent’s growth and prosperity. He said this in his opening speech at the 55th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Continue Reading
The Secretary-General of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Anthony Porole, has been kidnapped. Porole was kidnapped around 8.30 p.m. on Friday in his compound at Biara-Ogoni hometown in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, with the criminals shooting sporadically before escaping with him toContinue Reading
Ahead of preparation for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, detectives from the United Kingdom have stormed Nigeria for what appeared a final lap of investigation. The detectives, who met with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for additional fact-finding,Continue Reading
Access to Justice (A2Justice) on Friday has described as worrisome the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment on new Supreme Court justices. Joseph Otteh, the Convener, in a statement, recalled how Buhari asked the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, to initiate the process of appointing five newContinue Reading
Chuks Ibegbu, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to shelve any ambition he is nursing for 2023 presidential election. Ibegbu, who made the group’s position known, in an interview withContinue Reading
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has stressed the need for a collaborative approach by citizens to tackle security challenges. The cooperation of all stakeholders, including security agencies, traditional rulers, community and religious leaders and citizens, is urgently needed to overcome the hydra-headed situations, the governor said yesterday. He added thatContinue Reading
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday urged youths to take up leadership positions. Speaking while receiving members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria at his penthouse in the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, he said: “Don’t let anybody tell you that you are too young,Continue Reading
