The Isiala Ngwa North, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) Comrade Wachukwu Okechukwu is said to have been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident our reporter gathered from sources took place on Tuesday. Details later… The NationContinue Reading
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has proffered solution to the lingering farmers/herdsmen crisis in the country. The governor delivered the first Prof. Miriam Ikejiani-Clark memorial lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, titled: “The State and Management of Farmers/Herdsmen Conflict in Nigeria: Lessons from the Benue Valley”. AccordingContinue Reading
The House of Representatives yesterday revisited the gray areas identified by President Muhammadu Buhari as reasons for withholding his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 and amended the clauses to suit the president’s desires. The Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business and member representing Jos South/Jos EastContinue Reading
The police on Tuesday arraigned Senator Ademola Adeleke before a Magistrate’s Court in Mpape, Abuja, on charges of forgery. Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the last governorship election in Osun State, was accused in the fresh five counts of forging academic qualification documents including a letter of attestationContinue Reading
The Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Prof Ango Abdullahi, has lamented the growing security challenges facing the country, saying President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing enough to salvage the situation. The former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was reacting to the Presidency’s assertion that the kidnap of theContinue Reading
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has disclosed that six pupils who scored 191 each out of 200 marks, got the highest mark in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), organized by the National Examination Council (NECO), The minister stated this after receiving the results of the exam from the actingContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is not in the position to decide who runs for governor of the state. The governor, who spoke to journalists on Tuesday at the Government House, was in response to an earlier comment made by Amaechi.Continue Reading
Former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi has declared that there is ‘no war’ going on between him and incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike. Amaechi, who is a serving Minister of Transportation, made the clarification during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. He explained that what is going on betweenContinue Reading
Liverpool host Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash. Jurgen Klopp’s men will be looking to become only the third team in the history of the European Cup to come from three goals down after the first leg of a semi-final and progress to final. Lionel Messi has only ever visitedContinue Reading
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has reacted to comment by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, is like Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo socio-cultural groups and thus should not be criminalised. Shehu also defended the meeting between the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu andContinue Reading
