President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, to intervene in the case of Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu detained by Saudi Arabia authorities. Zainab Aliyu, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, who travelled for Lesser Hajj in Dec. 2018 wasContinue Reading
Two leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-South region, Chibuike Amaechi, and Godswill Akpabio met each other to iron out their perceived political differences, a party spokesperson has said. Mr Amaechi, who is the transport minister and former Rivers governor, and Mr Akpabio, a former Senate minority leaderContinue Reading
Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state on Monday laid down their swords and pledged support for success of Governor Nyesom Wike-led government. Led by Senator Andrew Uchendu(Rivers East), the members under the aegies of “Elected and appointed members of the APC” told reporters in Port Harcourt, theContinue Reading
Elusive leader of Islamic State jihadists Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has resurrected in a video vowing to seek revenge for the killing and imprisonment of its militants. The video was published on Monday by the group’s Al Furqan media network. Wearing a black robe with a beige vest, Baghdadi gave anContinue Reading
Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms. Militants are targeting five locations and planned to attack on either Sunday or Monday, police chiefs said in a letter sent to officials that wasContinue Reading
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that Lagosians made the right decision by voting Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor. The party spoke through Chief Sunny Ajose, its Deputy Chairman, at an ”Appreciation Dinner” held on Saturday night, to thank the residents for voting Sanwo-OluContinue Reading
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, says his government will take legal actions against the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders “spreading falsehood” in the state. Tambuwal gave the warning in a series of tweets on Monday. However, he did not mention names of the APC leaders. The governor said theirContinue Reading
Oyinkansola, daughter of the late Kwara State political icon, Dr Olusola Saraki, has appealed to the state governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, to immortalise her father. She said her late father paid his dues in the politics of the state. She made the call in a statement made available to journalists onContinue Reading
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been nominated as an “Ambassador-at-Large” of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC). In a letter dated March 16, 2019, Ambassador Friday Sani, the Diplomatic Head of the Commission to Nigeria and other African Countries, stated that sequel to the approval ofContinue Reading
Barely one week the National Judiciary Council (NJC) wade into the impasse between the Executive and the Judiciary in Kogi State, workers under the auspice of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has called off its over four months strike in the state. The suspension of the strike, accordingContinue Reading
