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  A pilot with the Nigerian Airforce, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, has been rescued after intense gunfire by armed bandits grounded a Nigerian Airforce Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara State, the Airforce has said.   A statement issued on Monday by the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to withdraw the directive containing a sweeping gag order banning journalists and broadcast stations from reporting […]

The Presidency has rebuked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah over his comments about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria by armed extremist groups in the North.   Responding to the outspoken cleric, the presidency described Kukah’s comments as “unfortunate and disappointing”, decrying the fact that Kukah “castigated” Nigeria before the US […]

Mr. Osita Okechukwu, the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria  and a founding member of the Progressives Action  Congress has described the development of N6.25 billion Katsina cattle ranch as being more important to the survival of the nation than the electronic transmission of results, which was rejected by the National Assembly this week.   […]

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has critised President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly approving the establishment of ranching in Katsina State, while the Federal government insists on the operation of open grazing in other states.   Ortom, an ardent critic of President Buhari, said about N6.5bn was allegedly approved for the establishment of ranching in Katsina, and […]

Prof Charles Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will contest the November 6 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, one of his aides has assured.   Soludo’s name was missing on the list of candidates for the poll released on Friday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).   “Our millions […]

The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, leaving unchanged  Clause 52(2) as presented, the center of controversies surrounding the bill.   The clause allows the Independent National Electoral Commission to determine when, where and how voting and transmission of results will be done.   Clause 52(2) reads, “Voting at an […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, dropped the name Professor Chukwuma Soludo, a factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the list  of candidates for the November 6 governorship election for Anambra State, published Friday.   INEC, instead cleared the candidate of APGA’s other faction, Chukwuma Micheal Umeoji, as the party’s candidate […]