2023 Elections: No Doubt Nigerians Will Vote APC Again – Uzodinma
File photo of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma is confident that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will continue to be at the helm of…Read More
Again, DSS Bares its Fangs, says persons, groups inciting ethnic violence
…as Uromi women ask Fulanis to vacate their community The Department of State Services, Nigeria’s spy police, has again threatened to deal with those it said are plotting to cause ethnic and religious violence in the country. This is coming less than two weeks after the department raised an alarm over plans by some […]Agbakoba to Buhari: Consider Power Devolution, Regional Autonomy
Olisa Agbakoba, a human rights and constitutional lawyer, and member of the National Consultative Front, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding fundamental changes of Nigeria’s political structure. In the letter dated Feb 2, 2021, and titled ‘The Missing Fundamentals and Regional Autonomy for Nigeria’, Agbakoba argues that National Fundamentals have played key roles in […]Northern Elders to herdsmen: Return home if Your safety is Threatened
Following recent heat turned on herdsmen in various parts of the country, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged them to return to the northern region. In preparation for this, the NEF leadership has also advised governors of the northern to start preparation to receive the Fulani communities being ejected from southern states. These […]Two Years After, Osinbajo Thankful For Surviving Helicopter Crash
Two years after Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo and 11 others survived a helicopter crash in Kabba, Kogi State, the Vice President has yet again, said he is…Read MoreOrji Kalu’s Retrial Begins in Abuja, as Ex-governor tries to Stop Prosecution
The retrial of Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia State governor, commenced Tuesday, as he opposed his trial for a second time on the same counts. On its part, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which brought a N7.65b fraud against him, objected holding the retrial of the former governor and two others in the […]Nigeria extends NIN/ SIM linkage deadline by Eight Weeks
The Nigerian Government has extended by eight weeks the deadline for the linkage of National Identity Numbers with Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards, it announced Tuesday. A joint statement by the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Identity Management Commission said the new deadline is now April 6, 2021. The statement jointly signed by […]Don’t Skew Electoral Act To Suit Personal Ambition, Wike Tells NASS
File photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says amendment of the Electoral Act…Read MoreBuhari Mourns Loss Of Ally And Former Minister Tony Momoh
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief at the passing of his longtime ally, friend, political loyalist, and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh. Reacting to the…Read MoreWho Heads Nigeria Police as Adamu, Others Retire (Today)?
By the end of work today, Monday, February 1, 2021, the current Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adu, would have officially retired from the force. But there is uncertainty surrounding that, as the Presidency is yet to comment on the matter. On Monday (today), he completes 35 years in the service, having joined the police in […]Court restrains Edo NUT from embarking on strike action
…as teachers defy government’s resumption order The National Industrial Court sitting at the Benin Judicial Division has restrained the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) from proceeding on any strike action in Edo State Primary schools. Hon. Justice A. A. Adewemimo, gave the order on Monday, February 1, after listening to submissions put forward by the […]Editorial: On Buhari’s Indolence and Laziness
The life of the average Nigerian is short and brutish and the headlines in any given day in Nigeria sounds like a reading from the Book of Lamentation. Hardly does any day pass without headlines like: Boko Haram kills 23 in Borno, Bandits kill 45 in Kanu, Gunmen kidnap family of five in Southern Kaduna; […]
