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The Acting President has appointed a 7-man Judicial Commission, headed by a Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Biobele A. Georgewill, to review compliance of the Armed Forces with human rights obligations and rules of engagement, especially in local conflict and insurgency situations.  This was made known in a press release from the office […]

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Friday, paid a personal visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London.  The Archbishop and President Buhari are friends, who share deep respect for each other.  Archbishop Welby said he was delighted to see the rapid recovery President Buhari has made from his health challenges, noting that it was […]

A letter from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has caused palpable fear about the future of the Buhari administration’s anti-corruption war.  In the letter the AGF demanded for the outcome of some investigations and recommendations on cases from the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

Four policemen attached to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja have been dismissed for stealing domestic appliances and other personal effects former president Goodluck Jonathan. The policemen stole six television sets, fridges, air-conditioners, Ijaw attires and designer suits from Jonathan’s former residence in Gwarimpa.  They sold the stolen materials to traders at the Pankera […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday commiserated with the Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, over the passing away of his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. In a telephone conversation, President Buhari expressed sympathy with the governor, describing his mother “as a great woman who was the pillar of discipline to her children.’’ The President said the matriarch of […]

The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has disagreed with a former governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on the reports that said that he had been exonerated from the N852.9million controversial fund belonging to the agency. Chairman of Ekiti SUBEB, Senator Bode Ola, who addressed newsmen over the controversy, said it was […]

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) has said there is no actual or impending conflict with the AGF. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued on Wednesday, said, the  near-daily reportage of either the existence of a face-off or an impending and damaging conflict between the Commission and the office of the Attorney-General of the […]

The Nigerian Senate has given the 16 companies who failed to appear before its committee an ultimatum of Thursday to honour the invitation or risk being arrested. The companies whose Chief executives are supposed to appear before the senate are British American Tobacco Company, CCEC Nigeria Ltd, Dana Group, African Wire and Allied Ltd, Admiral […]

The Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), Ahmed Ja’afaru has redeployed 32 senior officers. Mr Francis Enobore‎, the NPS Spokesperson made the revelation in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Enobore said the move is part of its efforts to ensure efficient service delivery. He added that the redeployment‎ is contained in a […]

The Clerk of Ikeja Local Government House, Shamsideen Omotayo has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.  Omotayo was abducted on Wednesday at Imota, Ikorodu, while he was going to work. It was gathered that the kidnappers has already established contact with the local government head of administration, Mrs. Mosunmola Otaiku-Okoka. It was also revealed that the […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has welcomed Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki’s move to “stop receiving pensions from Kwara state, where he was the governor between 2003 and 2011, and urges him to join us in the campaign to end the unjust, unfair and discriminatory practice of providing life pensions to former governors and to abolish […]Read More

Arewa youths who called called for the expulsion of Igbos from the North by October 1st have relaxed the threat.  The group, comprising of sixteen northern groups under the platform of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) relaxed the threat on Tuesday.  A few weeks ago, had issued the threat ‎following the agitations for the […]