Category: Politics
Ifeanyi Ubah emerges chairman, senate committee on States, LG affairs
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has emerged as chairman of the newly created Senate Committee on States and Local...
Hardship: Agege LG Reduces Staff Work Days To Three In Lagos
In a bid to ameliorate the economic hardship being faced by workers, Agege Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State, has announced a reduction of its working days to...
Group drags ECOWAS to court over proposed military intervention
An International Civil Right Group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA) has dragged the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the...
Nigeria, other ECOWAS members sued over planned attack on Niger
Civil rights group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) to the bloc’s court over the proposed military...
Burna Boy reacts to Tinubu’s military intervention in Niger
Nigerian sensational singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu following his proposed military intervention in Niger...
Otti to review Abia workers’ promotions from 2007 to 2023, reform civil service
Governor Alex Otti of Abia has inaugurated the Abia State Civil Service Reform Committee with a charge to identify and review the anomalies in the state civil service....
Baited breath as Tinubu, Atiku, Obi await judgment day
Sunday Ejike writes on the suspense trailing the wait on the Presidential Election Petition Court on the date to deliver judgment on the petitions filed by aggrieved...
Having Port Harcourt refineries functioning won’t bring down petrol price —Adebayo, SDP presidential candidate
In this interview with SUBAIR MOHAMMED, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Mr Adewole Adebayo, speaks on the policies...
Lawyers disagree over legality of Tinubu’s ministerial nomination
Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted the second batch of names of nominees for ministerial positions in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, bringing the total...
Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez, sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
Canadian rapper, Daystar Peterson, popularly known as Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years for the shooting of fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez (31), shot...
Nigeria joins in celebration of 2023 World Breastfeeding Week
As the world marks this year’s World Breastfeeding Week between August 1 and August 7, Nigeria also joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2023 World...
Aso Villa visit: Okonjo-Iweala discusses WTO plans to support Nigerians, women
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will intensify working with women and Nigerians to...
Niger Coup: ECOWAS imposes more sanctions on Niger
Following the expiration of the seven-day deadline issued by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Niger junta to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum,...
NITDA empowers over 3 million Nigerians with digital literacy skills
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has empowered over three million Nigerians with several digital literacy and skills through multi-sectoral...
Lagos election tribunal: Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat request dismissal of Rhodes-Vivour’s petition
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat have asked the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, to dismiss the petition filed by the...
Gov. Mbah lauds Army for improved security, peace in Enugu
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commended the security agencies, especially the Nigerian Army for improved security and end to sit-at-home in the state,...
Resident doctors to call-off strike after Senate intervention
Striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to call off their two week old strike after a closed door meeting with Principal Officers...
Subsidy: NLC rejects Gbajabiamila’s leadership of negotiation committee
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has expressed strong reservations about the capacity of Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila...
Alleged forgery: Magistrate absent again, stalls 2 top OGFZA officials’ arraignment
The arraignment of two staff members of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) over allegations bordering on forgery, on Tuesday, suffered a setback due to the...
Coup: Sule Lamido predicts force on Niger junta to impact security in 6 Northern states
The Jigawa state governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Mustapha Sule Lamido said that military action against Niger junta will exposes...
