President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday urged the executive arm of government to adopt a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach so that necessary funding needed for the completion of some major roads in the country will be provided by investors. Lawan made the appeal in his contribution in support of a motion on the […]

David-Chyddy Eleke writes that the odds favour Senator Andy Uba who is taking another shot at the governorship seat of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress Four things will give Senator Andy Uba an edge over other aspirants in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. These are; his acceptability among the electorates, […]

Udora Orizu writes that the ruling All Progressives Congress is counting its increasing blessings as a good number of members of the minority caucus in both Senate and House of Representatives switch political party loyalty As the country gears up for 2023 general elections, political parties as usual are trying to find an edge over […]

The organised labour is planning a national demonstration to protest plans by the National Assembly to decentralise minimum wage negotiations. The protest, to hold on March 10, followed the ongoing efforts to transfer the national minimum wage from the exclusive list to the concurrent legislative list. The labour movement also frowned on the ongoing fuel […]

The Senate yesterday concurred with the House of Representatives’ confirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Others confirmed are Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Alao, Chief of Air Staff. […]

Gunmen have reportedly killed Terkura Suswam, elder brother to former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel Suswam. Terkura Suswam was allegedly killed in his country home in Anyii, Logo Local Government Area of the state around Tuesday night. Logo is one of the local government areas in Sankera axis ravaged by the murdered Benue warlord, […]

Stopping Short of a State of Emergency, FG Bans Mining and Flights over Zamfara Bandits offered money not to release abducted students, says Matawalle They threatened to kill us, freed schoolgirls narrate ordeals in captivity By Deji Elumoye, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Francis Sardauna in Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday took bold steps towards […]

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, on Monday, appealed for public support for its planned increase in the number of polling units across the country. INEC equally stressed the need for enhanced voter education in order to ensure the delivery of free, fair and credible elections. The Commission’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Nick […]

THE All Progressives Congress has demanded an apology from Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, over an alleged unprovoked attack on Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The governing party equally demanded that the Senator representing Abia North, should retract defamatory statements made against the governor or be prepared to substantiate same in Court.   This was contained in […]

Men of the Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday arrested a man with two human heads. The suspect, Hassan Saka, who is a commercial driver, was reportedly arrested with the two heads hidden in a brown carton. The state Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Haruna Gagara, at the state […]