A former Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Hosea Agboola, who is a political ally of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, is more of a liability to the Peoples Democratic Party than an asset. He said this on Thursday while welcoming some loyalists of a former governor of […]

Representative Onofiok Luke, Member of the House of Representatives, representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium federal constituency commends the ladershio of the Peoples Democratic Party for lifting the suspension on six members of the party in the House This must be one of the most heart warming news of my political career, this year. Since the tumultuous […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the emergency use of AstraZeneca as COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. AstraZeneca, from India, is one of the two vaccines received by Nigeria and forwarded to NAFDAC for scientific study. The other one, Sputnik, developed by Russia, is still being studied by the […]

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday berated the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), for asking Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits. Magashi, speaking against the backdrop of the abduction of 42 people, including pupils from the Government Science College, Kagara, […]

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Laleye Dipo in Minna The search for the 42 people, including 27 pupils that bandits kidnapped on Wednesday from Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State continued yesterday with the reinforcement of security operatives on the trail of the abductors. A statement by the Force PRO, Mr. Frank Mba, a […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday directed workers in all the states where the national minimum wage of N30, 000 is yet to be paid to immediately proceed on strike. Although it did not name the states yet to honour the minimum wage, NLC said about half the 36 states of the federation were yet […]

THE Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved different contacts totalling N62.04bn at its weekly meeting presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The approved projects cut across the Ministry of Works and Housing, Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory and Ministry of Water Resources. One of such projects is the augmentation of […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said there is no increment in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) this month despite the rise in the price of crude oil in the international market. The ex-depot price is the price at which the product is sold by the NNPC to marketers at the depots. […]

Pass vote of no confidence on community policing By Chuks Okocha Amidst the worsening insecurity in the country, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called on the federal government to decentralise the police and facilitate the establishment of state police to give states’ helmsmen the legal backing to combat […]

•Military launches manhunt for kidnappers of school boys, others • Security chiefs, ministers in Niger to coordinate rescue • Gov rules out ransom payment, closes boarding schools • Senate asks Buhari to declare emergency on security By Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh, Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu in Abuja and Laleye Dipo in Minna Minister of Defence, […]