THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has dismissed former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki as not possessing enough influence to save the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The Secretary of the Media and Publicity Committee of the APC Campaign Council, Dr. Tom Ohikere, who spoke in Abuja at a media briefing, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received briefings from the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, George Akume. The closed door meeting started at the President’s office around 11.30am. It was still in progress at the time of filing this report. Details shortly…

The Federal Government is committed to take 100 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty in the next 10 years, it has been learnt. President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted to have made the promise at a public event. Reassuring Nigerians about the government’s commitment, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Social Investment Programmes, […]

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday gave a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to accept its demand for the consequential adjustment of salaries, based on the new minimum wage, or risk a nation-wide strike. The ultimatum ends Wednesday, the umbrella union said in a letter to the Federal Government by its General-Secretary, Emmanuel […]

Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) have risen from an extraordinary meeting in Kaduna at the weekend, passing vote of confidence on Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler and Controller General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali (Rtd.). The Northern youths said, duo of Fowler and Ali displayed […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos has declined to stop the Federal Government from demanding that an oil and energy firm, Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd, explain its role in an alleged missing crude oil revenue scandal. Justice Rilwan Aikawa dismissed the firm’s preliminary objection against the government’s suit on the ground that it lacked […]

After over five months of intense lobbying, Kano Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has put finishing touches to the list of his much-awaited cabinet. It was gathered that some members of his kitchen cabinet made the list, which will be made public any moment from now. It was learnt that seven former Commissioners made the […]

The chairman of Kano state Correspondent Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ibrahim Shuaibu, on Thursday night escaped being lynched in Kano as hoodlums attacked him with dangerous weapons. Though he survived the attack, Shuaibu was dispossessed of all his valuables, including reasonable amount of money and handsets. It was gathered that the armed street […]

A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of N601million found in two accounts maintained by a government official, Okunrinboye Tomsin Titus. Following Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo gave the order on Thursday while ruling on a motion for final forfeiture orders brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The money in […]

Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, will be the ‘Mother of the day’ and declare open the 2019 National Women’s Conference organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) on Tuesday. Over 3,000 participants are expected at the conference as against the 2,500 drawn last year. Wife of Lagos state Governor, […]