Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has sacked all Special Assistants and Senior Special Assistants. Governor Obaseki had appointed 192 Special Assistants representing each ward in the state and 54 Senior Special Assistants comprising three persons from each local government areas Obaseki later appointed 18 Special Assistants (females) on Gender. In a letter signed by […]

FORTY-FIVE per cent of Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC’s) interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 11 in Ejama and other communities in Ogoni have been acquired by the Rivers State government. Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike announced the acquisition yesterday in a broadcast titled: “We will continue to advance the state’s interest, security and prosperity of […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the South African government had granted Air Peace’s request to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa Mr Ferdinard Nwoye, spokesperson for the ministry made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the South African […]

CONVENER of the #RevolutionNow protest Omoyele Sowore and a defendant, Olawale Adebayo Bakare (aka Mandate), were on Monday returned to the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand after Monday’s proceedings and fixed Friday for the hearing of their bail application. The duo had been […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday celebrated the nation’s 59th independence anniversary at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There was also Presidential change of guard from 177 guard battalion to 7th battalion of the guards brigade, marking the occasion at the forecourt of the State House. It was the highpoint of the week-long activities marking the anniversary. […]

In the spirit of the celebration of the 59th independence anniversary of the country, Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has called for a change of orientation on the part of all Nigerians by ensuring they put national interests first and above all what he described as “egocentric concepts” that negates the progress of the country. […]

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions members working in Nigeria offices of the West Africans Examination Council will withdraw their services as from October 14. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the action became necessary following WAEC management’s delay in responding […]

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has demanded explanations from President Muhammadu Buhari on the stripping of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo of his constitutional functions. The group, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by Chief Edwin Clark (South-South), Chief Ayo Adebanjo (South-West), Chief John Nwodo (South-East) and Dr Pogu Bitrus (Middl-Belt), expressed doubts about […]

Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja set for his arraignment on charges of treasonable felony and other sundry offences instituted against him by the Federal Government. Sowore, who was surounded by the operatives of the Department of Service for the scheduled arraignment, arrived the fourth floor […]

Members of the Senate and House of Representatives joint Committee on Finance are locked in a marathon meeting. It is to meet the one-week deadline given to them to submit a report on the 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) for consideration and passage by the National Assembly. Senate President Ahmad […]