…Gov Zulum reveals plan to resettle more IDPs, despite insurgent attacks By Kingsley Omonobi, Ndahi Marama & Marie-Therese Nanlong No fewer than six persons were killed on Monday night in fresh attacks at Wereng (station) village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three other persons who sustained various degrees of injuries are currently receiving …

Senate President Lawan President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, says the Senate is committed to pursuing the dreams of the late Sen. Rose Oko especially on her quest for development of education in Nigeria. Lawan said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, shortly after signing the condolence register at the valedictory …

Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it is time for the executive and legislature to focus on what they have been elected or appointed to do which is to improve welfare of the people. Osinbajo made this submission at the closing session of the two-day Joint Executive-Legislature Leadership Retreat on Tuesday in Abuja. …

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 27-year-old man, Quadri Temitope, at the Correctional Centre in the town for belonging to a secret cult. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged cultism. Also read: Court remands electrician for allegedly killing customer’s wife, two others in …

Nigeria is not doing enough to rein in and prosecute members of a notorious special anti-robbery police unit (SARS) accused of rights abuses, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Although the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) were suspended on Sunday along with other police units that mount roadblocks and carry out stop-and-search operations, the …

ADP By Henry Umoru AHEAD of the  October 10 poll, the Action Democratic Party (ADP), yesterday dismissed reports that its Candidate, Prince Martin Kunle Olateru-Olagbegi had stepped down for the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede. Addressing Journalists, yesterday, in Abuja, ADP National Chairman, Engineer Yabagi Yusuf Sani, who described the report in …

Senator Rochas Okorocha …Probe panel awarded Okorocha regime specific sum—Imo govt By Chinonso Alozie Senator Rochas Okorocha representing Imo West Senatorial district and a former governor of the state, yesterday, challenged the Justice Benjamin Iheaka led judicial commission to publish the reports asking him (Okorocha) to return N106 billion. Okorocha spoke in Owerri through his Special …

Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai on Tuesday presented a 2021 budget proposal of N237.52 billion to the state House of Assembly. El-rufai said the sum of N124 billion, which is almost 79 percent of the capital budget of N157.56bn is allocated to the Economic and Social sectors. The governor said that the …

Gbajabiamila By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has blamed the incessant clashes between the Executive and Legislature, on Ministers and other officials at the presidency and public perception of the Parliament. The Speaker, through Mr. Lanre Lasisi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said “the efforts to stick …

The member representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye has openly declared support for the re-election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The support for Akeredolu was openly declared by Adefisoye on Monday in Idanre where he, however, made it clear that he would only work for the reelection of Aketi and not decamping to the All …

Mr Danladi Jatau, representing Kokona West Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has advised students to shun cultism, examination malpractices and other social ills to enhance the development of education in the country. Jatau (PDP), who is the Minority Leader in the Assembly, made the call on Monday in Lafia, while receiving the …

Yakubu Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned its officials, ad-hoc and regular staff, to be professional, apolitical and non-partisan in discharging duties assigned of them during the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election. Yakubu gave the warning on Monday in Akure during a stakeholders’ meeting with political party officials, traditional rulers, election …

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday presented seven executive bills to the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage to fast track development in the state. Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, announced this after Alhaji Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House, presented the seven bills on …

The Cross River Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on Tuesday commenced training of headteachers, their deputies and principals of public primary and model secondary schools in the state. The Secretary of CR-SUBEB, Cyril Itam, said this while declaring open a workshop on Coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols in …

By Henry Ojelu Former 2nd Vice-President of Nigeria Bar Association, Mr. Monday Ubani and Lagos lawyer, John Nwokwu have demanded for details of the proposed Kano-Niger Republic rail project from the Ministry of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi through the Freedom of Information Act. In an FOI request dated September 29, 2020 and addressed to the Minister …

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered that a 31-year-old man, Abdullahi Auwalu, who allegedly murdered his neighbour, be remanded in correctional facility, pending legal advice. The police charged Auwalu, who resides in Sheka Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide. Chief Magistrate Halima Nasir, who did not take the plea of Auwalu, …

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has pledged to work with the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to carry out a capacity building training for teachers at the national level. This was contained in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and signed by Mr Gabriel Odu …

An auto mechanic, Olumayowa Afolabi, on Tuesday urged an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 17-year-old marriage to his estranged wife, Mojisola, on grounds of disrespect, threat to life and frequent assault. In his testimony before the court, the petitioner, who lives at Odeyan-Akanran road in Ibadan, said that he was no longer …

Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says administrative actions, legal reforms and technology interventions were needed to curb Illicit Financial Flows(IFFs) in the country. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, stated this at a webinar on Understanding Illicit Financial Flows for the Development of …

By David Royal Nigerian superstar singer, Ayo Balogun, a.k.a Wizkid, on Tuesday responded to a statement by the Special Assistant to President Muhammdu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, where she described him as a dumb kid for addressing President Muhammadu Buhari the way he did in a tweet. Onochie had in a tweet described …