President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, over the earthquake that struck both countries, leaving many casualties. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media …

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Men of Ogun State Police Command on Sunday apprehended five members of a dreaded cult group who unleashed terror on the people of Ifo town in the early hour of Sunday. The suspects, according to a statement issued by the command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, include 22-year-old Afeez Olapade aka Sabiko, …

The Operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos say they are still quantifying the losses incurred by the two-week suspension of operations, occasioned by the violence that trailed the recent #EndSARS protests across the country. The Head of Corporate Communications of the organisation, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, stated this in an interview with the News …

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday, raised alarm over what it called designs by indicted federal government officials to use the invasion of CA-COVID palliative warehouses to escape investigation into the reported stealing and criminal diversion of funds and palliatives provided by the federal government to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Henry Umoru ABUJA – HAVING carried out a postportem analysis of the protests and subsequent looting and wanton destruction of property following the protests by youths against  the disbarded  Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and bad governance, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Solomon …

Ola Ajayi, Ibadan THE Registrar/Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye has called on the 36 state governors across the country to look into the newly approved salary scale for teachers which is set for implementation by the federal government. Ajiboye stated that this is important due to the fact that Education …

Babatunde Raji Fashola As Senate Lampoons Minister’s Claim on Budgetary Allocations to Road Construction *** Says Figures don’t lie By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has taken a swipe at the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN on his position on dilapidated federal government Roads, saying that the Minister should not  set the National …

Babatunde Raji Fashola As Senate Lampoons Minister’s Claim on Budgetary Allocations to Road Construction *** Says Figures don’t lie By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has taken a swipe at the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN on his position on dilapidated federal government Roads, saying that the Minister should not  set the National …

FRSC Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, By Chris Ochayi The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has called on Local Government Council administrators in the country to relocate all the markets from the highways. Dr. Oyeyemi, made the call on the backdrop of the recent road traffic crash caused by break failure and …

* Participants at the event By Prisca Sam-Duru For two days, art and culture practitioners comprising writers, actors, theatre directors, movie producers, dancers etc., under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), gathered on a digital space for a life transformational workshop. Themed “Artist to Administrators: Bridging the Transitional Gap”, …

By Adesina Wahab The negotiation between the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to end the ongoing industrial action by the lecturers is currently stalled because of the refusal of the government to pay the withheld salaries of the workers through other means than the Integrated Personnel and Payroll …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi The Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Senator Chukwuka Utazi and the Traditional Ruler of Nkpologu Community, Igwe Simeon J. Idu, have expressed deep appreciation to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, for his administration’s special attention in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, through numerous landmark development projects. Speaking when Senator Utazi received Gov. …

Obong Victor Attah By Harris Emanuel Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah expressed dismay that the Panel report  of a presidential panel on SARS reforms set up in 2018 by the federal government which recommended the sacking of 37 police officers, and the prosecution of 24 others were not implemented. ‘’The panel further …

By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Apathy can be adduced as the reason voters’ turnout was low during the weekend local government polls conducted by the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission. The polls was very peaceful and violence free, with no case of ballot snatching, reckless driving, but many people on the streets expressed dismay over …

Sitting from the left, the Executive Director Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, Mr Auwal Ibrahim Musa; D.G. Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Prof. M.T. Ladan; Chairman House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Hon. Kolawole Lawal; The Chairman Code of Conduct Bureau, Prof. Isah Mohammed; and the Deputy Chairman House Committee on Women Affairs and …

A cross section of Nigerian farmers in the North West have stated that poor returns on investment in the cultivation of food crops is forcing them to concentrate on cash crops to generate income, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey has shown. The farmers and other stakeholders said abandonment of food crops such as …

…as Govt assures on curbing the disease By Festus Ahon, Asaba Residents of Ute Okpu and Idumesa communities in Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State have been thrown into fear, following the mysterious deaths of over 15 persons within 18 to 25 years age bracket in the past two weeks in the area. …

…Want panels to release profile of members …Seek access for independent observers to monitor proceedings By Luminous Jannamike Civil society organizations, CSOs, have raised concerns over the identity of the members of the Judicial Panels of Inquiry receiving and investigating complaints of Police brutality or related extrajudicial killings. Recall that the National Economic Council (NEC) led …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. By Festus Ahon DELTA State Governor, Senator  Ifeanyi Okowa, weekend, said they were building a new Nigeria with the youths, maintaining that they would continue to allow youths, including females, to be part of the governance process so as to teach and build them for the future. Speaking at a …

Restructuring By Clifford Ndujihe, Dayo Johnson, Anayo Okoli, Samson Oyadongha, Festus Ahon, Ola Ajayi, Egufe Yafugbori, Chioma Onuegbu, Ozioruwa Aliu, Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ochuko Akuopha, Shina Abubakar & Paul Olayemi THE dusts kicked up by the #EndSARS protests against police brutality are still in the air, three weeks after. The hiatus in opinion between Southern and Northern …