Warns unqualified graduates to stay away from orientation camps One fake corps member already convicted in Taraba Insists no Corps member harmed in Bayelsa, Kogi, Edo and Ondo elections As NCDC maintains that COVID-19 test for corps members is free By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja The National Youth Service Corps has mobilised 66,000 corps members across …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA-PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Monday told the protesting Nigerian youths against police brutality that it was in their interest to keep peace. The President, who reminded the youths that his own generation was on the last lap and was …

Says violence, hatred, vandalism won’t fix problems By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation and also an election observer, Yiaga Africa, Monday, called on Nigerians to get registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the 2023 generations. This was stated by the Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, in a …

By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has vowed that it would not allow oil exploration in to resume in Ogoniland until the Federal Government exonerates Late Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni sons of crime pressed against them. MOSOP also demanded stop on the construction of a …

Garba Shehu The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malla Gabar Shehu, has said that those who promoted #ENDSARS protests and leave it degenerate into chaos and anarchy in the country must face the law. Disclosing this in an interview with the Channel Tv, on Sunday, the Presidential spokesman, said: “This country …

Professor Mahmood Yakubu Various organisations have hailed the decision of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, to step down after the expiration of his first term in office until his nomination for second term is confirmed by the Senate. The groups who made their positions known in a joint statement …

….Says Agriculture capable of lifting 100 million out of poverty By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Director General, Voice of Nigeria VON, Mr Osita Okechukwu has appealed to Nigerians, particularly leaders of the APC to key into the agricultural blueprint of President Muhammadu Buhari which he said is …

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state government has set up a committee on boundary disputes to resolve all boundary issues between Imo state and other states. The governor while inaugurating the committee yesterday in Owerri, to be headed by the deputy governor, Placid Njoku, said that it’s inline with Page 4, section 12 of …

…says lawmakers only advocated for special panel to amend relevant laws By Levinus Nwabughiogu House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC on Monday debunked some reports in the public spheres that it asked officers and personnel of the agency to start bearing firearms. Addressing National Assembly correspondents alongside the members of the …

By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar There was pandemonium in the early hours of today when a heavy duty truck crushed an officer of the Nigerian Army with the Amphibious Training School ,ATS to death in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The victim who was identified as Lance Corporal Hassan Haruna died on the spot due to the impact …

Senate President Lawan By Henry Umoru THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, warned on Monday that Nigeria as a country, will not escape another citizens’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage …

Senate President Lawan By Henry Umoru THE President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, warned on Monday that Nigeria as a country, will not escape another citizens’ restiveness in the mode of #EndSARS protest if it failed to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment and make practical steps in its national budget to meaningfully engage …

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Resident doctors in Ondo State have embarked on an indefinite strike following the nonpayment of their salaries by the state government. This is coming as the legal officers in the State Ministry of Justice under the auspices of Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) withdrew its services over alleged worsening despicable …

By Dayo Johnson Resident doctors in Ondo State have embarked on an indefinite strike following the nonpayment of their salaries by the state government. This is coming as the legal officers in the State Ministry of Justice under the auspices of Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) withdrew its services over alleged worsening despicable and …

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa By Perez Brisibe, Ughelli Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has been advised to emulate the tourism drive of Dubai by tapping into the tourism potentials of the state in order to attract direct inflow of foreign investment to boost the state’s internally generated revenue profile. The advise was given yesterday by the …

By Chioma Onuegbu Akwa Ibom State Government has further reviewed its emergency curfew imposed penultimate week to check escalation of the #EndSARS violence that erupted in the state capital. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Ini Ememobong, and made available to newsmen in Uyo. According to …

By Ike Nwaefuna I am from the Anioma Nation just like the people of Idumuje-Ugboko. We all belong to the Ibo speaking people of Delta state. Now, one of our people’s proverbs says that you don’t beat a child and also take away his tears. In other words, you cannot beat a child and prevent him …

Two domestic servants, Abolade Bolarinwa, 37 and Fadeke Jejelowo, 49, on Monday, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged theft of property valued N1.5 million and causing damages. The duo allegedly conspired against their employer, Mrs Bukola Bolarinwa, to steal her property worth N1.5 million and causing damages. Bolarinwa and Jejelowo, whose …

Edo Assembly speaker, Hon Marcus Onobun By Ozioruva Aliu Hon Marcus Onobun was recently elected as Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly replacing Hon Frank Okiye, who emerged after the controversial inauguration of the assembly on the night of June 17, 2019. In this chat, he shares his thoughts on the crisis of the House, …

By Bashir Bello Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education, CHRICED, has moved to reverse and change narratives arising from cases of maternal mortality in Kano State. CHRICED Director, Dr. Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi made this known while training some selected residents from Gwale and Kumbotso Local government areas of Kano State on how to monitor …