Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has blasted Nigeria’s political elites, saying they have shown no commitment to the rules of the game. Bishop Kukah made this known on Channels Television’s, Sunrise Daily on Friday, where he called for political office holders to show accountability and display sportsmanship in accepting electoral […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has faulted the decision of the Federal Government not to allow the newly formed Community Volunteer Guards (CVG) in the state and other state-sponsored security outfits to bear automatic rifles. This is contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, and made available […]
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 417 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspector’s General of Police and 12 Assistant Inspector’s General of Police. The Commission also approved promotion examinations for police officers scheduled to start from next year in line with the Public Service Rules. Spokesman for the Commission, […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that the federal government pays the salaries of its members through the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke said this in a truce meeting with the FG brokered on Wednesday by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. […]
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is currently attending the formal ceremony of the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions in Moscow. Putin has announced that the four Russian-occupied regions – Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia will officially become part of the Russian Federation today. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is currently attending the formal […]
Iran has arrested a woman who was shown eating out without a headscarf in an image that went viral on social media during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, her sister said Friday. The picture showed Donya Rad sitting in a traditional Tehran restaurant apparently eating breakfast, in the company of a […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal by Princess Ann Agom-Eze and confirmed the Senatorial candidacy of Governor David Umahi. Princess Agom-Eze, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ebonyi State, recently challenged Governor Umahi’s emergence as the Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone candidate, following a primary election […]
Kola Ologbondiyan, former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the amounts paid to the party’s national working committee (NWC) were “legitimately earned”. On Thursday, some NWC members announced the refund of different amounts sent to their bank accounts by the party’s leadership. The affected members include Taofeek Arapaja, deputy national chairman, south; […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside an earlier judgment of the Federal High Court given in favour of a factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu. In a judgement on Friday, a three-member panel of the Appeal Court held that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of […]
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha has clarified a comment wherein he reportedly called supporters of Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi saboteurs. He also apologised for the development. The comment he made at a new yam festival by an Igbo community in Accra, Ghana where he allegedly claimed Obi’s […]
