The Senate is to begin screening of Lauretta Onochie and five others named national commissioners of Independent National Electoral Commission, eight months after they were nominated. Onochie (Delta), President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on social media, and the other five were nominated in a request to the Senate eight months ago by the presidency. The […]
Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says all indigenes of Imo are to blame for the security challenges in the state. In recent months, there have been attacks on security operatives and government property in Imo. On May 30, the violence reached a crescendo when groups of gunmen unleashed four […]
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria (AUFCDN) has threatened to resume its strike and cut off food supply nationwide to protest failure of the Federal Government to pay the N4.75 billion compensation agreed with them. The Northern traders gave the government a three- week ultimatum to implement the signed agreement that […]
There is an indication the Department of State Services (DSS) may have rescinded its decision to invite fiery Catholic priest and spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka to Abuja for interrogation. Mbaka had last Sunday told worshippers at the Adoration Ground that operatives of the DSS visited the church to […]
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state, says there is a deliberate attempt by some persons to pull down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Tuesday after a meeting with Buhari, Uzodimma said everyone should be involved in contributing their quota to the unity of the country, instead of blaming the president. The governor […]
The management of Kaduna State University (KASU), on Tuesday, shut down the institution amidst students’ protests over tuition fee increment. It would be recalled that the state government, a few weeks ago, hiked the students’ fees which the students rejected vehemently. The management announced the shutdown through a statement issued by the university’s Registrar, Samuel […]
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face while greeting a crowd in southeast France on Tuesday, a security scare that drew widespread condemnation ahead of regional elections this month. Video footage on social media showed Macron approach a barrier to meet and shake hands with voters, where a man in a green T-shirt […]
The federal government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has lifted the suspension on passport application requests. On May 18, the commission said the service for fresh requests for passport booklets has been suspended to enable issuing centres to clear the existing backlog of applications. On June 1 when the suspension should have lapsed, the […]
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has predicted victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 despite the current security challenges. Uzodimma spoke while fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor said more governors would join the ruling party […]
EVICTED Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Saliu Abdulkadir, has denied allegations that he was behind the fresh attacks that rocked Igangan town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Abdulkadir, while reacting on Tuesday to comments attributed to the Asigangan of Igangan, Oba Lasisi Adeoye, accusing him of masterminding last Sunday’s attacks […]
