House Of Reps Steps Down PIB
The House of Representatives has stepped down the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill after an hour-long closed-door session. Further deliberation is expected to hold over the decision while the House is…
Buhari commissions projects in Katsina, flies to Daura for Sallah
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday commissioned the multi-billion naira Zobe dam water project and the 50-kilometre Dutsinma-Tsaskiya Road. The Zobe Dam and Dutsinma-Tsaskiya Road projects, both located in Dutsinma…
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- Cross-border Crimes
- July 15, 2021
- 212 views
At Least 42 Dead In Germany As Storms Ravage Europe
Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 42 people in Germany and left many more missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse on Thursday.…
Nigerian Army refutes reports on release of Boko Haram fighters in Borno
The Nigerian Army High Command on Thursday refuted the reports of the purported release of over 1009 ex-Boko Haram fighters to the Borno State government. This was contained in a…
Commotion as UNILAG students vacate hostels
Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Thursday vacated the halls of residence in deference to the directive of the school management. Our correspondents observed most of the students…
First batch of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft departs US for Nigeria
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said that the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday en route to…
- Corruption
- July 13, 2021
- 204 views
Imo govt seals Rochas Foundation College in Owerri
The Imo State Government on Tuesday sealed Rochas Foundation College, Orji, in Owerri, the state capital. According to the Punch, Government officials arrived at the location which is the old…
Cameroon Congratulates Nigeria Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest
The Cameroonian authorities have congratulated Nigeria over the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Felix Mbayu, a Special Envoy from President Paul Biya…
Senate passes landmark bill establishing Electoral Offences Commission
The senate on Tuesday passed the bill establishing the Electoral Offences Commission. The approval of the commission followed the consideration of the report of the senate committee on Independent National…
- Kidnapping
- July 13, 2021
- 338 views
Security Operatives Rescue One Bethel Baptist School Student, Two Others
One of the kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in the Chikun local government area of Kaduna state has been rescued, according to the police. Gunmen had on July…
Senate okays 20-year jail for candidates snatching ballot materials
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to establish the Electoral Offences Commission and okayed 20-year jail term for candidates caught snatching ballot materials. The passage of the bill…
- Insecurity , Kidnapping
- July 13, 2021
- 166 views
Gunmen shoot DESU student dead, kidnap 2
Gunmen on Sunday night shot a Bio-Chemistry student of the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, Stephen Odje dead. Two others, Divine Omajuwa and Husseina Hamza, of Geology and Pharmacology Departments…
- Insecurity
- July 13, 2021
- 158 views
President Buhari To Meet 109 Senators Tonight
President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight at 8 pm meet with the 109 Senators of the National Assembly. Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, disclosed this in…
Senate rejects Onochie as INEC commissioner
The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said…
- Human Rights
- July 13, 2021
- 187 views
NBC, NPC bills have been suspended, says lawmaker behind the legislation
Olusegun Odebunmi, a federal lawmaker from Oyo state, who sponsored the bills for the amendment to the laws establishing the NBC and the NPC, says legislative process on the bills…