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The House of Representatives has resolved to probe all the roads constructed by the Federal Government across the country between 2007 and present time. The House adopted a motion of urgent public importance titled “Motion on the Daily Death of Nigerians as result of Bad Roads in Nigeria,” was moved by Hon. Dachung Musa Bagus. […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned the duo of Brig.Gen. Tarelah Paul Boroh (rtd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki, before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja.   They are being tried on a nine-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and financial misconduct amounting to the tune of […]

Barring any change of plans for the presentation of the 2020 budget proposal to the National Assembly next week, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday preside over an emergency Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja.   It was gathered Wednesday night that the Extraordinary FEC will be presided by the President […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa have endorsed the establishment of an early warning mechanism as part of efforts being put in place by both countries to forestall further xenophobic attacks in the rainbow nation. The two leaders also directed their foreign ministers to give practical expression to the Early Warning […]

Ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election in Kogi State, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has waded into the crisis in the state’s chapter of the party, saying unity among the warring factions is needed to win the general election.    […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced it would appeal the decisions of the election petition tribunals in Kano and Plateau States upheld the victories of Governors Abdullahi Ganduje and Simon Lalong in the March 23 re-run gubernatorial elections.    The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upheld the election of Governor Ganduje after […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency against purported plans to tele-guide a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the sinister plan as dangerous underhand politics capable of derailing Nigeria’s democracy.   PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, described […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates expected to participate in the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The two lists were signed by the INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony.   According to the names published by the commission, there are 23 governorship candidates and their deputies […]

The Dangote Foundation and Access Bank are collaborating with the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) to raise N5 billion for the building of a state-of-the-art International Research Centre of Excellence (IRCE) in Abuja, as part of efforts to promote public – private partnership for quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari joined hundreds of dignitaries to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The event was the first independence celebration in the second tenure of the Buhari administration. Buhari, who appeared in blue traditional attire with a blue cap to match, inspected a quarter […]

No fewer than 10,000 indigenes and residents of Kolokuma/Opokuma council took to the streets of Kaiama, the council headquarters in protest against what they termed illegal removal of their son, Tonye Isenah, after the state House of Assembly yesterday “impeached” and “elected” a new House speaker under a tense milieu in alleged defiance of the […]

Acting on the invitation of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday leave Abuja on a three-day state visit to the country, in the wake of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals which resulted in the evacuation of hundreds of Nigerians as well as exchange of visits by special envoys […]