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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has again voiced his frustration with the non-establishment of an electoral offences tribunal, several years after a committee inaugurated by the Federal Government made the recommendation. Speaking on Tuesday night in Abuja during a debate on ethics and elections organised by the Friedrich Ebert […]

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Peace and Resolution of Conflict in the Northeast and Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Taminu on Tuesday revealed that the committee will submit its report to the president in another week or thereabouts. Speaking while briefing the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the activities of his […]

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has disclaimed reports that he is under pressure to resign his office. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Imam Imam, Tambuwal described a story to the effect published in a daily as untrue. “For all intents and purposes, this […]

The Senate has summoned Aviation Minister, Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi to appear before it to explain the state of the country’s aviation industry and brief members about the resurgence of air crashes that have claimed hundreds of lives in the country. Following a motion by Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma (Imo West) titled […]

The Federal Government will fully explore the option of creating a special intervention fund that will facilitate the rapid establishment of more centres of medical excellence across the country, according to President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking at an audience with a delegation from the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Jonathan described the recommendation of a special fund […]

One of the survivors of the crash of Embraer 120 twin prop aircraft belonging to Associated Airlines on 3rd October 2013 has died. The survivor’s death during the weekend brings the total number of deaths from the air mishap to 14. Confirming the development, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris said there are […]

The ongoing industrial action of the National Association of Resident Doctors is illegal and unwarranted, the Federal Government has said.   According to Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu — who was speaking at the opening ceremony of a retreat organised for Chairmen of Boards of Management, Governing Boards, Governing Councils, Chief Executive Officers and […]

The departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos was a rowdy sight to behold on Monday morning, when hundreds of Dana Airline passengers trooped to the airline’s counters for refund of their previously paid air fares. The airline’s license was suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), but many of the passengers […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday inaugurated the advisory committee he earlier named to oversee the framework for the convocation of a national conference to discuss some of the country’s vexed issues. The committee, which has six weeks to complete its assignment, has fourteen members Speaking at the inauguration, Jonathan described the step as an important […]

President Goodluck Jonathan and breakaway governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to postpone the peace meeting called to resolve the ongoing crisis in the party. Those governors who attended the brief meeting on Monday where the decision was reached were Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and Rabiu Kwankwaso […]

Hordes of naked Kokori women in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State trooped to the streets on Sunday afternoon in protest of the recent siege on the community by soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF). The women, numbering well over hundred, expressed their grievances in the manner that their husbands have fled […]

Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has described the acclaimed Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan as a fallacy that the Presidency should defocus attention from in order to face true governance. According to him, Nigerians have become desperate for good governance. He, therefore, urged the Jonathan administration to provide basic amenities […]