Catholic Bishop of Bauchi, Most Reverend (Dr.) Hilary Dachelem, has identified the high level of corruption in government, lack of clear separation of powers, societal class and interests, the broken justice system, tribalism, insecurity and insurgencies as well as poverty ...
Read More »Troops offset 24 bandits, arrest 64, recover 478 livestock
Troops of the Nigerian Army 1 Division and other security operatives, under Exercise Harbin Kunama III, have neutralised 24 bandits and arrested 64 other suspects. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Maj.-Gen. Faruq Yahya, who disclosed this at a press briefing ...
Read More »Rivers State government ends HIV/AIDS service charges for patients
Rivers State government has abolished service charges in its health facilities for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to encourage HIV patients in the state to access treatment. Governor Nyesom Wike said the state would take over the payment ...
Read More »Non-release of lawmakers’ allowances may stall resumption of National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet may not be constituted before October, especially with the threat by federal lawmakers to keep away from the National Assembly until their allowances are paid. It was learnt that two weeks after the inauguration of the ...
Read More »Lagos is fourth most expensive city in Africa, says Mercer’s survey
MERCER, a firm that produces individual cost of living and rental accommodation cost reports for cities, has ranked Lagos as the fourth most expensive city in Africa among those surveyed. Although in comparison with other cities in the world, Lagos, ...
Read More »Yoruba youths berate Afenifere faction for misquoting Vice President Osinbajo
The Yoruba Youth Vanguard has lampooned an Afenifere faction for deliberately trying to mislead Nigerians by quoting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo out of context. It said at a media briefing in Abeokuta yesterday that the Afenifere group does not represent ...
Read More »Osinbajo’s comment display of President Buhari’s insensitivity to Nigerians, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s dismissal of kidnappings in the country has confirmed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration is insensitive to the sufferings of Nigerians. A statement issued by its National Publicity ...
Read More »Court nullifies criminal charges against House of Reps Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Bwari has nullified criminal charge proceedings of the Grade 1 Area Court, Karishi, Abuja, the African Peoples Party (APP) brought against Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. In an application for ...
Read More »Presidency hails endorsement of 2019 elections by presidential candidates
The presidency has commended purported endorsement of the 2019 presidential elections as free, fair and credible by 60 presidential candidates and chairmen of their political parties. The presidential candidates, therefore, urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and others challenging the ...
Read More »APC group cautions against resistance to Kyari, Funtua, Daura’s roles
Hundreds of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a peaceful rally faulting the notions in certain quarters that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in total control of power. The group, which marched through the Unity Fountain near the ...
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