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Unfolding events in our dear motherland, Nigeria, over the last few years are threatening to unravel the nearly a century old labour of our founding fathers and subsequent generations in building a strong, united, peaceful nation that can accommodate a...
The Senator representing Uyo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Senator Ita Enang has dismissed as false, rumours making the rounds that the federal lawmakers were planning to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. Ita Enang...
The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) yesterday took a new twist with the Alhaji Sadiq Masalla faction accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of foul play in the recognition of its leadership. Re...
Lagos clergyman, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has vowed to continue his advocacy for good governance in the country, just as he revealed his encounter with men of the Lagos State Command of the State Security Service (SSS). Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, yester...
The autonomy of local governments is creating wrangling among the leaders of the 19 northern states.While the northern apex socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), did not see any wrong in the autonomy of local governments, the governors ...
His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar yesterday called on Muslims in the country to shun violence and any form of extremism, saying “extremism brought about the present insecurity and hardship among the Muslim u...
Irregularities trailed the bye-election into Dutsi constituency of Katsina State House Of Assembly with incidences of ballot box snatching and early voting recorded in some polling units. The bye-election into Dutsi constituency was held yesterday foll...
The local government council chairmen, recently recalled in Imo state yesterday, shunned governor Rochas Okorocha’s invitation to dialogue on the lingering crisis in the councils, despite the victory accorded the chairmen at the appeal court. Aft...
As the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) won all the 20 local councils and 226 out of the 236 councillorship seats in the recent poll in Ogun State, the opposition is alleging foul play. The unfolding scenario is spawning considerable controversy...
The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, says that her renewed tenure as President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) will be devoted to strengthening peace building efforts in Africa. She gave the assurance on Friday, while speaking to ne...
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Friday in Owerri appealed to the re-instated 27 local government chairmen in the state to come for a dialogue with him. Okorocha made the appeal after the council chairmen, who were recently re-instated by the Appea...
The Police AIG in-charge of Zone 9, Umuahia, Mr Solomon Olusegun, has described Anambra as one of the states that have the lowest crime rate in the country. Olusegun made the observation in Awka on Friday while speaking with newsmen after a visit to th...
Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa on Friday appointed 50 special advisers and 37 development area administrators. Speaking shortly after the swearing-in of the political appointees in Yola, Nyako advised them to be committed to their duties. ``For the spec...
The permanent secretariat of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja would cost 50 million dollars (about N8 billion), Mr Reuben Okoya, Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), said. Okoya, who gave the estimate in his...
Governors of the nineteen northern states under the auspices of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) met in Abuja last night to further deliberate on the prevailing situation of insecurity in the North as well as the constitution review. The meet...