Following the renewed attacks in the Niger Delta region by militant groups, the Nigerian government, on Monday, disclosed that it is considering opening discussion with the militants in the region. This…
May 24, 2016
The Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday, threatened to dismiss striking lecturers at the Imo State University (IMSU) and privatise the university. Governor Rochas Okorocha, who read the riot…
Court declares PDP caretaker committee illegal
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday declared as invalid the caretaker committee constituted over the weekend to take over the affairs of the Peoples…
Give special amnesty to govt officials with stolen funds stashed abroad, Senator Akpan advocates
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Gas and Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Bassey Akpan has called on the Federal government to set up a special amnesty programme…
Kaduna declares state of emergency on tomatoes
A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state. Kaduna’s Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai declared the emergency, saying that 80% of tomato farms have been ravaged by a pest…
Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, has backed Governor Ayo Fayose’s decision to ban herdsmen activities in Ekiti state. In a statement signed by its Publicity secretary, Yinka Odumakin which reads as thus;…