•Terrorists Three policemen have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A source told our correspondent that the policemen were conducting stop-and-search operation along Funtua-Gudau Highway when the bandits struck, reports Daily Trust. He said, “Three policemen were said to have been killed ...
•Adedeji The Senate today confirmed Mr. Zacchaeus Adedeji as Chairman of the federal government revenue-earning agency, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). His appointment was consequent on the retirement of the immediate past chairman of the agency, Muhammad Nami, reports Nigerian Tribune. Making presentations before the lawmakers duri...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, has lamented the high prevalence of sexual harassment in Nigerian schools, especially tertiary institutions. Owasanoye spoke today, at a one-day sensitization workshop on sexual harassment for tertiary education instituti...
•Gov Yahaya Bello and Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan In a surprising turn of events, the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has said he accepts today’s Appeal Court’s verdict affirming the election of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the Senator representing Kogi Central district. While conceding, Governor Bello voiced out his acceptance of the verdict to ne...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have arrived at Oyo State Governors Lodge in Abuja for an emergency meeting following the Rivers State House of Assembly’s attempt to impeach Governor Sim Fubara. The party had called on all members and actors of the party involved in the ongoing political crisis rocking Rivers State to allow peace [&he...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Wike President Bola Tinubu has stepped into the political situation in Rivers State. The president today, met with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, reports Channels TV. Tinubu met with the two politicians at the Aso Vill...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General Of Police (IGP). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed this after police council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today, reports Channels TV. The Bauchi governor also said that President Bola Tinubu, wh...
•Olisa Agbakoba The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to heed the issues raised by retired Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad in his valedictory speech. Agbakoba, in an interview with Arise Television, noted that NJC needs to take action in order to address the ...
Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have decried the delay in resolving the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the Middle East country. They urged the federal government of Nigeria to urgently interface with the UAE authorities to lift the ban on work permit and visa issuance to Nigerians, saying many of them were experiencing [&hellip...
Mr Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, says the Nigerian Railways will commence e-ticketing tomorrow. Alkali made this known yesterday in Abuja during the flag-off of e-ticketing for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe–Warri routes. According to him, the e-ticketing system will direct ticket sales revenue to the government’s account, reports ...

