INEC inaugurates security committee on 2019 elections in Ebonyi
March 16, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has inaugurated a 13-member security sub-committee for the 2019 general elections in Ebonyi. The sub-committee was inaugurated by Mr Titus Sumba-Lamorde,…
Eight hundred APC members defect to PDP in Kwara state
March 16, 2018 No fewer than 800 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara have defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Iyiola Oyedepo, the …
Active mobile phone in Nigeria lines hit 146million in January 2018–NCC
March 16, 2018 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of active mobile phone lines in the country rose to 146 million in January 2018, an increase of 2,233,467…
Electoral Act: Don’t condemn President Buhari for withholding assent
March 16, 2018 A Yoruba sociocultural group, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide, says President Muhammadu Buhari should not be condemned for withholding his assent on the amended Electoral Act passed…
Shell, Eni guilty of “serious negligence” in Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Friday accused international oil majors Shell and Eni of negligence when addressing spills in Nigeria, reports Reuters. Describing their actions as “serious negligence”, Amnesty said the companies…
Oyedepo, 6,000 worshippers pray for Plateau
Dr David Oyedepo, the President and Founder, Living Faith Church Worldwide on Thursday night, prayed for the restoration of peace in Plateau. Oyedepo, who gave the prayer during a one-day…
Buhari orders MDAs to defend their 2018 budgets, meets with Saraki, Dogara
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday directed Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs) yet to defend their 2018 budget proposal before the National Assembly (NASS) to do so without delay. The directive…
More suicide bombers plan to attack Maiduguri soon, Police warn
The Police in Borno on Thursday said they have uncovered plans by Boko Haram insurgents to carry out bomb attacks in Maiduguri metropolis. The command advised residents to be vigilant…
Land Use Charge : NBA rejects LASG’s 50 per cent reduction, Lagos Assembly lauds gesture
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has rejected the 50 per cent reduction of the Land Use Charge recently reviewed by the Lagos State Government. The Chairman, Mr Adeshina…
Excited Buhari commissions N50bn Sugar Estate in Niger, 10,000 jobs coming
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated N50 billion Golden Sugar Estate in Sunti, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The project is a subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria,…