Whistleblower in trouble, arraigned for allegedly giving false information on gov Ishaku
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba The police on Monday arraigned a whistleblower, Usman Ajuji, in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly giving false information concerning Gov….
UN fingers India, Nigeria as baby boomers; world population hits 9.7bn by 2050
The United Nations says the world’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from the current 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion…
‘We are verifying Federal civil servants to eliminate ghost workers’
Mrs Foluke Oyin, the Deputy Director on Appointment, Performance and Career Progression in the Office of Head of Civil Service, says the ongoing verification exercise for federal civil servants will…
Okorocha’s son in-law’s party implodes, invites EFCC to probe ex-Chairman, others
The National Think Tank Committee (NTTC) and National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Action Alliance (AA) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the party’s…
Nigeria police arrest 700 kidnap, armed robbery suspects in six states
IGP, Mohammed Adamu The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested 424 kidnap and 276 armed robbery suspects across the country. The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu made…
ACFTA: AfDB refutes media report credited to its Director, says it is an exercise in journalistic mischief
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has refuted reports credited to its Director of Industrial and Trade Development, Abdu Mukhtar, who is alleged to have said that the Nigerian government does…
Mile 2 To Tin Can Island Ports corridor to be closed for 48 hours to allow for repairs
The Lagos State government has announced the closure of the road from Mile 2 to Tin Can Island ports corridor for 48 hours to allow palliative repairs on the corridor….
Deregistering of political parties can only be done through constitution amendment – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it lacked the constitutional power to deregister any of the existing 91 political parties in the country. The INEC Federal Commissioner in charge…
Tribunal dismisses AD, LP’s petition challenging Sanwo-Olu’s victory
An Ikeja Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and the Labour Party (LP), challenging the victory of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu which…
Proposed Religious Affairs ministry to serve as a bridge between people of different tribes, religious beliefs – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has revealed plans to establish a Ministry for Religious Affairs to effectively address issues bordering on Islamic practices and injunctions. Ganduje gave the hint…