DSS Releases Sowore, Bakare
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the convener of the Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. This comes hours after a Federal High Court…
Sowore: We have not violated court order, Nobody has come to to take Sowore and co. on bail–DSS insists
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, said it did not violate the court order on the release of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare….
INEC to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run elections in January
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Jan. 25, 2020 to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run elections in 12 states. The commission announced this in a statement issued by Mr Festus…
N/Delta Amnesty Programme: Dokubo alleges corruption, stops disbursement of mobilisation fee to contractors
SA to the President on Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo The office of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme says it has stopped the disbursement of 15 per cent mobilisation…
Reduce checkpoints on Federal highways – Senate tells IGP
The Senate on Thursday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to as a matter of urgency reduce the number of checkpoints on Federal Highways in the country. The…
N7.65 bn fraud: Mixed reactions trail Kalu’s conviction
Mixed reactions from two political party chieftains in Abia greeted Thursday’s judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced the Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Kalu,…
Border Closure: We cannot allow neighbouring countries undermine our productive industry – Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi on Thursday said the Federal Government’s decision to close its border is among measures to preserve the nation’s…
Senate passes 2020 budget of N10.594trn with mark-up of N264bn
The Senate, on Thursday at plenary, passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion as against N10.33 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 8. This represents a mark-up of…
Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja: Onaiyekan hands over to Kaigama
His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has officially handed over to His Grace, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, as the new Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. During an Order of Mass…
Court orders DSS to move El-Zakzaky to Kaduna Correctional Centre
A High Court on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to transfer the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zinat,…