Reps direct Committee to look into setting up of super camps in Auno, withdrawal of military from checkpoints
The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security sector. The decision followed a motion of Urgent Public…
Man commits suicide in court after guilty verdict
Mr. Viktor Sviridov, a former head of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service’s motor transport department has committed suicide in Moscow’s Chertanovsky Court after a judge handed down a guilty verdict…
Darfur: Sudan govt. agrees outed Bashir should appear before ICC
Ousted president Omar al-Bashir Sudan’s government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list…
Shame! Poor landing instruments force Lagos-bound international flights to land in Ghana
Tragedy was averted as Lagos bound foreign flights were diverted to nearby Ghana Airport due to weather condition and poor instrument landing systems (ILS) at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)….
‘De-registration: INEC website still shows 92 registered political parties’
The Democratic Writers Association of Nigeria (DWAN) has accused INEC of being inefficient on the recent de-registration of under-performing political parties which was carried out earlier this week as the…
Sowore: Court fines FG N200, 000 on attempt to delay trial
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to pay a N200, 000 fine to Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale…
Scarcity of Priests: Pope dismisses proposal to ordain married men in Amazon
Pope Francis, in one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in the Amazon region to…
By 2020 domestic refining will supersede consumption in Nigeria – DPR
Mr Sarki Auwalu, the Director, Petroleum Resources, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the downstream oil sector will in the next few years witness changes with government’s commitment to…
Get central generators to curb incessant fire outbreak, Obasa advises traders
Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, has advised leaders of market associations in Lagos to have…
Man sentenced to 30 days Community Service for stealing
A Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old motorcyclist, Bashiru Sani, to 30 days Community Service for criminal trespass and stealing. The Judge, Alhaji Inuwa Maiwada,…