INEC to approach S/Court over Appeal Court’s conflicting judgements on deregistered Political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would approach the Supreme Court over conflicting judgements by the Court of Appeal on recently deregistered political parties. The commission disclosed this…
FG approves last evacuation flight from U.S for stranded Nigerians
The Federal Government has approved the ninth and last evacuation flight for Nigerians stranded in the United States due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The Consul General of Nigeria in New…
Pay us our 4 years pension arrears, gratuities – Pensioners beg Wike
Some pensioners in Rivers State have appealed to the state government to pay four years pension arrears and gratuities owed them to “help change our pitiable living conditions”. The pensioners,…
Infrastructure: Wike seeks Assembly’s approval for N18bn loan
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has requested for consent of the State House of Assembly to borrow N18bn from Access Bank for the construction of a flyover and two…
Only the guilty are after Akpabio
Jackson Ugbechie Since his appointment as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, a lawyer, senator and former governor of Akwa Ibom State has come under the most virulent attacks…
Appeal Court reverses INEC’s deregistration of 22 Political parties
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reversed the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 political parties…
Insurgency: Things will improve very soon, we’re acquiring modern equipment – Buhari assures N/East govs
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday gave strong assurances that security will be restored to Borno State, the Northeast and the nation at large, following the recent adoption of new strategies, and…
Don’t misinterpret low COVID-19 cases to mean victory – FG warns Nigerians
Dr Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that positive cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) gradually coming down as the daily results now revolves around…
Insurgents are taking advantage of the endemic poverty, hunger in the region to recruit more members – N/E Govs
State governors in the north-eastern part of the country have identified some of the root causes of the insurgency ravaging the region. They stated this on Monday in Abuja at…
COVID-19: 85 LGAs in 20 states still remain with no testing done, no case reported– PTF
The Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 says five states have accounted for 60 per cent of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of…