INEC assures on credible election in 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is working towards achieving 100 per cent free, fair and credible election in Cross River in 2019. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the…
Buhari commends NASS for review of budget process
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the National Assembly for reviewing the country’s budgeting process, noting, however, that fiscal conflicts between the executive and the legislature is “traditional.” Buhari gave the…
Police destroy over N50m drugs in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Edgal Imohimi on Tuesday destroyed hard drugs worth more than N50 million at Ojota. Shortly before the exercise, Imohimi told journalists at the…
Panic grips Ondo schools over army vaccination rumours
The 32 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army, Akure, has debunked rumours of harmful vaccination being conducted by some people believed to be soldiers in Ondo State. There was pandemonium in…
Anti-corruption journalist murdered in Malta car bomb
An investigative journalist whose stories tied top politicians in Malta to allegations of corruption uncovered by the Panama Papers died in a car bomb Monday afternoon. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was killed…
Jigawa targets 1.7m children for polio immunisation
The Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA) says about 1.7 million children will be immunised against polio in the ongoing last round of 2017 immunisation across the state. Dr…
Google to launch advanced Gmail security features
Alphabet’s Google Inc said on Tuesday that it would roll out an advanced protection programme in order to provide stronger security for government officials and journalists who are at a…
Benue govt. seals Unity bank over alleged tax evasion
Customers of Unity Bank Plc in Benue have continued to groan following the sealing of the bank’s premises by the state government over alleged tax default since May. The bank…
Why I called for international conference on Northeast – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said he called for an international conference on the Northeast and the Boko Haram so as to raise funds for…
Zuma’s son faces murder trial
Duduzane Zuma, son of President Jacob Zuma will face trial soon for culpable homicide, Rights group Afriforum said on Tuesday. Duduzume would privately be prosecuted over an accident in 2014…
