Politics

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday disclosed that it would send a high-powered delegation to meet with Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in London, United Kingdom. Officials recall that Ike Ekweremadu, who was the former Deputy Senate President, was detained alongside his wife over alleged organ harvesting in the United Kingdom. The Senate’s …

A bill for an act to establish National Electoral Offences Commission and the Electoral Offences Tribunal has scaled second reading in the house of Representatives. ROLL VCR…………./  The bill seeks to provide a legal framework for the investigation and prosecution of electoral offences for the general improvement of the electoral …

The minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has called on the Nigeria Correctional Service NCOS to spare no effort in ensuring that all escaped inmates are arrested and brought back into custody. He made the call at the opening of two day retreat for senior management staff of the service in …

Over seven hundred Catholic Priest this Thursday held a peaceful protest during the burial of one of their colleagues who was killed by bandits over the weekend in Kaduna state. ROLL VCR………./  The victim, Rev. Father Vitus Borogo who was the Chaplain of the Catholic community in Kaduna Polytechnic killed …

Eligible voters have continued to visit registration centres in their numbers to get registered. This follows their quests to obtain their permanent voters card with a view to voting card with a view to voting in the 2023 general elections. Justin Egbon visited Edo state officer of the Independent National …

The lists of candidates contesting the 2023 elections have sparked multiple court cases by aggrieved aspirants in many states. States, where aggrieved aspirants are challenging the lists include Ogun, Gombe, Plateau, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Kano and Taraba. Some of the aspirants faulted the lists submitted by parties and published the independent …

Nigeria’s minister of state for Heath, Olorunnimbe Mamaro, has said the government increased tax on Cigarettes from 20 to 30 percent in June to dissauole Nigerians from tobacco consumption. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while delivering his remark at the launch of the Tobacco control Data for …

There appears no end in sight to the strike by University teachers as the national President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said they re yet to hear from the government, after meeting with Prof. Nimi Briggs renegotiation committee. The committee is expected to review …

In his determination to ensure stability in internal security and a safe environment conducive for the conduct of the 2023 general elections, the inspector general of police, Usman Alkali Baba has approved the organization of the third edition of the conference and retreat for senior police officers. The retreat with …

Ahead of the 2023 general election, minister of works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has told Nigerians to vote for candidates based on their track records. Fashola stated this at the sixth edition of the annual BRF GABFEST in Lagos, adding that emotions should not be the primary drive for making …