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The Presidency has finally reacted to the disagreement between the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the appointment of the Chairman of the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). In its position made known through a spokesman, Femi Adesina, the presidency noted […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has recalled the 12 Local Government Council Chairmen earlier suspended by his Administration. Their recall is with immediate effect. This is according to a statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, special assistant to the Rivers State Governor, electronic media. The Governor charged the recalled Council Chairmen to diligently serve their people and […]
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to invest in the building of modern prisons across the country. Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), disclosed this at an event held on Saturday in Abuja. He said, “Most of our prisons, particularly those situated in urban centres are more than a century old; over a […]
The Presidency has urged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to stop its alleged smear campaign against the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice ZAINAB BULKACHUWA. Spokesman to president BUHARI, GARBA SHEHU said that the reports claiming that the Department of State Services had indicted BULKACHUWA of corruption were the latest of this sponsored campaign. Report says that PDP […]
Angry villagers of Agbagyi community on Tuesday blocked the convoy of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, while making his way to the airport. The aggrieved villagers blocked the highway along the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway in Abuja, protesting an alleged invasion of their land by the military. Spokesman to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, disclosed […]
Members of the Jigawa House of Assembly have the destroyed the mace which is a symbol after some lawmakers got into a fight over leadership. The House was on Tuesday was thrown into a rowdy session following a motion moved on the amendment of the standing rule of the state assembly. A member representing Yankwashi […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Chairman and members of the North East Development commission. The commission will be chaired by Major-General Paul Tarfa (Rtd). President Buhari while inaugurating the committee shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting charged them to be fair and equitable in discharging their mandates. The President had […]
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday attended the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja. The petitions tribunal commenced its inaugural sitting on Wednesday morning. Obi at the venue of the tribunal at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal sat in the […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Panel has commenced its inaugural session. The tribunal is expected to hear the petition brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, against the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, among others. Some of them include lawyers to the petitioners Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party […]
The Osun State Police command has secured the release of Prof Yinka Adegbehingbe the abducted lecturer of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. This was confirmed to Channels Television by the spokesperson of the force command in Osun state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro. Professor Adegbehingbe was abducted by suspected gunmen at Apomu town along Ife-Ibadan Expressway on his […]
