The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly commit to making every day of his stay in Aso Rock a ‘Rule of Law’ Day. SERAP, in a statement by its deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, on Wednesday urged President Buhari to ensure that every segment of his government’s daily operations […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has announced that female civil servants in the state will get six months for maternity leave. Speaking after he was sworn for a second term on Wednesday, the governor explained that the initiative was to ensure that children were adequately cared for, well-fed and receive all the nutrients they […]
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Igbosere area has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, a Béninoise househelp, Christian Hounvenon Yavine, for the murder of a 78-year-old woman, Mariam Atinuke Abiola. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye found Yavine, 23, guilty of nearly severing Abiola’s head with a knife while she slept in her daughter’s home […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja gave assurances on security in the country, stressing that he will not let the nation down. Speaking at a meeting with the Northern Governors Forum, NGF, led by the outgoing Chairman, Kashim Shettima of Borno State at the State House, President Buhari said: “The security of the […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that if democracy must endure, the democratic process must be developed in a way that people will have confidence in the electoral process. This is as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that the problems of Nigeria are self-inflicted as they flow from politicization of everything […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri the Imo state capital has sacked the member-elect representing Nkwerre/ Nwangele / Njaba / Isu Federal constituency of Imo State, Ugonna Ozurigbo under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a judgment delivered on Monday, the presiding Judge, Justice Tijani Ringim ordered the Independent National Electoral […]
Wednesday will be a work-free day for all Nigerians, the Federal Government has declared. The holiday is to be observed in commemoration of the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for a second term in office. In a Tweet on Monday, Bashir Ahmad, the New Media aide of Buhari, stated that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that he rates the Eight National Assembly very low on patriotism. According to President Buhari, this is because the National Assembly stayed seven months without passing the budget his government presented. In an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), The President said a wrong culture was developed in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to intensify the offensive against drug traffickers. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, urged Nigerians in the diaspora to always provide information that will help the government to curb the menace. President Buhari who received leaders of Nigerian Community in Saudi Arabia at […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has continued proceedings to hear all applications in the petition filed by the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The HDP through its counsel had informed the tribunal of two applications. One of the applications is for leave of court to amend their brief and […]
