Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has introduced a scheme that will result in tricycle operators in the state working with security agencies in the areas of crime prevention and detection, as well as identification and apprehension of criminals. Soliciting their collaboration with his government, Gov. Ugwuanyi told members of …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has accepted the resignation from office of his Chief of Staff, Senator Isa Galaudu. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said Galaudu first mentioned his decision to step down for personal reasons last November and that …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, has announced the death of a serving Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command, Francis Mobolaji Odesanya, who passed on at the age of 56 years after a brief illness at Sterling Hospital Ahmedabad-Gujarat in India. The late Commissioner of Police …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin There was mild drama at the Edo State Election Tribunal sitting at the premises of Edo State High court in Benin City on Tuesday, as two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) witnesses were discovered to have given false information under oath. This was as inconsistencies manifested in the …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said that allowing communities’ inputs in the budget process is the best way to make its implementation easier for governments. According to him, adopting the participatory budgeting model allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the …

The newly upgraded Tinubu Square, Lagos Island is now a sight to behold. Pictures, showing different views of the Square at night, taken on Monday, January 30, 2017 are hereby published. The upgrading was done by the Lagos State Government.

Following the recovery of a treasure trove of materials from the decimated Boko Haram, the Federal Government has called on the media and the general public to be vigilant, saying the decimated group has shifted its strategy towards dominating the media space, propagating a perverted version of Shariah law and …

Senator Nelson Effiong’s defection from PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently is perceived by political stakeholders in Akwa Ibom as a welcome development hence, the reason former Commissioner for Science and Technology who is now, National Coordinator, ONE for Change, Hon. Samuel Efanga in this interview with …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday congratulated the leadership and members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) as they mark the celebration of the association’s 53rd anniversary. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, noted that SWAN …

Without a doubt, teachers are pretty important to the society. Teachers hold the key to the future since they help to mould future leaders. They don’t just teach, they are critical personalities who nurture the young folks to mature, to understand the world and to understand themselves. Evidence shows that …

By Our Reporter Gunmen at the weekend, kidnapped Akwa Ibom State University lecturer in Mkpat Enin, Mr. Mbosowo Augustine Ubom. Reasons for Mr Ubom’s abduction were not known as at the time of filling this report but, an eye witness who refused to be named said, he was kidnapped at …

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will not tolerate the destruction of national monuments anywhere in the country for whatever reason. The Minister gave the assurance when he visited the site of a national monument – the 190-year-old Brazilian style building in …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media, especially the maritime press to support the government’s drive to diversify the economy for growth and create alternative opportunities for investments The NIMASA DG stated this while receiving the leadership of …

Being a text of briefing by Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) in Lagos on Monday January 30, 2017. It is my pleasure to brief you on the recent gains of Nigeria Customs Service anti-smuggling operations. On Sunday 22nd January 2017, the Roving Team …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has appointed CSP Jimoh Olohundare Moshood as the substantive Force Public Relations Officer. He takes over from Ag. CP. Don N. Awunah, who has since been posted as Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command. CSP Jimoh O. Moshood hails from Ilorin Township …

The leadership of the National Assembly Monday dismissed as outright falsehood a claim in a report credited to a group known as Citizen Action to Take Back Nigeria (CATBAN) and published by an online medium, Sahara Reporters, in which it was alleged that the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, …

Danjuma James, Sokoto The Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has commended Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State for constituting a Taskforce Committee on Sales and Distribution of Petroleum products in the state. Arising from its congress meeting, the Union observed that the development will help …

After Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State held a fact-finding meeting with the Board, Management, players, supporters club and other stakeholders of Enugu Rangers International Football Club, it was unanimously agreed that there was need for a change in the management of the club. Consequently, the governor after the meeting, …

Residents of communities in Nkanu East, one of the 17 local government areas in Enugu State, have described the construction of a bridge across the Inyaba River as a testament to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s visionary leadership. Describing the project as a “rescue mission”, the chairman of Nkanu East Local Government …

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Monday identified delay in the administration of justice as a major challenge that must be jointly tackled by all relevant stakeholders in the justice sector, just as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right. …

Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest power distribution company, has decried the increasing spate of violent attacks against its staff. Citing the recent malicious incident at Akowonjo, Lagos, where an aggrieved woman allegedly stabbed a staff of Ikeja Electric, who was discharging his official duties, the company’s Head of Corporate Communications, Felix …

Immediate past governor of Rivers state, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the armoured helicopters that have raised controversy were purchased to fight criminality in Rivers state during his tenure, and were paid for partly by the Federal Government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement by his media office pointed …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that he officially wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari asking that the two armoured helicopters bought by the immediate past administration in the state .be handed over to the Nigerian Air Force. He explained that he wrote the letter following the high custom …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his good offices and leadership position “to urgently refer the allegations of corruption against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal to the Economic and Financial …