CHINEDU WOSU YENAGOA Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has called on Bayelsans to brace up for more economic hard times following the short falls in its monthly Federation accounts allocations. The governor also said that his administration cannot continue to be borrowing to pay salaries as has been the …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday decried the suicide bombing in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Dikwa, Borno State where scores of persons including women and children were reportedly killed. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described …

DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 25 year old man for allegedly killing his father over quarrel with his mother. The suspect, Mr. Mfreke Archibong who hails from Ikot Udo Nkan in Ibesikpo Local Government Area of the state, was said to have hit …

Mustapha Gadanya, the fourth prosecution witness (PW4) in the ongoing trial of the seven persons accused of complicity in the over N24billion scam in the police pension office before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, February 11, 2016 told …

ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, RT. HON. CHIBUIKE ROTIMI AMAECHI AT THE 2016 BUDGET DEFENCE TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MARINE TRANSPORT ON TUESDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY, 2016. Protocol It is indeed a privilege for me to address the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport and Distinguished Members …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin Nearly two months after the Appeal Court awarded him victory, the member-elect representing Etsako West constituency 2, Peter Oshoike Eruaga, is still waiting to be sworn-in by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-dominated Edo State House of Assembly.Eruaga, who claimed the victory to represent the constituency of the …

For helping to modify and overhaul the brake assembly of the MB-339 aircraft for adoption on the Alpha Jets, indigenous auto firm, of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Company, has received the commendation of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar. Abubakar while receiving the management …

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  has described the allegation credited to Mr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, the defeated Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11, 2015 General Election, that former Governor Peter Odili and his wife, Justice Mary Odili were ‘used’ …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Thursday, called on the German Government and the European Union (EU) to assist Nigeria in eliminating terrorism from the sub-region as well as the resettlement and full integration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. Saraki who made the call when the President …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Wednesday, joined other PDP Governors to celebrate the Supreme Court victory of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel at Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital. The event was the Thanksgiving Service held in honour of Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom. The governor …

An anti-corruption coalition group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), said, Thursday, it has invoked a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, demanding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), should furnish it with names of individuals who have refused to honour or cooperate with the commission concerning the Dasukigate …

Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazzau (rtd), Wednesday, described the security equipment purchased by the Lagos State Government for the Police as unprecedented in the history of Nigeria and a sign of seriousness about the security of lives and property of residents. Dambazzau, who said this at the Lagos …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan (popularly called Mama Taraba). In a judgment delivered, Thursday afternoon, by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the court ruled that Al-Hassan’s appeal lacked merit and substance. The Supreme Court said it will, however, …

CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has declared Mr. Alfred Belemote Watson of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of the Brass Constituency 2 election into the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. The Court also upheld the ruling of the state Election …

A day after returning to the country after vacationing in the United Kingdom, President Buhari has resumed work as he received H.E. Joachim Gauck, President of Federal Republic of Germany at the State House, Thursday, February 11.

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, has praised the Nigerian Army for successes recorded in the current fight against insurgency in the north-east, just as he assured the continued support of the Treasury office to programmes of the Army. Idris made these remarks, Wednesday, during a …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Federal Government will strengthen security in and around internally-displaced peoples (IDPs) camps following the killing, Tuesday morning, of nearly 56 people by two suicide bombers at a camp in Dikwa, Borno State. The suicide bombers, both females, reportedly detonated their explosives while …

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is seeking special funding arrangement for public media organizations to enable them to scale up their sensitization campaign against insurgency in the North-East. The Minister made the call on Wednesday at the National Assembly, during an interactive session with members of the …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed its readiness to assist states in the country conduct credible local government elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who said this, Wednesday, in Abuja, however, added that it was only when the states were committed to free, fair and credible elections …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring a safe marine environment by tackling the menace of litters in the nation’s territorial waters. This commitment was made known by the Acting Director General of the Agency, Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro during the Stakeholders’ Forum …

Senate, Wednesday, said it will probe the violation of the Abuja Master Plan by successive presidents and administrations of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 1999 till date. Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, who was apparently irked by what he considered an affront by the immediate past …

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has heeded to the demands by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), to immediately recall all suspended workers and stop planned concession in the State. This is just as the labour union called off its lockdown on the state embarked upon following the state government’s disregard of …

The House of Representatives could move for a review of processes leading to acquisition of arms and ammunitions for the Nigerian Army and all the security agencies operating in the country in the wake of the $2.1 billion arms purchase scandal rocking the country. Chairman of the House of Representatives’ …

The naira slumped further to 313.5 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Tuesday as shortage of foreign exchange, especially the greenback, persists in the forex markets. The local currency had traded for 310 to a dollar on Monday. On Tuesday, the naira closed at 199.40 to the …

The Lagos State Government has lined up the continent’s stars like Camerounian Samuel Eto’o, Ivorien Didier Drogba, and a host of other global football greats to play in the forthcoming befitting testimonial for former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo. Scheduled for a date yet to be announced, the Yobo testimonial is expected …