Defeated Governor Yuguda Fires over 2,000 Aides
Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, has sacked all his Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Personal Assistants numbering over 2, 000. The only aides he exempted from the…
Jonathan, Sambo, Atiku, 185 Others Honoured With Streets in Abuja
Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Monday said the government would honour some prominent Nigerians by naming major streets and road in the FCT after…
Buhari Refuses AIT Access to Cover His Activities Over Hate Report
In what looked like a revenge move for its activities during the presidential campaign, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has refused the African Independent Television (AIT) the chance to cover his activities.…
Court Sends Ex-NDDC Commissioner to Prison for Stealing Transformers
A former commissioner with the Niger Delta Development Commission representing Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Godwin Moffat, has been sent to prison for stealing 56 transformers worth N220 million. He was…
APC Warns Against Last-Minute Looting of Nation’s Treasury, Others
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday decried the last-minute looting of the nation’s resources, hurried recruitment into the public service and rushed privatisation of key financial institutions by the…
Burnt Baptist Church: Police Arrests 15 Youths, Kano Emirate Summons District Head
The Kano State Police Command have arrested 15 persons in connection with the recent burning of Baptist Church at Gidan Maso village in Rogo Local Government Area of the state.…
INEC Deploys Officials for Abia, Imo, Taraba Supplementary Election
To ensure effective oversight on the Supplementary Governorship Elections coming up in Abia, Imo and Taraba states on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has deployed three…
I Planned to Be Speaker, Says Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Kolawole Taiwo, aimed to become the Speaker in the eighth session of the Assembly. This is because, apart from being the…
Kogi West: Ricky Terfa, Falana, 131 Lawyers Offer Free Legal Services for Melaye
Over 131 lawyers including Ricky Terfa (SAN); Femi Falana (SAN) and civil rights activist, Festus Keyamo, have offered free legal services to Senator-elect for Kogi West Senatorial District, Otunba Dino…
Jonathan Sacks Suleiman Abba, Appoints Arase As Acting IGP
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba of his appointment and duties with immediate effect. President Jonathan has also appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police,…