• Military integrates 136 B’Haram ex-terrorists • Senate talks tough on killings The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for the overhaul of the nation’s security infrastructure to end the prevailing insurgency in the land, maintaining that the current strength of the military could not defeat the Boko Haram sect. It, therefore, canvassed the retooling […]
THE Supreme Court judgment on Bayelsa State election has created mixed feelings in the state ahead of today’s expiration of the incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson’s administration. The judgment, which hit the state like a thunderbolt, sent the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into wild jubilation. It, however, caused confusion and despair in the […]
• Minister, NCAA apologise • Govt to retool Lagos airport for better visibility For the second day running, air travel was again grounded to a halt yesterday as haze blurred air-to-ground visibility at airports nationwide. While aircraft were delayed on the ramp for hours, stuck passengers grew uneasy, throwing various domestic terminals into chaos. The […]
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last night received the enrolled order of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Bayelsa State governorship election. The judgment nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate David Lyon. The electoral agency will meet today to determine the candidate who scored the majority of the lawful votes […]
Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the state House of Assembly to invoke Section 190 Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and transmit power to the Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu. This followed the absence of Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku from the state for the past 55 days. The […]
AS the row over restriction of okada and keke on some routes in Lagos continues, Eze Ndigbo and Chairman Council of Eze Ndigbo in Lagos, Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu has said the move by the government would save life and property. Eze Nwachukwu spoke yesterday at the Igbo Community Centre in Okota, Isolo, Lagos. He stressed […]
• Bill on security outfit scales second readings in Ekiti, Oyo Assemblies • Ogun Assembly receives law on security network The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday insisted that Amotekun could not be a regional security outfit, stressing that each state is entitled to have its own security platform as backed by the law. Adamu […]
• Confirms 472 cases, 14 health workers affected • NACA explains prevalence of HIV/AIDS among youths The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 472 cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed, while 70 deaths have been recorded in 92 council areas of 26 states between January and February 9, 2020. It also […]
Reactions have continued to trail yesterda’s judgement of the Supreme Court that sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor-elect in the November 16,2019 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. The Peoples Democratic Party had filed an appeal at the apex court challenging the joint candidature of Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eriemienyo, on the ground […]