All eyes are on the National Assembly as it begins another round of review to the 1999 Constitution (as amended) amid concerns in certain quarters that similar exercises in the past have not been worth the resources expended on them. The review Read more…
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, Tuesday ordered Atiku Abubakar to immediately hand over his three sons to his estranged wife, Maryam Sherif. Abubakar is the son of a former Nigeria’s vice-president with the same name. The order Read more…
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South), has asked the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop abridging the rights of Nigerians to free speech and refrain from arbitrary enforcement of rules against the Constitution. Senator Abaribe in Read more…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. A statement from Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) in Abuja on Tuesday Read more…
…tells CNN only two died as a result Almost one week after videos and graphic scenes from eyewitnesses and protesters show that security forces dressed in Nigerian army uniform opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Read more…
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an analogue to the EU in the post-Soviet space, should begin using its own currencies in trade, rather than the Euro and Dollar, which dominate commerce between the member states and China. That’s a consensus Read more…
1. The Government and people of Anambra State are pleased that normal activities have returned fully in the state, after the mayhem of last week which saw gangs attack law enforcement agents, burn down police stations, vandalize public buildings, extort Read more…
A warehouse belonging to Gwagwalada Area Council was attacked by irate youths and residents Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, on Sunday, joined the growing list of cities that has recorded unprecedented looting in the past few days in the country, following Read more…
In the past few days, the history and security of Nigeria have been drastically put to test. We have experienced three days of rage that nearly shook the country to its foundation. The justifiable #ENDSARS campaign was launched following a Read more…
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to the youths in the state to discontinue the ongoing protest. The appeal was contained in a press release signed by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Read more…
FOLLOWING the aftermath of #endSars protest, Access Bank Nigeria Plc. has said it is set to give N50 billion in support of Nigerians through interest-free loans and grants to support communities, the youths, and micro, small and medium-sized businesses. According Read more…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested 21 suspected members of the disbanded Indigenous People of Biafra in connection with the violence that greeted the #EndSARS protests in parts of the state. Parading the suspects before newsmen at Police headquarters Read more…