Ekweremadu meets Osinbajo inside Aso Rock
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to brief him about…
Archive
Category: National News
Mace snatching: FG orders probe of senate invasion
As Ekweremadu exonerates Buhari, Osinbajo from invasion The Federal Government has expressed shock at the invasion of the National Assembly and the…
Abia teachers on strike over 6 months salary arrears
Teachers in Abia public schools have embarked on strike over six months salary arrears owed them by the state government. This was…
Amnesty International condemns clampdown on Shiite protesters
A human rights organization, Amnesty International, has condemned the reaction of the Nigerian police to the Shiites protests on Monday and Tuesday…
Alleged N3.2 billion Fraud: EFCC presents 16th witness against Orji Kalu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday called its 16th witness before a Federal High Court in Lagos in the…
Anambra Tribunal: 35 witnesses to testify against Obiano’s election
No fewer than 35 persons will bear witness for candidate of Mega Progressive People’s Party (MPPP) in the November 18, 2017 Anambra…
Lassa Fever: One isolated, 102 under observation in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Commissioner for Health, Fatima Atiku, says that nobody was quarantined following a case of Lassa Fever outbreak in the…
Trump to host Buhari April 30
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will meet Donald Trump in Washington on April 30 to discuss issues including “fighting terrorism” and economic…
NDDC to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity for Niger Delta region
The Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has plan to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity to improve power supply and boost…
Real concerns Archbishop Welby raised before Buhari
Contrary to official statement from the Presidency concerning the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Portal…
Chibok Girls: Bakare, Ezekwesili say government not doing enough
The message was clear. Rather than scale down agitations, the Federal Government must face unrelenting pressure until the Chibok girls and Dapchi…
Looters’ list: Court okays Secondus’ summons for Lai Mohammed, FG
A rivers State High Court, yesterday, granted the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, leave to issue…
NIS arrests 67 migrants from Republic of Niger
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has arrested 67 irregular migrants from the Republic of Niger. Mr Sunday James, the spokesman…
No Lassa Fever vaccine anywhere in the world, says Virologist
A Virologist, Prof Simeon Magaji Agwale, yesterday, insisted that there is no certified vaccine for the treatment of Lassa Fever anywhere in…
Senators trade words over oil producing status of Anambra, Kogi states
The Senate on Thursday mandated its committee on Petroleum (Upstream) to investigate the contention over the oil producing status of Kogi and…
Over 120 Corps members to repeat NYSC
Over 120 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across six states could not join their colleagues who passed out from…