Arsene Wenger on Wednesday refused to confirm whether he will be in charge at Arsenal next season as he prepares for a match against Manchester City just days after their League Cup humiliation against Pep Guardiola’s team. The Frenchman has…
Day: February 28, 2018
SENATE CHARGES COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF NHRC
The Senate is asking its Committee on Judiciary Human Rights and Legal Matters to immediately open investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged resumption of the Executive Secretary of National Human Rights Commission, {NHRC}, Mr Tony Ojukwu, without confirmation from…
ADAMAWA RESIDENTS CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SACK OF DPO
Piqued by the rising spate of crimes in Mayo in Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, residents have called for the immediate sack of the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of the area, Zubairu Chul. The residents, in…
REPS TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CASUALIZATION OF YOUNG NIGERIANS
The House of Representatives Committee on Labour, says it will investigate the alleged casualization of young Nigerians participating in the Chevron Nigerian Limited vocational training programme. According to Rep. Mayowa Akinfolarin, who sponsored the motion on the matter, said, that…
2019 PRESIDENCY: FORMER CBN DEPUTY GOVERNOR DECLARES INTENTION TO RUN
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has officially declared to run for the president of Nigeria in the 2019 election. Mr. Moghalu, who announced this on Wednesday in a press conference at the Shehu…
SARAKI’S TRIAL: CCT ADJOURNS UNTIL MARCH 8
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday adjourned until March 8 for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Federal Government to adopt their final written addresses in respect of Saraki’s trial on three charges of false assets declaration.…
APC CRISIS: PDP SENATORS MOCKS APC
The Peoples Democratic Party senators on Tuesday, February 27 mocked the All Progressives Congress because of the crises rocking the party. The minority senators called the ruling party ‘All Progressives Crisis.’ The ruling party was nicknamed as such when the…
PEACE CORPS COMMANDANT REACTS TO REJECTION OF BILL
Following President Buhari’s rejection of the Peace Corps bill, its commandant claims there is conspiracy against the youths. He said some persons had vowed not to allow President Buhari sign the bill to recognize them. According to him, the matter…
KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL STOPPING PAYMENT OF PENSION TO EX-GOVERNORS, DEPUTIES
The Kwara state house of Assembly on Tuesday, February 27, passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy governors and other officers holding political offices after their tenure in office. The passage of the bill followed…
INEC URGES NPC TO FURNISH IT WITH DEAD CITIZENS RECORD
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday urged the National Population Commission (NPC) to furnish it with record of dead citizens since 2015 to enable it to “sanitise’’ the voter register. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the…