The Nigeria Peace Corps had, over the years, been in existence with no much attention given to it until attempts at making it one of the nation’s security outfits, through an Act of the National Assembly. Repeated efforts at doing…
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2019 Elections: Ortom gives condition to Buhari
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday during an interface with newsmen in Makurdi stated that President Muhammadu Buhari could get votes from the state if his campaign policy and programmes for his re-election are in tandem with the interest of…
Ondo Auto Crash: Over 20 Burnt to Death
An auto accident involving two vehicles along Epinmi/Isua Akoko in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State had left over 20 persons roasted to death. The accident, which also left many other people seriously injured, happened yesterday involving…
Court orders Buhari to prosecute indicted Budget padding lawmakers
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has, in a landmark judgment, ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct security and anti-corruption agencies to forward to him reports of their investigations into allegations of padding and stealing of some N481 billion…
Kwara APC points Accusing finger at nPDP of Trying to Destroy the Party
A faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has alerted that members of nPDP in the party want to destroy APC in the country. The Chairman of the faction, Hon Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, declared yesterday that the divisive…
Imo APC: Okorocha Slams Oyegun
Amid the raging intra-party squabble rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday insisted that he still remains in charge of the party and has not lost its structure to the party faction…
Resume or be declared as having absconded from duty – Adewole threatens JOHESU
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has directed the striking health workers to resume work immediately or be considered to have absconded from duty. The minister gave the directive to Chief Medical Officers of all federal government owned hospitals late…
Quit in 2019, Arewa youths tell Buhari
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the ‘Not too Young to Run’ bill and give the younger generation the opportunity to govern the country in 2019. The National President of the ACF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, stated this…
Moses, Mikel, Ighalo for England – Rohr
Victor Moses, Mikel John Obi and Odion Ighalo are likely to be in the Nigeria line-up to face England in a World Cup warm-up match in London on Saturday, coach Gernot Rohr has said, AFP reports. “We will have Victor…
2019 Elections: Buhari calls on Nigerians to take their PVC seriously
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on Nigerians to take their Permanent Voters Cards seriously ahead of the 2019 general elections. He also urged state governors to continue to embark on voters’ education. Buhari spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja…