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…
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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.…
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…
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…
CYBER CRIME: TWO JOURNALISTS TO BE ARRAIGNED
The Committee to Protect Journalists has said Nigerian authorities should immediately drop plans to charge Timothy and Daniel Elombah, editor and chief executive respectively, of the independent Elombah news website. A federal court in Abuja is scheduled to arraign the…
KADUNA CRISIS: TWELVE CONFIRMED DEAD
Twelve people have been confirmed dead in the crisis which engulfed Kasuwan Magani village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday. The state police command on Monday said, seven people were killed while 15 others were injured.…
PRESIDENCY RELEASES STANDARD FORMAT FOR ADDRESSING PRESIDENT BUHARI
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a new directive on how President Muhammadu Buhari should be addressed at formal functions. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, gave the directive in a circular sent to ministries,…
ILLEGAL MIGRATION- SARAKI DECRIES HIGH LEVEL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has decried the high rate of human trafficking in the country. According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, Mr. Saraki made this known while speaking at a Round-table on…
WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREDIBLE ELECTIONS- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that there is no going back on the timetable for the 2019 general elections which was released on January 9. According to the timetable, presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on…
SAUDI ARABIA PERMITS THE ENLISTMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ARMY
In the deliberate policy to give more freedom to women, Saudi Arabia has permitted the enlistment of women in the army. The country continues to enact reforms granting females more access to a wide range of previously forbidden careers. Women…