archiveNovember 19, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Special Crimes Court Bill. He made the call while speaking at the National summit on ‘‘Diminishing Corruption in the Public Service’’ organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)...

The Department of State Services on Tuesday said that it was yet to release pro-democracy campaigner and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, from its detention facility in Abuja because it doesn't want him to get knocked down by a vehicle on his way out. Spokesperson for the agency, Peter...

  …swears-in Abdullahi Danbaba The Senate on Tuesday received six aviation sector bills from President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration and passage into law. The request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read on the floor during plenary. The letter reads: “Pursuant...

  The Kogi State Governor-Elect, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, rubbished claims that he was owing salaries, stressing that such were “lies.” Bello said his administration met salary backlog owed workers in the state, but insisted that his administration did not owe workers. The governor-elect, who said this while featuring on...

  The women leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Wada Aro campaign council, Ochadamu ward of Kogi state, Mrs Acheju Abuh, has reportedly been burnt alive in her home by alleged thugs celebrating the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state’s governorship election. The...

  Says ‘time for Buhari to act’ The Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said that 10 deaths and 129 cases of violence and electoral crimes were recorded in the just concluded polls in Kogi and Bayelsa states. This is according to an analysis of the elections done by...

  Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 28 to hear Nigerian Army’s preliminary objection to a suit seeking to stop the controversial Operation Positive Identification (OPI). Justice Mohammed Aikawa, on November 5, 2019, ordered the military to suspend the operation, pending the determination of a suit filed by...

  President of the General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says the United Nations must continue to insist on protection of the freedom of expression and association around the world. Muhammad-Bande stated this at an interactive session with representatives of civil society organisations at the UN headquarters in New York...