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Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto on Wednesday led a peaceful prayer procession in Sokoto organised by the diocese to mourn Nigerians killed by Boko Haram insurgents, bandits,  terrorists  and kidnappers. The procession which attracted hundreds of Christian faithful and Muslim communities in the state, started from...

  Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, Convener of Nigerians Unite Against Terror, has described a bill seeking to create an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists in the country as a means of recycling terrorism. Okei-Odumakin stated that one of the major roles...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday raised the alarm accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of currently mounting pressure on the Supreme Court to restrain itself from reversing the flawed judgment on the Imo State Governorship election. It also alleged that this clandestine moves came despite obvious mistakes...

The Senate has fixed March 9, 2020 for a public hearing on the bill to regulate social media usage in Nigeria. The bill titled ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’, which was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Musa, is on course to become a law in the country. Chairman...

The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, re-constitute the board of the Federal Character Commission. According to the upper chamber, any action to  the contrary amounts to a breach of the Act establishing the Commission and the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The position...

    threatens PDP chieftain, demands 7 days ultimatum for retraction Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, on Tuesday said he did not face any criminal charge in 1990 and had never faced any before, contrary to the allegation made by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Miebi Bribena. Degi-Eremienyo, Deputy...

The Anambra State government on Tuesday 25th February signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BudgIT on Open Budget System that aims to promote fiscal transparency in the state. This initiative is with the support of the Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC) programme funded by the European Union being...

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed the Distribution Companies (DisCos) to ensure that electricity consumers are metered by April 30. NERC said this in an order signed by NERC’s Chairman, Mr James Momoh, and Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Mr. Dafe Akpeneye, obtained from the commission’s website...

    The Senate on Tuesday urged the Nigeria Police Force, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to clamp down on truck and Lorries plying federal highways without the minimum prescribed levels of lighting or road safety requirements. The Upper Chamber also mandated its Committee...

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians to shun ethnicity and religious bigotry to accelerate national development. Sanwo-Olu made the call on Tuesday at the 3rd Annual Lecture of Freedom Online with the theme, “Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamental, Future,” held in Ikeja, Lagos. The governor, who was represented by...