archiveSeptember 2022

The African Union (AU) said on Saturday that it has extended the mandate of Horn of Africa envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, who is leading a renewed push for peace in Ethiopia after a resurgence of fighting. The move comes despite Tigrayan rebels rejecting the role of Obasanjo in any negotiations to...

The Osun State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that of the All Progressive Congress (APC), are at daggers drawn over allegations and counter accusations on plans to unleash violence and launch attacks on members of both political parties. PDP on Saturday accused the APC of launching an...

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the deployment of the nine newly appointed Permanent Secretaries and the re-deployment of five others. A statement signed by the Lagos State Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, listed the deployment as follows: Oyegbola, Olasunkanmi Mopileola,  Public Service Office; Dawodu,...

The Federal Government has announced the conferment of citizenship on 286 foreign nationals from 49 countries. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, disclosed this in an advertorial signed and made available to the public on Saturday. The document indicated that the conferment of Nigerian citizenship was approved...

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Directorate of State Services (DSS) of terrorism for the arrest of spokesman and self-styled terrorists negotiator, Tukur Mamu. Mamu, a journalist and publisher was arrested by operatives of the Interpol last Tuesday at the Cairo International Airport on his way to Saudi...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has blamed the increased breach of ethics and professionalism in media practice on the continuous emergence of new technology in the information and communication. Speaking on Saturday during a training workshop organised by his office for journalists covering the House of Representatives,...

The Kaduna State Government says troops of the Nigerian Army have gunned down several bandits at Tollgate general area of Chikun Local Government Area in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan also...

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan was on Saturday in Minna, Niger State on a private visit. Shortly on arrival at Minna Airport, Lawan proceeded to the Hilltop residences of two former Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar. Lawan first met General Abubakar who recently returned from...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria his partnering agri-business giant, Olams International Limited to boost the production of wheat in the country to develop seed varieties of the grain that are suitable for its climate, which will boost local output and reduce the country’s dependence on importation of the product....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and five university students have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the prolonged strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). SERAP and the students are asking the court to “declare unlawful the refusal by the Federal Government to meet ASUU’s...