Presidency: Change of Buhari’s official title to General unconstitutional
By Lawrence Olaoye The Presidency has said that it would be unconstitutional for anyone to beg to prefix President Muhammadu Buhari’s name with Major-General and refer to his administration as regime. Foremost More...
Lagos gridlock: Nigeria loses N600bn monthly at Apapa, Tin Can ports-Reps
• Summon Mamman, Ngige over electricity workers strike By Christiana Ekpa The House of Representatives yesterday said that Nigeria has lost N600 billion monthly to the gridlock and traffic congestion at Apapa More...
NBA, Mac-Arthur sensitize Kano residents on ACJA 2015
By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has said the sensitization exercise on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA, held in Kano State was to acquaint the people of the state with More...
Businesses grounded, as electricity employees down tools in Kaduna
From Femi Oyelola and Yusuf Idris Kaduna Following the nationwide industrial action embarked upon by the National Union of Electricity Employees, (NUEE), business activities in Kaduna yesterday came to a standstill. Investigation More...
Justice Akaahs bows out of Supreme Court today
By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja Justice Kumai Bayang Aka’ahs of the Supreme Court will today retires from active service in the Judiciary after spending 33 years on the bench and attaining the mandatory age of 70 years. Justice More...
17m under 5 Nigerian children not registered – UNICEF
By Tobias Lengnan Dapam The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that despite significant increase in birth registration, 17 million of Nigeria’s children remain ‘invisible’. UNICEF made this More...
EFCC re-arraigns former Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji
A former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Wednesday, appeared before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, over alleged N338.8 million money laundering charges. Mr Ikuforiji More...
Aisha Buhari opposes meddlesomeness by Presidential aides
By Lawrence Olaoye Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, yesterday hit hard on her husband’s nephew, Mamman Daura and spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu. In a statement made available to newsmen through Suleiman More...
Delta govt. cautions FG against neutralizing NDDC
From Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Delta State Government has cautioned the Federal Government against her attempt to no neutralize the Niger Delta Commission ( NDDC), saying that the attempt might jeopardize the development More...
Bauchi govt. to boost pupils reading culture
From Ahmad Mohammed, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has reiterated its determination to come up with a reading culture strategy as part of measures to boost pupils reading culture. The State Governor, Senator Bala More...