BREAKING: Saraki declares for presidency
The Senate president Bukola Saraki has declared his intention to run for the presidency. He disclosed this today at a not too young to run conference Details later…
Buratai, 49 Senior Officers Take Language Test
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai and 49 senior officers on Wednesday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja took a language proficiency test in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages. Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, the army spokesman, said the test was part of the army’s effort to ensure that all personnel are proficient in the use […]
Intensify Efforts For Leah Sharibu’s Release, Church Urges FG
The NKST Church has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure the release of 15-year-old Leah Sharibu, one of the girls kidnapped at the Government Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe State. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that more than 100 girls from the school were kidnapped by unknown gunmen suspected to be members of […]
FEC Approves N15.73 Billion Road Project In Enugu
The Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday reviewed upward the contract for road project in Enugu State. The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. According […]
Lai Mohammed: Fake News Is The Reason For National Assembly Crisis
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has attributed the escalation of the recent crisis in the National Assembly to the circulation of fake news, especially in the Social Media. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of Blueprint Newspapers, in furtherance of […]
28 Ministers In Attendance As Osinbajo Presides Over FEC
Twenty eight ministers on Wednesday attended the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The ministers were those present in the Council Chamber when Osinbajo called for rendition of the National anthem by 11a.m. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah said the Christian opening prayer, while the Minister of Water Resources, […]
Ekweremadu Asked To Return To EFCC Office On Wednesday
Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s deputy Senate President, was asked to return on Wednesday morning for further interrogation at the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja. THEWILL recalls that Ekweremadu was permitted to go home after being questioned from morning till evening on Tuesday by anti-graft detectives. He had turned himself in at […]
Lawyers sue Buhari, Malami Over Executive Order 6
Two lawyers, Ikenga Ugochinyere and Kenneth Udeze, have approached the Federal High Court, Abuja to declare as illegal the Executive Order 6 issued by President Muhammadu Buhari. The order provides for seizure of assets linked to anyone undergoing criminal trials and investigations. The plaintiffs are also praying the court to restrain both President Buhari and […]
JAMB Warns Cybercafe Operators Over Uploading Of Results, Extortion Of Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, cautioned private cyber cafe operators against extortion of prospective candidates who want to upload their results on the board’s website. The Head of Media of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the caution in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Benjamin […]
NFF crisis: Confusion As DSS kicks out Giwa, restores Pinnick
The secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was thrown into confusion, when the members of the Amaju Pinnick’s-led Executive Committee led by the second Vice President, Shehu Dikko stormed the Glass House yesterday evening. The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) was jolted to their feet on sighting three cars they came with, […]
