President Goodluck Jonathan (middle) with traditional rulers from Ogun State after a meeting in Olorunsogo, Papalanto Friday.

The former Local Government (LG) Chairmen in Rivers who were sacked in 2015 under Gov. Nyesom Wike administration have vowed to return to take over LG councils in the 23 local government. The former Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area (LGA), Benson Imie, disclosed this on behalf of the 23 LGAs Chairmen on Tuesday in…

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering letting go up to half of its approximately 90,000 employees, a source with knowledge of the situation told AFP on Tuesday. The bloodbath would be the latest drastic cut to a federal agency under President Donald Trump's administration. When asked about US press reports of the plans…

Taiwan's air force said Wednesday it has resumed flights of locally made Brave Eagle training jets, which were grounded for safety checks last month after one of them crashed. The jet went down after taking off from Chih Hang Air Base in southern Taitung county on February 15, with the pilot ejecting safely. The crash…

China set an ambitious annual growth target of around five percent on Wednesday, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit exports. Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four percent this year as it battles…

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has intensified consultations and lobbying efforts to secure the creation of Gurara State, leveraging the House of Representatives’ recent decision to reopen submissions for new states. To strengthen its bid, SOKAPU has constituted a high-powered committee led by Mr Mark Jacob to fine-tune its proposal and engage key stakeholders…