Elections 2015

Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is expected to brief the Senate on Thursday on technical aspects of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021.

Camped out in bare offices, President Joe Biden's new White House team has spent its first three days scrambling for things like binder clips and IT support oh, and trying to save the country from multiple crises.

Despite the observation of the senate leader on the composition of the leadership of the Federal Character commission yesterday the Senate went ahead to confirm the appointment of 37 nominees forwarded to the upper chamber by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation.

An outbreak of cholera has claimed four lives and is causing a major health crisis in Unyeada Community, Andoni Council Area of Rivers State.

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has hinted of high-level discussions to resolve the feud between the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi II and the state government. Ganduje also described as allegation that a Gorilla swallowed N6.8 million from the Kano Zoo as incorrect because there was no gorilla in the Kano Zoological Gardens. Fielding questions…

Following a tip off, a team of anti-robbery squad from the Delta State police command led by their commander, SP Masoyi Dadi, has busted a syndicate of armed robbery gang terrorizing, Ughelli, Warri and Udu environs. The detectives intercepted the suspects by tracking down a member of the syndicate, through one of the Nokia phone…

The Coordinator, Plateau State Security outfit, Operation Rainbow, Major-General Stephen Goar (rtd) has counseled security agencies to remain apolitical in electoral processes. Speaking at the Plateau Gubernatorial Pre-Election Debate Dinner by Plateau Coalition Business Association (PLACOPBA), Goar said security personnel should not be seen taking sides on who to vote, where and how to vote, as…

A former deputy governor of Nigeria's central bank and Young Progressive Party's presidential aspirant in the next general elections has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be rejected at the polls in 2019. Kingsley Moghalu Friday said Buhari has done enough to merit a second term and must 'retired' the same way former president Goodluck Jonathan…

State governors have suggested that the idea of state police should be implemented in phases to allow states with limited resources to continue with the federal police until they can afford it. This is part of the resolutions taken at the just concluded national summit convened by the Senate in Abuja. Chairman of the Nigeria…

Many motorists spent the night at filling stations in Jos queuing for petrol as the fuel scarcity bites harder in the Plateau State capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the fuel supply situation in Jos on Wednesday reports that there are long queues at NNPC and Mobil stations selling the product at…

Lawyers have expressed concern over the recent nomination of 27 judges for appointment into the appellate court, saying the move smacked of sectionalism and quota rather than merit. The list of nominees, made up of mainly judges of northern extraction, sparked debate on social media, with observers questioning the modalities for filling vacancies at the…

Representing Pentecostal Church of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, Pastor Barnabas Otoibhi tasked the state government to give the LG their dues and called on Governor Ambode to monitor the drainages and canal just as his predecessor did.