The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has said that the use of thugs during elections portends great danger to the nation’s democracy. Kalu said this on Friday, while inspecting the ongoing construction of the two-kilometer Akama and Ugwuavor Roads in Arochukwu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road was…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it will seek government approval to conduct drug tests on tertiary institutions’ new students, security agencies’ fresh recruits

Walter Wink wrote, “History belongs to the intercessors who believe and pray the future into being...These shapers of the future are the intercessors, who call out of the future the longed-for new present.” The nation can only be transformed if the prayers of the saints impact the whole gamut of society. We must pray that…

I have no hesitation in admitting that I have a personal, formative interest in the health of the Nigerian judiciary, deeper perhaps than the average Nigerian.

Children are a significant piece of society saddle with the responsibility of lifting future goals; they serve as the pendulum to swing our economy, politics and Social Potential in manna days. They are requisite players Of our Tomorrow world Knowing full well by us yet we tend to turn blind eyes and deaf ear to their Interest...

Women in Rivers State have been urged to caution their children not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to cause violence and electoral disruption during today’s elections.   Chairperson, House Committee on Women Affairs, state House of Assembly, Victoria Nyeche, who gave the advice yesterday in Port Harcourt after a walk to commemorate the International…

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the nation's security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The session started at about 11:00 a.m. Its agenda was not made public...

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. (Dr.) Alfred Adewale Martins has urged Lagosians, especially the ethnic groups in Lagos State to continue to live in peace and harmony. Reacting to reported skirmishes in parts of the state during the last Presidential and National Assembly elections, and the rumour of reprisal attacks, Archbishop Martins charged…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba has accused Gov. Ishaku Darius of the state of allegedly arming political thugs across the state as part of PDP’s plans to disrupt the 2019 elections. Addressing newsmen in Jalingo on Saturday, the Director-General of the APC governorship candidate in the state, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, also alleged that…

Barely one month to the commencement of this year’s general elections, a cross section of Nigerian youths from different parts of the country have vowed to resist any attempt to use them as thugs or engage in political violence. The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), in a bid to stem the tide this election season,…

The Kebbi State All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Alliance has warned politicians not to used Nigerian youths for political thuggery. Chairman of the group, Alhaji Yahayah Dan-Illela, told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that they have been counselling youths engaged in thuggery and drugs abused in the state on the dangers of these vices, assuring President…

Lagos Police Commissioner, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, yesterday appealed to residents to be on alert as unscrupulous politicians were importing thugs ahead of next year’s general elections. Edgal spoke at a luncheon held in his honour by University of Jos (UNIJOS) Alunmi at Airport Hotel, Ikeja. According to him, intelligence report available to the police indicated…