A burnt police station Over 25 police stations have been attacked in parts of the South-East and South-South in the past five months. Reports also showed that over 127 policemen and other security personnel have been killed during the attacks. The attacks which have occurred in Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Cross River and Rivers […]
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Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, slammed Southern governors for banning open grazing in the region. He said open grazing ban is the same thing as Northern governors banning spare parts trading in their own region considering the fact that Southerners comprise a majority of spare parts traders in […]
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We are dealing with a tyrant, industrial action may be escalated, says Wabba Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his fellow governors of abandoning his administration in its face-off with the Nigeria Labour Congress. He said this during a virtual meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday. Also at the meeting, a committee […]
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A human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani, has stated that all Nigerians, including an embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, are entitled to bail under the provisions of the Nigerian constitution. Baba Ijesha, who was detained by the police for alleged sexual assault, was granted bail on Monday. The development divided social media users, […]
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By Lanre Idowu Sixty years ago, on Saturday, May 20, 1961, the Nigerian Guild of Editors was born, a child of great hope at the old National Press Club located then at Abibu Oki in the heart of Lagos. It was named the Guild of Newspaper Editors of Nigeria, designed to serve as an exclusive club […]
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By David Osiri United we stand, divided we fall. Rising and falling seems to be a natural rhythm of life. When there is a fall or stumble without a rise, this natural rhythm is disrupted, and disintegration is inevitable. So, the real problem is not falling. The inability to rise after a fall, disintegration, is the […]
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By Dare Babarinsa The year 1966 was an epochal year in Nigerian history. It is the only year in Nigerian history that our country had three governments. In January until the 15th of the month, Prime-Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa was in power. On January 15, 1966, he was kidnapped along with Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, his Minister of […]
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The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has warned that the worsening attacks on the commissions facilities nationwide are endangering the nation’s electoral process. He gave the warning yesterday in Abuja at an emergency meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC). He said: “Let me commence by welcoming you all to […]
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (left); Dapo Abiodun of Ogun; Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo; Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra; Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Ebonyi counterpart David Omahi; Dr. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti; Chairman, Southern Governors Forum and Governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu; Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta; Nyesom Wike of Rivers; Babajide Sanwo-Olu […]
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and 218.6kg weeds in Adamawa, Ondo Efforts by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to block access and availability of illicit substances have again led to the interception of a container bearing 4,996,200 capsules of tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilogrammes at the Onne Port, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The seizure of the illicit drug concealed […]
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