Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Fayemi: killers will not escape justice INEC won’t succumb to electoral banditry, says Okoye Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects over the violence that marred the Ekiti East State Constituency 1 by-election on Saturday. The seat became vacant, following the death of an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing the […]

No fewer than 19 passengers died on Sunday in an accident along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway. It was gathered that the DAF trailer involved in the accident was said to be heading for Kano from Lagos when the incident happened. Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, said that the accident, […]

It’s Southsouth’s turn, says Obaseki The clamour for power shift got a push on Sunday from former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon, who called for zoning and rotational presidency among the six geo-political zones. He said rotating the office is key to peace, tranquility and development. Besides, the elder statesman, who spoke in Abuja […]

Okowa: we’re taking time to get it right Southsouth governors came under fire on Sunday for failing to form a regional security outfit one year after they promised to do so amid rising insecurity. The Southsouth Elders’ Forum (SEF) and the Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) accused the […]

To avert the impending strike by National Assembly workers, the Clerk, Ojo Olatunde, has constituted a nine-man committee to look at the workers’ demands. This was coming on the heels of a 21-day ultimatum from the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), who threatened to embark on strike if their demands were not met. Inaugurating […]

Nigeria lures just a tiny fraction of oil and gas investment in Africa, even though it is the continent’s largest crude producer and has significant untapped reserves. The sector has a reputation for corruption, inefficiency and problems ranging from high production costs to unrest sparked by environmental damage and lack of development for local communities […]

Parents of the 39 students kidnapped at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum, to rescue their sons and daughters who were kidnapped 12 days ago. They gave the ultimatum at a press briefing shortly before they staged a peaceful […]

DHQ mulls kinetic approach to tackle insurgency, banditry Defence Minister, Major General Salihi Magashi (rtd), Monday, hinted that Nigeria is in a critical situation following resurging terrorists’ attacks, banditry and abductions across the nation. He however opined that the security challenges require support and collaboration of the civilian populace and critical stakeholders in the national […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives on Monday summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, and the Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Ibrahim Attahiru, to appear before them to answer queries over the purchase of arms. This decision was taken at the meeting of the House […]