Presiding Officers Now Empowered to Cancel Irregular Elections
Election Presiding Officers now have the power to cancel elections if voting materials arrive at polling units late, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak has said. Ikoiwak…
Mark’s convoy attack: Who said Gov. T.A Orji doesn’t operate government of falsehood?
Today, the world is becoming more aware everyday of how Gov. T.A Orji operates a government of blackmail and falsehood against nonconformists to his views of governance. Reading The Nation…
Edo Teachers Reject Competency Test
Edo State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) will not write any competency test conducted by the state government, the union has said.The position was restated on Thursday…
2015: Atiku Sidelined Again?
If the news from the All Progressives Congress is any indication of how things are shaping up in the party of “change,” then it appears recent Nigerian political history is…
Court Orders FG to pay Sanusi N50m Damages
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the Police, State Security Service (SSS) or their privies, from arresting the suspended CBN Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The…
NLC to Petroleum Marketers: You Can’t Go on Strike
Following media reports that members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) are on the verge of embarking on a nationwide industrial action in solidarity with the currently-striking…
Right of Reply:Jonathan & the 12 Northern Governors
Editor, Your editorials are most often worrisome, as they appear to be some form of frontal attack on Mr. President, seeing nothing wrong in the ignorance displayed at length by…
Probe of Private Jet Trips: Alison-Madueke, NNPC, FAAN Gets Letters
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has sent letters to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke; Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew…
Buhari Cancels Condolence Visit, as Kafanchan Receives 24-Hour Curfew
Former Head of State and All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his condolence visit to Bondong, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Buhari, who was…
Reps Hold Closed-Door Session Over Court Ruling on Defectors
Sequel to Monday’s ruling by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered the 37 House of Representative members who decamped from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to…