Northern Elders to herdsmen: Return home if Your safety is Threatened
Following recent heat turned on herdsmen in various parts of the country, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged them to return to the northern region. In preparation for this,…
Orji Kalu’s Retrial Begins in Abuja, as Ex-governor tries to Stop Prosecution
The retrial of Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia State governor, commenced Tuesday, as he opposed his trial for a second time on the same counts. On its part, the Economic…
Nigeria extends NIN/ SIM linkage deadline by Eight Weeks
The Nigerian Government has extended by eight weeks the deadline for the linkage of National Identity Numbers with Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards, it announced Tuesday. A joint statement by…
Who Heads Nigeria Police as Adamu, Others Retire (Today)?
By the end of work today, Monday, February 1, 2021, the current Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adu, would have officially retired from the force. But there is uncertainty surrounding that,…
Court restrains Edo NUT from embarking on strike action
…as teachers defy government’s resumption order The National Industrial Court sitting at the Benin Judicial Division has restrained the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) from proceeding on any strike action…
Editorial: On Buhari’s Indolence and Laziness
The life of the average Nigerian is short and brutish and the headlines in any given day in Nigeria sounds like a reading from the Book of Lamentation. Hardly does…
COVID-19 Wave: Lagos bans indoor gatherings of over 50 persons
The Lagos State Government has Governor has banned the gathering of more than 50 persons in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the order on…
Editorial: Another depressing Transparency International corruption report
For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, a new example is the ostrich-fatalistic response by the presidency to the latest report by Transparency International…
COVID-19 second wave: Nigeria mulls lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Plateau
Nigeria is planning a targeted lockdown on Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, and Plateau State, in response to the rising cases of the Covid-19 virus, the Presidential Task Force managing…
Buhari Seeks Senate’s confirmation of new Service Chiefs
Preident Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. President Buhari in a letter to the President of…