Ondo Election: Abdulsalami Committee sues for peace as IG deploys 33,783 policemen
After pandemonium was unleash on Akure, Ondo state, between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following violent attacks which left…
Editorial: Ondo 2020 – Reject APC and PDP, Vote Ajayi
The venerated former United States House Speaker, Thomas “Tip” O’Neil is credited with musing that: “All politics is local.” As the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) grapples with the embarrassing…
Restructuring: ‘Stop Playing Pharaoh,’ Ethnic Groups Tell Presidency
Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities have lashed out at the Presidency for its latest vituperations against calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, and asked a presidential spokesperson to stop playing “Pharaoh”. The…
Firstbank Reinforces Its Financial Inclusion Drive, Disburses Over 17bn Naira Loans Through FirstAdvance
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, recently announced that loans in over the sum of 17 billion naira have been disbursed to individuals, across the…
Pastor Sam Adeyemi to Buhari: “Effective Leaders Listen”
As Nigerians continue to react to the harsh response of the Federal Government to Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s call for Nigeria’s restructuring, another cleric, Sam Adeyemi, Senior Pastor of Lagos-based church,…
Nigeria Announces special salary scale, longer service period for teachers
Nigeria on Monday announced a special salary scale and longer years of service for basic and secondary teachers in the country. These measures have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari,…
Adeboye Adds voice to Call for Restructuring to avoid Nigeria’s Breakup
The call for a political and economic restructuring of Nigeria got louder on Saturday, with one of the country’s leading clerics warning of a possible breakup if the calls were…
Presidency Rubbishes Calls for Restructuring, says demand threatens Nigeria’s existence
Nigeria’s presidency has rubbished calls for restructuring of the country, insisting such calls are coming from enemies of the Nigerian people and amount to threats on the existence of the…
Nigeria Police Boss Bans Notorious SARS Unit from ‘Stop-and –Search’ Operations
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday banned the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, and other tactical squads of the force, including the Special Tactical Squad, STS, Intelligence Response…
Chevron Nigeria Unit to sack Quarter of workforce
Chevron Nigeria Limited said on Friday it would cut its workforce by a quarter, as it reviews its manpower requirements in the light of the changing business environment. Chevron’s General…