Southern Kaduna Killings: Hundreds sign petition to bar El-Rufai from speaking at NBA
About 500 people have signed a new petition asking the Nigerian Bar Association to remove Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, from the list of speakers in the upcoming Annual General…
Mali coup: Military promises elections after ousting president
The soldiers who ousted Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta say they plan to set up a civilian transitional government and hold new elections, according to the BBC. The spokesman for…
AU, Ecowas, France condemn Arrest of Malian President
The African Union, France, and leaders of West Africa have condemned the reported arrest of Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta by soldiers on Tuesday after storming the West African country’s…
774, 000 jobs: House Minority Caucus rejects 30 slots per member
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has rejected the 30-job slot allotted to each member of the House for their respective local government areas, in the recruitment exercise…
NGO sues NIMC over digital ID cards following data breach
Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative, a non-governmental organization, has sued the National Identity Management Commission over the agency’s plan to replace the plastic national ID cards with digital identification. Laws…
Why DSS invited me for Questioning – Na’Abba
Ghali Umar Na’Abba, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that a misunderstanding of the words he used in an interview on television was the reason the…
International Flights resumes August 29 – Sirika
Nigeria will resume international flights on August 29, 2020, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, has said. “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020.…
Citizens’ Shop Closures: Nigeria to sue Ghana at ECOWAS Court
The Nigerian government has said it may be compelled to report Ghana to the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court), if it’s…
Bayelsa: Tribunal nullifies Diri’s election, orders fresh poll
The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. The Justice Mohammed Sirajo-led three-man panel ruled that the election was unlawful…
Police Chief Orders Nationwide clampdown on Arms Proliferation Ahead Edo, Ondo Polls
… CPs to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute offenders As part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed…