Politics

Wife of the Governor of Benue state, Eunice Ortom on Sunday, offered automatic employment to Ms Priscilla Hembadoon Anemba. Miss Anemba has been offering voluntary services to the  church, teaching the physically challenged and giving interpretation to the Deaf and Dumb during ...

According to the Facebook user, Dora Wobo  a stray bullet fired during yesterday’s bye-election in Rivers State, pierced through the wall of her father’s bedroom but luckily didn’t hit him. Read her posts below… “GOD has done it again! GOD ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it welcomes President Buhari’s renewed declaration to jail treasury looters but however, challenge him to show integrity by starting with immediate investigation and prosecution of the factional National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams ...

  Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has boasted that he will defeat former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, in any election, even in Adamawa state. Okorocha made the statement on Sunday, August 19, in reaction to Atiku’s comment that he ...

  One person died and five others were injured in Uganda on Sunday, police said, as security personnel used teargas and live bullets to disperse a demonstration against the beating up of arrested lawmakers in response to the stoning of ...

    The Akwa Ibom State Command in conjunction with the Military and the Department of State Service (DSS), has rescued an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and eight other victims who were held captive by suspected ...

Reacting to the ‘Sango’ and traditional dancers who welcomed President Buhari back to Nigeria after his 10-days working holiday to London, the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has described it as a waste of public funds.   In his ...

Here is an epic throwback to 2016, when Governor Ajimobi revealed that people wanted Ayefele’s music house to be demolished, but he said ‘its the best radio studio in Oyo State.’   This morning, Nigerians woke up to the news and pictures of Yinka ...

The Anambra State Government has trained members of the ‘Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade’, also known as Obiano police, in the martial arts, especially taekwondo, to tackle revenue defaulters and related offenders in the state.   Obiano who stated ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, August 18, reportedly restated his commitment to work harder to ensure that all who looted the nation’s treasury are jailed. Buhari stated this while answering questions from journalists after disembarking from the presidential jet ...

  The PDP candidate polled 10,725 to defeat his closest opponent and the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Atem Ansho who polled 3,268 votes. Returning officer for the election and senior lecturer with the Federal University Wukari, ...

Yesterday, we reported that IPOB women who participated in a protest against the Nigerian government, demanding the whereabouts of the missing IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kalu and equally demanding a referendum, were arrested by the police.   The IPOB women who wore black attires as ...

  Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed into law, three Bills transmitted by the National Assembly, which are now Acts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.   Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after his 10-day vacation in London. The presidential aircraft touched down on Saturday evening at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Ahead of his arrival, a Guard of Honor ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that more than 8,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Osun State will be deployed as ad hoc staff in the conduct of the September 22 governorship poll holding in ...

  The Kogi State government says the decision of “patriotic Nigerians” to extend Buhari’s Presidency beyond 2019 is borne out of a genuine desire to deepen good governance and transparency in the nation. Fielding questions from some selected international media on Saturday, ...

  President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has described the demise of a former Secretary General of the United Nations,UN, Mr. Koffi Annan as the ‘end of a golden era in global politics and international relations.’   Dr Saraki ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning to Nigeria on Saturday after a 10-day vacation in London.   President Buhari left Abuja for London in the early hours of August 3, 2018.   Before his trip, the President sent a letter to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the earlier today.   This was made known in a statement released by the Special Adviser to ...

                                                Senator Dino Melaye who visited Akwa Ibom State with Senate President Bukola Saraki, mocked Senator Godswill Akpabio in a new viral single he ...

  Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan is reported dead. The Ghanaian died at a hospital in Switzerland, Saturday morning after a short illness, former Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe confirmed it to Joy News.   He was 80.   Mr ...

  Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has made clarifications on its budget for 2019 General Election, saying that the figure it presented was N189.2 and not N264 billion as widely reported. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yaqoub, ...

  Kano state government north western Nigeria has directed for commencement of the payment of August, 2018 salaries to state and local government workers, in the spirit of Sallah celebration.   The gesture according to the Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar ...

Nigerian popstar, Davido who is currently in Rivers State to shoot a music video with Duncan Mighty met with the state governor, Nyesom Wike.   Davido during a visit to Governor Wike at the Government House Port Harcourt, said he ...

A woman collapsed this morning during a protest held by women of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to demand the whereabouts of their leader Nnamdi Kanu.   The women took to streets in Owerri, Imo state, demanding to have answers ...