They stated this against the backdrop of continuity in governance in telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, January 30, in Bern. They unanimously stressed the need for a continuation in the fight against corruption which [...]
January 31, 2019
International
Vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has reportedly met with a 12-man team of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen where a 6-point resolution was conceived. The Nation reports that the [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, January 30, received the former national financial secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bolaji Anani, and his supporters into the All Progressive Congress (APC). The president received the defectors at the All Progressive Congress [...]
Like their counterparts in Abia state, Ebonyi traditional rulers council on Wednesday, January 30, endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. The royal fathers have resolved to ensure the success of President Buhari in the February 16 presidential election. [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown, Daura in Katsina state, is set to benefit from the federal government in terms of health care delivery. Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has revealed that the Daura General Hospital is set to be a [...]
January 31, 2019
Health issues
The Federal Government on Wednesday warned broadcast stations in the country against picking results of the forthcoming elections from the social media. It said the Independent National Electoral commission remained the only official source of election results. The Director General [...]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said if elected into office, his government will consider amnesty for looters. He said such a method would be more productive in recovering looted funds. Such recovered funds, he [...]
A Lagos-bound Air Peace flight was forced to return to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday, following safety concerns over an explosive on board the aircraft. The Corporate Communications Manager of the carrier, Mr Chris Iwarah, said the [...]
January 31, 2019
Transportation
The Independent National Electoral Commission has refused to shift ground on its earlier decision to stop the All Progressives Congress from presenting candidates for the forthcoming general elections in Zamfara state. INEC which had earlier said it would release the [...]
The National Christian Elders Forum on Wednesday protested against the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as an Islamic agenda. The NCEF said the President’s decision to suspend Onnoghen was [...]