THE House of Representatives passed a bill to provide for the establishment of state police in the country for second reading. The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu and 14 others, seeks to alter the relevant Sections of the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for states to establish their … Read more
COMRADE Casmir Irekamba, President of Unemployed youth association of Nigeria, UYAN, has called multinationals, corporate organizations, government agencies and Parastatals to fully utilize funds meant for corporate social responsibility towards youth empowerment and assist the vulnerable unemployed youths in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen at the national executive council meeting of the organized unemployed youth held … Read more
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed the Priesthood Orphanage in Karon Majigi Village, Abuja, after 23 children between the ages of one and 14 were rescued from the orphanage. The children were believed to have been allegedly trafficked from Plateau. Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, disclosed this while … Read more
THE Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says the Federal Government will inaugurate a Transparency and Integrity Brigade to monitor and ensure that funds meant for Nigerians get` to the beneficiaries. Ohaeri Joseph, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, made this known in a statement. The minister stated this when the National Council … Read more
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked settlers on the Abuja Science and Technology Village in Chika-Aleita along the airport road to immediately vacate the area or face demolition. The minister gave the order on Monday during an inspection tour of the village, alongside his counterpart in the Ministry of Innovation, … Read more
SEYI Tinubu has locked the comments section of his Instagram account after many came after him following a post he made on Monday morning for Nigerians to endure more of the hardship unfolded by what critics claim to have flowed from the policies of his father. GWG.ng reports that in his post, Seyi who is the … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges against the 2023 African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare. Recall that the Federal Government had last week discontinued the treasonable case against Sowore. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi had recently discontinued … Read more
THE National Inland Waterways Authority has called for greater collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to checkmate fraudulent malpractices in the Waterways sector. This call was made on Monday, February 19, 2024 by the NIWA’s Area Manager in charge of Borno and Yobe States, Mr. Faruq A. Imam while on a courtesy … Read more
THE Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has given reasons President Bola Tinubu will not resign despite the economic crisis facing the nation. The minister, who was reacting to the call by the Peoples Democratic Party governors on President Tinubu to quit if he cannot proffer solutions to the economic hardship in Nigeria, … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Maj.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure (rtd), former Director General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and four others to form a special committee on campaign against social vices in tertiary institutions. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement, Hon. … Read more