Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode has declared he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke despite confirmation by Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode met on Monday with Bello and acting National Chairman of
The police in Abuja have arrested five members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria for allegedly attempting to attack citizens and destroy public property. The Federal Capital Territory police spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday in possession of large stones “which
The Edo State Government has said it has concluded plans to comb the forests in the state for killer herdsmen. This was said by Governor Godwin Obaseki who had gone on a fact-finding tour in Ugo community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state during which
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, over alleged forgery in relation to a case of the Oil Prospecting Licence 245 resolution agreement. The petition dated February 5, 2021, and titled “Forgery
About 31,000 applicants have registered in the ongoing recruitment exercise for 2,500 public school teachers in Osun State. Out of the number that applied, however, only 29,000 were said to have printed the slip to write an examination for the selected applicants. Osun State Commissioner for Education,
A member of the Senate representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolulope Odebiyi, has urged the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to take immediate action against killer herdsmen in the country. Odebiyi made this known during plenary on Wednesday while lamenting the influx of criminal herdsmen into Nigeria
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the Federal Government was not wrong to freeze the bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS campaigners. “Government is not wrong particularly in circumstances that justifies intense investigation. It is the end result of an investigation that can
The Federal Government will on Thursday resume its meeting with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions in Abuja. The parley was in continuation of the dialogue called to resolve the dispute between the two unions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied reports accusing ambassador-designate Ingekim Regina Ocheni, of human trafficking, forgery and perjury, stating that the accusations are frivolous and unfounded. It described the publication as an attempt to assassinate Ocheni’s character for acting in her official capacity as a
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr. Ahmed Kuru; and Bello Hassan as managing directors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigerian; and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, respectively. The confirmation of both nominees followed consideration of two separate reports of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and