Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has again waded into the controversy surrounding the right of regions to establish internal security outfits, saying that they were necessary because the nation’s military and paramilitary forces are overstretched and underpaid.
In his second intervention within a matter of days, he said in a...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said the establishment of five Mini Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants in Ajaokuta by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its private sector partners will strategically position Kogi as an energy hub in Nigeria.
Governor Ododo made...
In continuation of his administration's quest to give logistics support to security agencies in Ogun state, Governor Dapo Abiodun has donated a sum of ten million naira and a van to the Nigerian Legion in the state.
Announcing the donation at his office while launching the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and some party members in the National Assembly, on Tuesday, peacefully protested at the embassy of the European Union.
The PDP National Secretary, Senator Ibrahim Tsauri, who led the protest presented the party’s protest letter to the embassy officials.
The protesters later proceeded to...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said former President Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida showed unusual courage and patriotism by admitting that late M.K.O. Abiola won the June 12 election in 1993.
The President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the launch of Babangida’s autobiography, ” A Journey...
In what seemed like an intercontinental carnival, the people of Imo State and visitors alike, trooped into the city of Owerri and environs in celebration of the yuletide.
Prior to the holidays, the opposition in the State had vigorously campaigned against the State, urging Imolites and tourists not to visit...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Uche Secondus, on Friday, said the party believes in the rule of law, adding that there was no point to protest a judgment which was in agreement with the rule of law.
Secondus’ comments came shortly after the Independent National Electoral...
Marwa hails Nigeria-French partnership, says donation ‘ll enhance Agency’s work
The French government has commended the operational successes of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, especially in areas of illicit drug control and high rate of prosecution and conviction of offenders.
The commendation was given by the French Ambassador...
Supporters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday kick-started a campaign for his presidential ambition in 2023.
Coming under One Tribe Osinbajo Group, the members were drawn from across all the six geopolitical zones of the country.
Addressing the crowd during the launch in Kano, Olusola Adeyeye, a former Chief Whip...
Six months after he was detained, Publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo, has been released from prison custody.
He was released after meeting his bail condition.
Jalingo, who was detained for allegedly writing articles criticizing Cross Rivers Governor Ben Ayade, was granted a N10m bail term last week.
He was first...
