Nigeria

The police in Lokoja has confirmed 3 persons dead during the governorship election held in Kogi on Saturday. The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Mr. Akeem Busari, who revealed this recently said the command is currently compiling its report on the poll to determine the real number of casualties. He ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that the main principles for Nigeria to be great are righteousness, service and diligence, hardwork and planning. Osinbajo revealed this on Saturday at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Region 5, `Great Minds Summit 2019” at the RCCG’s Chapel of ...

“Power” TV series actor, Olurotimi Akinosho, popularly known as Rotimi, is in Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigerian-American movie star revealed this on Twitter by flaunting a picture of himself in the country’s capital. See the pic, We look forward to what he has for us. Olurotimi Akinosho (born November 30, 1988), ...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has hailed the electorate in Bayelsa on the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s governorship election. NSCDC Assistant Commandant General (ACG) Mr. Ideba Pedro, who was the leader of a monitoring team for the election, dished out this praise in an interview with newsmen ...

Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP-Ekiti South) has praised Nigeria’s judiciary for upholding the course of justice in the nation. She revealed this recently during a visit by a delegation from Ekiti State to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She was sworn in days back after a judgment ...

Popular election monitoring group, The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has said violence is being planned ahead of the upcoming governorship election in Kogi State. The group revealed this in a recent statement. According to them, politicians are working towards disrupting the November 16 election. CDD added that it ...

Nigerian senator, Ibikunle Amosun has revealed why he is sponsoring a bill seeking the establishment of South West Development Commission. According to him, it is for the development of the people and the South West region. The bill “South West Development Commission (Est, etc) Bill, 2019” was read for the ...

The Federal Government has said it plans to stop the importation of steel materials into the nation. According to FG, this move will encourage local investors in the sector. Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, revealed this during a familiarisation visit to Kam Industries Limited, a privately ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has begged the people of Kogi state to re-elect Gov. Yahaya Bello for a second term. He also urged the people to forgive the Governor for his past mistakes and reelect him as governor for a second term on the platform of the APC on Nov.16. He ...

Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi, Natasha Akpoti has come out to say that Yahaya Bello recently deployed hoodlums with machine guns to her party head office in Lokoja to cause violence and abduct her since she is becoming a threat to his re-election bid. In ...

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that ex-national chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande shared identical views with the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo on the importance of education in building the mind and aiding nation-building. Osinbajo said both men agreed that a developed human mind would end ...

Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Dr. Edith Ugochi Ohaja has said the proposed bill trying to place the death penalty on whoever is convicted of hate speech is a time bomb on the journalism profession in Nigeria. According to Dr. Edith, she cannot ...

The hate speech bill presently before the Senate is not necessary, according to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki. Ms. Saraki believes the CyberCrime Act already has provisions and penalties for hate speech, so looking into it again is merely a waste of time. She revealed this after ...

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has insisted that his government is committed to rehabilitating the dilapidated access road to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp in Karaye Local Government Area of the state. He revealed this when he received on a courtesy visit, members of the ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has come out to say that the social conditions of the people and their communities should not be as poor as it is right now. According to David, the state should not be so backward and underdeveloped with ...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria now ranks number one in the world with people practicing open defecation. Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu revealed this as he declared open a two-day Private Sector Forum on Sanitation, on Monday in Abuja. The forum was organized by Organised Private ...

APC in Kogi State on Thursday has said the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties are yet to engage in any form of campaign ahead of the November 16 governorship polls. The Director-General, Bello Onoja Campaign Committee, Smart Adeyemi made this known on behalf of APC in a recent ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has come out to say that Nigeria’s N25.7 trillion debt is not anything to worry about. Mrs. Zainab said there is nothing to be bothered about because, despite the international and domestic debt stock, the country is not in a debt ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has talked about his happiness with the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI). In this index, Nigeria was ranked 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year. Buhari saw this as positive ranking and said it is a sign that the ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has asked for the inclusion of an anti-corruption course in schools’ curricula to decrease the menace of corruption in Nigeria. Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, Mr. Ola Awoniyi revealed this as he declared open the third Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National ...