Nigeria

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to say that the new N30,000 minimum wage cannot even take workers home because of the current hardship in Nigeria. According to him, it will, therefore, be wickedness on the part of any governor to not pay the already small N30,000. He ...

Ex Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba is fully against the ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation 2019’ bill trying to regulate Nigeria’s social media space. According to him, everybody will be victimized if the bill is signed into law. As he accused sponsors of the bill of trying to ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has come out to say that FG remains committed to ending impunity and aiding recourse to justice for victims and due punishment for evildoers. Malami revealed this in a recent statement issued by Dr. Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military to respect human rights and international humanitarian laws as they do their jobs. He disclosed this in Kaduna during the Chief of Army Staff conference and the commissioning of the ultra-modern Army Reference Hospital. According to PMB, his government will keep supporting the ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that he is yet to give any date for the reopening of the land borders. According to him, the decision to close it will not be changed until the situation improves. His spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, shared in a recent statement in ...

Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong has blasted the persistent agitation for the amendment to the Nigerian constitution. According to him, doing this is affecting the seamless operation of the document. Simon, who said this at the opening of the 2019 Law Week of the Nigeria Bar Association, Jos branch added ...

Ex governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State, Mr Uche Nwosu has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for turning down the call for a 3rd term in office. Mr Uche, who revealed this in a statement issued in Abuja recently, said Buhari’s declaration proves his commitment to the ...

Sex contributes to the rise of Boko Haram fighters, according to researcher and Deputy Director at the National Defence College, NDC, Abuja, Dr. Yusuf Abubakar Mahmud. He believes this is the reason why they target young secondary school girls and also why packets of condoms and enhancing drugs are found ...

Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has come out to say that he does not regret siting the Transportation University in Daura, Katsina. He disclosed this at the groundbreaking of the university on Monday. According to him, the decision was not made for him to make any gain and he only ...

Winner of the supplementary senatorial election for Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, has urged Nigerians to forgive the bad display by his co-contestant, Dino Melaye during the recent senatorial polls in Kogi State. According to him, the misdemeanor did not represent the real character of Okun people and he was not ...

Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has come out to say that those against the Hate Speech Bill are not aware of the dangers ahead if the bill is not passed into law. In a recent statement by Senator Abdullahi, he said the opponents are only ...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has come out to say that he was cautioned to be wary of his deputy, Philip Shaibu and the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, when he became governor. Obaseki, who said this at a praise and worship night to celebrate Philip’s 50th birthday, ...

The Lagos State Government has urged Lagosians to be careful of the way they store and use gas for domestic and commercial purposes. The General-Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, urged residents to instantly flee from areas where suspected air pollution from any gaseous ...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo is the pride of Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar recently hailed Osinbajo for his outstanding leadership which was bestowed on him by God. Prof. Osinbajo who gave a keynote address at the opening ...

Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has talked about why he joined APC. He revealed this in a recent interview with Punch. According to him, he joined APC despite their current crises because that is where his people want him to ...

Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mamman has talked about how determined the Federal Government is to tackle Nigeria`s power challenges. Alhaji Saleh revealed this recently in a community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He had his say at the commissioning of a 47.5 solar energy system at ...

British rapper, Stormzy is set to drop his highly anticipated sophomore album titled “Heavy Is The Head.” Nigerian singer, Burna Boy was featured on the album’s latest track and Stormzy has announced that he will start a world tour tagged, “Heavy Is The Head” in 2020. The tour will begin ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission a.k.a INEC has come out to say that it will keep deploying smart card readers in all its elections, including the Saturday, November 30 rerun in Kogi West. The electoral umpire disclosed this today through its verified Twitter handle @inecnigeria. INEC added that they will ...

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has cautioned Nigerians all over the world to bring back all looted artifacts that belong to the country or get ready for a legal battle. According to him, FG would use every “legal and diplomatic instrument” to ensure the return of Nigeria’s stolen ...

State Publicity Secretary of APC, Chris Azebamwan has said the suspension of Mr. Anselm Ojezua has since been ratified by the National Working Committee NWC of the party. According to Chris, all statements from Ojezua should be disregarded from now on because he no longer represents APC at any level. ...