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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has vowed to justify the mandate given to him for another term in office by the people of state. Engineer Sule made this known during his statewide address marking Nigeria’s and Nasarawa’s 63rd and 27th independence and creation anniversary respectively, on Sunday. While using...

A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their properties. The huge fine was to cover the unlawful demolition of the shops without following due processes laid...

Ahead of November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa state, about fifty thousands leaders, aides to governor Douye Diri and members of other political parties have decamped to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Some of the decampees are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party...

The Nigerian government has taken decisive steps to mitigate the effects of flood across the country, grouping the 36 States into three categories. The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the monthly meeting of the National...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has declared its support for the eight point agenda of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as the key to Nigeria’s development. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, announced this while briefing Presidential Correspondents at the end of the national economic council meeting presided...

Nigeria’s Military has affirmed that it has “decoded’ the “modus operandi” of various armed criminal groups across the country, and has warned that it will not hesitate to take them out if they don’t drop their arms and embrace peace. The strong charge was given on Thursday at the Nigerian...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said the workers in Nigeria deserve better salaries to meet the standard of the current economic hardship in the country. The Speaker appealed on Thursday, at a symposium organized in commemoration of the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has submitted a formal petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC), raising serious concerns over an alleged miscarriage of justice in the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The petition focused on the conduct of the tribunal’s Chairman, Justice Kudirat Morayo Akano, and...

…Demands arrest of Kwankwaso The National Coalition Against Terrorism (NCAT) has upbraided members of the Kwankwasiya movement over alleged threat to the life of judicial officers that adjudicated on the petition arising from the Kano state Governorship poll. The National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Terrence Kuanum, warned members of...

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has reportedly been locked inside his office by protesting workers who accused him of high-handedness. The minister was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access into the Ministry. The union members comprising the Housing and Works ministry decided to...