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Acting minority leader of the House of Representatives, Chukwudi Onyema, has declared that he will become the House leader in a few days. Mr Onyema, popularly known as Chuchu, said this at the ongoing emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the party secretariat in Abuja. He said the PDP caucus in the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said cases of vote-buying was increasing in elections in the country because its administrative process could not be subverted. The Chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at the Public Presentation of 2018 Ekiti Governorship Election Observation Report by Election Monitors, a Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in Abuja. Mr Mahmood, …

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has summoned Senate President Bukola Saraki over the killing of 31 persons following an armed robbery attack in his home state of Kwara. The police said 31 persons were killed in the April 5 attack which shocked the nation. Police said the suspects arrested in the attack confessed to being sponsored by Mr Saraki, …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that the speculations about juicy offers being made to him and his associates as part of the on-going discussions with the Presidency and leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is untrue. He said what is at stake is the future of the country and its democracy and that it will be …

The media along with other media stakeholders in the country again re-emphasize on Monday, it opposition to the Nigerian Press Council bill 2018, pointing out that the bill is anti-people, draconian, a carry-over from the military, unconstitutional and subjudice President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) who is also the President, Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), which comprises of …

Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Adamu Ibrahim, has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos State, over alleged robbery and other crimes. CSP Dolapo Badmus, the Zone’s spokesperson, confirmed the dismissal on Sunday in Lagos. According to Badmus, the dismissed officers are Sgt. Adeoye Adekunle; Sgt. Adekitan Adebowale; …

Benin City – A thirty eight-year-old mother of three has been killed by her lover after he allegedly found male condoms inside her hand bag in Benin City. It was learnt that the victim, identified as Gladys Okoh who is a divorcee, was stabbed with a kitchen knife thrice in her stomach inside her aged mother’s room by her lover, …

Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq., has reaffirmed the commitment of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to drive development that will deliver more value to Edo people by strengthening the institutions and structures in the state. Ogie disclosed this when a delegation of the Edo State Chapter of the Bible Society of Nigeria, paid a courtesy …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday consoled victims of the Jos market fire which destroyed more than 200 shops. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said he was devastated by the scale of economic losses suffered by hard-working and ordinary Nigerians who believe in self-reliance to support themselves. “Trading and agriculture …

The Controller-General, Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr Ja’faru Ahmed, has called for necessary amendment in Prisons Act to bring the law in tune with the philosophy of punishment and correction. He made the call on Friday at a Retreat organised by the Senate Committee on Interior in Lagos. The retreat, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, was tagged “Retreat For …