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Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Wedneday, warned state governors against playing politics with national security. The Acting President also reiterated that the Constitution guaranteed all Nigerians to live in any parts of the country without molestation, just as he warned people talking carelessly in a way that would threaten the unity of the country. Prof. Osinbajo who gave the warning …

Constituents of Kogi West Senatorial District on Wednesday submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the recall of Dino Melaye from the Senate. But reacting to the action, Dino Melaye said the move to recall him from the upper legislative chamber will land many people in jail. His constituents of on Wednesday submitted a petition to …

To achieve the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s target of meeting the nation’s needs and end the importation of petroleum products by 2019 which cost the country N3.35 trillion last year, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources is executing a three-pronged strategy. The strategy was articulated by the Minister of State of Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, in his latest monthly podcast …

The Federal Government said on Monday it would use a fraction of the looted funds recovered so far to finance part of the 2017 budget. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, said this at the 2017 budget breakdown in Abuja. He said the total revenue projected was N5.08tn, with 11 percent coming from the recoveries …

The Federal Government has set aside N10bn for the construction and rehabilitation of over 65 roads and bridges to enhance transportation system in the country. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, disclosed this at the public presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Act on “ Budget of Recovery and Growth’’ on Monday in Abuja. Udoma said …

Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has said that the Federal Government and its functions must be trimmed if the country is to be administered effectively. This is even as he stated clearly that the solution to Nigeria’s security situation was the decentralisation of the Police and allowing state police to operate. Speaking in an interview with newsmen, …

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Sunday told the South East Traditional Rulers that agitations for secession by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the ultimatum issued to Ndigbo by the 16 coalition of youths group to vacate the 19 Northern states before 1st October were wrong and a violation of Nigeria’s constitution. The Acting President also stated that the …

The Federal Government is set to release the first tranche of capital of N350bn to Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government for implementation of the 2017 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun disclosed this during a public presentation of the 2017 budget on Monday in Abuja. She said the ministry was ready to make the release as soon …

The Coalition of Northern Youths have written a letter to the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, begging him to allow Ndigbo to go and have their Biafra Republic. In the letter signed by Ambassador Shettima Yerima, Joshua Viashman, Aminu Adam, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman and Nastura Ashir Sharif, the Northern group argued that the principle of self-determination has since world war II become …

A man has died and eight others have been injured after a van ploughed into a group of people near a north London mosque in an attack police are treating as terrorism. A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Two people hit by the van were said to be “very seriously injured”. The prime minister, Theresa …