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The United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors. Kerry arrived at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa in Abuja for the meeting at 3:07pm and was received by the State House Chief of Protocol, Amb. Lawal Kazaure. Kazaure later led him to the President’s office where Buhari and some …

The Federal Government has declared that gas alone cannot solve the country’s electricity challenges. Disclosing this at the just concluded 2016 Annual Conference of the National Association of Energy Correspondents in Lagos state, Minister Of Power, Works And Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, said that efforts are in place to encourage embedded power adding that work is in progress to …

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has condemned the desperation by some politicians to rope former President Goodluck Jonathan into the formation of the Niger Delta Avengers. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, said the desperation came to the pinnacle with the media report that said that intelligence report indicated …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is to propose amendments to its guidelines to stem the spate of inconclusive elections through removing the eight million uncollected Permanent Voter Cards from its assessment of elections in the country. Yakubu, new INEC boss Speaking to newsmen, weekend, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, also denied claims that it had received legal advice from …

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has thrown his weight behind those calling for the restructuring of the country, wondering why the All Progressives Congress (APC), which was at the fore-front of the agitation for true federalism was now against restructuring as the ruling party. Fayose Hailing the position expressed last Thursday, by the Southwest APC, Fayose said the party …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the Imo State government’s three-day work and two-day farming for workers, as recently introduced by Governor Rochas Okorocha. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, gave this indication while fielding questions at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Sunday in Abuja. Wabba said that the policy which implied forcefully sending workers to farm was against the …

The Federal Government has started compiling the list of legislators in both chambers of the National Assembly over constituency projects earmarked for them in the 2014 and 2015 budgets, which were not executed. The sum of N100bn was earmarked for constituency projects in each of the 2014 and 2015 budgets. The worth of constituency projects totalled N200bn for the two …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the weekend said the issue of who flies the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election does not rest with the commission. He said that is for the judiciary to decide. The INEC boss, while speaking during a working visit to the …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – Legendary African pop star and a popular telecommunication ambassador, Innocent Idibia has ignited the passion of youths in Edo state, with a charge to them to uphold the values that promote peace before, during and after the September 10th 2016 governorship election in the state. Idibia, also known as Tuface/2Baba, urged youths to …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City, Nigeria – Benin Kingdom Crown Prince, Edaiken N’ Uselu, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa has urged the Nigeria Police Force to put machineries in motion to avert violence in the September 10 gubernatorial election in Edo State. Prince Erediauwa made the appeal while playing host to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Mr. Adeyinka Kolawole …