Angry reactions as Buhari withholds assent to Electoral Act 2018
Ime Akpan
For the umpteenth time, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declined assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 passed by the National Assembly.
It...
Idris opposes bill subjecting IGP appointment to senate approval
The inspector of police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has opposed plans by the senate to pass a bill subjecting appointment of inspectors general of police...
Why we protest against granting US visa to Atiku—Group
Ime Akpan
A group of civil society organisations under the aegis of Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria yesterday stormed the US Embassy in Abuja...
Senate approves N338b for states to pay inherited debts
The senate yesterday approved the release of N338 billion to states to settle and inherited local debts and contractual obligations.
Out of the total amount,...
Some APC governors have no electoral value—Oshiomhole
The altercation between the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole on the one hand, the governor of Imo State,...
NBA president, four others charged with N1.4bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Paul Usoro and four others with...
Nigeria, home to 60m illiterates—Education Minister
The minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu said on Wednesday that Nigeria with a population of about 180 million people has about 60 million...
Why Buhari’s government underperforms—Aisha Buhari
Ime Akpan
In a no-holds-barred outburst, wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has blamed the lackluster performance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration on two...
World’s first baby born via womb transplant from dead woman
In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.
The...
FG orders arms procurement for military
Following the ferocious attacks on Nigeria's military bases by the Boko Haram insurgents, the federal government has ordered immediate procurement of critical equipment for...
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