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The Abia State Police Command has paraded some suspected criminals arrested for various offences in the state.
The suspects were paraded at the Abia Police Command headquarters on Friday while some exhibits recovered from them were also displayed to the newsmen.
Earlier in his address, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Abia State Command, ASP Maureen Chinaka who spoke...
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lere Olayinka has urged the federal and state governments to stop being disturbed by what he termed as an “imaginary” nationwide protest.
Olayinka, former Chief Press Secretary to the erstwhile Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose in a statement on Friday, urged the government to remain focused in discharging its duty, insisting...
A coalition of 24 youth groups in Adamawa State has announced its withdrawal from the planned nationwide protest.
The Coalition, Adamawa Activists Unite, said the groups have resolved to opt out of the protest because it is unclear who the national leaders of the protest are and because the government has responded and has promised to address the salient issues.
The...
The House of Representatives has been asked to desist from further initiating investigation into cases already pending before the court of laws in the country.
This request is contained in a letter written to the House of Representatives by a senior lawyer, Babs Akinwumi in response to an invitation to his client, Oxford International Group Limited.
The House of Representatives, through...
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has given Setraco Nigeria Ltd., the contractor executing the construction of a 7.2-kilometre road in Bwari Area Council a five-month ultimatum to complete the project.
The road links the Gaba and Tokulo communities in the council.
Wike, who gave the delivery timeline when he inspected the project on Friday, said the FCT Administration...
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the Peoples Democratically Party, PDP, its National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
The order prohibits the party and its representatives from holding Wards, Local Government Areas and State congresses in Rivers State pending the hearing and determination of a suit...
The Arewa Consultative Forum, consisting of 19 Northern states, has endorsed the North West Development Commission, NWDC, law, recently signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
President Tinubu had on Tuesday assented to the Bill sponsored by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, to accelerate development in the North West geopolitical zone, comprising Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto...
Following the direct payment of funds to the Local Government Councils, Chairmen of the 774 LGAs in the country have been warned to make judicious use of monies allocated to them because they and not the governors of their respective states would be held accountable.
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, sounded the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike says the FCT is not available for protesters on August 1.
Wike gave the warning while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the FCT Security Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
He said that August 1 had been set aside for the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT to...
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government is yet to commence payment of monthly allocations to the local governments.
Edun explained that the development is due to some “practical impediments”.
He spoke during the quarterly media briefing on recent economic activities in the country.
This comes weeks after the Supreme Court ordered the Nigerian Government to...
