The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that 65 security operatives were on guard at the correctional facility in Kuje, federal capital territory (FCT), on the day it was attacked by terrorists. The minister made the disclosure on Monday when he appeared before the House of Representatives committees on national security and interior. Terrorists…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Daniel Okoh, has urged Christian leaders and churches across the country to be non-partisan in election matters. He also called on Nigerians to be properly guided in making the right decisions in the next presidential election. According to The PUNCH, Okoh made the call in…
L-R: Deputy Director Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bashir Idris, Director General NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed, Director Resume and Research, Daniel Obit, Air Com. Edward Adedokun and Deputy Director, Risk Reduction, during the inauguration of newly acquired Search and Resume Vehicles and equipment in Abuja, Monday. L- R: Deputy Speaker House of Representative, Idris Wase,…
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) in Conjunction with some civil society groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove petroleum subsidy. The group also kicked against the N48 billion pipeline security contract awarded by the federal government to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, a former Niger Delta militant leader. Addressing a press conference on…
The senator representing Kogi west, Smart Adeyemi, has disclosed that he is proposing a bill to prohibit the nomination of same faith presidential ticket. If passed into law, a presidential candidate would not be able to choose a running mate who shares the same religious affiliation after the 2023 elections. Speaking on Sunday at a…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned politicians against sending frivolous petitions against their opponents. A statement by issued by the spokesman of the commission,Azuka Ogugua indicated tha the ICPC chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, sounded the warning on Friday while hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the…
