The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman is to be inaugurated on Monday. This was announced in a statement on Friday by Kabiru Yusuf, President Newspapers Proprietor Association of Nigeria (NPAN). He said the inauguration of the commission is aimed at strengthening public confidence in the media as a credible…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Alkali, has tendered his resignation. In a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party, Alkali said his decision to quit was informed by the need to make room for fresh hands to come in and build on the successes recorded in…
Governor-elect of Plateau state, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that some top officials of the Plateau state government were plotting to truncate his victory. Mutfwang disclosed this on Friday evening at an interactive session with Plateau citizens hosted on Twitter Space. He said some top officials of the Plateau state government met in Abuja, plotting to…
Troops of the 1 Division, Nigerian Army Kaduna, have neutralised five bandits terrorising some communities in Kaduna state. In a statement at the weekend, Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, said the bandits were killed during a faceoff with troops on Friday. He said the troops, “through heightened onslaught against bandits and…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute those planning to install an interim government. The DSS had on Wednesday in a statement, there were plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop the President Elect,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public servants in the country to embark on nation wide strike on Wednesday next week. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, the, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing…
