The federal government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited alleged “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s…
The Tangale community overseas, have dismissed the report of the “kangaroo committee”, set up by the Gombe state governor, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, to investigate the violence that erupted in Biliri Local Government Area of the state, following the controversial appointment of a new Mai Tangale, the paramount ruler of the area. The group also declared…
The presidency has reacted to predictions by John Campbell, a former US ambassador to Nigeria, that the country was on the verge of collapse. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, Presidential Spokes, Garba Shehu said, Campbell has been predicting about Nigeria’s collapse for several year. Campbell had in a recent article he co-authored with…
The Defence Headquarters has dispelled rumours of mass retirement of senior army officers over the recent appointment of Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS). Addressing journalists at the Defence Headquarters on Thursday in Abuja, acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Benard Onyeuko, dispelled such insinuation, saying there was…
Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said that there will be challenges with implementation, financial autonomy for the judiciary. This, according to him, is because the executive and not the judiciary is responsible for presenting the budget to the legislature. Speaking on Thursday while commissioning of the industrial court judges quarters in Porthacourt, Wike said,…
The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. The passage of the bill on Tuesday, was followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters; and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. The Chairman of…
