The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured that the 9th House will bequeath a better Electoral Act that will be acceptable to the majority of Nigerians. Gbajabiamila said though no country had a perfect electoral system,…
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it will build barracks in the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory for its 10,000 personnel. The Chairman of the agency, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), disclosed this on Wednesday…
A Benin-based pediatrician, Dr Victoria Osamuyi, has advised couples to go for family planning to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Osamuyi gave the advice in an interview with the Newsmen on Wednesday in Benin. Family planning allows people to attain their desired…
Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. Reports state that Turaki is being tried by the…
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Wednesday inaugurated a 300kWp-solar hybrid mini-grids in six communities in the state. Sule said while the inauguration of the facility in Rukubi community in Doma Local Government Area of the state that the…
An Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old woman, Yemisi Najimu, to 10 years imprisonment with an option of N70,000 fine for attempted murder. Delivering judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said ‘’what the convict did was…
…as Youth Ambassadors lament hostile environment, submits way forward By Moses and Ariemu Ogaga Celebration of the National Youth Day has been trailed with wake up calls on the need to address pressing matters affecting youths in Nigeria. Youth Ambassadors…
…Says Nigeria will accept investors …Participates in launch of global methane pledge By Moses Adeniyi & Uthman Salami The cumulative sum of capital investment needed to bridge the huge infrastructures deficits in Nigeria over 10 years period demands about $1.5trillion…
Retired Maj.-Gen. Abba Dikko, National Coordinator, National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, has solicited the support of the Army to rid the country of illicit arms. Dikko said when he visited the Chief of Army…
Retired Justice Suleiman Galadima, the Chairman of the Independent Investigating Panel on Human Rights Violation by defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has urged the police to live up to its responsibility and cooperate with the panel. Galadima stated this in…
