The Southern Senators and members of the House of Representatives have commended the Southern governors’ ban on open grazing and call for restructuring.
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Open grazing ban, restructuring: Buhari won’t ignore 17 Southern governors – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Chief Olurotimi Akeredolu, has said there is no chance in hell that President Muhammadu Buhari would ignore the call by Southern Governors’ Forum for a national dialogue, restructuring and respect
Read More »CAN directs 3-day national prayers over insecurity
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged all churches and Christians to embark on three days of prayers for the nation, to seek divine intervention over the spate of kidnappings and killings.
Read More »Falana recommends legalisation of open grazing ban to prosecute offenders
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has advised southern governors to back their ban on open grazing with a legal instrument to enable the prosecution of offenders.
Read More »COVID-19 new variants: Lagos places 14 countries on watch list
The Lagos State Government has placed 14 countries on close monitoring as part of measures to prevent infection and possible spread of the new variants of COVID-19, pandemic.
Read More »Gunmen attack another Akwa Ibom police station, kill cop
The gunmen, who were repelled when they attacked another station in Ika Council, also reportedly burnt the Godswill Akpabio Unity Hall in Essien Udim Council.
Read More »Bandits behind Presidential Villa security breach, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that bandits were behind the security breach at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Read More »Power outage as TCN confirms national grid collapse
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday confirmed the collapse of the national grid.
Read More »Judicial, legislative workers give new conditions to suspend strike
Striking judicial and legislative workers have given fresh conditions to suspend their industrial action, insisting that the federal government should prevail on governors to immediately release all outstanding allocations due to the other
Read More »Gov. Uzodinma sacks 20 commissioners
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State in a major cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, 12 May 2021, sacked 20 out of his 28 commissioners.
Read More »EFCC recovered $153m, 80 houses from Diezani – Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday disclosed that the anti-graft agency recovered $153 million from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani
Read More »Kidnapped Adamawa journalist pays ransom for freedom
The kidnapped Adamawa female Journalist, Amra Isa-Mbamba, has regained her freedom, after the husband paid ransom to her abductors.
Read More »NDLEA nabs ex-Lagos council boss with cocaine at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, with cocaine, with N145 million retrieved from him
Read More »Army arrest ESN commander
The Second in Command to the neutralized IPOB/ESN zonal commander leader Ikonso, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in Aba, Abia State.
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