The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the revocation of the Right of Occupancy (RofO) to its national secretariat property by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as an “attempt to stifle opposition parties in the country”. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, reacting to the development in a telephone interview with newsmen on…
A U.S. military plane carrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants on Monday landed at an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said. The third batch of Indians deported from the U.S. is part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants in his country. According to the officials, the C-17 U.S. military aircraft…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, on Saturday in Abuja. The two-time Nigerian leader and prolific…
The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has called for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces. President of CAJ, Christopher Isiguzo, made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. The journalists are Guezouma Sanogo, President of the Association of Burkinabe Journalists…
The Senate has referred the alleged sexual harassment petition filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP) against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio to its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions. Akpoti-Uduaghan had during Wednesday’s plenary, stood up and stated that she had a petition, read it out aloud, and submitted it. The petition…
New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says it is taking all necessary legal steps to appeal the judgment of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court affirming Dr Agbo Major as the authentic leader of the party. The NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Johnson…
The election will be held in 5,718 polling units, across 21 local government areas. Barring any last-minute changes, residents of Anambra State will head for the polls to elect a new governor on Saturday. No fewer than 2,802,790 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots across 21 local government areas of the South-East…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), covering 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, has welcomed the arrest of two top Ansaru terrorist commanders, describing the operation as a landmark in Nigeria’s security efforts. Speaking in Kaduna on Monday, Rev. John Hayab, Chairman of Northern CAN, said the arrests of Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have killed a suspected bandit and recovered a cache of arms during a raid in Mbagen community, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS Headquarters, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, confirmed the operation in a statement issued on Tuesday in…
A State High Court in Lokoja on Monday sacked the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje. Justice Umar Salisu, gave the order in a judgment he delivered in Lokoja with a charge to Ahmed-Anaje not to parade himself as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland. NAN reports that Daudu Adeku-Ojiah, Hussain Yusuf and Abdulrahaam Suberu had in…
