Politics

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tumbuwal has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the House over the implementation of the Farouk Lawan-led committee on fuel subsidy regime. Tumbuwal made the appeal while speaking to ne...

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), yesterday, described the statement of the National Security Adviser, Gen Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd) over the nation’s current security challenges as a moment of truth. The party disclosed this to LEADERSHI...

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, advised Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State not to play politics with the innocent souls who lost their lives in the fatal auto crash along Auchi/Benin City road during the week...

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) have stated their resolve to mobilise the people for mass protests if government fails to act on the probe panel reports conducted by the House of Representatives Ad hoc committee ...

The Kwara State government and opposition groups, yesterday, traded words over claims that the government sponsored a large delegation of its functionaries to Lagos State in solidarity with the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Dr. Bukola Sara...

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Kaduna State Chapter, has described as courageous the statement credited to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Andrew Owoeye Azazi, who fingered the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as generating the securit...

Suspected armed robbers on Sunday shot dead three policemen in Mararrabar Maigora Village in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP. Shehu Koko, confirmed the development in ...

The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said that  it had began search for suspected Boko Haram members in Maiduguri. Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, JTF spokesman, stated in a statement in Maiduguri on Sunday that ``the JTF is on massive...

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Sunday ordered investigation into the cause of the accident in his convoy that claimed lives of three journalists. The auto crash occurred when an articulated lorry rammed into the governor’s convoy on Warrake Road...

Some chieftains of the PDP in Oyo State met on Sunday at the Ibadan residence of the immediate past governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. The meeting held behind closed doors was attended by Alhaji Rasheed Ladoja, a former governor and the ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Sunday’s attack on the Bayero University Kano chaplaincy and urged Nigerians not to succumb to  persistent terrorist attacks. Jonathan, who made the condemnation in a statement issued by his Special ...

Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, who represents Esan South/Esan Central/Igueben federal constituency of Edo State, is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power. In this interview with ADESUWA TSAN and EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE, he speaks on the st...

The Senate Committee on Aviation recently conducted a public hearing on allegations leveled against British Airways and Virgin Atlantic for their role in the disparity of airfare charges as well as the flaunting of aviation laws. CHIBUZO UKAIBE, who fo...

As the country recovers from the devastation caused by Boko Haram’s Thursday attack on certain newspaper offices, the Senate vocalised their condemnation and urged the government to bring an end to the group’s activities. UCHENNA AWOM, in t...

Recently, some lawmakers from Ondo State were in the United States for a Leadership Training. During their visit, Adeniyi Akindele Michael who represents Akure North Constituency in the Assembly spoke on the recent allegation of financial misappropriat...