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People in different parts of Kebbi carried on with their normal businesses in spite of the ban on movement as the people of the state elect a new governor. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), showed that in different parts of the state, shops, ...
Amb. Anthony Holmes, the Deputy Commander, Africa Command of Civil-Military Activities of the U.S., has urged the Nigerian Navy to extend its security surveillance to cover the waters of neighbouring countries. Holmes made the call while speaking with ...
As Kebbi people elect a new governor in the re-run governorship election Saturday, some voters in the state have decried the absence of any opposition party to the PDP. After the defection of the CPC candidate, Alhaji...
Labour Party governor of Ondo State Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has become something of a sought after political bride in the South-West zone as the dominant regional Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party go into over-drive t...
Today the people of Kebbi State go to the polls to elect a new governor, following the cancellation of the election of former governor Sa'idu Dankingari of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Before now the election promised to be a fierce battle bet...
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for setting the pace for participatory democracy in the country. The President spoke on Thursday night at a dinner he hosted for members of the immediate-past National W...
Malam Yahaya Dan-Sallau, Niger State Commissioner for Health, has said that the state government has set aside N10 million for this year's campaign against cholera. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the proact...
Alhaji Mohammed Miya, the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, has pledged the House’ commitment toward the eradication of polio in the state. He gave the assurance in Bauchi on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Bauchi State Com...
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee which investigated the management of subsidy in the country, Hon. Farouk Lawan, yesterday assured Nigerians that the report of the committee will be ready and will be presented on the floor of t...
The House of Representatives has expressed its support for the quest of the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of the president of the World Bank. The lawmakers declared their support ...
Former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said that Governor Adams Oshiomhole will win the July 14 gubernatorial elections in the state based on his outstanding performance, even as youths yesterday protested against the Nigeria ...
Barrister Ibrahim Mansir has lauded the North West geo-political zone of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, saying it is the beacon of Nigeria’s leadership. Ibrahim Mansir said going by the robust level of political leaders the party has p...
The House of Representatives on Thursday mandated the Joint Committee on FCT and FCT Area Councils to investigate land administration in the territory. The committees are expected to report back to the House within four weeks. The resolution emanated f...
The ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution as amended on Thursday said it had received 50 memoranda from across the country. Rep. Eziuche Ubani (PDP-Abia), chairman of the sub-committee on Media and Communications, stated this at...
The Taraba Government has declared Friday a work-free day to enable the state workers to participate in the burial of the late DIG Haruna John scheduled for Saturday in Jalingo. Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Danbaba Suntai,...