Former Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has congratulated Isoko North Council Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Egbabor on his birthday anniversary. In a message signed by his Media Assistant, Mr. Iteveh Ekpokpobe, Macaulay described Egbabor as a blessing to the local government, an astute politician and a dedicated party …

Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Zubairu Muazu, has said that any policeman who collects money for bail is not different from a kidnapper. Muazu made the statement while speaking against corruption with policemen during the commissioning of a Statement Taking Room (STR) at the State Criminal Intelligence Investigation Department …

A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has criticised the NHRC for asking its workers to take an oath of secrecy. The oath seeks to ensure that information on the activities of the commission is not unofficially given to a third party or the public. …

The South-East Governors Forum has said movement of cattle into the geopolitical zone through the bush paths by foot will no longer be allowed. A statement by the Director General, South-East Governors Forum, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, said that was an agreement reached with herdsmen living in the zone, adding that …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the promotion of a former Commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force in the North-East, Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, to the rank of a Lieutenant General, the same rank with the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. The Nigerian Army confirmed this “accelerated promotion” …

In order to provide a system for prompt response during emergencies, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has completed an Emergency Communication Centre in Edo. The Director of Special Duties Department, NCC, Oluwatoyin Asaju, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki in Benin City. Asaju said the centre …

President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the confirmation of the Senate for the appointment of Prof. Habu Galadima as the substantive Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, read the letter from the President to his colleagues …

Hundreds of members of the Shiite Islamic religious sect on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly and beat the security network at the first gate in a bid to gain entrance into the premises. Attempts by armed policemen to stop the followers of detained Ibrahim Yaqoub el ZakZaky, the founder of …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has warned Nigerians to desist from lynching. Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of the agency, gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. According to her, the jungle justice clause is becoming …

The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission has said that was not aware of any court order restraining it from the conduct of council elections in the state. Remember Ogbe, Acting Chairman of BYSIEC, said this on Tuesday, at a stakeholders’ meeting with representatives of political parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State …