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Following the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly, Assistant Editor, Dare Odufowokan, reports that Nigerians have some specific expectations the new leadership of both the Red and Green chambers must strive hard to fulfil Following their emergence as the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, the …

ON the face of it, Nigeria qualifies to be called an emerging democracy. We just celebrated 20 years of uninterrupted civil rule with transition from government to government facilitated by elections no matter how flawed. We have a functioning, albeit high maintenance, parliament in place and the wheels of justice …

An airline, Air Peace, on Saturday reportedly overshot the runway and skidded into the bush at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State. The incident, which was said to have happened about 4pm, caused panic among airport officials. It was gathered that no life was lost and none …

AT least 10 persons were killed as a pipeline exploded on Saturday in Komkom community, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The deafening sound of the explosion about 6.45am was said to have caused serious panic in the community as residents began to make enquiries about what happened. While …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, approached the Presidency to halt what it termed alleged breach of the law that led to the emergence of Abubakar Sulaiman and Frank Okiye as Speakers of Bauchi and Edo State Houses of Assembly, respectively. APC’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, dropped the hint when …

Ondo state elders called on President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Delta State indigenes as the next Chairman and Managing Director of the Commission. The elders, who spoke spoke in Akure, said the position of the managing director was the privilege of the four leading oil producing states of Delta, Bayelsa, …

For the third day running, fuel scarcity persists in Calabar as the factional crisis within the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) deepens as Lawrence Agim leads a faction, while Edet Umana leads the other. The latest crisis is as a result of a Federal High Court Calabar judgement …

The federal government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of History as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, made this known in Abuja. The federal government had on June 18, this …

Youths of Izomba clan in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday barricaded the premises of Seplat Oil Company in protest. Clutching placards, the youths alleged that the oil company started operations in the area without reaching any agreement with the community. According to Ezekwesiri Nwauwa, for …

An ex-policeman, Christian, has been arrested for allegedly killing his fiancée’s mother, Veronica Obiejieogo, over the cancellation of their wedding date. Christian reportedly shot the 45-year-old woman dead at short range while she was walking along a street in her village in Delta State. He thereafter fled the scene on …