The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N74,773,601,916.30 as the 2021 budget of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The approval of the amount followed the presentation of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Police Affairs on
In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda to lift 100 million Nigerians from poverty within a decade and the globally acclaimed Sustainable Development Goals, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is leading the Federal Government’s collaboration with the United Nations to improve Nigeria’s food systems.
Two women have been convicted and sentenced to prison for trafficking a four-year-old boy in Rivers State. Three suspects were arrested for stealing, selling and buying the little boy identified as Emmanuel Uwana. The little boy was picked from Umudogo village in Igboo-Etche
Governor Samuel Ortom on Tuesday stated that killing or assassinating him would not stop the people of Benue state from strictly enforcing the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law in the state. He also disclosed that his government had been under immense
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, gave reasons why he abandoned his trial and escaped out of the country in 2017. Kanu, who was re-arrested and brought back to Nigeria last Sunday, told the Federal High
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the House of Representatives seeking approval of a supplementary budget of N894.842 billion to fund the purchase and administration of COVID-19 drugs and the procurement of weapons for the nation’s Armed Forces. In a letter addressed to the
The operational office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Imo State has been temporarily shut down by youths from the oil-bearing communities. The protesting youths of Ohaji/Egbema LGA who embarked on peaceful protest stormed the commission, locked and blocked the main
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Kolawole Oladipupo Alabi (South West Zone), as Executive Commissioner of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The confirmation of the nominee followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has flagged off the reconstruction of 3.85km Mgbuitanwo community road in Emohua Local Government Area. The road’s reconstruction was commissioned by former Benue Governor Gabriel Suswan on Monday. Wike said it was a disservice for political leaders to overlook
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Monday expressed concerns over the incessant cross carpeting into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and legislators. Their actions, HURIWA said, have done a lot of damage to the
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving