Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has asked Nigerians to co-operate with President Muhammadu Buhari until his tenure ends — but vote for a new generation of leaders in 2019. In a press statement released on Sunday by Kassim Afegbua, his Read more
Lagos Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos Archdiocese, Anthony Cardinal Okogie has asked President Muhammadu to focus more on the security challenges facing the country than preparing for the 2019 elections. According to him, security is more important than the election. Read more
The former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday debunked allegations his open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari is rooted in malice. Obasanjo said his deep concern for the nation prompted his letter which only seeks to give advice which Buhari might Read more
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has disclosed that the Nigerian Army would soon deployed its personnel to various parts of the country to contain ongoing threat to security in the country. He said the troops would Read more
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, one time Governor of Sokoto State, on Friday said that there would be no elections in Nigeria in 2019 if the Federal Government failed to restore peace to Benue State. Bafarawa made the statement during a condolence Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm that his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and the All Progressives Congress are frustrating his efforts to pay workers’ salary arrears. The governor accused the Federal Government of stopping payment due Read more
The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested a truck driver, Juwon Ariyibi, for allegedly killing two people with a truck at Ipele, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to the state Police Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party has said there are signs that the 2019 elections may lack credibility. Apart from this, the opposition party said the ruling All Progressives Congress administration was not ready to conduct free, fair and credible elections. The Read more
Lekki Toll Review: We Will Not Increase Transport Fare – NURTW The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has assured commuters that it would not increase transport fare in spite of the tolls review by Lekki Concession Company (LCC). Read more
Senate Moves To Investigate Outrageous Bank Charges The Upper Chamber on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Banking to probe alleged arbitrary charges and deductions by commercial banks in the country. The committee is to probe the CBN and commercial banks’ Read more