Some members of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed mixed reactions to the Senate’s approval of electronic voting and the use of the card reader in future elections under the amendment of the Electoral Act, 2010. The mixed opinion of Read more
At least, 47,996 of the 80,000 farmers registered in the state have benefitted from N2.6billion agricultural facilities in the state of Osun coordinated by Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, OREAP. Revealing this over the weekend, Member, OREAP Leadership Team, Read more
African envoys in Delhi on Monday called the recent mob attacks on some Nigerian students near the national capital as “racial” and “xenophobic acts”. In a statement, the heads of African missions slammed the Indian government for failing to adequately Read more
The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has arrived the presidential villa for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Buhari is currently meeting with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Mr. Dogara went into the president’s office at Read more
A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, will on Thursday be part of a panel to discuss the Panama Papers leak as they affect Africa. The forum is organised by the European Parliament Inquiry Read more
Armed robbers believed to specialize in terrorizing people along the Katsina-Kano highway have attacked and dispossessed the Katsina State Commissioner of Information, Home Affairs and Culture Hamza Borodo of some valuables. The state commissioner of Police Usman Abdullahi who disclosed Read more
The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that he has no power to reverse the suspension of the former Senate leader, Ali Ndume. Mr. Ndume was suspended for six months last week after he asked the Senate to Read more
Arsenal showed signs of recovery from their recent dismal run of form as they twice fought back from behind to draw with Manchester City at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners had lost four out of their previous five Premier League games, Read more
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged the people of the state to take advantage of the Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The programme is aimed at creating economic link between small holder farmers and Read more
*French Prime Minister pours encomiums on President Buhari & Vice President Osinbajo Nigeria and France will continue to deepen the buoyant diplomatic, economic and miltary relationships between the two countries, even as both the Federal Government and the French Republic Read more