2019

The All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has declared its readiness to work with Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration to move the state forward. But the APC added a caveat that it will work with Wike if only the Governor…

The labour movement in Nigeria has charged state governors to implement the new National Minimum Wage signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari recently. Dr Nasir Idris, President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Deputy…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari’s “private voyage” to London without transmitting power was an act of dereliction. PDP said the move confirms that the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

Arrested alleged killer of Anthony Igboka, former Anambra State House of Assembly member, on Monday, confessed that they carried out the act because his gang was banished from the community. The 27-year old suspect, Chigbo Aniegbu, alias…

The Nigeria Governors Forum is currently holding an induction programme for the newly elected and returning governors. <img class="i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer" role="presentation" src="data:;base64," alt=""…

At least three people were reported killed on Friday in Eneka community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State when a group of gunmen started shooting sporadically near a football viewing centre. Several persons, mostly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against Bala Mohammed, governor-elect of Bauchi state. According to The PUNCH, Mohammed was charged on six counts bordering on failure to declare his assets and…

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria’s population has hit a new high of 201 million! In its 2019 state of the world population report seen by TheCable, UNFPA said Nigeria’s growth rate has been at an average of 2.6…

Abraham Amah, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and ex-Senior Special Adviser to the Abia State government on Labour and Industrial Matter, has attacked the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), over its alleged partisanship…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dumped its governorship candidate in the just concluded 2019 general election in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, as its leader. The party announced Hon. Ossy Prestige, the current member…