2019

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has avowed his commitment to the Abia State Tele-Health Initiative declaring his full support as long as he remained the Governor of the State. Dr. Ikpeazu made the vow at Michael Okpara…

The Zamfara House of Assembly on Tuesday abolished a law that allowed the payment of pension and other allowances for state’s former governors and their deputies. The spokesperson of the state’s assembly, Mustapha Jafaru, in a statement to…

Members of the House of Representatives were sharply divided on Tuesday on whether to order an investigation into the security breaches and violence that characterised the conduct of the last governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa…

Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari directed security agencies to fish out the killers of Madam Salome Abuh, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women leader in Kogi State, the police announced the arrest of six persons in…

The National President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Barrister Eric Omare has urged the National Assembly to disregard any budget approval request from NDDC submitted by the Interim Management Committee inaugurated by Minister of Niger…

Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MOU) with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, known as the UN-HABITAT, for the preparation and implementation of Structure Plans for Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia and other…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the ECOWAS Parliament to create policies that will support the elderly in the society. George Akume presented the president’s speech on Monday at the conference on the rights of older people hosted by…

Dachung Bagos, a member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, has opposed the bill seeking to regulate social media in Nigeria. Bagos said the bill had no place in a democratic society and violates the fundamental human…

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, has banned planned protest on gender-based violence in the state. The ban is targeted at a rights group, #ArewaMeToo movement, seeking justice for victims of abuse in Northern Nigeria as well as…

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has inaugurated commissioners to join his cabinet. Fintiri performed the inauguration ceremony on Monday, nearly six months after he assumed office as the executive governor. Among the 23…