As President Donald Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigrants in the US, about 3,690 Nigerians have been listed for deportation. This was contained in a document compiled by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations released on Tuesday. The agency stated that the data was broken down according to nationality and […]

The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested a suspected fleeing gunrunner tracked from Niger Republic to Zamfara State. The suspect was said to have been presented to Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, at the Government House in Gusau on Tuesday evening. Governor Lawal, while speaking to newsmen after the presentation, commended the DSS and […]

Diri emerges chairman South- South Governors’ ForumFrom Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has emerged chairman of the South-South Governors Forum. His emergence followed a motion moved by Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and seconded by Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, during a meeting at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa. The […]

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has sacked one of its lawmakers, Aliyu Ango Kagara and declared his seat vacant. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary of the House, Malam Bello Madaro kurya and made available to newsmen on Tuesday, Kagara’s seat was declared vacant because he has been absent,and has not […]

The Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, has been threatened with a warrant of arrest by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts if he fails to appear before it on Tuesday next week. The ultimatum for his appearance was handed down by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on […]

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has blasted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, accusing the party of straying from its founding ideals and fostering poor leadership. The ex-governor, while addressing a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, labelled the state of governance and opposition in the country as […]

Opposition politicians and their agents have been asked to desists from unnecessary attacks, antagonism and victimisation of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. Reaction to media attacks over his appointment as chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by Chairman of Kano […]

Ogun Government has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. In a statement he personally signed, Governor Dapo Abiodun noted that Sharia Courts cannot be legally constituted by individuals or groups without legal backing. The government was reacting to a notice announcing the launch of a Sharia Court in the […]

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has appointed lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi as its National Organising Secretary. His appointment was approved at the general meeting of Afenifere held at Adebanjo’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, on Tuesday. Recall that the human rights attorney was sued by Aare Babalola for allegedly disparaging him […]