The Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse has recommended thay the adverts on alcohol and other recreational drugs be scrapped to discourage its use. Chairman of the Committee, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa made the announcement while appearing on Channels Television “Sunrise Daily”. He said the recommendation to scrap such adverts which is […]

The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno , was not in attendance as President Muhammadu Buhari meet with Nigeria’s service chiefs on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Daily Trust gathered that those in attendance were the; Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. – Gen Tukur Buratai; Chief […]

The Senate has vowed to probe the Federal Character Commission for allegedly selling appointment letters of Nigerian Port Authority for N3million per slot to Nigerians. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character Commission and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Danjuma La’ah , who disclosed this to journalists on Monday, assured that the probe […]

Speaker of Kaduna Assembly, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali has resigned his position. Sources from the Assembly said Shagali tendered his resignation before commencement of Plenary session on Tuesday morning. The Kaduna State House of Assembly has elected the former deputy speaker, Honourable Yusuf Tanimu Zailani as the new speaker of the House. Zailani represents Igabi […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisah Metuh, and his firm, Destra Investments Limited, of the first of the seven counts instituted against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ruling on the first count in his judgement, Justice Okon Abang […]

…Mandates metering April 30 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has directed the 11 electricity distribution companies to stop further collection of electricity bill under the estimated billing system. The suspension order signed by NERC’s Chairman, Mr. James Momoh and Commissioner, Legal, Licensing and Compliance, Mr. Dafe Akpeneye, takes effect from February 20, and […]

Ruga: Adamawa, Plateau, Nasarawa Kick Off Pilot Scheme By Leon Usigbe – Abuja Adamawa, Plateau and Nasarawa States are to begin the pilot implementation of grazing reserves and ranches under the National Livestock Transformation Plan set up by the National Economic Council . The chairman of the NEC sub-committee on NLTP and Governor of […]

The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru, Plateau State has appointed an erudite Professor of Political Science with the Political Science Department of the Prestigious University of Jos, Prof. Dung Pam Sha as Director of Research to the Institute. Also appointed by the Institute is a new Secretary/Director of Administration Brigadier General […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of the judgment which sacked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa state, David Lyon and his deputy, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo. According to Justice Amina Augie who read the judgment on Wednesday, the application lacked merit and the decisions of the court […]

ENGINEER SULE SIGNS ANTI-KIDNAPPING LAW, BANS STREET BEGGING Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has signed into law the state anti-kidnaping prescribing either life imprisonment or death penalty for convicted kidnapper, recently passed by the state House of assembly. The Governor equally signed into law the Child’s Right Protection Executive Order , which bans street […]