President of the Senate and chairman, National Assembly of Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio, has made a strong case for increased efforts in parliamentary diplomacy to engender world peace and conflict resolution. Akpabio, who spoke at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Related Meetings, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, maintained that parliamentary diplomacy…
The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has commended the successful rescue of the Kuriga school children from the clutches of bandits. AANI also called on relevant authorities to ensure rescue of the remaining school children held since 2014. A statement by AANI President, Ambassador Emmanuel Okafor commended the bravery of all the security…
The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that a 17-year-old girl, Omowunmi Aduloju who stabbed her aunt to death in Oda Town recently was mentally ill. Recall that a staff of the Ondo State Ministry of Finance, Funmilayo Adelayi, was found dead in her apartment at Premier Estate, in Oda on Sunday, March 17. The…
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Sunday, stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians to ensure progress and development of the state and the Nigeria as a whole. AbdulRazaq said this while addressing Christian faithful before the commencement of the Palm Sunday procession at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Sabo-Oke, Ilorin, the state capital. Represented…
The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase has condemned in strong terms the new wave of killing of police officers on official duties. Arase emphasized that police officers are also Nigerians who deserve the support, encouragement and protection of the citizens. The retired Inspector-General of Police noted that killings of police officers in some…
The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase has condemned in strong terms the new wave of killing of police officers on official duties. Arase emphasized that police officers are also Nigerians who deserve the support, encouragement and protection of the citizens. The retired Inspector-General of Police noted that killings of police officers in some…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has joined the call for an indigenous coach to lead the national soccer team, Super Eagles. The executive secretary of NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, made the call at the NEITI House while receiving a delegation from the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Abuja Branch, on a…
The Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA) has tasked the members of Northern Senators Forum (NSF) to rally round Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for the advancement of national interest. The group made the call in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mr. Ibrahim Dan-Musa, sent to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. Dan-Musa said it would…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to enforce a judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos which declared payment of pensions to former governors as unlawful. SERAP also called on the President to put modalities in place to recover pensions already collected by former governors and to challenge…
Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has described the submission of memoranda by state governors for state police as a waste of time. Governor Makinde who stated this in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, faulted the 16 governors’ submission of a report on the matter to the National Economic Council (NEC). LEADERSHIP recalls…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has clarified that contrary to reports, 137 schoolchildren and not 287 were abducted on March 7, 2024 from Kuriga village in Chikun local government area of the State. The governor, who made the clarification on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, said all the schoolchildren abducted by the marauding bandits…
Governor Bassey Otu has charged members of the Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA) to contribute their quota to the present administration’s prosperity programme by innovatively driving Cross River atop the enterprise development radar among Nigerian states. The governor gave the charge when he inaugurated the chairman and members of Microfinance and Enterprises Development Agency…
