Category: Politics
IGPs to stay in office maximum four years as Buhari signs Police Act bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a Police Act bill that limits the tenure of an inspector-general of police (IGP) to only four years. Buhari’s as [...]
Outrage as minister, Farouq, uses passenger jet for flood assessment in Niger
Nigerians are expressing anger over what they have described as wasteful spending of public funds after Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Man [...]
Edo election: Over 300 policemen lay siege to Wike’s hotel in Benin
The hotel where Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is lodging in Benin, Edo State capital is under siege by over 300 policemen, People Demo [...]
Kogi protests US visa ban over electoral malpractices
The Kogi government has protested against the visa ban imposed on some politicians who allegedly rigged the last governorship election in the state by [...]
New law empowers Imo governor to detain anyone at his pleasure
The Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2020 has empowered the state governor, Hope Uzodinma to detain anyone at his pleasure without th [...]
Petition for UK, EU to place El Rufai on travel ban exceeds 30,000
For the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, this may not be best of times as he has come under pressure on all sides.
As at daybreak on Friday, [...]
Ize-Iyamu promised Tinubu three commissioners, 12 board chairmen slots – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, [...]
Buhari approves establishment of another anti-corruption agency
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency. The new agency approved by the Federal Exe [...]
Sagay accuses AGF of abandoning high-profile corruption cases involving govt figure
Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) [...]
You’ll regret our proscription, IPOB tells South-East govs, Ohanaeze
The Indigenous People of Biafra has said the South-East governors and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo will live to regret their alleged role in its proscription b [...]