Category: Politics

Richard Ajibola Ogunderu, now a full blown adult and one of the four Nigerian teenagers that hijacked a Nigeria Airways airbus in protest of the annul [...]

Unease as Buhari dumps Christian nominated for NPC Chairman

The chairmanship of the National Population Commission (NPC) is enmeshed in a row over nepotism as Ali Silas Agara, a Christian nominated to take over [...]

Obadiah Mailafia resigns from NIPSS over Kaduna killings

Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has resigned from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Stu [...]

Fani-Kayode apologises for calling Daily Trust journalist, ‘stupid’

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has apologised for referring to a journalist with Daily Trust, Eyo Charles, as “stupid”. Fani-Kayo [...]

Igbo group urges Ugwuanyi, to probe killings in state

Igbo socio-cultural group, Nzuko Umunna, has called on governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to immediately set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to [...]

No infrastructure for COVID-19 testing at airports – NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that there is no infrastructure to conduct COVID-19 tests upon resumption of international f [...]

$500m Chinese loan already approved, probe unnecessary – Reps

The House of Representatives has defended its decision to suspend activities of its standing and ad hoc committees, saying there was no hidden agenda. [...]

NBA conference: MULAN demand dis invitation of Tony Blair, Obasanjo, Wike

The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), which had earlier accused the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, of “selective justice and a slant appl [...]

John Momoh appointed acting chairman, UNILAG governing council

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed John Momoh, chief executive officer of Channels TV, as acting chairman of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) go [...]