A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to bomb headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The ex-APC spokesman, who is an ally of presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), claimed that the plot was aimed at…

To address early warning signs in some volatile states, the Joint Action Civil Society Coalition has established the Violent Incidents and Election Atrocity Fusion Centre (VIEAFUC) in Abuja. The facility is for monitoring, systematisation, documentation and reporting of data, information, and analysis of incidents of violence during the general elections nationwide. A statement yesterday by…

Eterna Plc has appealed to whoever emerges winner of the Presidential election to deregulate the downstream oil sector come May 29, when they are inaugurated. Speaking at a news conference to mark its 30th anniversary, the Chief Executive Officer, Eterna, Mahmud Tukur, said downstream deregulation is long overdue, and although a very political and sensitive…

The Peoples DemocraticParty (PDP), yesterday accused the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of denying it the use of the Old Parade Ground, Garki, Abuja, where its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was supposed to hold his mega rally.

The United States has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resist external “pressure and intimidation” in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 16 and March 2. The United States’ Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, in a press statement, said that the upcoming elections in Nigeria would be an opportunity for the country…

The deployment of police commissioners in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may have elicited anger as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Conference of National Political Parties (CNPP) have picked holes in the choice of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO), Kayode Egbetokun, as the new chief…

These are interesting times when the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation is also in search of justice. Justice Walter Onnoghen is facing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja, for alleged infringement of the law. He is accused of not fully disclosing all his assets after he had taken office as CJN. Among…

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has hinted that it may challenge the dichotomy between holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) and their first-degree counterparts, in the appointment and promotion of civil servants, The Guardian leant that the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, had issued the circular on March 26,…

PROF. OLUGBENGA TIMOTHY NUBI, an urban regeneration expert and founder, Centre for Housing Studies, University of Lagos, says the solution to high cost of mortgages is for government to start massive housing construction of appropriate buildings that the Nigerian market needs. In this interview with VICTOR GBONEGUN, he also wants government to legislate ‘housing as…

Hundreds of Ijaw youths from the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stormed the corporate office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) yesterday on a solidarity march for President Muhammadu Buhari and his special adviser on Niger Delta, Charles Dokubo. The placard-carrying youths led by president of the Ijaw Youth Association (IYA)…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, yesterday urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to stay proceedings in the trial of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, pending the outcome of the application before it. The three-member panel of the court granted the interim order filed by the CJN, after listening to submissions from…

As a follow up to the success recorded in its first two editions, the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) and LaLiga yesterday kicked off the third edition of the NPFL/LaLiga annual coaching clinic with about 100 youth coaches in attendance. The five-day clinic, holding at the National Stadium, Abuja, will end on Friday. The annual…