Evans’ lawyer to pay N500,000 fine for losing court case...

The lawyer representing Notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, has lost yet another case in court.

Senate confirms 15 RECs, says 12 others pending...

The nomination of 15 of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission was on Thursday confirmed by the Senate.

INEC's new voter registration innovations...

A new innovations, known as e-collation, e-tracking and e-transmission, has been introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to make the registration process easier. 

Saraki, Dogara to read Buhari’s resumption letter today...

Bukola Saraki, will today read to his colleagues at plenary, the letter from President Buhari to the Senate, intimating the lawmakers that he had resumed. 

Senate suspends Magu’s confirmation as EFCC Boss...

On Thursday, The Senate failed to confirm the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the commission’s chairman. 

Gov. Wike accuses IGP of plotting to rig Rivers Rerun Poll...

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has accused the IG of meeting with the leaders of some All Progressives Congress leaders in the state to manipulate the poll.

Senate okays extension of UTME result for three years...

This one pain me.After paying so much money over the years for JAMB form? 

On Thursday, Senate extended from one year to three years the validity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB).

FIFA president, Infantino, proposes 48-team World Cup...

On Monday,FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he would like to expand the number of teams in the World Cup to 48 by adding a one-match playoff at the tournament’s start.

Bauchi bars women from Hajj...

The Bauchi State Government has denied four women their wishes to participate in the 2016 Hajj Pilgrimage.

High Court reaffirms PDP dissolution of Sheriff’s exco...

On Monday,the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Sheriff led executive of the party was dissolved by Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt and appointed a Caretaker Committee led by Senator Ahmed Markafi was in order.

President Buhari returns on Sunday...

President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria from London on Sunday,where he is spending his 10-day medical vacation.

EgyptAir Wreckage seen floating off Greek island...

An Airbus A320 carrying 66 people disappeared from radar off the north coast of Egypt at 2:30 a.m. local time, after having departed from Paris.

The Flight MS804 was traveling from Paris to Cairo when it vanished from radar 10 miles into Egyptian airspace at 00.30am GMT without making a distress call. 

NYSC: Rivers approves 100 per cent increase of corps members’ allowance ...

The Rivers Government has approved 100 per cent increase in the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state. 

Gov. Bello signs N99.9bn Kogi budget of change into law...

On Monday, Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi  signed the state’s 2016 appropriation bill of N99.9 billion into law.
It comprised N41.71 billion as capital and N58.228 billion as recurrent expenditure. Assenting to the bill in Lokoja, Bello described the bill as budget of change and promised its full implementation. 

More Uniport Protest news...

This school? Never have I ever seen I school like this. 

Apparently, they have shut down the school till further notice and they are driving the students outta the campus? They didn't exactly say drive but they gave students till 6pm on Monday,11th April,2016 to perform a miracle and evacuate the school campus. Even the ones with no relatives in Rivers State or even transport to go back home...

Abducted Edo lawmaker’s mother escapes kidnappers’ den...

The mom of Abibat Adjoto a lawmaker in the Edo State House of Assembly, who was reportedly abducted on Thursday by suspected kidnappers, ‎has regained her freedom.

AGN President Ibinabo Fibresima sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for manslaugter ...

On Friday, a three-man appellate court panel, In a lead judgement by Justice Jamilu Tukur, dismissed Fiberesima’s notice of appeal adjudging it as lacking in merit and upheld the judgement of a Lagos State High Court that initially sentenced  AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, to five years imprisonment for manslaughter.

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