The African Union has called for a “democratic transition” within 18 months in Chad, where a military leadership took charge in April after veteran ruler Idriss Deby died on the front-line as
Nigeria Governors’ Chairman Fayemi Says Colleagues Must Cut Cloth According to Resources Everyone, including Nigeria Governors must cut their cloth according to the resources available, that was the submission of
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Thursday came under fire for criticising the open grazing ban by the 17 Southern governors at
Nigeria Governors’ Chairman Kayode Fayemi who’s also the Governor of Ekiti State featured on ARISE News Thursday night and noted that managers of Nigeria’s petroleum resources indicted themselves when the
International observers, who are in South Sudan to monitor the implementation of the peace deal, have expressed concerns that widespread violence in the country threatens the “safety and security” of
A gas explosion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital has killed one person. An aide to the former Nigerian President, Atom Lim confirmed the
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, speaks on the worrying security situation in Lagos, where there have been reports of increased crime, especially kidnappings in the upscale areas
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu says the decision by the 17 Southern Nigerian Governors to ban open grazing in the region is irreversible and will be enforced with vigour.
DR Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi says justice must be given to all victims who lost lives in the country and in the Central African region following a report that accused
A former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi has warned African leaders that France should be the last country to be regarded as a friend of the African continent.
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs says there is a deliberate policy to destroy the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its capability to conduct
A former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi has warned African leaders that France should be the last country to be regarded as a friend of the African
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has backed out of a scheduled meeting between the federal government, state officials as well as officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) saying none
A new national carrier to replace the liquidated Nigeria Airways will begin operations by the first quarter of 2022, Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has said. Sirika told reporters
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged European nations and international financial institutions to grant debt relief to African countries. He also gave an assurance that Public-Private Partnership (PPP) will be
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday expressed concern about the spate of arson attack on its facilities, especially in the Southeast, warning that
Ahead of Thursday’s Federation Accounts Allocations Committee (FAAC) meeting, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday at its virtual meeting considered the report of a committee headed by Kaduna State
The Kaduna state government may not attend the meeting with the Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige and the NLC scheduled for Thursday, saying it has not seen any evidence that
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended it’s five days warning strike in Kaduna State. National President of NLC Ayuba Wabba in a live broadcast of an emergency meeting on
The Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was in the Southwestern state of Ekiti to unveil the Ekiti State rice pyramid project and the launch of
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