Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has said that his administration has decided to establish a security outfit which is modelled after Amotekun in the southwestern part of the country to tackle insecurity in the state. He stated this in his speech Shortly after being sworn in for a second term in office, the governor explained that modelling the state …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the fuel subsidy regime has ended with his administration. In his augural address at the Eagle Square, Abuja on Monday, he said emphatically: “On fuel subsidy, Unfortunately, the budget before I assumed office is that no provision is there for fuel subsidy. So fuel subsidy is gone”. President Tinubu said: “We commend the …

The United States’ delegation for the inauguration of the Nigerian President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in the country. According to a tweet by the official handle of the US Mission, the team, led by Secretary for Housing, Marcia L. Fudge, touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday afternoon. Tweeting the arrival of the nine-member team, …

The Northern Emancipation Network has said that no government agency is above probe and that any corruption allegations against any government agency shouldn’t be treated with kid gloves. In a statement by its Chairman, Suleiman Abbah, the group chided a political analyst for making comments on the face-off between Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle and the Chairman of the Economic …

The Court of Appeal in Kano has suspended the judgement of a Federal High Court that invalidated the primary that produced Mr. Alex Otti and other Labour Party candidates in Abia State. Otti was the governorship candidate of the party in the state and was declared winner of the election. The decision was made on Saturday by Justice Mbaba, who …

Five persons lost their lives after a car plunged into Omi River in Yagba West, Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Friday around 4:30 pm. It was further learnt that the deceased victims were coming from a burial ceremony in Oga, a small community and heading back to Lokoja before the ugly …

The Federal Government has connected the 700MW Zungeru Hydroelectric Power to the national grid. Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu broke the news in Abuja during the send-forth party for him and his counterpart, Minister of State for Power, Jeddy Goddy Agba. The connection to the grid, according to Aliyu, followed the test running that started on Wednesday. “Today the …

Gunmen on Friday kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara along Ejemekwuru-Ogbaku Road, a highway linking Oguta and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas of Imo State. An eyewitness told our correspondent said that the priest was cornered while driving back to Owerri, the state capital, after the burial rites of the father of one of his colleagues at Izombo community, …

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi on Thursday threatened to prosecute unlicensed guards and the Private Guards’ Companies (PGCs) they are working for. The NSCDC CG stated this while handing over licences to 44 PGCs in Abuja. Audi instructed that all licensed PGCs must operate within the required standard in order to reduce the …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru for filing a suit to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. The appellate court ordered the politician to pay the fine of N10 million each to President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of …