The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Monday, announced that it had registered 21,360,000 Nigerians, in the National Identity Database and issued them the National Identification Number (NIN). “The new enrolment figure was reached at the close of work on September 6, 2017,” the
Trouble seems to be looming for Senate President, Bukola Saraki as posters calling for his recall have flooded Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The circulating posters, designed and shared by a group known as ‘Kwara Must Change’ were spotted around major junctions and highways in the state. The group inscribed on the poster: “Kwara is […]
It is no longer news that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, was about a year ago ousted from his lucrative position as Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over shady and corrupt dealings. This never published investigation conducted by the Acting Chairman of the Economic […]
The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea, banning textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest nuclear test. The resolution, passed after Washington toned down its original proposals to secure backing from China and Russia, came just one month after the council banned […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vowed to fight corruption like never before if given the opportunity to preside over the affairs of the country. In a statement by his media office, Atiku advised those he termed “his self-righteous political enemies” to either prove his alleged corrupt activities, or mind the skeletons in their own […]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka believes Nigerians felt more secure during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan than under President Muhammadu Buhari. He says the low sense of security Nigerians feel is the major reason behind the clamour for state and community policing. Soyinka said this on Monday in Lagos after a press briefing to unveil […]
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