The Nigerian Governors Forum is currently meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The closed-door meeting is being held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. This is ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) to be presided over by Vice
Former Nigerian minister of education, Prof Babalola Borishade, dies at the age of 71. He died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was initially rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos, last week from where he was taken to London. The cause of death was lung and heart –related. Borishade was born in […]
Senator Abubakar Girei, who represented Adamawa Central Senatorial Zone from 1999 to 2003 has slammed former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for blaming his electoral defeat in 2015 presidential race on some persons. Girei said Jonathan was the architect of his own defeat and not anyone. Jonathan had recently expressed dissatisfaction with how the then Chairman […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on National Intelligence to investigate the source of the N13bn discovered in a residential apartment at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The House also mandated the committee to ascertain the owner of the money discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The resolution followed the adoption […]
Former Governor of Gombe State and Senator representing Gombe Central, Senator Abdullahi Danjuma Goje, has said the Nigerian Police should be blamed, should the process leading to the presentation of the report on 2017 Appropriation Bill is delayed. Goje, whose house was recently raided by the Police, is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations. In […]
Following the recent assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Shehu Sani, the Senate has passed a resolution ordering the Inspector General of Police to reopen all assassination and murdered cases that are yet to be resolved. Raising a point of order, Senator Hamman Misau drew the attention of the Senate to the assassination […]










