Politics

Following public outcry and the seeming misconception about the Ruga Settlement Projects, an idea designed to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have suspended the idea pending further notice, our correspondent has learnt. The president, after consultations with stakeholders, our correspondent gathered, has resolved to put…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose for alleged money laundering, even as the court granted his application to travel to South Africa for medical treatment. The trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, also ordered the release of Fayose’s international passport and that the passport be returned…

The Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Niger West, Anglican Communion, Anambra State, Rt. Rev. Johnson Ekwe, has alleged that some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s actions were unfair to Igbo ethnic nationality.   He accused the Buhari government of embarking on deliberate policies to suppress the Igbo and “doing everything  possible to make Ndigbo vulnerable and…

Applicants who have submitted their names to federal lawmakers for appointment as legislative aides have started expressing worry over their chances of securing employment. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the National Assembly management had yet to issue appointment letter to any of the prospective aides.  It was learnt that apart from aides of returning…

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has promised to improve upon his present performance if given another term to serve the state as governor. Bello, who made the promise on Thursday in Lokoja during a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), also appealed to the people of the state not to lose…