The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives also called the Green Chambers, Femi Gbajabiamila have said that the effort of the government in the area of university education is inadequate. He also said the leadership of the House wants to intervene in the ASUU strike with a view to ...

Governor Yahaya Bello on Monday dismissed the Anap poll which favoured Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, maintaining that online agitation is different from grassroots mobilisation. BASIC FACTS Yahaya Bello has dismissed the opinion poll that favoured Peter Obi as the winner of the February presidential election. The Kogi ...

Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State and an ally of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned the PDP to resolve it's internal conflict before the campaign for 2023 elections. BASIC FACTS Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State have told his party, the PDP to resolve it's internal conflict as ...

The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, says the Nigeria Police Force does not condone indiscipline and violation of citizens’ rights by police officers. Adejobi had in a tweet on Saturday, said, “Even if a policeman on uniform slaps a civilian, the civilian has no right to retaliate more so ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says the government is behind oil theft in the country. Peter Obi spoke in Lagos as a guest at the Lagos Chambers of commerce and industry (LCCI). BASIC FACTS Peter Obi presidential candidate of the Labour Party has said that subsidy ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking the disqualification Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. The suit challenging the legality of the substitution of the running mates for Tinubu and Obi was ...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has criticised the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his comments regarding how Nigerians should respond to assault by police officers. BASIC FACTS Femi Falana has rebooked the Nigerian police for the position of the Force Public Relations ...

The access road to the Murtala Mohammed international Lagos was this Monday blocked to traffic by University students protesting the seven-month industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. BASIC FACTS University students under the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), this Monday blocked the access road to the ...

A Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Azubuike Ihemeje, has petitioned a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, and social media influencer, Reno Omokri, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), over alleged criminal representation. Ihemeje in the petitions sent to office of the two anti-corruption ...

The Peter Obi and Datti campaign (Obi-Datti) has blasted the former governor of Edo State State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for his comment regarding Peter Obi`s time as governor of Anambra State and his performance in the area of security in the state. BASIC FACTS Adams Oshiomhole have claimed that Peter ...

The police in Ebonyi State have explained their decision to disperse hundreds of supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi who gathered for a rally on Saturday, while eye witness confirm the police acted on Governor David Umahi`s request. In a statement sent to journalists, the Ebonyi police spokesperson, ...

Following some verbal attack against Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) from Festus Keyamo of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), who is a serving junior minister in the Buhari Administration, the Nigerian workers under the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has come in Obi`s defence. ...

Organisers of a rally in support of the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, were on Saturday tear-gassed by the police in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, in South-East Nigeria. BASIC FACTS The police in Ebonyi has tear-gassed Labour Party supporters in Ebonyi State. The ...

The National Industrial Court has adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government challenging the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to Monday, September 19 for a hearing of the interlocutory application of the Federal Government. BASIC FACTS The National Industrial court has adjourned the case ...

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, have refused to release for burial the corpse of a 12 years old who died in the hospital last July. The hospital is holding unto the corpse as the only means of getting the family of the deceased to offset accumulated hospital ...

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday at State House, Abuja, met with the Chairman and select members of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities, promising to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders, towards ending the protracted strike by university lecturers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). BASIC FACTS Inspite ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election that produced Dauda Lawal as the State Governorship Candidate of the party ahead of the 2023 general election. BASIC FACTS A Federal High court Gusau has nullified the PDP ...

Nigerians are querying campaign promise of raising a US $10 billion by the PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. BASIC FACTS Atiku Abubakar of the PDP has said he will invest US $10 billion in his first 100 days in office. The PDP presidential candidate made the statement this week at ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “barbaric and condemnable” the shooting in Anambra State of the convoy of a member of the National Assembly representing Anambra South District, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. BASIC FACTS Three days after, Buhari condemns attack on Sen Ifeanyi Ubah. The president prayed for peace in Anambra. ...

A Labour Party chieftain, Victor Umeh, says other parties including the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are panicky over the growing popularity of the Labour Party all over the country. BASIC FACTS Chief Victor Umeh of the Labour party says Nigerians will vote Peter Obi and the ...

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has given a hint on what he will focus on if elected president of Nigeria. BASIC FACTS The PDP flagbearer for the presidential election, Atiku Abubakar said he will tackle insecurity and revive the nation`s ...

The Anambra State Police command, this Tuesday said five people were killed, on Sunday, when gunmen attacked the convoy of Nigerian Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah. BASIC FACTS The police in Anambra, said the Sunday attack on Sen Ifeanyi Uba left 5 persons dead. The police said two of it's men died ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday led students within the South-Western region of the country to protest the almost seven months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU strike. BASIC FACTS Students under National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) this Tuesday, barricaded the Lagos Ibadan ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain a former terrorists’ negotiator and publisher of Desert Herald, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. BASIC FACTS An Abuja Federal High court has granted the Department of State Security (DSS) leave to detain Tukur ...

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, who contested the May presidential primaries of the PDP, has thrown his weight behind the incumbent PDP Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the crisis rocking the party. BASIC FACTS Sam Ohuabunwa, an ex-presidential aspirant under PDP has backed Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in the ...

The Court of Appeal in  Abuja has reserved judgment on an appeal filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the terrorism and treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him. BASIC FACTS The court of Appeal Abuja this Tuesday, reserved ...

Ukrainian fighters have recaptured more than 20 towns and villages in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours alone as their rapid counteroffensive continues, Kiev said. BASIC FACTS Ukrainian troops have made progress in days, retaking towns earlier captured by Russian soldiers. Some Russian soldiers are seen retreating from advancing ...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos Command, has confirmed the arrest of five suspected oil thieves for perpetrating the crime in the state. BASIC FACTS The NSCDC said it arrested oil thieves in Lagos and Akwa Ibom The oil thieves were arrested while moving adulterated AGO from the ...

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Monday called on the Federal Government to urgently act to improve the welfare of judges. BASIC FACTS The new NBA President has called for investment in the welfare of Judges. Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) spoke at Annual Legal ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday vowed to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to achieve victory for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in next year’s presidential election. BASIC FACTS The Nigeria Labour Congress vowed to mobilize for Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter ...