Niger State Government says it will appoint 100 women by the present administration this week. Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger state disclosed this when he received the executive members of International Federation of Women Lawyers FIDA led by its Chairperson Mrs. Bola Jibogun in Minna. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Bologi Ibrahim, the Governor said the appointments would be in fulfilment of his promise to carry women along in the...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Tuesday dismissed the Enugu APC Gubernatorial candidate Mr. Uche Nnaji’s appeal filed against Governor Peter Mbah of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Enugu Governorship Election Tribunal to dismiss Nnaji’s appeal against Peter Mbah and 6 others in the March 18 governorship election. The APC gubernatorial candidate’s appeal had challenged the qualifications of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and...

Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President has assured that workers under the federal government will soon enjoy a new salary scheme. The Senate President gave the assurance when he received the Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji and members of the National Assembly from the state, who visited him at the National Assembly on Tuesday in Abuja. Akpabio noted that the review was a move towards cushioning the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. He...

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is set to inaugurate Chief Gabriel Yakubu Aduku as its new chairman in a programme billed to take place in Kaduna on the 25th of July. According to a press statement by ACF on Wednesday made available to journalists, the association noted that it stands for love  and the belief in the sovereignty of the Nigerian nation for peace, progress and prosperity to reign supreme in the country. Aduku, a former...