President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the fourth virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ministries of Interior, Police and Niger Delta Affairs are expected to make presentations during the meeting. NAN reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and nine Ministers joined the president at the Council Chamber of the State House,...

No fewer than 47 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday disobeyed a resolution of the House to dress in black in solidarity with rape victims across the country. The News  Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the House had on June 4, resolved to wear black in their next sitting scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja. Among the lawmakers who jettisoned the resolution were the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Wase (APC-Plateau), and the Majority...

The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari hosted a meeting involving the leadership of the Governors’ Forum and some Ministers over Executive Order 10, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Executive Order 10, which was recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, gives autonomy to State Legislature and the Judiciary. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the meeting, which was presided over by Prof. Gambari, was attended by the Attorney General and...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted that no political party can hold direct primary in the state. This is coming ahead of the scheduled June 22 governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress in the state. The Governor said that only indirect primary could hold in the state, which is in accordance with the rule gazette in the newspaper on Friday. Obaseki in a gazette signed on May 28 and published on Friday,...