PublishedApril 13, 2019 Contrary to the ruling party’s earlier position that it would not need the PDP for its candidate to emerge winner in the race, Ahmed Lawan, Senate Majority Leader and  All Progressives Congress candidate for the Senate presidency  in the 9th National Assembly, has reached out to some Peoples Democratic Party governors  in… Continue reading LAWAN LOBBIES PDP GOVS,SENATORS OVER SENATE PRESIDENCY_ Ada Nkong

President Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja today for N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, to participate in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD). In a statement in Abuja on Friday,Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed the travel.… Continue reading PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI DEPARTS FOR CHAD_ Ada Nkong

Citing the increasing insecurity in the country, the Senate yesterday, reiterated its call for the establishment of state police if the problem must be nipped in the bud, while condemning the killings nationwide. To tackle the unfortunate occurrences, particularly in Zamfara State, the Senate resolved to set aside N10billion in the 2019 budget as  intervention… Continue reading SENATE CALLS FOR STATE POLICE- Ada Nkong

Investigations into the killings of Dr. Ferry Gberegbe, a Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Lecturer, and others during the 2019 General Elections in Rivers has been commenced by the House of Representatives. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) at a plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara in Abuja. The… Continue reading HOUSE TO PROBE RIVERS ELECTION KILLINGS_Ada Nkong

Large crowds have remained on the streets of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, through the night, ignoring a curfew declared by the military. Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and arrested on Thursday after months of street protests. But demonstrators say the military council which has taken power is part of the same regime. The fresh stand-off… Continue reading SUDAN CRISES UPDATE_Ada Nkong

Coming closely on the heels of the fire outbreak at owerri airport, the Federal government has announced the acquisition of an automatic aircraft firefighter simulator aircraft. in a statement signed by the director press aviation, Mr James Odaudu,the builders carried out the factory acceptance and pre shipment inspection test of the simulator in the presence… Continue reading FG AQUIRES N5 BILLION STATE OF THE ART FIRE SIMULATION EQUIPMENT- ADA NKONG

ADA NKONG The Federal government says it is in talks with A PRIVATE investor to construct a BUS TERMINAL  that will link passengers on the Itakpe-Warri rail to THE ABUJA-OKENE- LOKOJA  road. Speaking after an inspection tour and steering committee meeting of the Lagos Ibadan rail, the Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi expresses optimism that… Continue reading FG TO LINK WARRI, ITAKPE, ABUJA BY RAIL

Julian Assange now in British police custody WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he had been holed up since August 2012 and the British police have arrested him. The arrest followed Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno’s announcement that the country has withdrawn asylum from Assange, following repeated ‘aggressive… Continue reading Wiki Leaks Founder Assange arrested by British Police