The Senate has invited Service Chiefs, Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, to hold discussions with lawmakers and proffer solutions over the proliferation of dangerous firearms in Nigeria. The lawmakers mandated the Senate Committee on Intelligence and National Security to conduct a thorough investigation, with a view to unravelling the remote and immediate causes of the proliferation of firearms in the country as well as proffer a lasting solution to the problem.

The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola on Tuesday emerged the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the state governorship election billed to be conducted in July. Olusola who had earlier been endorsed by his boss, Governor Ayodele Fayose pulled a total of 1,191 votes to beat former party spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who polled 770 votes.

2019: NPC To Generate Records Of Dead Persons For INEC

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the National Population Commission (NPC) says it has commenced the listing of all dead persons in the country for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Mr Eze Duruiheoma, the Chairman of the commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that NPC would complete the process and hand over the accurate data to INEC within two months.

The Two midwives and a nurse abducted By a faction of the Boko Haram, led by Abu Musab Albarnawi at Rann, in Kala Belge local government area of Borno State, have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Kashim Shettima, the UNICEF and the International Committee of Red Cross, ICRC, begging for rescue.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has finally explained the reason why he was attacked during the just concluded ward congress of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra, his home state. Video footages had went viral after Saturday's exercise showing a group of thugs attempting to violently attack the Minister before he was whisked away by his security details.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday said a report detailing the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the Senate on April 18 was ready for consideration by the Ethics committee of the Senate. He stated this while commenting on a point of order raised by Tijjani Kaura (Zamfara-APC). According to him