Original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the aegis of the Original Inhabitant Development Association (OIDA) have called on the President and the National Assembly to accord the Territory a state status to enable them elect a governor to Carter for their well-being.

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The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to investigate the alleged killing of 97 Nigerians in the ceded Bakassi Peninsula by Cameroonian gendarmes.

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed "heart-felt" sadness over the death of Madam Omowunmi Bisi Akande, wife of the founding chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).

The results of the 2017 Supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which was conducted on July 1 have been released by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to Premiumtimes, an official of the Board who confirmed the release disclosed that a total number of 85, 000 candidates were given the opportunity to rewrite the supplementary examination due to problems associated with registration.

A bill to protect whistleblowers from persecution has passed first reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which is in recognition of Article 33 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption encourages State parties to develop legal frameworks for whistle-blowing and the protection of whistleblowers.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari, currently in London on medical vacation “is in high spirit and is doing very well and recuperating.”