NAIJ.COMNigerian Customs allegedly uncovers another 475 arms in ApapaNAIJ.COMA container suspected to contain another cache of arms imported from Turkey has allegedly been discovered by the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) o...

VanguardSagay lauds CJN over decision to transform judiciaryVanguardCHAIRMAN of Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, has commended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen, for the major transformations...

Daily Post NigeriaRestructuring: Why more states should not be created – Ex-Finance Minister, Abubakar AlhajiDaily Post NigeriaFormer Minister of Finance and one-time High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Abubakar Alhaji, has kicked against the cr...

The Punch2019: Sani rejects El-Rufai's endorsementThe PunchLawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has described the endorsement of Governor Nasir el-Rufai by the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State for a second ...

The PunchPrime suspect in GUS winner's murder arrestedThe PunchThe Lagos State Police Command said on Tuesday that it had arrested the mastermind of the murder of a former winner of the Gulder Ultimate Search, Hector Jobarteh. The police said the s...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNEIPOB ban: House decides on Tuesday, CDHR knocks SarakiThe PunchThe House of Representatives will, on resumption on Tuesday, deliberate on the legality of the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East governors. T...

VanguardCustoms impounds 13 bullet proof cars, 5 others in AbujaVanguardABUJA—The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has seized 18 smuggled exotic cars from an Abuja-based car dealer., 13 of which are bullet-proof. car. Comptroller-General of Customs, Col...

Guardian (blog)Reps ask banks to unfreeze Patience Jonathan's accountsGuardian (blog)The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions yesterday ordered banks where Patience Jonathan, her friends and relatives, have accounts to unfreeze th...

VanguardAjimobi seeks N2.4bn loan to buy tractors for farmersVanguardIBADAN—IN his renewed effort to boot agriculture, The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has notified the state's House of Assembly of his plans to borrow N2.42 billion (£5 mil...

The PunchBarman, friend jailed 25 years for manslaughterThe PunchJustice Kudirat Jose of a Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday sentenced a barman, Marvelous Chibueze, and his friend, David Oladimeji, to 25 years' imprisonment for killing one ...

THISDAY NewspapersFilling Nigeria's Infrastructure GapTHISDAY NewspapersInfrastructure financing plays critical role in promoting economic growth, improving standard of living, poverty reduction, enhancing productivity and in improving competitiven...

VanguardTrustfund Pensions gives updates on new trendsVanguardLEADING Pension Fund Administrator, PFA, Trustfund Pension Plc, few days ago, gathered pensioners and prospective pensioners in Lagos on its platform, to update them on trends in the nation&...

VanguardAPC policies, cause of IPOB's uprisings- PDPVanguardABUJA-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the latter's recent statement linking the uprisings by the Indigenous Peop...

VanguardIN EKITI: 55-yr-old man rapes daughter 9 times, wipes her private part with white handkerchiefVanguardAdo-Ekiti—A 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, was remanded in prison custody by an Ado-Ekiti magistrate's court for raping his 17-year-...

The PunchFG okays concession of Kano, PH airportsThe PunchThe Federal Government on Tuesday said it had approved the concession of Kano and Port Harcourt airports, as well as transaction advisers for the process. The Minister of State for Aviation, Had...

The PunchFG, Jonathan disagree on proposed S'West, S'South military operationsThe PunchThe Federal Government and former President Goodluck Jonathan have disagreed on the planned military operation in the South-South and the South-West codename...

APC policies fuelling agitations –PDPNigeria TodayThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blamed polices of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for agitations and activities of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the country. Travel with the happies...

VanguardStrike: FG meets leaders of ULC, to dress joint press conference WednesdayVanguardABUJA – LEADER of the Federal Government Negotiation Team and Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige Tuesday met in a closed-door with the leade...

The Nation NewspaperOne dead as Police foil kidnap attempt in KadunaThe Nation NewspaperKaduna State Police Command on Tuesday foiled another kidnapping operation barely 48 hours after a Kaduna-based businessman Alhaji Sherif Abida Yazid was killed by ...

NAIJ.COMPresidency responds to Saraki over IPOB commetNAIJ.COMThe presidency has reacted to a statement made by Senate president, Bukola Saraki, that the army does not have the right to declare the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist group. ...

Daily Post NigeriaNiger Delta: Why we suspended attacks on oil facilities – militantsDaily Post NigeriaReformed Niger Delta Avengers, RNDA, a coalition of nine militant groups, has announced temporary suspension of attacks on oil and gas facilities i...

VanguardIPOB: I won't dethrone Nnamdi Kanu's father – IkpeazuVanguardABUJA – GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Tuesday said that he will not dethrone the traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu Ibeku Autonomous Community of the state, His Roya...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONAlleged Rape: Students, Commercial Drivers Clash In EkitiCHANNELS TELEVISIONTension rose in Ikere Ekiti town following a clash between some students and commercial drivers over the alleged rape of a female colleague. The victim, whos...

VanguardMMM, NGO donate borehole to Abia communityVanguardMavrodi Mondial Movement, MMM, in partnership with a Non Governmental Organisation, NGO, BeautifulSoul Organisation, recently commissioned a borehole at Umuerim Avor Ntigha Autonomous Community ...

VanguardMMM, NGO donate borehole to Abia communityVanguardMavrodi Mondial Movement, MMM, in partnership with a Non Governmental Organisation, NGO, BeautifulSoul Organisation, recently commissioned a borehole at Umuerim Avor Ntigha Autonomous Community ...

VanguardStudents express joy over suspension of ASUU strikeVanguardSome university students in Minna on Tuesday expressed joy over the suspension of the one month old strike by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU). They expressed the joy in se...

WorldStageCustoms vows to prosecute smugglers of 18 exotic vehiclesWorldStageComptroller General of Custom, Col. Hameed Ali who briefed journalist at the Custom Head Office in Abuja, said on Saturday 16th September 2017, based on information detachment...

BusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)Reps ask Patience Jonathan's firm, others to pay all outstanding tax liabilitiesBusinessDay (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed all...

Daily Post NigeriaMagu reveals Nigeria's real problemDaily Post NigeriaActing Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday identified corruption as the single biggest challenge facing Nigeria. Magu said this in Abuja ...

Independent Newspapers Limited`NHIS not hub of corruption' – Acting ESVanguardMalam Attahiru Ibrahim, the Acting Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says attempt to smear the corporate image of the scheme as hub of corru...

The StreetjournalMan docked for raping 7-year-old daughterDaily Post NigeriaA 55 year-old-man, Adeyanju Basiri, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates Court. Adeyanju committed the offence on September 11 at Irona Street, Ado-Ek...

NAIJ.COMEl-Rufai's second term endorsement is an endorsement of toxic waste - Shehu SaniNAIJ.COMThe endorsement of the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for a second term, has been described as a toxic waste, by Senator Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna ...

The Nation NewspaperNYSC mourns former DGThe Nation NewspaperThe Director-General, National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has condoled with the family of a former director-general of the scheme, Yusuf Bomoi, who died on Mon...

SaharaReporters.comPandemonium At Supreme Court As CJN Swears In Osinbajo's Brother, 28 New SANsSaharaReporters.comA plain-clothed policeman that accompanied the governor to the apex court main door was manhandled, with the buttons on his shirt rem...

VanguardOhanaeze kicks against frivolous Court Order on IPOBVanguardABUJA- THE apex Igbo organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned courts in Nigeria not to allow themselves to be used against the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB. Nnia Nwodo, Presi...

VanguardInter-state buses: Ojota park ready to receive relocated operators – NURTWVanguardThe Chairman of Lagos State Branch of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede on Tuesday said the inter-state transport park at...

Daily Post NigeriaEnugu mosque fire: Ogrute Muslim community economical with truth – IPOB, concerned residentsDaily Post NigeriaReactions have continued to trail reported burning of a mosque at Ogrute, in Igbo-Eze North council area of Enugu State la...

The PunchPandemonium at S-Court as CJN Onnoghen swears in Osinbajo's brother, 28 new SANsVanguardABUJA—Security operatives at the Supreme Court yesterday engaged in a free-for-all after persons in the entourage of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bell...

Daily Post NigeriaPythons don't dance, crocodile can never smile – Abati slams Nigerian military over code-namesDaily Post NigeriaReuben Abati, former spokesman to immediate past president, Goodlcuk Jonathan, slammed the Nigerian military over it...

VanguardObiano never said, 'No hiding place for IPOB in Anambra' – ObigweVanguardThe national coordinator APGA Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe , Tuesday, urged the general public to disregard the fake information making rounds in s...

VanguardThe hope of black man rests with the Igbo of the South East, … – ShetimaVanguardFOLLOWING the growing tension some South East states, chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shetima has said that ...

THISDAY NewspapersNTA News Summary: President Buhari At United Nations General AssemblyNTA NewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari is in new york ahead of the opening of 72nd session of the united nations general assembly. state house correspondent adamu sambo ...

The PunchAgitators warn IPOB to steer clear of Niger Delta regionThe NewsA coalition of Niger Delta agitators have vowed to resist attempt to drag the Niger Delta region into agitations for secession by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), but said ...

NAIJ.COMLai Mohammed thinks everybody is like him - Jonathan slams Buhari's minister over IPOBNAIJ.COMFormer president Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement by minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, that the Indigenous People of ...

SundiataPostVoters Rights call for election postponement over Army/IPOB crisisVanguardVOTERS Rights International, VRI, a civil society group based in Onitsha, Anambra State, yesterday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ...

NAIJ.COMRestructure Nigeria to avoid what happened in USSR - Alaafin of Oyo warns FG, BuhariNAIJ.COMThe Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, has called on the federal government to heed to the calls for the restructuring of Nigeria. Oba Ad...

The PunchAnambra guber: Nwoye thanks Buhari, APC as NWC endorses him as candidateDaily Post NigeriaThe coast is now clear for Tony Nwoye, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday confirmed him as the party's standard bearer for the November...

The PunchSeized $5.9m: New judges take over Patience Jonathan's caseThe PunchA new panel of Appeal Court Justices has been assigned to hear the appeal filed by the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, against the temporary seizure ...

VanguardCLO makes 12-point demand on Peter Obi, ObianoVanguardTHE Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Southeast Zone, has raised 12 questions for the immediate past and incumbent governors of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano, on the ...

The PunchNorthern govs visit S'East, move to stop reprisals, commend Ikpeazu, othersThe PunchA high-powered delegation of the Northern Governors' Forum, on Monday, visited the South-East states and Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, with...

VanguardTCN appoints focal persons to interface with the DISCOsVanguardIn an effort to resolve and minimize technical challenges, expand the load and promptly attend to Distribution interface issues, the Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (T...

PTAD to return unpaid retirees to payrollThe PunchThe Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has said that federal retirees who have not been earning pensions will be placed on the payroll after verifica...

The PunchNWFL praises ObasekiThe PunchThe Nigeria Women's Football League has commended the Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki for the Falconets' 3-0 victory over Tanzania in their France 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifier in Benin o...

THISDAY NewspapersEkiti 2018: 'Adoption of Olusola's of no consequence'The Nation NewspaperGovernor Fayose said the emergence of Prof. Olusola as his candidate for Ekiti 2018 was a divine choice… I hope he has not put himself under a seri...

Premium TimesINEC issues fresh timetable for Dino Melaye's recallPremium TimesThe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday issued an amended timetable and schedule of activities regarding the recall of Dino Melaye, an All Progress...

VanguardTwo hospitalized after gas explosion in LagosVanguardTwo people hospitalised after sustaining varying degrees of injuries, Monday, when a cooking gas exploded and partly affected the ground floor of a storey building at No 12, Iya Omolere Stree...

VanguardIllegal dollar evacuation to Dubai threatens naira stability – GwadabeVanguardLagos – Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President of Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), says consistent evacuation of dollars illegally from...

Daily Post NigeriaBoko Haram: Police confirm suicide attack in Borno, say 13 killedDaily Post NigeriaThe Borno State Police Command on Monday Confirmed suicide bomb attack at about 10:50 am, which killed 13 persons, including the suicide bombers. A sta...

Daily Post Nigeria2019 Presidency: Enugu, Ebonyi insist on zoning, Adada StateDaily Post NigeriaEnugu and Ebonyi State chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday, insisted on entrenching zoning of political positions in Nigeria's consti...

VanguardIPOB: Chidoka slams South East Govs, rejects army's terrorism tag on groupVanguardFrontline contender and candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka has slamme...

Daily Post NigeriaBuhari: Why president must investigate El-Rufai over Yar'Adua's death – Shehu SaniDaily Post NigeriaThe Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the Kaduna State Gover...

Daily TrustGunmen kill expatriate, 2 others in KogiDaily TrustGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed an expatriate and two other persons along the Ajaokuta-Lokoja highway. Daily Trust learnt that the expatriate who was traveling alongside his po...

VanguardNo interest should be bigger than Federal Republic of Nigeria – NGFVanguardL-R: Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Northern Governors Forum Chairman and Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Rivers State Governor, Ny...

Vanguard7 years after: Senator Sani asks Buhari to probe Yar'Adua's deathVanguardABUJA – CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on local and Foreign debt, Senator Shehu Sani, APC, Kaduna Central Monday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of u...

The NewsEkiti 2018: Fayose shows his handThe NewsEkiti State is upbeat politically – and expectedly so! Everyone knew it was a time bomb bound to explode. Now it has happened, I am not in the least surprised. My surprise would have been if it did not...

NAIJ.COMI have prayed against Biafra and it will not come to pass - OlumbaNAIJ.COMHis Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu who is the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has said that God has not approved the Biafra agitation and that it wi...

BellaNaija#BBNaija's Bisola to attend UN General Assembly to promote Girls' EducationBellaNaija“Big Brother Naija“'s contestant, Bisola Aiyeola, will be attending the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York as a ONE ambassad...

Daily Post NigeriaBREAKING: Boko Haram slaughters Chief Imam, four others in BornoDaily Post NigeriaThe Chef Imam of Kurmiri Village in Titiwa ward of Magumeri local government area of Borno State was on Sunday night killed alongside four others, when ...

VanguardPatience Jonathan's $5.8m suit: Appeal court adjourns hearing till Nov 3VanguardThe suit, which was assigned to Justices John Ikyeh, Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo and Abraham Georgewill on July 5, was stalled at the last sitting on July 12 follo...

VanguardIPOB's categorization as a terrorist group unconstitutional – SarakiVanguardABUJA- SENATE President Bukola Saraki has kicked against the categorization of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as a 'terrorist organisation' by the ...

VanguardCourt adjourns ex-Gov. Dariye's alleged N1.162bn fraud trial until Oct.10VanguardAn FCT High Court in Gudu, on Monday adjourned the trial of former Gov. Joshua Dariye of Plateau until Oct.10 at the instance of the defence. Dariye is facing ...

VanguardKano: ministry inspects bakeriesVanguardOfficials of Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Weights and Measures Department have embarked on inspection of bakeries in Kano to verify the standard of their weighing machines. The Zonal Coordi...

VanguardBreaking: Pandemonium at S-Court as CJN swears-in 29 new SANsVanguardABUJA – Security operatives at the Supreme Court, on Monday, engaged in a free-for-all fight, after persons in the entourage of Governor Yahaya Bello, were denied entry into...

Daily Post NigeriaHow Yar'Adua died, Jonathan dethroned because they fought me – El-Rufai [VIDEO]Daily Post NigeriaThe Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has warned his political opponents of eminent danger if they decide to fight him. El-Ruf...

VanguardAll I saw was blood, death, hunger during Nigerian civil war – CharlyBoyVanguardMy President: I bear my heart out in this letter with great respect and humility. Often times I wonder if you read any of my open letters. However, I write this o...

NAIJ.COMNnamdi Kanu planning to escape to Cameroon - Arewa Youths Consultative ForumNAIJ.COMThe Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has alleged that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is plotting to flee the country th...

The PunchAPC to send reps to Atiku over grievancesThe PunchThe All Progressives Congress has concluded plans to send its emissaries to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to find out his grievances against the party. The party, The Punch gathered, mig...

VanguardAnother five travellers abducted in OndoVanguardAkure—FIVE travellers were, weekend, reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen in Oba Akoko area of Ondo State. This came as detectives in Ondo State rescued five abducted victims, including a groom...

VanguardEveryone has his own meaning of restructuring – Governor AhmedVanguardGovernor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State is the sixth democratically elected governor of the state. The banker turned politician served in the immediate past administration...

The PunchBiafra: Falana blasts Obasanjo, Jonathan over advice to Buhari on IPOBDaily Post NigeriaA human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized two former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, over their advice to President Muhammadu...

Daily Post NigeriaBiafra: Nigeria's foundation 'rocked greatly' – Odigie-OyegunDaily Post NigeriaThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that in spite of the recent agitations and issues ...

VanguardAPC: Gov Shettima breaks silence, says no aspirant questioned primariesVanguardGovernor Kashim Shettima of Borno State yesterday said that none of the 12 aspirants questioned the process that led to the emergence of Dr. Tony Nwoye as the candid...

VanguardEx- ALGON chief makes case for effective LG administrationVanguardFormer Deputy National President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Itiako Ikpokpo, has said the task of making local government administration effective was ...

VanguardOSUN 2018: APC, PDP in war of words over Aregbesola's successorVanguardOsogbo—The Osun State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to stop the nasty criticism of the APC l...

The PunchKwara LG election: 15 APC candidates emergeThe PunchThe Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has declared 15 candidates out of the 87 aspirants that will represent the party in the coming local government chairmanship election ...

The PunchOperation Python Dance to be staged yearly in S'East, says ArmyThe PunchThe Nigerian Army on Sunday said Operation Python Dance, which is currently going on in the South-East, would be staged in the geopolitical zone every year. The Deputy...

Guardian (blog)Fashola advocates increased budgetary allocation for infrastructural developmentGuardian (blog)Worried by the parlous state of infrastructure in the country, especially as it relates to road construction, the Minister of Power, Works and...

VanguardFG kicks as oil, electricity workers begin strikeVanguardLAGOS — The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday said loading of products, including aviation fuel, would stop from today as affiliates of United Labour...

VanguardEkiti federal varsity bursar dies during council meetingVanguardAdo-Ekiti—The Bursar of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Mr. Adejuyigbe Adebayo, has died. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Adejuyigbe, 59 died on Thursday during FUOYE&#3...

Nigeria Agriculture Awards woos younger generationVanguardWinners of the Nigeria Agriculture Awards, NAA, 2017 essay competition for secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country with the theme, “Building a Crop of Young Young Agropr...

CLO makes 12-point demand on Peter Obi, ObianoVanguardThe Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Southeast Zone, has raised 12 questions for the immediate and incumbent governors of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano, on the management an...

Ogun Accord Party chairman defects to APGAVanguardABEOKUTA—The Acting Chairman of Accord Party, the newly inaugurated political party in Ogun State, Adeyemi Alli, has defected to All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The Former acting Chairman anno...

VanguardReward Obiano for his good works — LawmakerVanguardThe lawmaker representing Nnewi North Local Government Area in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Amalachukwu Anazodo yesterday called on voters in the state to reward the incumbent governo...

The Punch50 killed as boat capsizes in NigerThe PunchOVER 50 persons have been reportedly killed when a boat capsized in Kiri village in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday. Sixty people were said to have boarded the boat, including me...

The PunchFashola constitutes committee on physical planning commissionThe PunchThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has constituted a committee to study the provisions of the law, with the aim of setting up an urban and regi...

NIGERIAN TRIBUNEOndo suspends 200 Judiciary workersThe Nation NewspaperThe Ondo State government has reportedly suspended 200 workers in the state's Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Those affected include judges, magistrates, senior registrars an...

Wike raising false alarm against security agencies, says APCThe Nation NewspaperThe Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of raising false alarm against security agencies. The governor, on Wednesda...

The PunchFATF reiterates threat to suspend Nigeria from Egmont GroupVanguardThe Financial Action Task Force, FATF, has reiterated the earlier threat of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units to suspend Nigeria from the group, if it fails to m...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONFight For Biafra Is Not Sincere – Orji KaluCHANNELS TELEVISIONFormer governor of Abia State, Mr Orji Kalu, says the agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is not sincere. Mr Kalu's comments come as more reactions c...

The Eagle OnlineOgun to host National Council on EnvironmentThe Eagle OnlineThe Ogun State Government is to host the 11th edition of the National Council on the Environment in Abeokuta, the State capital, between October 16 and 18. The Secretary to the...