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Lagos Assembly Backs Southern Governors On Rotational Presidency
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday declared their support for the resolutions reached by the southern governors at a recent meeting held in Lagos. The…
DG VISITS REVEREND DR. OLUWOLE ADETIRAN, COMPOSER OF NYSC ANTHEM
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim today made an emotional and historic visit to the writer and composer of the NYSC Anthem, Dr. Oluwole Adetiran at his Ibafo…
Court bars IGP from arresting Oba Elegushi
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) on Thursday barred the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from arresting the Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom in Lagos Oba…
Kanu chained for eight days, held incommunicado in Kenya, lawyer alleges
Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has alleged his client was held incommunicado and chained to bare floor for eight…
APC suspends 11 Lai Mohammed loyalists for taking party to court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended 11 people loyal to Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, for taking the party to court. The suspended…
Six Super Tucano aircraft en route Nigeria from US
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the first batch of six Super Tucano aircraft are currently on the way to Nigeria from the United States. Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesman,…
Senate passes electoral bill, empowers NCC to determine e-transmission of results
The senate has finally passed the electoral act amendment bill. The bill was passed for third reading after Kabiru Gaya, chairman of the senate committee on the Independent National…
800 road contracts awarded under Buhari’s administration, says Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has awarded 800 road contracts since it came on…
194 men assaulted by wives within 6 months in Lagos – Report
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) on Wednesday said that 194 men were reportedly assaulted by their partners in the past six months. DSVRT provided…
BREAKING: Senate passes harmonised PIB amidst protests
The Senate on Thursday passed the harmonised Petroleum Industry Bill which was produced by a conference committee of both chambers of the National Assembly last week.…
Pastor Stephen Kalu jailed for life over rape
Justice Peter Kekemeke of the FCT High Court, Nyanya, on Wednesday sentenced a 29- year-old Pastor Stephen Kalu to life imprisonment for raping a 17- year-old girl. The convict, a…
Awujale cancels 2021 Ojude Oba Festival
The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Adetona, has cancelled the 2021 edition of the annual Ojude Oba Festival. This was confirmed in a statement…
Senate asks NPA to refund $37.6m, N67.51bn ‘unremitted’ revenues
The senate has directed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to refund the sum of $37.67 million to the federal government coffers over alleged lack of…
FEC awards N309bn road contracts to Dangote as tax credit
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the award of a contract to Dangote Industries to construct five roads totalling 274.9 kilometres at…
INEC Job: Please, don’t renominate Lauretta Onochie – 70 CSOs beg Buhari
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, on Wednesday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to renominate his Senior Special Assistant, Ms Lauretta…
Ajose’s Death Is A Big Loss To Her Family And The Ruling Party – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the death of the Treasurer of Caretaker Committee of the Lagos State chapter of the…
Reps To Pass Electoral Bill Today, Panel Pegs Presidential Poll Expenses At N5bn
The House of Representatives is billed to pass amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 today (Thursday) barring any last-minute change in plan.…
Kanu’s health failing, DSS denying him access to Doctor — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Department of State Services of denying its incarcerated leader, Nnamdi Kanu, access to his Doctor, resulting in the…
Zamfara: PDP Tackles Keyamo, Insists Deputy Gov Must Assume Office
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained that the deputy governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, should be accorded the statutory office of the state governor given…
Why Media Should Self-regulate – Falana
Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the Nigerian media to self-regulate or be forcefully regulated by the government. Falana made this known at the 13th Wole…
Suspended Kano Anti-graft Agency Boss Writes Kano Assembly
Suspended chairman, Kano Anti-Corruption Commission, Mr Muhuyi Magaji-Rimingado yesterday failed to appear before the House of Assembly Committee probing…
We Have Checked Attack On Police Formations – IGP
Inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, has said the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has curtailed the frequent attacks on its facilities across the country. He said the ban on…
‘I’ve undergone mental torture’ — Nnamdi Kanu seeks transfer from DSS’ custody to Kuje prison
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has asked a federal high court in Abuja to transfer him from the custody of the Department of State…
Buhari, wife congratulate Alakija at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, have congratulated Nigerian billionaire businesswoman, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, on her 70th…