Ikeja Electric threatens withdrawal of services from hostile Lagos
The electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric, has threatened to withdraw its services from communities in Lagos where their workers are assaulted and physically harmed. Felix Ofulue, the head of…
Lagos has not increased price for road worthiness certificate – VIS
The Directorate of the Lagos Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, has clarified that it had not increased price for the issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate. In a statement on Monday, the Director of the…
BREAKING: Governor Ishaku Wins Taraba Governorship Poll
Incumbent Governor of Taraba state and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Darius Ishaku has been declared winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in the state.The state returning officer of the…
Akeredolu Mulls Defection To AA As APC Considers His Suspension
There were hints on Monday that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State may soon find his way out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his spat with the party leadership.Sources in APC said the governor may pitch his…
Concerns As INEC Declares Six States’ Polls Inconclusive
Following the declaration of Sokoto, Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, and Benue states governorship election inconclusive, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Melaye re-arraigned — 12th time since 2018
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has been re-arraigned before a high court of the federal capital territory (FCT). This will be the 12th time the lawmaker would be arraigned before a court…
I can’t complete airport project before May 29 – Amosun
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday said his administration could not complete the ongoing international airport project at Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area before its expiration on May 29, citing “time constraint”.…
Kano police boss hero of 2019 elections
Kano State police commissioner, Mohammed Wakil, is the hero of this year’s general elections, Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi Sugar, has said. Sugar, a political associate of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
How 11 DisCos piled N348bn electricity debt in 10 months
The 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) owe Generation Companies (GenCos) N348.503 billion as outstanding debt for energy delivered to their networks in the first 10 months of 2018, Daily Trust reports. The level by the…
Zinedine Zidane returns to Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return as coach of Real Madrid after Santiago Solari’s sacking was finally confirmed on Monday. Zidane has been given a contract until June 2022, just nine months after he…
BREAKING: Algerian President Withdraws Bid For Re-Election
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has said he will not seek re-election and announced the delay of the country’s presidential polls amid mass protests against his re-election bid.In a message carried by Aljazeera on…
Adelabu Blames Tegbe For Defeat, Engages In Fisticuffs With Ajimobi’s PA
Bayo Adelabu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has been abusing leaders of the party, blaming them for his loss in the election. Adelabu has been claiming that the…
JUST IN: ‘Declared Under Duress’ — INEC Strikes Out Okorocha’s Name From Official…
The name of Rochas Okorocha, the outgoing Governor of Imo State, is missing from the list of senators-elect published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday. Okorocha contested to represent…
How I would want to be remembered – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word that elections in Nigeria must be free, fair and credible. Receiving Governor Aminu Bello…
Governor Fayemi names 10 Advisers, Boards members
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday announced the appointment of six Special Advisers, Chairmen and members of some Boards and Corporations in the state. The appointments are contained in a…
INEC declares Benue governorship election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Saturday’s governorship election in Benue inconclusive. At the state’s Collation Centre located within the INEC headquarters in Makurdi on Monday,…
I congratulate you, wish you a successful tenure – Gov. Ajimobi tells Makinde
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has congratulated Mr Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for emerging the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Gov. Ajumobi, in a statement signed by Special…
No going back on date to sync NIN with passport – FG
The Federal Government says there is no going back on the April 29 date for the integration of the National Identity Number (NIN) with the new passport.The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad…
I don’t believe Sanwo-Olu won a clear contest, says Lagos AD’s Owolabi Salis
Governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in Lagos State in the March 9 election, Owolabi Salis, on Monday rejected the result of the poll declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.Salis, at a news…
What I will do to Amosun – Ogun governor-elect Abiodun
The governor – elect in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, ruled out resentment against Governor Ibikunle Amosun over the governor’s stiff resistance to his governorship ambition. Abiodun, who was the…
BREAKING: APC Beats PDP By A Gap Of Over 1.1m Votes To Clinch Borno Governorship
Babagana Umara-Zulum, a Professor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared winner of the Borno State governorship election. Zulum polled 1,175, 440 votes to defeat Mohammed Imam,…
Gov poll: Okowa wins in Delta
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday declared Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the 2019 governorship election in Delta State. The State Returning…
Adamawa elections: Inconclusive governorship poll is victory postponed – PDP
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Adamawa State election, Hon Umaru Fintiri, has said that he regards as victory postponed the declaration of the election as inconclusive and the…
Third R. Kelly’s Sex Abuse Tape Discovered
One of the lawyers representing women who claim they were abused by R&B star R. Kelly said Sunday a new video tape had emerged which showed the singer “sexually abusing children.”Kelly is currently on bail after being…