The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has said if voted next year, he will dismantle the Lekki Toll Gate, which he described as illegal. Agbaje, who said though the toll gate was built by a concessionaire, it had since been bought over …

Akwa Ibom state government has disallowed President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) from using the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium for the party’s political rally scheduled for Friday. Monday Uko, the commissioner for sports, in a statement, said the pitch is being maintained and reserved for pre-fixed matches …

Immediate-past governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress 2019 Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has opened up on the downgrade of the Asaba International Airport by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), few days to his exit as the governor of the oil-rich state in 2015. …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated a new international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. The newly constructed terminal is a project spearheaded by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN. The international terminal sits on 56000 square meters with a 60metre long skywalk that connects the airport …

Senator Godswill Akpabio has described the inability of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara to deliver their speeches during President Muhammadu Buhari’s budget presentation as a sign of weakness. He urged them to resign peacefully. Akpabio, in an interview with reporters shortly after Buhari presented the 2019 Appropriation …

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. The Honorable Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement …

Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria Plc. Ecobank Nigeria Plc is in hot soup as a businessman, Mr. Linus Ukachukwu has accused the bank of forging documents to open an account for his company, Lingo Nigeria Limited, without his consent. The businessman lamented that; “It is very unfortunate that banks no longer …

Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe. The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has assured that the merger between Access Bank and Diamond Bank would not lead to job loss. Wigwe made the clarification at a joint press briefing by both banks at the head …

President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed a budget of N8.83 trillion for 2019. The president presented the budget at a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The proposed budget shows that about a quarter of the sum (N2.14 trillion) will be used for debt servicing while capital expenditure is …

All seems not to be too well with the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) going by the feelers reaching us. It was gathered that the main issue is an alleged move by Senator Attai Aidoko, the PDP Senator representing Kogi East District at the upper chamber …