A high court in Imo State on Monday declared as null and void the suspension of five members of the state House of Assembly. The presiding judge, Justice Goddy Anunihu, who declared the processes that led to the indefinite suspension of the five lawmakers as “putting the horse before the …
Read More »Lagos to Complete Oshodi Transport Interchange First Quarter 2019
By Gboyega Akinsanmi The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the ongoing Oshodi Transport Interchange being executed to evolve a seamless way by which Lagos residents commute across the state daily will be completed within the first quarter of 2019. Consequently, the state disclosed that the project, which the …
Read More »APC Calls for Security Probe of Atiku’s Dubai Meetings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked security agencies in the country to probe the strategy meetings of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, alleging that they have sinister agenda. But the main opposition party said the APC’s fretting over the …
Read More »APC crisis: Oshiomhole dragged to court
Cyril Ogodo, a factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has made good his threat to file contempt proceedings charge against the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. The former Edo governor is accused of allegedly submitting a list of candidates from the state …
Read More »Buhari’s WAEC certificate is ‘fake, of no effect’ – PDP
President Muhammadu Buhari receives his original certificate from WAEC Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, at the State House in Abuja on November 2, 2018. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attestation and confirmation of result issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). The opposition …
Read More »2019: Delta APC sets up reconciliation committee
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a 21 man committee to reconcile aggrieved members following the recent primary election of the party ahead of the 2019 poll. State Chairman of the party, Prophet Jones Erue who announced this in a statement obtained by …
Read More »Workers’ strike: We have petrol for 39 days, no need for panic buying –NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dispelled insinuations of impending petroleum products scarcity in the country. A statement by Ndu Ughamadu, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, in Abuja on Sunday, noted that the corporation had 39 days petroleum products sufficiency and about 25 days products availability on …
Read More »ASUU commences nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike. According to the organisation, the strike is to protest the poor funding of Nigerian universities. Led by its National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU declared the strike at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting …
Read More »Be ready for consequences – Army issues fresh warning to Shiites
John Agim, spokesman of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the military. Members of the movement better known as Shi’ites clashed with soldiers in some parts of Abuja last week. The …
Read More »Hiring of US lobbyist: VON-DG, Okechukwu attacks Atiku
By Emmanuel Uzodinma The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over the news making the rounds that he hired a foreign lobbyist for N400m. Okechukwu, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) said by such …
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