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Though the governorship election in Edo State is still about a year away, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is already in crisis as a group within the party (Legacy Group), has vowed to work against any candidate backed by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The State Secretary of …

The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, stated this in a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has terminated the appointment of heads of 21 parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration of their appointments with …

the victims of the wedding fire shared on Facebook by Shatha Asmar Matti More than 100 people, including the bride and groom were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party that left rescuers searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours …

E di de! (Stand up!). E joko! (Sit down!), a male voice, loud and guttural, was blasting out from the phone of a colleague who was engrossed in a video he was playing. The voice sounded more like that of a military officer commanding troops on parade. However, it was …

Wale Adedayo Ogun Government had indicated that it will call five witnesses to disprove claim of diversion of funds belonging to councils in the State levelled against Governor Dapo Abiodun by the impeached Chairman of Ijebu – East Local Government, Wale Adedayo. The state government said this when Adedayo was …

  Mohbad Lagos State Judiciary will on Sept. 29 begin a coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lagos-based musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a. Mohbad), to ascertain the cause of his death. This is contained in a letter by the Chief Coroner of the state, Justice Mojisola Dada. The letter dated …

Naira crashes further against dollar, pounds The Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, Dr Tope Fasua, has called for a structural reform of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market(FOREX), saying the involvement of over 5,000 bureaux de change, is simply unmanageable. Fasua made the call at a roundtable organised by …

Marlian Music boss Afeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, has responded to multiple claims fingering him in the death of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, saying they were resolving their issues before the untimely passing of the ‘Peace’ crooner. MohBad died on Tuesday, September 12, at the age of 27. …

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress during the protest at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja…on Wednesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa Henry Falaiye, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Edidiong Ikpoto, Funmi Fabunmi, Anozie Egole, El-ameen Ibrahim and Peter Dada The Federal Government has invited organised labour to a meeting in a last-minute bid to …

NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet The Nigerian Air Force fighter jets under the air component of Operation Udo Ka II, on Tuesday, destroyed the armouries and hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra combatants in Anambra and Imo states. The fighter jets conducted several air strikes on the IPOB …