The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to use direct primaries for the selection of its candidate for the Sept. 21 Edo governorship poll. The APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Duro Meseko, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja at the party’s...
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Seven persons lost their lives in an accident on Osogbo-Ilobu highway on Tuesday, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Osogbo, that the accident involved a blue Mazda commercial bus and...
Serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, has spotlighted the chief reasons why multinationals are exiting Nigeria and warned that if nothing was done, more of such businesses and indigenous ones may close shop in the coming months and years. In a press statement, Ekeh who is the Chairman of...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A bloody clash over land matter between Gbagyi and Bassa ethnic groups in Kudu village of Toto local government area of Nasarawa State, have claimed seven lives. Our correspondent gathered the crisis erupted when Bassa ethnic group, invaded a community where Gbagyi people...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the governorship election dispute between Gov. Nasir Idris of the All progressives Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved the judgment after parties in the petition adopted their processes. Sule and APC...
A don, Prof Jonah Onuoha, says the probe of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Betta Edu, over alleged financial misappropriation should serve as a ‘red flag’ to other members of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. Onuoha, a former Head, Department of Political Science, University...
Alleged N1bn bribe: Court reserves ruling in trial-within-trial filed by ex-BPE boss, Benjamin Dikki
Alleged N1bn bribe: Court reserves ruling in trial-within-trial filed by ex-BPE boss, Benjamin Dikki
Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory high court on Tuesday reserved ruling in a trial-within-trial filed by a former Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki. Dikki is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Kebna Studio...
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion from right-wing politicians in his party over flagship immigration legislation to speed up deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. This is a critical test of Sunak’s authority. Two Conservative Party chairmen said they were ready to defy Sunak...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has blamed chairmen of the six area councils for the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the territory. Wike, who addressed journalists in Abuja on Tuesday shortly before a close door emergency meeting with security agencies and the chairmen, said the...
Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is taking steps to address security challenges affecting some sections of the territory. Wike gave the assurance while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, before a close door emergency meeting with security agencies...
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has apologised to Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over her “kangaroo judgment’ comments. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an FCT High Court had in a judgment on Dec. 18,2023, barred Tallen from holding public office, in a case, filed...
Shell said it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance. Renaissance is a consortium of five firms made up of four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and also an international energy...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in an appeal challenging the March 2023 governorship election of Nasarawa State that produced Abdullahi Sule as governor. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Eku who led the five member panel of justices reserved judgment after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matter. She...
Guinea and Cameroon played out a 1-1 draw in a tensed encounter at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in the second Group C game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 on Monday. Guinea took an early lead through Mohamed Bayo. Bayo was given all...
José Mourinho has been sacked by Roma, the Serie A club have announced. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss led Roma to the Europa League final last season after winning the Europa Conference League the campaign before. Roma, who have won only one of their last five...
The United Nations is seeking to raise 4.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2024 for Ukraine’s conflict-torn communities and refugees. The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, said this in a statement. According to the statement, the UN plans to attract 3.1 billion dollars from...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident involving four vehicles on the Olooru/Okoolo axis of the state. The State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the accident to newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin, said...
The altar of a church in Upper Bavaria has been re-consecrated after a couple had sex on it. The altar in the Catholic church in Schechen in the district of Rosenheim had been cleared for the Catholic rite and the local priest had then blessed it again with...
A Davos report, published on Tuesday said climate change threatens to cause several million deaths in the coming decades, as well as serious illnesses and high costs for healthcare systems. According to the joint report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) the greatest risk is posed by flooding....