The Chairmen of the 17 local governments of Plateau have taken Gov. Caleb Mutfwang to court over their suspension from office. Mr Alex Na’antuam, Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Plateau chapter, who briefed newsmen on Friday in Jos said that their purported suspension was unconstitutional. Na’antuam...
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The Presidential Election Petition Court on Friday in Abuja, adjourned hearing of the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, (APM), against the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and others to give the petitioner more time to obtain a certified true copy of the Supreme Court Judgment, delivered on May...
The Nigerian Army (NA) has pledged to continue to do its best to secure Nigeria for peace to reign across the country. Maj-Gen. Mohammed Usman, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan gave the assurance on Friday during a courtesy visit to him by Defence Correspondents at...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) have lauded Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for ending sit-at-home in the state. The two organisations gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Enugu on Friday....
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, inaugurated multi-billion Naira projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects, located in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Bwari Area Council, was facilitated by the Senate Minority Leader, Mr. Philip...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned until June 22, the money laundering trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. The case which was fixed for continuation of trial on June 1 and 2 has now been adjourned by the court until...
By OLA MUDOPE , Lagos – Nigerian musician and entrepreneur, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, says Africa has the prospects of becoming highest net exporter of technology talent. Mr Eazi made the assertion in a statement issued by his media team on Friday in Lagos. The singer,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abuja, seized an opportunity presented at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) to explain its reasons for refusing that its own documents be admitted in evidence. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP,) Mr Peter Obi and his party...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – After much speculations, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally appointed Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff. In a meeting with...
President Bola Tinubu has received in audience members of the Progressives Governors Forum at the State House. The governors were led by the Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, who only recently was elected Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum. Those in attendance include governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Sule...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The authority of Keffi Local Government Council of Nasarawa State, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in Keffi metropolis over the nefarious activities of ‘Yanshara group’. Similarly, the council has ordered the closure of ‘Public and Private Primary Schools’ in the area following...
Orji Uzor Kalu, the chief whip of the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, called on President Bola Tinubu to scrap the ministry of Niger Delta affairs, because it is tantamount to a duplication of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). As expected, the comment...
Former Golden Eaglets coach, Manu Garba, said on Thursday that the Flying Eagles deserved more accolades after they knocked out hosts Argentina from the ongoing Under-20 FIFA World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flying Eagles, against all odds, produced two classical goals to defeat...
The Timi of Ede land, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, will confer on retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, former Chief of Army Staff the title of ”Jagunmolu” (meaning someone who has fought and overcome) of Ede land. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman Planning Committee, Prof. Tajudeen Akanji, in Ile-Ife....
Mr Victor Akande, a Member of Lagos State House of Assembly representing APC-Ojo I, has urged Nigerians to endure the pains of the recent announcement over subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu. Akande made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on...
Some traders in Abuja have lamented the spike in transport fares as fuel stations hiked the pump prices of petrol. The traders expressed their displeasure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in Abuja. NAN reports that barely hours after President Bola Tinubu said “fuel subsidy is...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, says the court will commence its 2023 annual vacation on July 24. Justice Tsoho stated this on Friday in a statement made available by Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, the FHC’s Assistant Director of...
The All Progressives Congress “anointed candidates” for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the 10th House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu on Thursday met behind closed door with President Bola Tinubu. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa Abuja, came on the heels of the inauguration...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Edo State Commissioner for Information and ally of President Tinubu, Prince Kassim Afegbua has declared that Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio will emerge as consensus candidate for the position of Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Afegbua made this disclosure in reaction to claims...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday paid a visit to Damboa town and Garjang community, both in Damboa Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno State. During the visit, Zulum ordered the construction of a new General Hospital for Damboa township, because internally...