The Oyo State Government on Tuesday evening confirmed what it described as “an uncommon explosion” which rocked some parts of Ibadan around 8 p.m. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, gave the confirmation in a statement. He however acknowledged that there were various interpretations...
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The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has assured of a free, fair and credible local government election scheduled to hold later in the year. The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, gave the assurance while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. “As a...
Renowned Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, says his proposed merger of opposition parties to wrestle power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 is not for ‘machine politics’ but for genuine service to the people. Utomi, the Convener of the National Consultative Front (NCFront) and the BIG...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday sought the approval of the State House of Assembly to assess a loan of N150 billion from the Afrexim and Access financial institutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 20 lawmakers out of the expected 32 were in attendance...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would continue with the various developmental strides of the past APC-led administration. He said this at the public presentation of books on the former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in Abuja. “Our administration will continue to work , from...
An Investigating Police Officer (IPO), ASP Lawrence Ojo, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Uduak Asangasi, allegedly defiled his wife’s niece. The minor is aged 12 years. Asangasi is standing trial on a two-count charge of defilement and indecent treatment...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...