An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has been cleared by the 2022 Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation to run for the Executive Committee Membership position at the NFF elections slated to hold Friday, September 30, in Benin City, Edo State. Before his clearance, Olajengbesi and 44 others were screened earlier at the Chida Hotel in Utako, Abuja, from September ... Read More »
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Tinubu congratulates Fayemi over election as FORAF President
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his election as the President of Forum of Regions of Africa (FORAF), saying the honour goes beyond him as an individual and is for the entire country. Tinubu praised Fayemi who is also Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum for enjoying the ... Read More »
Aregbesola Inspects Ongoing 3000-capacity Karshi Custodian Centre; Expresses Satisfaction At Level Of Work Done
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, this morning, Monday, 12 September, 2022 expressed satisfaction at the level of work done at the project site of the 3,000 capacity Maximum Custodian centre in Karshi, Abuja. The Minister expressed his satisfaction while fielding questions from journalists at the project site. He said, “When compare with the amount released so far and what ... Read More »
APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL warns Peter Obi over
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE ON THE OFFENSIVE VIDEO BY Mr. PETER OBI Our attention has been drawn to an offensive, hate-filled video made and circulated by the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, in which he accused an amorphous and non-existent “Tinubu’s Group” of spreading a Whatsapp message calling on the Yoruba not to vote for him. ... Read More »
2023: Be wary of politicians seeking frivolous court injunctions, Abiodun tells judiciary
As the nation is preparing for the 2023 general election, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on the officers of the judiciary to be wary of antics of politicians who would use frivolous court injunctions to thwart the smooth running of the poll. Abiodun, a statement by his chief press secretary Kunle Somorin, made this call on Monday ... Read More »
DSS ADVISES AGAINST UNGUARDED UTTERANCES OVER TUKUR MAMU
The Department of State Services (DSS) has followed, with keen observation, overzealous comments by sections of the public in view of issues relating to the arrest and investigation of Tukur Mamu. The Service wishes that it is not distracted with some of the skewed narratives pervading the media space. Instead, it requests to be left alone to concentrate on the ... Read More »
BREAKING] ASUU: Court adjourns proceedings till Friday
The suit against the Academic Staff Union of Universities which was filed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been adjourned, The PUNCH reports. The matter came up before Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. The PUNCH reports that The Federal Government on Monday urged the National Industrial Court to order ... Read More »
Lagos school fence collapse leaves two children dead
Courtesy Vanguard A fence collapsed at a Lagos school, Covenant Point Academy at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State has left two children, Samat Saheed and a yet-to-be-identified girl dead. Vanguard gathered that the nine-year-old girl was walking past the front of the school to link her destination in the area while three-year-old Samat was playing around ... Read More »
Illegal Haulage: Dangote Patrol team arrest, hand over errant Drivers to Authorities
…Urge the general public to assist with info to help curb the trend In a renewed effort to rid the Dangote Group of unscrupulous drivers who engaged in illegal haulage activities and others who constituted themselves into menace to other road users, the company’s drivers’ Patrol team, has made several arrests of drivers, and handed them over to relevant authorities. ... Read More »
UBA Records Strong Double Digit Growth
UBA Records Strong Double Digit Growth In Top and Bottom Lines, Declares N0.20k Interim Dividend Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022, recording double-digit growth across key income lines as well as significant progress in the contribution from its subsidiaries. At the end of ... Read More »