The Court of Appeal in Kaduna on Friday reaffirmed Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State as duly elected in the March 23 Governorship Election in the state. The Appellate Court upheld the decision of the Justice Halima Shamaki – led tribunal who ruled in favour of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Governor Abdullahi Danguje. The Justice Tijjani Abubakar led five-man-panel ... Read More »
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Bisi Fayemi flags off free cancer screening in Ekiti
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi, has urged women in the state to go for free breast and cervical cancer screening at the Adunni Olayinka Wellness Centre, at the premises of the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti and other designated centres in the state. Mrs Fayemi made the call on Thursday during the commencement of Ekiti Breast and ... Read More »
FACES AT THE REMEMBRANCE PRAYER LATE OBA YEKINI ADNIYI ELEGUSHI HELD ON MONDAY, 18THNOVEMBER, 2019 AT THE ELEGUSHI’S PALACE, IKATE, LEKKI, LAGOS
Prominent Lagos monarch, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi played host to dignitaries from all over the country, as he held a remembrance prayer in honour of his late father and predecessor, Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, who passed way on 18th of November 2009. At the well attended ceremony were monarchs from various parts of the country, notable among whom were the Olofa ... Read More »
Breaking: Sowore Drags DSS To Court, Demands 500M
Convener of the Revolution Now movement and Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has sued the Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and continued detention since August 3, 2019. According to SaharaReporters, Sowore is asking the court to order the DSS to pay him N500m as general and aggravated damages for his detention and illegal violation of fundamental rights. The ... Read More »
PICTURES: GOV. SANWO-OLU MEETS WITH MANAGEMENT TEAM OF HUAWEI GROUP, TOURS SMART CITY PROJECT IN SCHENZEN, CHINA.
Global Vice President, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Mr. Laurent Fan receiving a gift from Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu after a meeting with the management of Huawei Group in Shenzhen, China on Thursday, November 21, 2019. A Huawei staff (left), explaining the functions of a Smart City communication gadget to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right), while Commissioner ... Read More »
CHINESE TECH FIRMS SHOW INTEREST IN LAGOS SMART-CITY PROJECT
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s plan to transform Lagos into a smart city received a boost as leading technology companies in China expressed their willingness in partnering the State to achieve the goal. At separate meetings with the management teams of Ehang and Huawei, Sanwo-Olu assured the tech giants of the readiness of Lagos to take its rightful place in the comity ... Read More »
Obasa Pushes For Executive Order On Legislative Autonomy.
Rt Hon Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, has asked President Muhammad Buhari to issue an executive order on financial autonomy to state legislatures . Obasa, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues (Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria) during a courtesy visit to Mr President in ... Read More »
Makinde Appoints Ex-Reps Member, Adibi, Signage Agency DG
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of a former member of the House of Representatives and former caretaker Chairman of Ogbomoso North Local Government, Honourable Temilola Segun Adibi, as the Director-General of the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor ... Read More »
Slain Kogi PDP Women Leader’s Family Demands Justice
The family of Mrs. Salome Abuh, the late Woman Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ochadamu Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killed after last Saturday’s election in the state, has cried out for justice. In a statement issued by her husband, Mr. Simeon Abuh, which was obtained by THISDAY yesterday, the family said her murder and ... Read More »
Where is Fayemi leading Ekiti?
Am Segun Dipe raises a poser on some of the milestones of Kayode Fayemi administration in Ekiti State “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” –Alexander the Great If you talk to most people, you will discover that they actually mean well ... Read More »