A man was found burnt beyond recognition in his car at the Ojo Military Cantonment, Ojo, Lagos. The discovery was made on Tuesday, around 6 am, near a bus stop at a lonely part of the cantonment. According to report, residents of the expansive military settlement woke up to the horrific scene. The cause of the fire is yet to ... Read More »
The Nigerian Police Council has confirmed the appointment of Muhammadu Adamu as the Inspector General of Police. This came after he was appointed as the acting IGP on January 15 when he took over form Ibrahim Idris. His confirmation was announced today at the Police Council meeting with President Muhammad Buhari in attendance. Details later… Read More »
Abuja, Nigeria, 23 May 2019: Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has raised an alert that plans are afoot by unscrupulous and anti-democratic elements to contrive skirmishes in the coming weeks aimed at smearing his personality. Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Paul Ibe in a press statement on ... Read More »
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday convicted a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) acting Director-General Callistus Obi. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun found him guilty of money laundering. She adjourned until May 28 for sentencing. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Obi in April 12, 2016 on eight counts of converting N378,810,000 from NIMASA. He ... Read More »
By Francis Iwuchukwu, Lagos An injunction stopping the 2019 Lagos State National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Election has been granted.The injunction was granted by the Lagos division of the National Industrial Court sitting in Ikoyi, Nigeria.It would be recalled that the stopped election was scheduled to hold this morning at Radio Lagos/Eko FM, Ikeja Lagos. Read More »
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South West has congratulated the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, for his victory in the Wednesday contest for the chairmanship of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Fayemi emerged winner in a contest to lead the forum of the nation’s 36 governors for the next four ... Read More »
Today’s Federal Executive Council meeting is the last time we will meet as a cabinet before the commencement of the second and final term of this Administration. Our first meeting in this chamber was in November 2015. Over the past three and a half years, we worked together to deliver our campaign promises. I strongly believe that it is this ... Read More »
SECRETARIAT, ABUJA W8. members of the Nigeria Govemors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting held today at the NGF Secretariat Abuja, deliberated on several issues and resolved as follows: The Forum is concerned with the recent guidelines of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) which seek to impose restriction on the powers of States and Local Governments to operate within constitutionally ... Read More »
African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which according to them creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the continent The strong African voices which included Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka; Professor emeritus and authority in Sahelian history, Djibril Tamsir Niane; Ghanaian ... Read More »
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has elected Bayelsa Governor, Seriake Dickson, as the new chairman. He was elected at a meeting which ended at 9:05 pm at the Gombe Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro. He is to take over from the outgoing governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dakwambo. Read More »
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