The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal Panel 3, sitting in Lagos delivered a watershed ruling on Thursday, 24 August, 2023. The three-man panel led by Justice Ashu Ewa with Justice Abdullahi Ozegya and Justice Abdullahi Sambo as members, delivered a unanimous ruling that the House of Representatives member for Ojo Federal Constituency, Seyi Sowunmi of the Labour Party was not ... Read More »
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37 Rescued as many feared dead in Abuja buiding Collapse
JUST-IN: Many Feared Dead As Multi-storey Building Collapses In Abuja The building is located at the ever-busy Lagos Street in Garki village area of Garki II district of Abuja. A number of people were feared dead while many others are still trapped in a multi-storey building, which collapsed amidst heavy downpour on Wednesday night in Abuja. The building is located ... Read More »
Breaking: Lagos Assembly Confirms 22 Sanwo-Olu’s Nominees, Rejects 17
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed 22 out of the 39 cabinet nominees sent recently by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for screening. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the day’s sitting, said the confirmation followed rigorous and detailed screening of the nominees by a ad-hoc committee led by the Chief Whip of the ... Read More »
PDP/Adebutu’s case against Abiodun pack of lies, distortions, says APC, gov in final written address
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun State, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, are on a wild goose chase at the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal, as their petitions rest on inconsistencies and distortions, Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have said. Abiodun and the Ogun State Chapter of the ... Read More »
SHEILA’S PROPOSED MARCH TO NOWHERE
* The attention of members of The Godswill Project (TGP) has been drawn to a statement, which can best be described as jejune in its context and content, making the rounds that were ostensibly made by one Sheila Tamuno, a self-styled National President of Niger Delta Women League, demanding the resignation of His Excellency Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, the President ... Read More »
GOV OTTI RETURNS TO CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN IMO, ROOTS FOR ACHONU
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, returned to the campaign turf on Tuesday, in Owerri, capital of Imo State, evoking memories of his successful journey to the Government House. Governor Otti had mounted the stage in company of Labour Party (LP) leader and 2023 Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi; National Chairman, Julius Abure and other members of LP National Working ... Read More »
Kwara Gov inaugurates palliative committee, urges nonpartisan, transparent process
· Says govt working hard to ease things, seeks public understanding · Committee to interface with labour unions, marketers, youths, other stakeholders Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday inaugurated the 12-person committee on distribution of the N5bn federal government’s palliatives in the state, restating that the government is committed to making sure that distribution process is totally nonpartisan, transparent ... Read More »
Anthrax: Oyo Govt, FG Train 50 Surveillance Agents
The Oyo State Government in collaboration with the Federal ministry of Agriculture over the weekend trained about 50 disease surveillance agents on accurate reporting of animal diseases in the state. Declaring the 3 days- training open in Ibadan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye said the training is aimed at improving disease surveillance and swift response. ... Read More »
Security Agencies Should Obey Court Orders’, Olajengbesi Tasks New AGF, Fagbemi
‘ Olajengbesi Congratulates Fagbemi, Says Security Agencies To Obey Court Orders Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has congratulated Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi, on his inauguration and assumption of office as Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). In a statement on Tuesday, Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner at Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, tasked ... Read More »
GOV OTTI HOSTS ABIA SUPER FALCON PLAYERS, RE-APPOINTS UGONNA PHILIP HEAD OF ABIA ANGELS
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Monday hosted Abia players who were part of the Super Falcons’ squad in the just concluded Female World Cup in Australia. Abia had four players in the Super Falcons Team that made it to Australia, the highest produced by any State in the country. They are Ogbonna Glory Akumbu, who plays her ... Read More »