The apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has demanded immediate issuance of Certificate of Return to Governor Okorocha of Imo State as Senator-elect for Imo West District. It also
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The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has said the reviews of the 2019 general elections have been generally positive, but not without some concerns. Yakubu, represented
The Senate, on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Lemo, as Chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office, have arrested fifteen suspected ‘Yahoo boys’. The ‘Yahoo boys’ were arrested in a late-evening raid on Blue
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed May 9 to rule on an application by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) seeking to be joined as parties in a suit filed
There is a high level of anxiety amongst political gladiators in Osun State, as Appeal Court sitting in Abuja will on Thursday, May 9, 2019, deliver judgement on the Osun
Mr. Stuart Symington, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged young lawmakers in the country to be instruments of change by fostering justice and inclusiveness in governance. Symington made
The Senate has ordered its Committee on Health to conduct an emergency investigative hearing on the state of healthcare services in teaching hospitals and report back within a week. This
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday ordered that a 26-year-old security man, Paul Oko, be remanded in prison for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old pupil of the school under his
FIFA have rejected Chelsea’s appeal against a two-window transfer ban, Sky Sports reports. The world football governing body has upheld the ban they handed Chelsea in February, after an investigation
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned what it described as politically motivated persecution of the Osun State governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola
Students of mandate areas of Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government Areas of Ondo State on Wednesday shut down activities at the office of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development
Several permanent secretary hopefuls in Ebonyi failed to recite the national anthem and questions about the capital of states in an interview session on Tuesday. NAN reports that the oral
The House of Representatives has passed a bill enabling married Nigerian women to choose their state of origin. The ‘Bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission (Establishment,
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Wednesday commenced hearing in the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his party and three other
Senator Bala Ibn Na’allah representing Kebbi South Senatorial district has expressed disdain over Nigerian governors’ alleged mismanagement of local government allocation from the Federal government. Reacting to a motion by
A middle-aged man has pleaded guilty to a charge of an attempt to defile a five-year-old girl. The man, Umaru Bello of Wurro-Chekke in Yola South Local Government Area of
A Makurdi Magistrates’ court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a businesswoman, Swuese Moses of Atorgbenda village, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, charged with culpable homicide. The prosecutor,
The Federal Government, on Monday in Abuja directed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to extend by three months, the special window for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registration in
Former Real Madrid boss, Jose Mourinho, has paid special tribute to Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, after the Reds completed a stunning comeback against Barcelona on Tuesday. Liverpool reached the Champions
