For six months running, Cross River State has remained without a substantive chief judge, as the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Governor Ben Ayade administration have flexed muscles over the matter. Twice, the commission recommended to the state government to confirm and swear in Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive CJ being the most senior […]

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee in Ekiti State has disagreed with the former governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on the return of former Governor Segun Oni to the party. Fayose had last week said that there would not be red carpet reception for Oni in the PDP. The former governor, who said that the […]

Palpable fear yesterday gripped officials of Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State following the death of the council chairman, Augustine Adeoye Arogundade, barely few days after the Secretary to the Local Government (SLG), Alhaja Tawakalitu Abiodun Ayilara died after a brief illness, fueling rumours of coronavirus attack at the council secretariat. He […]

Two persons were feared dead when groups of Cameroonian and Nigerian traders clashed in Deira, Dubai this week, a witness told The Guardian on Tuesday. The two persons killed were Cameroonians, two witnesses said in separate voice notes the witness sent to our correspondent. A video the witness sent showed a man suspected to be […]

Pensioners laud Makinde over payment of N3.2 billion gratuities The Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday urged Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently constitute the Amotekun Corps, the state security agency network, to stem insecurity in the state. The House emphasised that the call became imperative to check the nefarious activities of criminal herdsmen who recently […]

• ‘Officials must state why certain info can’t be made public’ A current move by the Federal Government to stop the leakage of official communication may not yield the desired result, some experts have noted. Apparently worried about the alleged leakage of official memos, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has decided to come hard against […]

The joint task force under the Kogi state police command on Tuesday evening said it has gunned down two notorious armed robbers and kidnap kingpins that have been terrorizing the people in Idah Local government area of the state and its environs. DSP William Ovye Aya, Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi state police command, who […]

Oil marketers yesterday said it was impossible for its members to sell petrol at the new government regulated N121.5 per litre. Acting under the aegis of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the marketers said they have directed their members to sell petrol at N123.5 per litre. Reacting to the new price announced by […]

FIVE years after he was declared wanted in connection with alleged diversion of N5.5 billion during the administration of former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has taken into custody Mr. Idris Kwado. Shema is under probe in connection with the cash meant for the implementation of the Subsidy Re-Investment […]

TWO more aspirants from the anti-Godwin Obaseki camp have collected the Expression of Interest and Nomition Forms to bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket. They are Chris Ogiemwonyi and Dr. Pius Odubu. Others who have collected the forms are Governor Godwin Obaseki, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Matthew Iduoriyekemwen. Ogiemwonyi, a former Minister of […]

FROM the Federal Government on Tuesday came an advisory to Nigerians: If you are 55 years old and above, avoid churches and mosques. Those with health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, HIV, among others, are also enjoined to stay at home to worship, the government added. It noted that the advice was necessary because places […]

HOURS after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the immediate release of former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator was still in custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Abuja last night. The NCS told The Nation last night that it was yet to get a valid court order to […]