No doubt, the post-electoral judicial tussle that ensued between former governor of Imo State on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, but sacked by the Supreme Court, and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma, of All Progressives Congress (APC), has come and gone, but there are a legion of unsettled political, economic, […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday said that concerted efforts must be taken to stop the abuse of the use of bridges in Lagos to avoid disaster. The governor, who disclosed that a section of the Eko Bridge had been closed for motorists and commuters for safety of residents and motorists, as well as to […]

•Union seeks emergency declaration on education The Federal Government yesterday described as illegal the two-week warning strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made the declaration while briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at […]

About 50 people, including truck drivers were fatally injured yesterday, while many shops and trucks were looted and torched after heavily armed thugs invaded Vinager and Abule-Ado areas of Satellite town along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos State. It was gathered that the fight, which started on Tuesday evening, was as a result of illegal levy being […]

• ‘It is laughable, promoter seeking attention’ • FG budgets N9.05b for alternative power • Average power generation falls below 3,800MW If the bill seeking to outlaw the use of electricity generating sets eventually becomes a law, the economy may be heading for collapse as the vast majority of electricity consumers in the country, especially […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to stop spending revenues collected on behalf of the Federal Government on themselves, stressing that doing so is inimical to national development. According to the agency, the global best practices is for all MDAs to remit all collected government revenues to the […]

• Says cases outside China increased 13-fold • Urges aggressive action to contain spread The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday finally declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and urged countries to take urgent and aggressive action to contain the spread. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries while 4,291 people have lost […]

Less than 24 hours after he appointed him into the board of Kaduna State Investment Promotion Authority, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has named former Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II as the chancellor of Kaduna State University. “On behalf of the government and people of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai is delighted to appoint His Highness, […]

Anybody who engages in the importation, sales and use of electricity generating sets is guilty of an offence and upon conviction would be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years. This is the sanction provided in a fresh Bill introduced TO the Senate on Wednesday with the aim of curbing […]

There are indicators that the embattled national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may not regain his exalted seat any time soon, especially given his last-minute attempts to impose his lackeys on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Signs of the slim of chances of Oshiomhole’s return emerged yesterday, when the […]

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State yesterday signed the state Security Network Agency Bill 2020, code-named Amotekun Corps, into law following its submission by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin. The House had on March 3, 2020 passed the bill into law after a public hearing on the matter. Makinde signed the […]

The Senate yesterday quizzed the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Idris Ahmed, over the identity of a lawyer who collected $4 million as payment for the professional fees for the management of Excess Crude Account (ECA). Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance, Adeola Olamilekan, who demanded the identity of the lawyer during an interactive session […]