A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday suspended the national Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole. “Oshiomhole will remain suspended pending the determination of the suit,” Judge Danlami Senchi said in his ruling. Judge Senchi, gave the order following an application of interlocutory injunction filed by Oluwale Afolabi, asking the court […]

Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned a former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Shulamite Olufunke Adebolu, to appear before it and give a detailed account of how the money allocated for the 2019 Greater Lagos Fiesta was spent. At plenary yesterday, the Chairman, House Committee on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Saka Solaja, under […]

Some aggrieved members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ogun State on Tuesday sued the national executive of the union and 12 others to court over the conduct of the union’s election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other respondents in the suit to be heard […]

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has appointed a former Commissioner of Police in the state, Mrs. Abiodun Ige, as his Special Adviser on Security Matters. Mrs. Ige served as the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Police Command, from February 9, 2019 and retired in January 2020 after a meritorious service. The governor, through his Chief […]

The Kwara State Government said on Tuesday that it had strengthened its surveillance at border communities, adding that 16 people were under observation. Speaking at a news conference, Health Commissioner Dr. Raji Razak said the 16 persons under observation, who are Nigerians, are not showing any sign of illness. He said that a 38–year-old Beninoise […]

A chairmanship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, has rejected the consensus candidacy arrangement mooted by some elders of the party for the coming congress slated for April 2. He vowed to oppose the consensus candidature being mooted by factional elders and stakeholders in caucus of the party, […]

There has been pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Service Chiefs over allegation of non-performance. Many also said Buhari lacks the gut to sack his appointees and aides. But the President, since he assumed power in 2015, has sacked at least seven persons he appointed. While some of them were sacked due to alleged […]

The Ekiti State House of Assembly had earlier passed the Bill. Following the passage of the bill by the lawmakers, the six governors in the zone are expected to simultaneously sign the document into law, thus paving the way for the establishment of Amotekun Corps in their domains. In Ibadan on Tuesday, members of the […]

In a six-to-one judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s application for a review of the January 14 judgment, which ordered his removal. The highest court ordered the swearing-in of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Hope Uzodimna, but Ihedioha and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asked the apex […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in the new Head of Civil Service, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan. The swearing in ceremony held at the Executive Council Chamber of the State House at about 11:07am, just before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Details Shortly…

• Agency hands over recovered N263m to Kwara govt • Remands oil marketer over alleged forgery, takes custody of suspected oil thieves A mini-coffin suspected to contain fetish materials was found with a 38-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Azeez Adebowale, when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided his house in Ibadan on […]

Expert in the financial market has flayed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decision to retain Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) at 65 per cent, urging the apex bank to reconsider its stance in order to forestall further depreciation of banking stocks in the nation’s stock market. Specifically, the expert stressed the need for government […]