The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday sacked two Kaduna State House of Assembly members. The appellate court ordered that a rerun be conducted by INEC to determine who will represent Kagarko and Sanga constituencies in the state assembly. In Kagarko, the appellate court ordered for a rerun in 22 polling units located […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, restated its commitment to ending sexual and gender-based violence and craved the support of the Rule of Law and Anti Corruption (ROLAC) programme of the British Council to achieve that. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance when ROLAC’s team paid her […]
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is facing a dismal future as projects worth over $163 billion remain in limbo amid worsening investment drought. The development, which has already created a booming market for other smaller and emerging oil and gas countries in Africa might not only quash Nigeria’s leading role in hydrocarbon on the continent, […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva has `thanked’ Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State for making it much easier for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, David Lyon, to win the November 16 election. He disclosed this after presenting the Bayelsa governor-elect, David Lyon, to President Muhammadu Buhari at […]
Worried by the spate of criticisms that has greeted the Hate Speech Bill which passed first reading last week, the Senate has distanced itself from the proposed legislation The acting spokesperson for the red chamber, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, told journalists in Abuja on Monday that contrary to widespread impression, the bill was not the idea […]
The new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has said that managing the menace of traffic in the metropolis would be his top priority. Odumosu disclosed this during a press briefing Monday in Ikeja. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Odumosu took over from AIG Zubairu Muazu, who was recently promoted from Commissioner of […]
Bala is joined by a celebrity stylist. Odega Lagos, on the show as he unveils 5 summer outfits and how to rock them.
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged persons dissatisfied with the outcome of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states to seek redress in court. Governor Yahaya Bello who sought re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in Kogi State while David Lyon, also of the APC, triumphed in Bayelsa. Musa Wada, […]
The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010 […]
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration is considering putting in place health insurance scheme that would enable the people have access to affordable and quality healthcare services in the state. He stated this when he received in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, management team of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, who paid him […]
Chairman of the Ecological Committee in the Senate, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, at the weekend said that the committee would soon go on an oversight visit to monitor the level of clean-up exercise and to ensure that the contractors handling the job are genuine and are really working. Gusau, who spoke with team of environmental rights […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Nov. 16 election in Bayelsa, David Lyon, on his victory. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Monday. The President also commended APC supporters in particular and Nigerians in general […]