A presidential aspirant under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has stepped down from the race, describing the primary election contest as “obscenely monetised”.
He announced his withdrawal in a letter addressed to the PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayo, the day the main opposition party is...
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has charged the operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to be firm, but civil in their operations.
He charged them to be firm and ruthless in warding off criminal elements but civil with law abiding Nigerians.
The Minister gave the charge at...
Ogun State Government has earmarked 20 percent of its revised 2020 budget to the health sector as part of measures to sustain the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
The State Goverrnor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, stated this at the Virtual Consultative Meeting on Year 2020 Revised Budget, held at the Ministry of...
Mr. Tene John, a long-serving part-time lecturer of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, in Lagos has been relieved of his teaching job by the management of the institution.
This development has come on the heels of some curious allegation against the rather helpless lecturer by one Ms. Anjola Ogunyemi,...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gotten a clean bill of health; he has been certified free of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Governor, on Thursday afternoon, cheerfully walked out after 14 days in self-isolation, expressing his gratitude to all citizens for their prayers and wishes throughout the period of his...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again reiterated his commitment to prioritizing the welfare of street cleaners in the state to safeguard their health.
The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Youths and Development revealed this during an interactive session and celebration of committed and dedicated street cleaners...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, October 15, 2020, presented the fifth prosecution witness against Rabbi Okpara and Jude Ugeaja (at large), who are facing criminal prosecution for international passport racketeering before Justice D.Z. Senchi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja.
Both defendants were re-arraigned...
Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday, December 10, 2020, collapsed in court. Following the incident, the presiding judge, Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had to adjourn till December 21 and 22, 2020 for hearing on Maina’s no case submission,...
The sustained investment on infrastructure in Lagos State is a deliberate attempt to position the State’s economy for more inflow of trade and economic partnership, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said.
He said Lagos would not relent in its effort to scale up necessary infrastructure to drive growth and socio-economic development.
The...
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, last night received two more defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the fold of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the State.
Those received by the governor alongside the State Chairman of the PDP, Chief Solomon Agwuana were Hon....
