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...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged voters to pocket the money offered by politicians but vote their conscience. “I am aware that the money is not there like before for people to sway voters like they used to do. And if they bring out money now, the people should pocket...
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has restated the commitment of his administration to delivering on the T.H.E.M.E.S strategic development agenda within the framework of the Circular Economy, noting that the task requires innovative thinking and implementation, as well as adequate financing and investment. Sanwo-Olu stated this in his...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commiserated with the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Hon Femi Bamisile and his siblings on the passing of their mother, Assistant Pastor (Mrs) Victoria Tolani Bamisile. The late Madam Bamisile passed on Thursday, aged 82 years old. Governor...
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country, to consider adopting other options on how to bring the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East to an end. Engineer Sule made the call when he led a powerful delegation from...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun State. A three-member panel of justices presided by Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu on Friday held that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate snd former governor, Gboyega Oyetola failed to prove allegations of...
The Government of Oyo State has approved a draft bill to reflect the new ownership structure of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Prof Oyelowo Oyewo, has said. Oyewo, who briefed newsmen at the end of the State’s Executive Council...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Thursday, March 30, 2023 extensively discussed recent developments in the Party. The NWC recognized the imperativeness of a total reconciliation among Party leaders and critical stakeholders for a more cohesive Party in the overall interest...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for greater synergy between states and the Federal Government to help cut waste of resources and manpower in project execution. The governor said this when he received the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation and Chairperson of Project Steering Committee on...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N320,345,040, 835 as the 2023 intervention funds for public tertiary education institutions in the country. Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday during TETFund’s annual strategic planning workshop with all heads of benefitting institutions. He said the...