As candidates emerge by consensus
As consensus candidates emerged for the various elective positions in state and federal legislative constituencies, the former President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated those who emerged via consensus under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, his Deputy Engineer Benson Abounu and Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, David Olofu have all tested negative for Coronavirus.
Governor Ortom who received the test result yesterday, encouraged other Benue people to voluntarily go for the COVID-19 test.
He commended the State Action Committee on...
The leadership of the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, met with heads of security agencies on Tuesday to discuss strategies on how to end the security challenges in the country, particularly the new dimension of attacking rail tracks and invading the Kaduna Airport by...
An Ogba Chief Magistrate Court, on Monday, sentenced Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele Bello a.k.a Jenifa, and her husband, AbdulRaheed Bello a.k.a JJC Skillz to 14 days Community Service in addition to a fine of N100,000 each, after which they will observe 14-day isolation period.
The celebrity couple were earlier arraigned...
A veteran journalist, Mustapha Ogunsakin, has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo declined former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s offer to become Attorney-General of the Federation in 2005.
Mr Ogunsakin’s revelation, made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja, came as mixed reactions continued to trail Osinbajo’s declaration to run for the...
Officers of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) have impounded about 36 commercial trailers and other articulated vehicles belonging to haulage companies and logistics departments during its routine operations and surveillance in the State.
The Executive Chairman, OYRTMA, Dr. Akin Fagbemi revealed that the operators of the trucks...
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has urged people of the state to respect the religious and cultural beliefs of one another and eschew denigration in all forms.
The governor stated this in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, yesterday after a...
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday night announced that a patient suspected to have contracted Coronavirus in the state had died.
His Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, said in a statement in Asaba that the governor disclosed that the case, which was the second, after the first confirmed...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja advised those planning to rig the 2023 general elections to perish the thought, vowing to use every legitimate means to protect the votes of Nigerians.
‘‘Those planning to rig the forthcoming elections should think twice because I intend to resolutely protect and defend...
Kwara State Government on Monday said it has uncovered plots by some prominent opposition figures to incite the public to protest against the lockdown order in the state.
“We have an intelligence report that some prominent members of the opposition have perfected a plan to incite the public against the...
