ABOUT three months after declaring his governorship ambition on the platform of the Accord Party, former Governor of Oyo State, Sen Rashidi Ladoja, has described the ruling Peoples Democratic Party as a party being managed by political vultures.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Dimeji Bankole could not hold back tears on being confronted with the menace of juvenile delinquency in the nation’s at the Borstal Remand Home, Adigbe, Abeokuta.
Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has expressed serious fear that corruption and the atmosphere of violence in some parts of the country may scuttle the nation’s current drive to have free, fair and credible general elections next month.
The Senator representing Anambra Central in the National Assembly, Senator Annie Okonkwo who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party, AP, has donated 50 new electricity transformers to his constituency.
FIRE has destroyed documents and equipment in Osun Govenor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s office in Osogbo. The fire which occurred weekend affected some offices in the executive chamber, burnt vital government documents and office equipment.
THREE inmates of Enugu Prisons, Raphael Udeh, Elvis Ilomuanya and David Amaefule, who were sentenced to death on July 1, 2010, by former Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Sunday Imo, have petitioned Governor Theodore Orji, seeking for clemency on the ground that their trial and conviction was politically motivated
THE Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom in Ondo State, Oba Obateru Akinruntan weekend raised alarm that some thugs have destroyed his newly renovated property at Ugbonla and carted away valuable items worth about N20 millions
The Gombe State government has commenced the sale of houses to civil servants in the state on owner-occupier basis to help alleviate accommodation problem of government workers.
THE ruling Labour Party, LP, in Ondo State and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, weekend accused each other of perfecting plans to rig this Saturday elections in the state.
Against all expectations, Yeka Onka has won the long running reality TV show, Nigeria Idols, winning the star prize of N7.5million, a recording deal, a car and an all expense paid trip to South Africa.
DAPO Durosimi-Etti is the Senatorial Candidate of Labour Party,LP, in Lagos Central Senatorial District. In this interview, he disclosed that imposition of candidates on party members forced him out of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, boasting that he would defeat the ACN candidate (Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu) in his constituency.
FOLLOWING the Supreme Court judgment of Friday, March 18 ordering Akwa Ibom State to transfer to Rivers State, 86 oil wells with revenues that accrued from the wells from April 2009 to date, former Governor of the state, Obong Victor Attah, has denied ever entering into or signing any agreement ceding the oil wells to Rivers State.
THE Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has formed a tripartite committee in collaboration with the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) and the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) with a vew to enhancing the framework for housing finance in the country.
OGONI have decried what they termed as the rising state of insecurity in Ogoni land. In an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, they called on the President to intervene.
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