Labour threatens to cripple Defence Ministry
Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday in Lagos, stepped up planned industrial action against the Ministry of Defence over lingering issues of unpaid workers salaries and other labour matters.
PDP chairman, executives decamp to APC in Edo
The Chairman and eleven members of the executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday, decamped to the All Progressives Congress in Ukpato Ward, Orhiomwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
Defence asks court to drop charges against child bride murder
The Prosecution Counsel canvassing death penalty for the 14 years old Child bride, Wasila Tasiu over culpable homicide has told a Kano High court, Gezawa that the suspect can’t escape justice through back door.
N150bn libel suit: Court stops AIT from airing documentary on Tinubu
A Lagos High court in Ikeja Monday granted an interim order restraining the Africa Independent Television(AIT) from broadcasting a documentary titled “Lion of Bourdilion” allegedly aimed at tarnishing the image of former Lagos State Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu.
Military says Yobe state cleared of Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Monday said that it had cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe, after reclaiming the town of Goniri.
Staff pelt LASU VC with sachet water
The crisis rocking the Lagos State University got to its head Monday as the institution Vice Chancellor, Professor John Obafunwa was pelted with sachets of water by the protesting staff of the institution.
APC pushing Nigeria to the brinks – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) now confronted with the reality of failure in the 2015 general elections has intensified its frenzied deployment of false alarms aimed at throwing the polity into chaos and wreck the electoral process.
Court stops Fashola, LASG from banning movement on Environmental Sanitation Day
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, has declared as unlawful the restriction of citizens’ movement during the monthly Lagos environmental sanitation exercise.
Desperation: The Bayelsa example
ON March 6, the Supreme Court put paid to the ambition of Timepre Silva to upturn the democratic process which saw Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson succeed him as governor in 2012. Sylva had sought to set aside an earlier judgement by the same apex court on his quest to be recognised as the candidate of the PDP vide the primary election of 2012.
Jega says INEC ready for free, fair, credible elections
The head of Nigeria’s electoral body said on Monday it was ready to conduct presidential and parliamentary elections in less than two weeks’ time, after the vote was delayed by security concerns.
Court nullifies Ibinabo’s election as AGN President
A Federal High Court has voided the election of the former beauty queen and actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima as the President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN).
