The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin has upheld the judgment of the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal which earlier dismissed the petition of Young Democratic Party, YDP, and its governorship candidate, Nurudeen Inwanfero, against the declaration of Mr. Godwin Obaseki, of All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the September 28, 2016 governorship election in the state.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA— SENATE President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki has directed the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori to carry out a holistic audit of staff in the National Assembly. According to Saraki, the comprehensive assessment must be completed within 90 days and progress reports should be […]

AHEAD of the January 28, 2016 date announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the conduct of the by-election for Etsako federal constituency of Edo State, eldest son of the immediate past governor of Edo State, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, yesterday suspended his ambition for the vacant seat and backed the aspiration of Mr Johnson Oghuma as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Justice Amina Augie of the Supreme Court, yesterday, disqualified herself from a five-man panel the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, constituted to hear appeals seeking to sack Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.

AHEAD of the planned six-week closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for maintenance, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, yesterday, kicked against the move, saying that the measure would negatively impact the nation’s economy and endanger the lives of air travellers.

EVEN at close range, not many people in Edo State may be able to know or can easily recognise Betsy Obaseki, wife of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.

Ekiti state government on Wednesday evicted the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Ekiti State command and other Federal ministries and agencies from their various offices.

THE Seme and Tin-Can commands of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, generated combined revenue of N266.9billion between January and December 2016, showing a decline of -3.1 per cent against 2015 record of N275.3 billion.

THE Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Anambra State has threatened to shut down the courts in the state next week if its members’ 2016 leave allowances were not paid before the end of work tomorrow (Friday).

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, approved the appointment of Dr. Faisal Shuaib as the Executive Secretary of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA.