FG kicks-off Lagos-Kano railway project
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA – The federal government has commenced work on the Kaduna-Kano segment of the Lagos-Kano standard gauge railway, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi announced on Wednesday. The minister in a tweet on his verified handle @ChibuikeAmaechi, with pictures of heavy-duty equipment, wrote, “onsite: contractors move in for the commencement of the Kano-Kaduna […]
Tribunal reserves judgement on Bayelsa governorship election dispute
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has concluded the hearing and reserved its judgement on the petition seeking to sack Governor Duoye Diri and his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. The governorship candidate of Liberation Movement, LM, in Bayelsa State, Vijah Opuama, had in the petition he filed to […]
Viral video: Ijero PDP members express loyalty, not oath ― Fayose
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Aftermath of the controversial viral video circulated on social media platforms, former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday disclosed that ward executives in Ijero Council Area only expressed loyalty to him in the video. He added that the executive officers did not engage in oath-taking as the public was […]
Fraud: Court sentence man to 10 years imprisonment, to refund N200m
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced one Saad Ahmed Madaki to ten years imprisonment for defrauding one Auwalu Abdulkadir, a retired Kano State treasurer of N200million.
Again, Court affirms INEC’s power to deregister political parties
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday for the fourth time affirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acted within its power when it deregistered 74 political parties. The ruling yet again dashed the hope of 74 political parties seeking the reversal of their deregistration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). […]
Don’t be afraid to volunteer information to Police, Abia CP tells residents
By Ugochukwu Alaribe Abia State Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, has urged residents of the state not to be afraid to volunteer information about suspected criminal activities to the police. Agbede, who stated this during the inauguration of the Police Community Policing Committee, at the Police Area Command, Aba, explained that with the strategies the […]
