Imo: Reverse your verdict, Ihedioha tells Supreme Court
Sacked former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has urged the Supreme Court to speedily hear the application he filed for a review of the judgment that ousted him from office and declared Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress, APC, as the validly elected governor of the state.
AfCFTA: MAN urges FG to tackle infrastructure constraints
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), yesterday, said for the gains of AfCFTA to be realized, government must show readiness in addressing the constraints of infrastructure in Nigeria and ensure that policies and regulations are not too harsh for businesses to operate.
Religious intolerance, Boko Haram and the incessant killings of Christians
By Ademola Orunbon Boko Haram: MORE than before, contemporary Nigerian society has been beset with religious conflicts that have threatened to tear the fabric of the country’s unity. To a large extent, one can say that Nigeria of the past boasted of religious flexibility and tolerance for many years. However, recently, it seems to have […]
INEC spares 18 political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Thursday, exercised its constitutional powers to deregister political parties that failed to meet established criteria
I didn’t appoint 118-yr-old as special adviser, says Bayelsa LG Vice Chair
Vice Chairman of Kolokuma/Opukuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr. Brian Alagha, has denied media reports that he appointed a 118 years old elderly woman as his special adviser.
Fashola backs Sanwo-Olu on Okada ban
MINISTER of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday, threw his weight behind the ban on commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State government. The former governor backed the action when he spoke at a public lecture organised by the United Action for Change, UAC, in Lagos. Fashola, who was a two-time governor of the […]
Edo 2020: Court stops PDP from announcing ward congress results
An Edo State High Court sitting in Ekpoma, yesterday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from announcing the results of ward congress conducted on February 1, 2020.
Magu, Dokubo emerge as NewsmakersNG 2019 Persons of the Year
The acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu and the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, have emerged as NewsmakersNG 2019 Persons of the Year. In a statement by Publisher NewsmakersNG, Mr Dipo Kehinde said Magu and Prof. Dokubo were selected as the two Most Outstanding Heads of Agencies in […]
Arewa Youths disown Shege Ka Fasa
Alleges Northern Elders Behind the Security outfit Dogara, Sultan, others meet over Security By Ibrahim Hassan Barely 24 hours after a coalition of Northern Groups launches the Arewa version of Amotekun code-named Shege Ka Fasa, Umbrella body of Arewa youth groups, the joint action committee of northern youth associations, has distanced itself from the […]
Raheem Sterling to miss City’s game against West Ham
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against West Ham and could face a race to be fit for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid after suffering a hamstring injury. Sterling limped off during Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham and the club have confirmed the injury will sideline the England international […]
Egypt re-awakening African togetherness
On assumption of the chairmanship of the African Union in February 2019, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi realized the significant African roots of his country both economically and politically.
WWE stock plummet on weaker-than-expected revenue
WWE’s stock price took a steel chair to the head Thursday as the pro-wrestling giant posted revenues and profits that fell short of Wall Street estimates. Shares in the Connecticut-based company which got hammered last week after WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon abruptly ousted his co-presidents, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson plunged as much […]
Congresses: PDP commences sale of forms
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has commenced the sale of forms to elect new executives at the state and zonal levels whose tenure expire in 2020. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Organizing Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), on Thursday in Abuja. Akobundu said that in line with the provision of […]
Okada Ban: Agbaje lacks skill, experience to teach Sanwo-Olu art of planning — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State chapter on Thursday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guber candidate in 2019, Jimi Agbaje, lacked the skill and experience to teach Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu the art of planning.
Ansaru operations: IGP deploys detectives, forensic investigators
The Inspector General (I-G) of Police Mr Mohammed Adamu, had deployed detectives and special forensic investigators to expedite investigations into the criminal enterprise of Ansaru terror group and their associates. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The Police on Wednesday invaded the Terrorist […]
Gambian ex-dictator’s country palace burns in wildfire
Gambian ex-autocrat Yahya Jammeh’s palatial country residence, where he allegedly administered a self-invented AIDS cure, has been partially “gutted by bushfire,” the West African state’s army said Thursday. Located in Jammeh’s home village of Kanilai in western Gambia, his sprawling former private residence was engulfed by a wildfire on Wednesday, according to army spokesman Lamin Sanyang. […]
