Presidential Poll: Court reserves judgment in Olawepo-Hashim’s suit against INEC
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved for judgment a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as candidate of the Accord Party (AP) for the 2027 presidential election. Justice Mohammed Umar okayed the matter for judgment after all parties adopted […]
Bayelsa gives Yenagoa face-lift ahead Yar’Adua’s visit
Also, the breath-taking millennium park, the first of any such open relaxation park in state which is also undergoing finishing touches, is fast becoming a rendezvous for photographers ostensibly due to its beautiful scenery.
NUJ meets NNN mgt over unpaid salaries
By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE — President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Muhammad Garba, has sympathised with the thousands of workers of the New Nigerian Newspapers Company who were left unpaid for six months, pledging to meet the management of the company with a view to solving the problem.
Unemployment aids drug abuse, says suspect
A 28-year old drug suspect, Adekunle Ajayi has attributed the involvement of the youths on drugs related offences to the insincerity of government to provide employment opportunity for them, after being used as thugs or party agents.
One dead, others injured as hotel collapsed
One person was feared dead while several others were seriously injured yesterday when an hotel located in Osogbo under construction suddendly collapsed while workers were on the site.
Ekiti woos investors with tax holiday
By Gbenga Ariyibi Ekiti State Government has promised to give three years tax holiday to prospective investors into the state. The state governor, Engr Segun Oni made the pledge in Ado Ekiti yesterday during the official commissioning of the Ekiti Kete Mass Transit Company in Ado Ekiti, saying the gesture is aimed at encouraging investors […]
