– The House of Representatives member representing Badagry in Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe said that Badagry needs a polytechnic – He said that the request, if granted, would reduce crime among youths, as residents would be exposed to education – The legislator said: “It will help the border town in reducing crime The … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that the commission would reduced the cost of conducting elections in Kogi state by combining the governorship poll and West Senatorial rerun for the same day. The commission revealed that it would save a total of N290m in cost by conducting the elections same day. The INEC … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that the commission has collaborated with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to curb voting buying ahead of November 16 governorship polls. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja … Read more
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has revealed its plan to consult some prominent Nigerians in the bid to actualize its 2023 Igbo Presidency Agenda. The group noted that its National Committee on Igbo presidency agenda would consult prominent Nigerians. The prominent Nigerians to be consulted include the former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP of hiring an American Columnist to write maligning articles about the Supreme Court Justices. The allegation comes as the supreme Court had fixed October 30 for the hearing of the appeal suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the last … Read more
The ruling All Progressive Congress APC, has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP of pursing a destructive agenda ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the appeal suit filed by PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. It could be recalled that the supreme Court had fixed October 30 for the hearing of the appeal suit … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has berated the All Progressive Congress APC, alleging that President Buhari and the APC has resorted to fabricating stories against Abubakar Atiku and PDP. The opposition party also stressed that the president and his party the APC will not escape justice adding that, the PDP has gathered indisputable evidence to … Read more
Members of the House of Representative has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to hult the planned Operation Positive Identification by the military. The lawmakers made the call at the plenary session on Tuesday when a motion of Urgent Public Importance moved by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu. OPI is an operation the military claims would … Read more
One of the prosecutions witness, Shehu Shuaibu, has revealed that the ministry of External Affairs paid N800m to ghost contractor as he testified in the on going N4.9bn trial of the former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. The trial of the former aviation minister along three others resumed hearing today (Tuesday) at the Lagos Federal … Read more
– Enugu Police said that it intensified effort in the rescue of the kidnapped Priest – The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ebere Amaraizu, the Force said that “the priest was allegedly abducted on Monday at about 5.50pm near the gate of the seminary as he was driving out of the premises – The state … Read more
– Lagos state Assembly approves Sanwoolu budget reordering – Sanwo-Olu lamented lack of new revenue sources for the remaining months of the year and requested for re-ordering of 2019 budget which stands at N873.532 billion – The breakdown, he said, showed that the recurrent is N24 billion while the capital is N10.050 billion Following … Read more
– The main cause of the fire outbreak in Onitsha has to be investigated – National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has failed to provide relief material to over 2,000 people turned homeless and 500 shops consumed by the inferno in onitsha – If the investigation is not done, a future occurrence is possible The … Read more
The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has raided Sokoto office of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). A source from the commission who preferred anonymity confirmed the operation. The source said: “There was a raid and the matter is still under investigation.” More Details Later…
– INEC plans to engage the deaf and dumb in the forthcoming November 16 Gubernatorial election – The commission’s Head of Civil Society Organisations,Mrs. Bello said that the interpreters who would work as volunteers were being engaged to help hearing impaired to understand what “is being said in a variety of activities – According to … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP factions in Plateau state have expressed different views to the planned support for the party’s candidates in the gubernatorial election slated for November 16, in Kogi and Bayelsa state. It was gathered that there are two factions in the state, one faction of the party led by the National Vice- … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the list of nominees for Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and approval. The NDDC’s Board nominees include the Chairman, Dr. Pius Odubu (Edo); Managing Director, Bernard O. Okumagba (Delta); Executive Director Projects, Engr. Otobong Ndem (Akwa Ibom); Executive Director Finance … Read more
– Nigeria needs to continually adopt bicameral legislature – Senator Rochas Okorocha had canvassed for the scrapping of the House of Representatives – Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said that Nigeria has consciously adopted to have a bicameral National Assembly; it is because of who and what we are President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, … Read more
– APC,PDP warn against hate speech in Bayelsa state – CITAD said that the centre had tracked 420 hate speeches from platforms ahead of the election – “As we approach governorship election here in Bayelsa State, it is instrumental that awareness is intensified to ensure that people desist from hate speech The Centre for Information … Read more
– labour leaders said they are ready for any Governor who could not pay the consequential increment – “The state governments are only playing games. They were represented in the minimum wage committee – “All the Governors in Nigeria receive the same salaries. Even the states that cannot produce anything, they receive the same salaries … Read more
The former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has presented the case of the recent xenophobia attack on Nigerians living in South Africa before the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace, IPTP. The senator presented the case of the unfortunate incident at the October session of IPTP holding in Ethiopia. Ekweremadu disclosed this at the … Read more