JUST IN: Court affirms Abure as LP chairman, restrains Apapa-faction
A State High Court sitting in Edo on Friday dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the embattled National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, by some party members at the ward level....
View ArticleAfrica must maintain 7% growth rate for 40 years to eradicate poverty — AfDB
All 54 countries in Africa must consistently maintain a seven percent growth rate for the next 40-50 years to eradicate poverty and reach high-income status. This was contained in a speech delivered by...
View ArticleStep down for Akpabio, group urges Senate presidency aspirants
A civil society organisation, Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria, has called on other aspirants for the Office of the President of the Senate in the coming 10th National Assembly to...
View ArticleManager in court for stealing company property
A 40-year-old man, Damilola Isheniyi, was arraigned on Friday at an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing his employer’s goods and money to the tune of N1.1 million.The defendant,...
View ArticleDangote refinery: Tackle unemployment with more industries, says cleric
Following the inauguration of the Dangote Refinery by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in Lagos, the Planter of the Christ Apostolic Church, Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain,...
View ArticleMay 29: Starting point might not be rosy — Shettima
The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has said that as a result of the myriad problems bedevilling the country, the starting point of his administration might not be rosy. According to him, the...
View ArticleCeline Dion cancels 2023-2024 shows over health issues
Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder. The 55-year-old Canadian...
View ArticleMonarchs killing: Group attacks Uzodinma, demands state of emergency
A group, Coalition for True Governance, has condemned the killing of the traditional ruler in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Victor Ijioma, and the traditional prime minister of the...
View ArticleJUST IN: Nigeria Air plane lands in Abuja airport
An airplane belonging to the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The airplane was seen moving in a video posted by the Minister of...
View ArticleTinubu joins Buhari, Marwa for Juma’at prayers
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Friday afternoon, joined the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for Juma’at prayers at the State House Mosque as part of ongoing programmes...
View ArticleOgun NNPP appeals Tribunal’s ruling
The New Nigeria Peoples Party has appealed the ruling of the Governorship and House of Assembly Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in a petition brought before it by the party over the omission...
View ArticleObasanjo, Obi arrive Port Harcourt for Kukah’s book presentation
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party during last general election, Peter Obi, are in Port Harcourt for a book presentation. The book titled ‘Witness to...
View ArticleTribunal on competition, consumer protection unveils practise rules
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Friday launched its practise rules and unveiled the hearing room in which appeals on competition and consumer protection-related issues will be...
View ArticleUPDATED: FG declares May 29 work-free day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29, 2023, as a work-free day for all workers in the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement on Friday by the Permanent...
View ArticleUS varsity choir to visit Nigeria, fixes performances for Lagos, Ogun
The Morgan State University Choir, one of America’s most prestigious university choral ensembles, will travel to Nigeria from May 29 to May 31 to share their talents in a cultural exchange of song,...
View ArticleLet’s work to generate more revenue, new AGF tasks staff
The newly appointed Account-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has urged the staff of the office to shun all forms of corruption in the discharge of their duties. The AGF made the call on...
View ArticleEnugu gov-elect Mbah declares assets, vows to uphold rule of law
Enugu State Governor-elect, Barr Peter Mbah, on Friday, shortly after the declaration of his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Enugu, declared that his administration will be guided by the...
View ArticleNew AGF assumes office, vows corruption-free tenure
The new Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, on Friday vowed to run a corruption-free administration. Madein who is the first female Accountant-General said this in Abuja when she...
View ArticleKwankwaso, Binani unveils projects in Kaduna
Former governor of Kano State, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Friday, commissioned the new Ungwan Rimi Market and the nearby School and Emir Roads in Kaduna.Chief Bisi Akande, former interim national...
View ArticleBlack boy shot by US cop suffers collapsed lung, lacerated liver
An 11-year-old boy, who was shot by a police officer in the US state of Mississippi., suffered a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver. Nakala Murry, the boy’s mother, said her son,...
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