The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver judgement on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in the cases of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Recall that the PDP presidential candidate and his…
The Israeli Army has again attacked several suspected terrorists, and the infrastructure of the Palestinian Islamist organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, it said on Wednesday. The military said that tunnels, headquarters, weapons depots and weapons themselves were targeted. Positions of the so-called security apparatus of Hamas, which controls the coastal region, were also attacked,…
The criminals invaded hostels at Abapawa – an area of the campus housing the students – and perpetrated the crime in the early hours of Tuesday. Some suspected armed robbers have raped four female students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State after invading their hostel. It was gathered that the…
The son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, has reportedly resigned from the church. The resignation of Oyedepo’s second son, Isaac Oyedepo, was announced by Church Gist, a media platform owned by Pastor Leke Beecroft, one of the long-term pastoral assistants at the LFC Headquarters in Ota….
The amended list which was uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, from the final list of candidates ahead of the November 11 governorship…
The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, James Christoff, has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for creating the Women Affairs Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Mr Christoff said such a move was in tune with international practice aimed at promoting the welfare of young women and girls. The envoy, who visited the…
The Presidential Committee on Tax Reforms and Fiscal Policy has revealed plans to reduce the number of collectable taxes and levies from 60 to a more manageable single-digit number. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, stated this on Tuesday while briefing correspondents after submitting his team’s maiden report on its “quick-win achievements in…
The Philippine National Police has filed murder cases against the suspected six Chinese persons said to have been involved in the killing of a Nigerian medical student, Chibuikem Emmanuel, in the country. The deceased’s friend in a chat with our correspondent on X via @michaelojuola on Tuesday disclosed that the suspects’ photos and information had…
The organised Labour has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the Federal Government to avert its planned nationwide strike. The state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress said failure to implement the agreement before the October 30 deadline might leave…
9mobile set to partner Cross RiverEMERGING Markets Telecommunications Services (EMTS), trading as 9mobile, has announced its 15th anniversary in Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in its journey of providing telecommunication services to customers across the country. The brand, which commenced its journey into the Nigeran market on October 23, 2008, with the disruptive ‘0809ja’ campaign,…
