Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, adjourned the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley for alleged internet fraud, owing to the failure of the police to produce him in court for continuation of his trial. The Economic and Finaancial Crimes Commision, on…
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, alongside the deputy governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has visited the J Randle Center for Yoruba Culture and History in the Onikan area of the state. Media aide to the state governor, Jubril Gawat, made this known on his X page on Monday. Sharing photos, Gawat wrote, “Lagos State Deputy…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Monday, approved the dissolution of some statutory commissions in the state with immediate effect. The affected commissions are; the State Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission and Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission. The governor, after announcing the dissolution of the commissions,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has approved the dissolution of statutory commissions with immediate effect. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, the dissolution takes place with immediate effect. ,The affected commissions according to the SSG are the State Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, Osun State…
Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria in Edo State, on Monday, shut the gates to the Edo State House of Assembly, following the expiration of the ultimatum for the implementation of financial autonomy in legislative houses in the country. The situation, which developed into a protest in front of the Assembly, prevented the…
Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died on Sunday after a brief illness. The National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Stella Effah-Attoe, is dead. Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died on Sunday after a brief illness. PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, in a…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said history would vindicate him. He said this on Monday while addressing the press, after the Supreme Court judgment affirming Bola Tinubu as duly elected President. Last week, the apex court dismissed the appeals by Atiku and his Labour…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday over the Supreme Court’s verdict to dismiss his appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Below is the full text of his speech: Someone asked me what…
…Says judgement is Nigeria’s loss The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Supreme Court judgement which upheld President Tinubu’s election as Nigeria’s loss. He said this at the ongoing press conference in Abuja. Atiku explained that the election and litigation were not about him but about Nigeria, its…
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has revealed the intention of the Federal Government to phase out the phenomenon of out-of-school children plaguing the country. This is as he lauded the Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Éno, for basic education infrastructural development in the state. This was contained in a press statement made available to…
