The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Governor of Lagos State. The five member panel in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justices Lawal Garba and Adamu Jauro, affirmed the declaration of the APC’s candidate as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election, after dismissing…
The lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Anamero Dekeri, has officially joined the Edo State governorship race. Declaring his interest to run for the office of governor Dekeri, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki, insisting that his administration has failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people….
Gov Uzodimma with Army Chief Taoreed Lagbaja I’m Owerri on Thursday A new report by a financial solutions firm, Cardinal Stone says multinational firms in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods subsector may exit the country this year if the operating environment does not improve, According to the report titled ‘Strategic Resilience: Sailing through Business Disruptions’,…
Widows of military officers who died in the Hercules C130 military jet that crashed in Lagos on December 26, 1992, have called on the Nigerian military and the Federal Government to pay them their late husbands’ entitlements. The military-transport plane crashed soon after takeoff from Lagos, killing all 163 people aboard. Many of those killed…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Fubara who arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 5:40 pm went straight to the office of the President. The reason for the visit is yet to be ascertained as he did not speak to the press…
Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho has rejoined former club Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the 2023-24 season. The 23-year-old moved to Old Trafford in a £73m deal from German club Dortmund in July 2021. He has not played for United since 26 August after falling out with manager Erik ten…
As the clock ticks to Saturday for the opening ceremony of the 2023 African Cup of Nations below are some fascinating facts you should know about Africa’s biggest football showpiece.The tournament which will start on January 13, 2024, is the 35th edition and the opening match is between the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, and Group…
The elder sister of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Madam Obebhatein Jonathan is dead. Obebhatein died at the age of 70 after a brief illness on Thursday at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. This was disclosed in a statement by Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze. The statement said the deceased popularly known as Amissi was…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has ordered the distribution of Anambra State Burial Law booklet to all communities in the state. The governor said this will keep people abreast with the provisions of the law, and also help them to avoid contravening them. Soludo who spoke at the funeral mass of late Rev….
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof Sambo Janaidu announced in a statement…
