The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the re-election of Umaru Fintiri as duly re-elected Governor of the state in the March 2023 governorship election. The three-man panel led by Justice Theodora Uloho struck out the prayers of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru for lack of merit. In its…
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, has said that comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would begin on November 1 for a period of three months. Umahi said this during an inspection of the under deck, lagoon sections of the Third Mainland Bridge and other bridges. Umahi, a team of…
Former US Vice President Mike Pence has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, saying “this is not my time”. He made the announcement at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. Mr Pence is the first major Republican candidate to suspend his campaign in a race led by former President Donald Trump….
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, on Saturday, terminated the appointments of five aides with immediate effect. The development is coming on the heels of the Supreme Court judgment, which ended the 171-day legal tussle by the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to nullify…
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar will on Monday next week address the press on national issues. The PDP Publicity Office disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. This comes on the heels of the Supreme Court judgment, which dismissed the former vice president’s appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed…
The Canadian government has released a new rule for Nigerians and other countries relocating to the country as students The government said the changes are aimed at protecting students from falling victim to rising fraud cases Canada remains a choice destination for Nigerians looking to leave the country for study and work Canadian government has…
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday congratulated the Oba of Lagos Oba Rilwan Akiolu on his 80th birthday. Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, described the revered monarch as a fountain of wisdom and knowledge. The president also said that the traditional ruler is a staunch custodian of…
Lagos State Government on Saturday reopened the Alaba International Market and some markets at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo. Government closed down the markets arena earlier because of improper waste management and other environmental hazardous situation. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the markets were reopened after the environmental issues…
It is the responsibility of the government of the day to make life meaningful for those it is ruling over by providing essential amenities like, water, electricity, good health care, education and good roads among others. Recent developments have shown that government is lacking in these areas. Take the Ologbo axis of the East West…
A former operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Abubakar Madaki has told a Federal High Court in Lagos how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the sum of One point two billion naira in cash to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose. Fayose and his firm Spotless…
