The embattled former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, has been arraigned before a federal High Court for fraud Oluomo was arraigned alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, before the court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta and presided over by Justice O.O Okeke….
Eleven farmers have been killed in Firgi community, Pulka Ward, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State after stepping on Improvised Explosive Device (IED). An open-body vehicle conveying the farmers to their farmlands stepped on an IED and immediately exploded, killing the farmers and two others on their bicycles. The passengers of the vehicle died…
The kick off time for the Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday, 25 February has been altered Instead of the 4:30 it was originally scheduled, the match will now start by 3pm based on police advice. The match has been designated a ‘high-risk’ fixture. The fixture kicked off at 16:30…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed sadness over the pronouncement of Republic of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali announcing their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement on Monday, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, said Nigeria remained opened for engagement with the three countries….
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the Federal Government for “running the economy on palliatives” since the removal of petrol subsidy some eight months ago. Sowunmi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, called on the President Bola Tinubu administration to increase workers’ salaries…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to comments by Oyo state governor that he has not reached out to him since the unfortunate explosion which claimed five lives and injured many others happened in Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde while playing host to former Anambra governor Peter Obi faulted Atiku’s refusal to reach out to…
The Teranga Lions of Senegal have crashed out of the African Cup of Nations after losing 5-4 on penalties to hosts, Ivory Coast. Regulation time and extra time ended 1-1 but Moussa Niakhate crashed his kick against the post as the Ivorians, who got to this stage as one of the third-best teams in the…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned a suit by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government to February 8th, 2024. In the suit, Kanu accused the FG of kidnapping him from Kenya and bringing him to Nigeria for trial. He also…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of engaging in illegality with regards to his recent appointments. The Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, levelled the accusation against the governor during plenary on Monday at the Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The lawmakers converged for an unscheduled plenary following their last…
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday, suspended a lawmaker representing Esan South-East, Sunny Ojiezele, for three months for allegedly causing disunity among members. Agbebaku, who announced Ojiezele’s suspension during plenary, directed the Sergeant-at-arms to walk the two-time lawmaker out of the chambers. The speaker said, “The member representing Esan…
